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GPs' views on transfer of information about terminally ill patients to the out-of-hours co-operative by Bart Schweitzer; Nettie Blankenstein; Maartje Willekens; Elmi Terpstra; Paul Giesen; Luc Deliens is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Background: In the Netherlands, the increase in of out-of-hours care that is provided by GP cooperatives is challenging the continuity of care for the terminally ill in general practice. Aim of this study is to investigate the views of general practitioners (GPs) on the transfer of information about terminally ill patients to the GP co-operatives. GPs were asked to give their view from two different perspectives: as a GP in their daily practice and as a locum in the GP co-operative. ## Methods: Retrospective web based questionnaire sent to all 424 GPs in the Amsterdam region. Results: With a response rate of 42%, 177 physicians completed the questionnaire. Transfer of information to the GP co-operative about most of their terminally ill patients was reported by 82% of the GPs and 5% did not do so for any of their patients. A faster than foreseen deterioration of the patient's situation was the most frequently reported reason for not transferring information. Of those who transferred information to the GP co-operative, more than 95% reported that they provided information about the diagnosis and terminally ill status of the patient. Information about medication, patient wishes regar

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Author

Bart Schweitzer; Nettie Blankenstein; Maartje Willekens; Elmi Terpstra; Paul Giesen; Luc Deliens

Publisher

BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2002-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1472-684X)

Published

2009

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)