General Practitioners

Patients were more likely to start tapering when their GP actively encouraged and guided the process. GPs considered health economic understanding important but noted that establishing comprehensive comparative costs is difficult. GP provincial distribution improved markedly over the decade. GPs are trusted sources of health information, supporting their role in delivering physical activity advice. GP availability increased substantially, with GP density rising from 2.5 to 7.7 per 100,000 population. Physicians who had personally experienced BPPV reported more empathy and motivation to use manoeuvres. Frail and prefrail participants had higher odds of seeing their GP more than four times in the one-year analysis. Higher frailty and lower educational attainment were associated with more frequent GP visits but not more frequent specialist visits. Most patients followed GP advice even when it diverged from RELEASE tapering plans. A global WHO survey found that over 60% of PCPs reported low confidence in using digital health tools in clinical practice. The number of GPs who had completed mandatory public service grew threefold. GP attitude strongly affected whether patients attempted…