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Vol. 7. Issue 34.
Pages 27-31 (January - February 1993)
Vol. 7. Issue 34.
Pages 27-31 (January - February 1993)
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Barreras a la Comunicación Verbal y Satisfacción del Usuario en las Consultas de Medicina General
Barriers to Verbal Communication and User's Satisfaction with General Practice Consultations
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Felipe Aizpuru Barandiarán*
Consejería de Sanidad. Gobierno Vasco. Vitoria-Gasteiz
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Con el objetivo de conocer las barreras a la comunicación verbal experimentadas por los usuarios de Medicina General, y su satisfacción con la información recibida, se entrevistó a una muestra de 1553 adultos (mayores de 14 años), usuarios de la red de Osakidetza/Servicio Vasco de Salud. Se administró un cuestionario de 13 preguntas a la salida de la consulta.

La barrera más frecuentemente experimentada fue la falta de información escrita, que afectó al 77,7% de los encuestados, porcentaje que es mayor (p< 0,005) entre los que acuden a consultas tradicionales de dos horas y media (81,9%) que entre los adscritos a equipos de atención primaria (72,4%) o a médicos rurales (70,0%). Los que recibieron la información por escrito salieron de la consulta más satisfechos que el resto (p< 0,001).

La provisión de información escrita parece estar ligada a la satisfacción del usuario. Es aconsejable modificar la actitud de los médicos respecto al proceso comunicativo con sus pacientes.

Palabras clave:
Reláción médico-paciente
Satisfacción del usuario
Comunicación verbal
Medicina general
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Whit the objective of knowing the barriers to verbal communication experienced by General Practice users, and their satisfaction with the information received, a sample of 1553 adults (> 14 years old), users of the Basque Health Service general practice services, was interviewed. A questionnaire of 13 questions, administered after the consultation, was employed.

The most frequently experienced barrier was the lack of written information, that affected to a 77.7% of those interviewed. This percentage is greater (p< 0.005) among those visiting traditional doctors (81.9%), than among those enroled with Primary Care Tearns (72.4%) or rural doctors (70.0%). Those who were given written information left out the consultation more satisfied than the others (p< 0.001).

The provision of written information seems to be related to the user's satisfaction. It is advised to modify the doctors' attitude towards the communicative process with their patients.

Key words:
Doctor-patient relationship
User's satisfaction
Verbal communication
General practice
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