Family practice in Lithuania during ten years of Primary Health Care reform: task profiles, job satisfaction and patients’ attitudes ; Šeimos medicina Lietuvoje per pirminės sveikatos priežiūros reformos dešimtmetį: gydytojo veiklos apimtys, pasitenkinimas darbu bei pacientų požiūris

KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE Ida Liseckien FAMILY PRACTICE IN LITHUANIA DURING TEN YEARS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE REFORM: TASK PROFILES, JOB SATISFACTION AND PATIENTS’ ATTITUDES Doctoral Dissertation Biomedical Sciences, Public Health (10 B) Kaunas, 2009 1 The doctoral dissertation was prepared during 2004–2009 at Institute for Biomedical Research of Kaunas University of Medicine, the laboratory of Health care services research. Scientific supervisor: Prof. Dr. Habil. Irena Misevičien÷ (Kaunas University of Medicine, Bio-medical Sciences, Public health – 10 B) Consultant: Prof. Dr. Wienke G. W. Boerma (Netherlands Institute for Health Servi-ces Research, Utrecht (NL), Biomedical sciences, Public Health – 10 B) 2 CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................ 6 1. AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ................................... 8 1.1. Aim of the study.......................................................................... 8 1.2. Objectives of the study................................................................ 8 1.3. The novelty of the study.............................................................. 8 1.4. Personal contribution to the survey............................................. 9 2.