Psychiatric out‐patients' reactions to summary letters of their consultations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9618219 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Asch (Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, corresponding author), John Price (0000-0003-0426-2596), Jack Price (0000-0003-2235-9180, Milton Keynes Hospital), Gail Hawks (Milton Keynes Hospital) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-9 |
| Publication date | 1991-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Medical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1129 • E-ISSN: 2056-5194 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1991.tb01637.x |
| PMID | 2043503 |
| OpenAlex | W2011389263 |
| Language | EN |
The research reported here was an initial attempt to assess the feasibility and utility of providing new referrals to a psychiatric out‐patient clinic with written summaries of their consultations. After routine consultations patients were randomly assigned to the experimental group (those sent a summary letter, N = 23) or control group (letter to GP only, N = 29). Subsequent assessment interviews revealed that the summary letters were very well received and patients in the experimental group were significantly more satisfied with their consultations than their control group counterparts. Study findings suggest that such letters offer a practicable option which may provide considerable benefits to patients, their families and referring GPs
Family medicine · Psychiatry · Healthcare Systems and Technology · Medicine · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Psychiatric care and mental health services · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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