Instruments and Variables
| Instrument | Completed By | Variables |
|---|---|---|
| a One form was completed for each individual type of complaint. | ||
| Primary care physician characteristics form | Primary care physicians | Demographic data |
| Practice characteristics | ||
| Continuing medical education | ||
| Laboratory facilities available in practice | ||
| Complaint registration forma | Primary care physicians | Symptoms |
| Signs | ||
| Working hypothesis | ||
| Degree of lack of explanation | ||
| Degree of suspicion of serious pathology | ||
| Degree of insecurity of primary care physician | ||
| Satisfaction of primary care physician with consultation | ||
| Patient characteristics form | Patients | Demographic data |
| Type of health insurance | ||
| Level of education | ||
| Patient questionnaire | Patients | Intensity of complaints |
| Course of complaints | ||
| Satisfaction with consultation | ||
| Anxiety before and after consultation | ||
| Satisfaction with primary care physician | ||
| Test results form | Laboratory | Blood test results |