Table 1.

Statements Combined to Form a Scale of Attitude Toward Personal Continuity

GP = general practitioners in the United Kingdom and Netherlands and family physicians in the United States.

  1. Being able to see the same patients over time is one of the most rewarding aspects of general practice

  2. Being able to see the same patients over time contributes to the development of my professional knowledge

  3. If recording and transfer of patient information is good, there is no need for most patients to see the same GP consistently (reverse coded)

  4. If different health professionals work together to provide coordinated and consistent care, there is no need for most patients to see the same GP consistently (reverse coded)

  5. Ideally patients should have most of their care provided by the same GP