OBJECTIVE: To evaluate patients' views on the process and outcome of day surgery in
Scotland, and to study patients' satisfaction with care in a range of specific procedures. DESIGN: …

Reflective learning has been widely addressed as an important learning mechanism in the
educational literature. The creation of portfolios has been seen as a mechanism to promote …

BACKGROUND: 'Concordance' has been proposed as a new approach towards sub-optimal
medication use; however, it is not clear how this may be achieved in practice. AIM: To …

Introduction Medical education experiences, particularly in clinical years, are reported
determinants of career choice. Less is known about features of clinical education experiences …

Background Focused practice within family medicine may be increasing globally, but there
is limited research on the factors contributing to decisions to focus practice. Aim To examine …

Background There are few examples of the practical application of the concepts of social
accountability, as defined by the World Bank and WHO, to health system change. This paper …

A group of seven asthmatics were identified from family practice, following administration of
a questionnaire, as expressing feelings of stigma or pessimism concerning their condition. …

Introduction Canadians report persistent problems accessing primary care despite an
increasing per-capita supply of primary care physicians (PCPs). There is speculation that PCPs, …

590 JAMC• 13 SEPT. 2005; 173 (6) province; every student has been interviewed by a panel
of 3 representatives from the respective areas: the established campus, Vancouver Island …

Hermeneutic methods have been widely used in health research. Through conducting a
scoping review of hermeneutic studies related to implementation in healthcare, we identified …