Patientperspektivet på læge-patientrelationen i ... - Dagens Medicin

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A long-term relationship with a general practitioner (GP) appears to be important for most patients.
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The need for continuity is not only based on practical matters related to information and
management or to the comfort of seeing a familiar person.
Patients may tend to stay with their doctor even if they are dissatisfied.
The theory of “attachment behaviour” appears to be fruitful for the understanding of
patients‟ needs for a long-term relationship with their GP.
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