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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Patient satisfaction with point-of-care testing in general practice |
Author: | Laurence, C. Gialamas, A. Bubner, T. Yelland, L. Willson, K. Ryan, P. Beilby, J. Gill, J. Glastonbury, B. Killeen, R. McKittrick, P. Shephard, M. St John, A. Thomas, D. Tideman, P. Tirimacco, R. Worley, P. |
Citation: | British Journal of General Practice, 2010; 60(572):166-171 |
Publisher: | Royal Coll General Practitioners |
Issue Date: | 2010 |
ISSN: | 0960-1643 1478-5242 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Caroline O Laurence, Angela Gialamas, Tanya Bubner, Lisa Yelland, Kristyn Willson, Phil Ryan, Justin Beilby, and the Point of Care Testing in General Practice Trial Management Group |
Abstract: | <h4>Background</h4>Point-of-care testing is increasingly being used in general practice to assist GPs in their management of patients with chronic disease. However, patient satisfaction and acceptability of point-of-care testing in general practice has not been widely studied.<h4>Aim</h4>To determine if patients are more satisfied with point-of-care testing than with pathology laboratory testing for three chronic conditions.<h4>Design of study</h4>As part of a large multicentre, randomised, controlled trial assessing the use of point-of-care testing in Australian general practice, satisfaction was measured for patients having pathology testing performed by point-of-care testing devices or pathology laboratories. Patients in the trial were managed by GPs for diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, and/or anticoagulant therapy.<h4>Method</h4>Patient satisfaction was measured using level of agreement with a variety of statements at the end of the study with a patient satisfaction questionnaire for both the intervention and control groups. Analysis was performed using a mixed model analysis of variance (ANOVA) with allowance for clustering at the practice level following Box-Cox transformations of the data to achieve normality.<h4>Results</h4>Overall, intervention patients reported that they were satisfied with point-of-care testing. In comparison with the control group, the intervention group had a higher level of agreement than control patients with statements relating to their satisfaction with the collection process (P<0.001) and confidence in the process (P<0.001). They also viewed point-of-care testing as strengthening their relationship with their GP (P = 0.010) and motivational in terms of better managing their condition (P<0.001).<h4>Conclusion</h4>The results from this trial support patient satisfaction and acceptability of point-of-care testing in a general practice setting. |
Keywords: | general practice patients point-of-care systems satisfaction. |
Rights: | © British Journal of General Practice, 2010. |
DOI: | 10.3399/bjgp10X483508 |
Published version: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828863/?report=abstract |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest General Practice publications |
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