Expectations, values, preferences and experiences of Hungarian primary care population when accessing services: Evaluation of the patient's questionnaires of the international QUALICOPC study.

Background: Preferences and wishes of patients is an important indicator of primary health care provision, although there are differences between national primary care systems.

Aim: The aim of this paper is to describe and evaluate the preferences and values of Hungarian primary care (PC) patients before accessing and to analyse their experiences after attending PC services.

Methods: In the Hungarian arm of the European QUALICOPC Study, in 2013-2014, information was collected with questionnaires; the Patient Values contained 19 and the Patient Experiences had 41 multiple-choice questions.

Discharge Criteria for Bronchiolitis: An Unmet Need.

Background: Admission criteria and standardized management strategies for bronchiolitis are addressed in several guidelines and have shown to be beneficial; however, guidance regarding discharge criteria is limited and widely variable. We assessed the impact on clinical outcomes of a discharge protocol for children <2 years of age hospitalized with bronchiolitis in a tertiary care pediatric hospital.

Methods: In October 2013, a protocol to standardize the discharge of children with bronchiolitis was implemented in the infectious diseases (ID) ward but not in other pediatric units caring for these children (non-ID).

[Patient satisfaction with care in gastrooesophageal reflux disease].

Introduction: Besides medical treatment, adequate communication and personal relationships between physicians and patients are the most important determinants of patient satisfaction.

Aim: To explore doctor-patient relationships, and factors that may determine patient satisfaction with care.

Method: Patients with gastroesophageal reflux (n = 80) were divided into subgroups treated by family doctors or by gastroenterologists.

[QUALICOPC -- primary care study on quality, costs and equity in European countries: the Hungarian branch].

The importance of primary care has already been recognized in the developed countries, where the structure and function of primary care is very heterogeneous. In the QUALICOPC study, the costs, quality and equity of primary care systems will be compared in the 34 participating countries. Representative samples of primary care practices were recruited in Hungary.

[Level of knowledge among patients treated with oral anticoagulant].

Unlabelled: Hospitalization attributable to gastrointestinal and other major bleeding is frequently associated with acenocoumarol treatment.

Aims: To assess the level of knowledge among patients in respect to harmful adverse effects, interactions with medication and nutrition regarding acenocoumarol treatment.

Methods: Questionnaires consisting of 66 questions were completed in offices of family doctors (77), and during consultations at the 3rd Department of Internal Medicine (80).