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However, whether this concern is valid should be urgently assessed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To explore patients\u2019 perspectives on sustainable health care in general practice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design &amp; setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In 2022 and 2023, we performed an online study with Dutch adults using experimental vignettes and a questionnaire.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The vignettes described GP appointments for three health complaints with randomly allocated treatment advice, varying in sustainability and explanation, but with comparable health outcomes. The questionnaire assessed participants\u2019 perspectives on sustainable health care in general practice. We analysed the vignettes using mixed-design analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the questionnaire using descriptive statistics and correlations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In total, 801 participants completed the vignettes, and 397 the questionnaire. We found no difference on satisfaction with a doctor\u2019s visit (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      values &gt;0.24) when comparing a sustainable and a less-sustainable treatment option. The effect of explicitly mentioning sustainability differed per health complaint (dyspnoea: no difference; knee pain: mean difference [MD] = 0.31,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.002; erythema: MD = -0.23,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.003). In the questionnaire, participants reported positive expectations, and trust in the GP and treatment when delivering sustainable health care, but were more neutral about the GP\u2019s role.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We found no indication that sustainable treatment advice leads to lower satisfaction with GP care. The effect of explicitly mentioning sustainability was minimal and differed per health complaint. When directly asked, participants were mainly positive about sustainable health care. 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