ArticleThe European journal of general practice2025
European general practitioners' attitudes towards person-centred care and factors that influence its implementation in everyday practice: The protocol of the cross-sectional PACE GP/FP study in 24 European countries.
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Goranka PetričekDepartment of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-6614-3085
Zalika Klemenc-KetišLjubljana Community Health Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-0270-1754
Zlata Ožvačić AdžićDepartment of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-3524-6353
Venija CerovečkiDepartment of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Sara WillemsDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-6349-7785
Zoi TsimtsiouDepartment of Hygiene, Social-Preventive Medicine and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9626-9295
Erika ZelkoDepartment of Family Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-2730-9118
Claire CollinsDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8967-5159
Kathryn HoffmannDepartment of Primary Care Medicine, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-8760-4250
Torunn Bjerve EideDepartment of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-5712-1415
Sara Ares BlancoFederica Montseny Health Centre, Gerencia Asistencial Atención Primaria, Servicio Madrileño de Salud, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4984-8788
Thomas FreseInstitute of General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9745-5690
Heidrun LingnerCenter for Public Health and Healthcare, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2074-0367
Radost AssenovaDepartment Urology and General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-2158-5792
Péter TorzsaDepartment of Family Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-8148-4961
Bohumil SeifertFirst Faculty of Medicine, Institute of General Practice, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-6881-8840
Mehmet UnganDepartment of Family Medicine, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-6078-2177
Sabine BayenDepartment of General Practice, University of Lille, Lille, France.ORCID 0000-0002-3334-9394
Adam WindakDepartment of Family Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9844-8935
Joana AzeredoUnidade de Saúde Familiar Jardim dos Plátanos, Unidade Local de Saúde de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5180-7133
Katarina StavrikjCentre for family medicine, Family Medicine, St Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia.ORCID 0000-0002-8319-4554
Sanda KreitmayerPublic Health Center 'Dr M. Sehovic' Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.ORCID 0000-0002-5083-3049
Iliana-Carmen BusneagKinetic Therapy and Special Motricity, 'Spiru Haret' University, Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-5611-4312
Tuomas KoskelaFaculty of Medicine and Health technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1518-4944
Alice SerafiniAzienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Modena, Laboratorio EduCare, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7396-2839
Joanne ButterworthExeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx), University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-9924-9276
Dorien Louise Maria ZwartDepartment of General Practice & Nursing Science, Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0098-4882
Jesús González-LamaMaimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofía University Hospital, Córdoba University, Córdoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6033-9677
Gorka VuletićDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-6804-6860
Esther Van PoelDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8470-9214
Ksenija Tušek BuncDepartment of Family Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0003-1474-9090
Canan TuzDepartment of Family Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-3164-6790
Vildan MevsimFaculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-3546-9146
Martin SeifertDivision of General Practice, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czechia.ORCID 0009-0003-4108-9865
Mina DahliDepartment of Medical Statistics, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-1808-1657
Pero HrabačDepartment of Medical Statistics, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-7382-4789
Miroslav HanževačkiDepartment of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-5107-9052
Marion TomičićDepartment of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Split, Split, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-2148-3227
Marko RađaDepartment of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Split, Split, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-4706-6272
Bruno HelenoComprehensive Health Research Centre, Person-Centred Research Group, NOVA Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3943-1858
Krzysztof StudzinskiDepartment of Family Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2486-4212
Ádám BeczeNational Institute of Environmental Health, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0009-0005-8605-2075
Rosa Megallón-BotayaAragones Group of Research in Primary Health Care (GAIAP), Institute for Health Research Aragon (IISAragon), Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5494-6550
Heather Lynn RogersBiocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7562-4542
Christine BrüttingInstitute of General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0232-778X
Didem KafadarCerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpaşa Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-8004-5609
David Lerma IruretaAragones Group of Research in Primary Health Care (GAIAP), Institute for Health Research Aragon (IISAragon), Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0660-218X
Fátima Méndez-LópezDepartment of Physiatry and Nursing, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6409-9041
Oğulcan ÇömeFaculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-6624-832X
Abeer AhmadDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2986-3208
Davorina PetekDepartment of Family Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-0151-4463
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6 · The paper itself
Abstract
backgroundPerson-centred care (PCC) is a fundamental principle in general practice, emphasising practices tailored to individual patient preferences, needs, and values. Despite the importance of PCC, general practitioners (GPs) face obstacles in effectively implementing it, with associated factors remaining unclear.
objectivesThe PACE GP/FP study aims to explore GPs' attitudes towards PCC and the factors facilitating or hindering its implementation in daily practice across European countries. This paper outlines the PACE GP/FP study protocol.
methodsThe cross-sectional design with data collection
conclusionThe PACE GP/FP study will provide a comprehensive exploration of GPs' attitudes towards PCC and the factors shaping its practice in Europe. The findings from the PACE GP/FP study will provide evidence for designing future implementation strategies and guide targeted interventions to promote PCC in primary care across Europe.
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Attitude of Health PersonnelGeneral PracticeGeneral PractitionersPatient-Centered CareCross-Sectional StudiesEuropeFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and Questionnairesgeneral practiceperson-centred carePrimary health care
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