Research ArticleOriginal Research
General Practitioners’ Empathy and Health Outcomes: A Prospective Observational Study of Consultations in Areas of High and Low Deprivation
Stewart W. Mercer, Maria Higgins, Annemieke M. Bikker, Bridie Fitzpatrick, Alex McConnachie, Suzanne M. Lloyd, Paul Little and Graham C.M. Watt
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2016, 14 (2) 117-124; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1910
Stewart W. Mercer
1Academic Unit of General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Well-Being, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
PhDMaria Higgins
1Academic Unit of General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Well-Being, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
MScAnnemieke M. Bikker
1Academic Unit of General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Well-Being, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
MScBridie Fitzpatrick
1Academic Unit of General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Well-Being, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
PhDAlex McConnachie
2Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
PhDSuzanne M. Lloyd
2Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
BScPaul Little
3Primary Medical Care, Aldermoor Health Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, England
FMedSciGraham C.M. Watt
1Academic Unit of General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Well-Being, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
FMedSci
Published eLetters
If you would like to comment on this article, click on Submit a Response to This article, below. We welcome your input.
Submit a Response to This Article
Jump to comment:
No eLetters have been published for this article.
In this issue
The Annals of Family Medicine: 14 (2)
Vol. 14, Issue 2
March/April 2016
General Practitioners’ Empathy and Health Outcomes: A Prospective Observational Study of Consultations in Areas of High and Low Deprivation
Stewart W. Mercer, Maria Higgins, Annemieke M. Bikker, Bridie Fitzpatrick, Alex McConnachie, Suzanne M. Lloyd, Paul Little, Graham C.M. Watt
The Annals of Family Medicine Mar 2016, 14 (2) 117-124; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1910
General Practitioners’ Empathy and Health Outcomes: A Prospective Observational Study of Consultations in Areas of High and Low Deprivation
Stewart W. Mercer, Maria Higgins, Annemieke M. Bikker, Bridie Fitzpatrick, Alex McConnachie, Suzanne M. Lloyd, Paul Little, Graham C.M. Watt
The Annals of Family Medicine Mar 2016, 14 (2) 117-124; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1910
Jump to section
Related Articles
Cited By...
- The experiences of general practitioners regarding communication with patients from different cultural backgrounds and/or low socio-economic status: a qualitative interview study
- Primary care transformation in Scotland: a qualitative evaluation of the views of patients
- Patients' views on primary care multidisciplinary teams in Scotland: a mixed-methods evaluation
- Enhancing empathy in GP consultations
- Patients experiences of GP consultations following the introduction of the new GP contract in Scotland: a cross-sectional survey
- Health inequalities, multimorbidity and primary care in Scotland
- Is Scotland's new GP contract addressing the inverse care law?
- A mixed-methods evaluation of patients views on primary care multi-disciplinary teams in Scotland
- Effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of behaviour change tools used by family doctors: a global systematic review
- Effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of behaviour change tools used by family doctors: a global systematic review
- Concordance with urgent referral guidelines in patients presenting with any of six 'alarm features of possible cancer: a retrospective cohort study using linked primary care records
- How do growth and nutrition explain social inequalities in lung function in children with cystic fibrosis? A longitudinal mediation analysis using interventional disparity effects with time-varying mediators and intermediate confounders
- Exploring GP work in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation: a secondary analysis
- Socioeconomic, racial and ethnic differences in patient experience of clinician empathy: Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Primary medical care continuity and patient mortality: a systematic review
- Impact of newborn screening on outcomes and social inequalities in cystic fibrosis: a UK CF registry-based study
- The impact of general practitioners gender on process indicators in Hungarian primary healthcare: a nation-wide cross-sectional study
- Association Between Primary Care Practitioner Empathy and Risk of Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study
- The Roles of Empathy, Attachment Style, and Burnout in Pharmacy Students Academic Satisfaction
- Professional resilience in GPs working in areas of socioeconomic deprivation: a qualitative study in primary care
- The inverse care law revisited: a continuing blot on the record of the National Health Service
- Factors associated with consultation rates in general practice in England, 2013-2014: a cross-sectional study
- Multimorbidity and Socioeconomic Deprivation in Primary Care Consultations
- Suffering and hope: Helen Lester Memorial Lecture 2016
- In This Issue: Confronting Constraints on Individual Behavior & Outcomes