Scandinavian journal of primary health care
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Dec 2019
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyInforming patients on planned consultation time - a randomised controlled intervention study of consultation time in primary care.
Objective: To investigate whether patients' pre-consultation knowledge of the time frames for the consultation influences the actual consultation time and/or patient and physician related outcomes; satisfaction and enablement. Design: Randomised controlled blinded intervention study. Setting: Four strategically chosen Primary Health Care Centres (PHCC:s) in Kronoberg county in Sweden participated. ⋯ Key pointsPatients prepare before their consultation but to influence its contents and length is difficult. Informing patients on estimated consultation time can influence actual consultation time. Informing patients on planned consultation time has no adverse effects in this study.