TY - JOUR
T1 - Determinants of resident satisfaction with patients in their continuity clinic
AU - Barnett, Don R.
AU - Bass, Pat F.
AU - Griffith, Charles H.
AU - Caudill, T. Shawn
AU - Wilson, John F.
PY - 2004/5
Y1 - 2004/5
N2 - The purpose of this study was to identify what patient and physician factors influence resident satisfaction with patient encounters in a continuity clinic setting. Resident satisfaction was assessed from postencounter questionnaires completed by 68 internal medicine residents regarding 979 patient encounters. We found that residents were more satisfied with patients diagnosed with general medical problems than with patients diagnosed with pain and psychiatric disorders. First-year residents were less satisfied with patients diagnosed with pain and psychiatric disorders than second- and third-year residents. However, this dissatisfaction with seeing patients with pain or psychiatric disorders lessened as continuity of care was enhanced.
AB - The purpose of this study was to identify what patient and physician factors influence resident satisfaction with patient encounters in a continuity clinic setting. Resident satisfaction was assessed from postencounter questionnaires completed by 68 internal medicine residents regarding 979 patient encounters. We found that residents were more satisfied with patients diagnosed with general medical problems than with patients diagnosed with pain and psychiatric disorders. First-year residents were less satisfied with patients diagnosed with pain and psychiatric disorders than second- and third-year residents. However, this dissatisfaction with seeing patients with pain or psychiatric disorders lessened as continuity of care was enhanced.
KW - Continuity clinic
KW - Primary care
KW - Psychiatric disorders
KW - Residency training
KW - Satisfaction
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30125.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30125.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 15109344
AN - SCOPUS:2442426371
SN - 0884-8734
VL - 19
SP - 456
EP - 459
JO - Journal of General Internal Medicine
JF - Journal of General Internal Medicine
IS - 5 PART 1
ER -