[Opinions of family doctors on the involvement of patients in the taking of decisions: a study with focus groups].

Objective: To determine what family doctors think about various aspects of patient involvement in clinical decision making in Primary Care.

Design: Qualitative study using focus groups.

Location: Primary Care.

[Patients´ satisfaction with communication with their family doctors: comparison of three methods for assessing unmet needs].

Background: Different aspects of the doctor-patient relationship were associated with satisfaction and other outcomes of the consultation. However, measurements of the perception of communication quality are often limited by the "ceiling effect". To evaluate the relationship and differences between three ways to obtain information regarding patient satisfaction and perception of unmet needs in communication aspects with your doctor.

[Preferences, satisfaction level of patient participation in making decisions in health centre nursing clinics].

Aims: To assess patient preferences their satisfaction level and their participation in decision making with nurses.

Methods: Cross-sectional and mixed quantitative-qualitative study carried out in people attending the nursing services of 9 Health Centres in Andalusia. Patients were interviewed immediately after receiving nursing treatment using two different questionnaires for assessing their opinions, satisfaction and perception of involvement in the decisional process.

[Spanish Family Medicine Trainee Portfolio-Book: The extent of its implementation and trainee and trainer opinions after two years experience].

Aims: To find out to what extent The "Reflective Practice Guide" (RPG) (a semi-structured Portfolio guide) has been implemented in a Spanish Family Medicine Vocational Training Region (Unidad Docente Provincial) and the opinions of trainees and trainers after using it in actual conditions.

Design: Cross-sectional study

Setting: A Provincial Family Medicine Teaching Unit (a Spanish Vocational Training Region).

Participants: 43 trainers and 70 residents (trainees).