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OverviewThis book provides a summary of results from the 17th year of the BEACH program, a continuous national study of general practice activity in Australia. From April 2014 to March 2015, 995 general practitioners recorded details of 99,500 GP–patient encounters, at which patients presented 151,636 reasons for encounter and 153,133 problems were managed. For an 'average' 100 problems managed, GPs recorded: 66 medications (including 55 prescribed, 5 supplied to the patient and 6 advised for over-the-counter purchase); 11 procedures; 22 clinical treatments (advice and counselling); 6 referrals to specialists and 3 to allied health services; 30 orders for pathology tests and 7 imaging tests. A subsample study of measured risk factors in more than 31,000 patients suggests that in the adult (18 years and over) population who attended general practice at least once in 2014–15 the prevalence of obesity was 27 per cent, overweight was 34 per cent, daily smoking was 17 per cent, and at-risk alcohol consumption was 26 per cent. One in four people in the attending population had at least two of these risk factors. This book also contains a feature chapter examining changes in the care of older people (aged 65 years or more) in general practice over the 15 years 2000–01 to 2014–15. A companion publication, A Decade of Australian General Practice Activity 2005-06 to 2014-15 is also available. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Helena Britt , Graeme C. Miller , Joan Henderson , et al.Publisher: Sydney University Press Imprint: Sydney University Press Volume: 38 Weight: 0.780kg ISBN: 9781743324523ISBN 10: 1743324529 Pages: 170 Publication Date: 01 October 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgements List of tables List of figures Summary 1. Introduction 2. Methods 3. The sample 4. The participating GPs 5. The encounters 6. The patients 7. Problems managed 8. Overview of management 9. Medications 10. Other treatments 11. Referrals and admissions 12. Investigations 13. Patient risk factors 14. Care of older people in general practice 15. SAND abstracts and research tools References Abbreviations Symbols Glossary Appendix 1: example of a 2014–15 recording form Appendix 2: GP characteristics questionnaire, 2014–15 Appendix 3: patient information card, 2014–15 Appendix 4: code groups from ICPC-2 and ICPC-2 PLUS Appendix 5: calculation methods for table 14.1ReviewsAuthor InformationHelena Britt is a professor of primary care research at the University of Sydney. Graeme C. Miller is an associate professor and Medical Director of the Family Medical Research Centre at the University of Sydney. Joan Henderson is the deputy director of the Family Medical Research Centre at the University of Sydney. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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