Prevalence and associations of provision of nursing home visits and home visits by early-career specialist general practitioners.
Aust J Rural Health
; 32(3): 547-553, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To establish prevalence and associations of provision of nursing home visits (NHV) and home visits (HV) by early-career specialist GPs. Of particular interest were associations of rurality with performing NHVs and HVs.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study.DESIGN:
A questionnaire-based study.SETTING:
Australian general practice.PARTICIPANTS:
Early-career specialist GPs, practising in Australia, who attained Fellowship between January 2016 and July 2018, inclusive, having completed GP training in NSW, the ACT, Eastern Victoria or Tasmania. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Current provision of NHV and HV.RESULTS:
NHV were provided by 34% of participants (59% in rural areas) and HV by 41% of participants (60% in rural areas). Remote, rural or regional practice location, as compared to major-city practice, was strongly associated with performing NHV as an early-career specialist GP; multivariable OR 5.87 (95% CI 2.73, 12.6), p < 0.001, and with the provision of HV; multivariable OR 3.64 (95% CI 1.63, 8.11), p = 0.002. Rurality of GP training (prior to attaining Fellowship) was significantly univariably associated with providing NHV and with providing HV as an early-career specialist GP. On multivariable analyses, these were no longer statistically significant.CONCLUSION:
Early-career specialist GPs located in regional/remote areas are more likely than their urban colleagues to provide NHV and HV.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Clínicos Gerais
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Visita Domiciliar
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Casas de Saúde
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article