Table 4.

Explanation of results in consultations

Code	Consultation (N = 23)
	n	%
GP gives no explanation of what the result meant for the patient (for example, aetiology or diagnosis), beyond a simple assessment (for example, ’high’, ‘low’, ‘normal’)	6	26
GP gives an explanation of some of the results conveyed, but not others	10	44
GP gives some explanation of all results mentioned, either individually or as a collectivea	7	30

^aThis does not account for results that may not have been mentioned at all.