Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was: to collect data describing the main features of general practice - family, personal, domiciliary and front-line care; to obtain information about the role of the general practitioner as seen by both patients and doctors. There are ten datasets making up this study: <i>Main Patients</i> SN:394 <i>General Practitioners</i> SN:704 <i>Depression</i> SN:705 <i>G.P. Consultation</i> SN:706 <i>Out-Patients</i> SN:707 <i>Children</i> SN:708 <i>Mothers</i> SN:709 <i>Old People</i> SN:710 <i>Failure Schedules</i> SN:835 <i>No National Health Service Docotr</i> SN:836
Main Topics:
Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Whether respondent would consult doctor if depressed (treatment expected), reasons for not visiting doctor and types of alternative treatment tried. Experience of consulting doctor for depression and source of initiative for visit.
Random for patients, total doctors of patients' sample
Face-to-face interview
Postal survey
Face-to-face interviews were conducted with patients, and doctors received a postal questionnaire.
