The Reason-for-Encounter mode of the ICPC: Reliable, adequate, and feasible

1 January 1989

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Vol. 7 (2) , 99-103
https://doi.org/10.3109/02813438909088655

Abstract

For three consecutive months, eight general practitioners reported and classified all reasons for encounter presented by their patients. They were taking part in an international trial of the WHO-ICPC Committee, utilizing a trial version of the ‘Reasons-for-Encounter’ (RFE-C)1. This scale has now been integrated with the newly developed ‘International Classification of Primary Care1 (ICPC)2. Attention was given to reliability, adequacy, and feasibility. Results indicated that the trial version of this classification system is highly reliable; the participating doctors found it both adequate for their purposes and feasible for use in their practices.

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