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Doctors’ experiences when treating doctor–patients: a scoping review

Claire J Hutton, Margaret Kay, Penny Round and Chris Barton
BJGP Open 2023; 7 (4): BJGPO.2023.0090. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0090
Claire J Hutton
1 Department of General Practice, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
BA(Hons) MPsych (Forensic)
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2 General Practice Clinical Unit, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Penny Round
3 School of Curriculum Teaching and Inclusive Education, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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    Table 1. Study type
    Study typeNumberArticle reference numbers
    Book chapter2 5,23
    Empirical, qualitative11 4,7,13–17,19–22
    Empirical, quantitative1 18
    Expert opinion20 10,24,26–28,32,33,35–38,40,45–47,49–51,57,58
     Perspective (based on case studies or vignettes)3 6,8,44
     Editorial or commentary4 29,30,39 , 43
    Letter3 31,48,59
    Literature review4 25,34,41,42
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    Table 2. Profile of studies: country of authors, year of publication, discipline setting or specialty
    AttributeNon-research articles(n = 36)Article reference numbersEmpirical studies(n = 12)Article reference numbers
    Country
     US14 6,8,25,28,31–34,37,39–41,45,49 6 15–19,22
     UK8 23,27,29,35,42,48,51,57 3 7,14,21
     Australia7 26,30,36,46,47,50,58 1 13
     New Zealand2 5,43 2 4,20
     Canada2 10,59
     Other (Belgium, Israel, Japan)3 24,38,44
    Year of publication
     1963–19801 37 2 17,22
     1981–19905 23,24,28,31,32
     1991–20007 5,10,40,45,46,51,57 1 7
     2001–201013 8,26,27,34,35,38,39,41,42,47,50,58,59 5 4,13,14,19,21
     2011–202210 6,25,29,30,33,36,43,44,48,49 4 15,16,18,20
    Setting or specialty
     General practice or primary care6 5,31,35,47,51,57 5 4,13–15,18
     General22 6,10,23,25–29,32,34,36–38,40,41,43,45,46,48,50,58,59 4 7,17,19,22
     Hospital or cancer centre2 39,44 1 16
     Mental health or psychiatry or addiction5 24,30,33,42,49 1 20
     Palliative care1 8 1 21

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