Table 1.
Included studies/questionnaires
| Reference | Country | # | Sample | Method | Study outcome | Way of data collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford private medical practice [2] | UK | – | Patients | Open access questionnaire for patients | n.d. | Questionnaire |
| Fones CSL, Kua EH, Goh LG 1998 [3] | Singapore | 274 400 |
General population / patients (Z*) |
Quantitative, qualitative | Qualities and attributes of ideal doctors | Literature search, Delphi method, questionnaire |
| Klingenberg. 1999 [4] | International | – | Patients | Europep Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire | n.d. | Questionnaire |
| Cullen W, Bury G, Leahy M 2003 [5] | Ireland | 599 | General population (Z*) |
Quantitative, qualitative | Attributes of good doctors | Interview |
| Mercer SW 2004 [6] | UK | – | Patients | Open access questionnaire for patients (CARE Consultation and Relational Empathy) | n.d. | Questionnaire |
| Schattner A, Rudin D, Jellin N [7] | Israel | 445 | Patients (Z+) | Quantitative | Good doctors, patients perspective | Questionnaire |
| Herzig S et al. 2006 [8] | Germany | 83 | Doctors | Qualitative | When is a doctor a good doctor? | Interview |
| Maudsley G, Williams EM, Taylor DCM 2007 [9] | UK | 973 | Students Future students |
Quantitative, qualitative | Thoughts about the “good doctor” | Questionnaire |
| Gilles RA, Warren PR, Messias E, Salazar WH, Wagner PJ, Huff TA 2009 [10] | USA | 189 | Students | Qualitative | What makes a good doctor? | Focus groups |
| Lambe P, Bristow D 2010 [11] | UK | 10 48 |
Doctors General Population (Z) |
Quantitative | Attributes of a good doctor | Delphi-Method |
| Pfeiffer A, Noden BH, Walker ZA, Aarts R, Ferro J 2011 [12] | Mozambique | 115 611 |
Students General population (Z) |
Quantitative, qualitative | Beliefs of good and bad doctors | Interview, Questionnaire |
| Kliems H, Witt CM 2011 [13] | Germany | 29 20 4 |
Observation Patients (Z) Doctors |
Qualitative | Factors of the good doctor | Observation, Interview |
| General Medical Council 2012 [14] | UK | – | Patients | Open access questionnaire for patients | n.d. | Questionnaire |
| General Medical Council 2012 [14] | UK | – | Doctors | Open access questionnaire for patients (assessment of colleagues) | n.d. | Questionnaire |
| General Medical Council 2013 [14] | UK | – | Doctors | Open access questionnaire for doctors (self-assessment) |
n.d. | Questionnaire |
| Iliescu L, Carauleanu A 2014 [15] | Rumania | 160 80 80 |
Patients (Z) Students Nursing students |
Quantitative, qualitative | Profile of a good doctor | Questionnaire |
| Miratashi Yazdi SN, Saharnaz N, Arbabi M, Majdzadeh R 2015 [16] | Iran | 40 150 |
Patients (Z) Doctors |
Quantitative, qualitative | Who is a good doctor? | Interview, Ranking |
| Cuesta-Briand B, Auret K, Johnson P, Playford D [17] | Australia | 49 | Students | Qualitative | Professionalism and “the good doctor” | Focus groups |
| Kim JH, Tor PC, King J, Seo JS 2015 [18] | Korea | 140 184 |
Doctors Patients (Z) |
Quantitative | What is a good psychiatrist? | Questionnaire |
| Bardgett RJM, Darling JC, Webster E, Kime N 2016 [19] | UK | 28 | Children (Z*) | Qualitative | What makes a good children’s doctor? | Interview |
n.d. study outcome not defined, Z convenience samples from general population recruited in a hospital setting, Z* convenience samples from general population recruited in a nonclinical setting, Z+ random samples