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Home visiting in the Netherlands

R S ten Cate

    The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
    |June 1, 1980
    PubMed
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    General practitioners accepted 93% of home visit requests, with rural doctors making more visits than urban doctors. Younger and older doctors performed similar numbers of home visits.

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    Area of Science:

    • General Practice
    • Health Services Research

    Background:

    • Home visits are a component of primary healthcare delivery.
    • Understanding the patterns and acceptance rates of home visits is crucial for resource allocation in general practice.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the frequency and acceptance of home visit requests in a general practice setting.
    • To identify factors influencing the decision to perform a home visit.

    Main Methods:

    • A survey of 36 general practitioners at the University of Leiden.
    • Data collected on patient demographics, consultation types, and home visit requests over one week.
    • Involved a total patient population of 108,300.

    Main Results:

    • The ratio of surgery consultations to telephone consultations to home visits was 5:2:1.

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  • 93% of 800 home visit requests were accepted.
  • Rural general practitioners conducted more home visits than urban practitioners; younger and older doctors performed similar numbers.

    • Conclusions:

    • Home visits are frequently requested and accepted in general practice.
    • Geographical location (rural vs. urban) influences home visit frequency.
    • Doctor's assistants rarely made decisions to deny a home visit request.