Written feedback on referral behaviour for general practitioners.
Completed
- Conditions
- Referrals to outpatient clinics for internal medicine on a variety of common topics and reasons for referral, such as fatigue, jaundice, FUO, weight loss.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON24968
- Lead Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
1. GP working in the Maastricht area;
2. Patients with first referrals for the health conditions for which referral guidelines were developed.
Exclusion Criteria
1. GP working outside the Maastricht area;
2. GP with only few or incidental referrals to Maastricht University Hospital outpatient clinics for internal medicine;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The number of non-rational referrals per GP. Of each referral, the rationality is assessed by comparing the information provided by the GP in the referral letter with recommendations for rational referrals and indications for referrals as previously set by a regional expert team.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of referrals, quality and amount of information provided in referral letters.