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Studies based on interviews of doctors about consultation length and the management of psychological problems |
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| Author/year/location |
Aim |
No. of practices/doctors |
No of patients/consultation |
Mean consult'n length |
Method of measuring consult'n length |
Method of study |
% of eligible doctors particip'ing |
Conclusions/findings |
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| Rost USA 1994 [28] |
To describe preferences & barriers to rural primary care physicians treating depression |
53 |
Semistructured Interviews |
86% Random sample |
30% of primary care physicians state that lack of time, & 23% that patient not recognising problem, is the biggest barrier to treating depression |
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| Howe 1996 UK [44] |
To assess factors that influence GPs' identification of psychological distress |
-/19 GPs, random sample in Sheffield |
- |
- |
- |
GPs sent postal 'questionnaire, then semi-structured interviewed |
Time shortage recorded as factor in 15/19 |
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| Pollock 2003 UK [31] |
To investigate GP perspectives on consultation times and the management of depression in general practice |
8/19 Not representative |
- |
8–10 mins booking times |
- |
Qualitative, cross-sectional GP semi-structured interviews |
Dealing with depression, particularly first consultation, takes longer. GPs accommodate this by running over time. |
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| Smith 2004 UK [32] |
To explore GPs' views on clinical guidelines on management of depression & barriers to use |
-/11. Picked to representative of GPs |
- |
5–10 minute booking interval |
- |
Qualitative, cross-sectional In-depth interviews with GPs |
73% |
Lack of time major barrier to guideline use |
Hutton and Gunn BMC Health Services Research 2007 7:71 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-7-71 |
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