- Title
- Hepatitis C caseload and models of care for rural GPs working in northern New South Wales
- Creator
- Fraser, John; Alexander, C; Fisher, K
- Relation
- Australian Family Physician Vol. 31, Issue 11, p. 1063-1065
- Relation
- http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/200211/28920
- Publisher
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2002
- Description
- Objective: To estimate the hepatitis C patient caseload of general practitioners and explore their preferences regarding hepatitis C models of care. Method: An anonymous reply paid postal questionnaire was sent to all GPs working in rural northern New South Wales in August 2000. Pretesting found including hepatitis C knowledge and attitude questions would detract from the focus on hepatitis C education and management. Results: Two hundred and ninety-two out of 634 GPs responded (response rate 46%). A few (22 GPs, 8%) saw 3566 (59%) of the 6048 hepatitis C patients in the previous 12 months. Eighty-eight percent of GPs preferred a multidisciplinary model with the GP as the principal coordinator of care. Discussion: Rural GPs see their role as important in hepatitis C care.
- Subject
- hepatitis C; GPs; northern New South Wales; questionnaire
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/38226
- Identifier
- uon:4290
- Identifier
- ISSN:0300-8495
- Language
- eng
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