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Communication Skills Of General Practitioners In Nairobi, Kenya: A Descriptive Observational Study, Gulnaz Mohamoud, Robert Mash
Communication Skills Of General Practitioners In Nairobi, Kenya: A Descriptive Observational Study, Gulnaz Mohamoud, Robert Mash
Family Medicine, East Africa
Background High-quality primary care needs to be person-centred, and GPs must communicate effectively to ensure continuity and coordination of care. In Kenya, there is little knowledge about the quality of communication in consultations by GPs.
Aim To evaluate the quality of communication in consultations by GPs.
Design & setting Descriptive, observational study of 23 GP consultations in 13 private sector primary care facilities in Nairobi, Kenya.
Method One consultation with a randomly selected adult patient was recorded per GP, and 16 communication skills evaluated with the Stellenbosch University Observation Tool (SUOT). A total percentage score was calculated per consultation, and …
Clinical Skills Of General Practitioners In Nairobi, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study, Gulnaz Mohamoud, Robert Mash
Clinical Skills Of General Practitioners In Nairobi, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study, Gulnaz Mohamoud, Robert Mash
Family Medicine, East Africa
Background: Quality service delivery in primary care requires motivated and competent health professionals. In the Kenyan private sector, GPs with no postgraduate training in family medicine offer primary care. There is a paucity of evidence on the ability of primary care providers to deliver comprehensive care and no such evidence is available for GPs practising in the private sector in Kenya.
Aim: To evaluate GPs’ training and experience in the skills required for comprehensive primary care.
Design and setting: A cross-sectional descriptive survey in 13 primary care clinics in the private sector of Nairobi, Kenya.
Method: A questionnaire, …