QuestionPro Survey

This questionnaire is about your experience of visiting a GP (general practitioner) FOR THE FIRST TIME about depression WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. Any data we collect is anonymous, your information is confidential and you cannot be identified in any way. The questionnaire contains 18 questions in total and should only take 5 minutes.

* Q1. How old are you?

* Q2. Roughly how old do you think the GP you visited was?

<29

30-44

45-60

61+

* Q3. What is your gender?

Male

Female

* Q4. What is the gender of the GP?

Male

Female

* Q5. When you spoke to the GP about depression, did you find him/her to be caring?

* Q6. Did you feel that the GP listened to you?

Yes

No

If you felt that the GP did not listen to you plese answer this question, otherwise move onto Q8.

Q7. In what way did the GP seem not to listen? (TIck one or more of the following)

Poor eye contact

Verbally distant

Cut me off

Suggested a solution before hearing me out

Was too quick to prescribe medication

* Q8. Did the GP prescribe you medication?

Yes

No

Don't know

* Q9. Did you expect to be prescribed medication?

Yes

No

Don't know

* Q10. Do you feel that antidepressant medications should only be prescribed after the GP has more information (e.g after more appointments, other tests, questionnaires)?

Yes

No

Don't know

* Q11. Were you referred to a specialist (e.g. psychiatrist, psychologist)?

Yes

No

Don't know

* Q12. When you went to the GP did you expect to be referred to a specialist?

Yes

No

Don't know

If you were referred to a specialilst please answer the next two questions, otherwise move onto Q15.

Q13. Did you feel that the GP just wanted to refer the problem to someone else?

Yes

No

Don't know

Q14. Did you feel that the GP referred you on for good reasons or bad reasons?

Good (e.g. the specialist had better qualifications)

Bad (e.g. the GP just wanted to pass me on)

Don't know

* Q15. Would you go back to the same GP for more treatment for depression?

Yes

No

* Q16. Were the GP's suggestions mainly based on medication or other approaches (e.g. counselling)?

Medication seemed to be the only suggestion

Counselling was discussed as an option, but medication was still suggested

Only counselling was suggested - either with the GP or with a specialist

Both medication and counselling were suggested

Nothing was suggested

Q17. Please describe what reasons you give for going/not going back to the same GP for more treatment for depression.

Q18. Which factors do you feel make GPs come across as genuine, caring and sensitive to mental health problems?