Patient questionnaire concerning the actual consultation
STILL
Still in the office, the patients answered questions on a two-sided questionnaire about age and gender, sociological data (degree of education, actual job, number of persons in the household [overall and persons < 18 years]), reasons for consulting the GP on a 4-point Likert scale (severity of symptoms, wish to learn a diagnosis, the prognosis or to be informed about treatment options, desire to get a drug for relief of symptoms or desire to get an antibiotic prescription, need of a sick note, wish to be referred to a specialist, and satisfaction with the consultation). The patients then sent the questionnaire directly to the study center by mail.