Encounters between adolescents and general practice in Australia

被引：29

作者：

Booth, Michael L. ^{[1
]}

Knox, Stephanie ^{[2
]}

Kang, Melissa ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sydney, Sch Publ Hlth, Level 2,Med Fdn Bldg K25, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

[2] Univ Sydney, Family Med Res Ctr, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

[3] Univ Sydney, Dept Gen Practice, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

来源：

JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH | 2008年 / 44卷 / 12期

关键词：

adolescents; Australia; general practice; general practitioner; reason for encounter;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01409.x

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

Aim: To describe the nature of the encounters between adolescents and general practice in Australia. Methods: Data collected by the Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health programme from 1998-2004 were analysed. Data for 10-14-year-old and 15-19-year-old males and females were compared with data for 25-29-year-olds. The outcome measures included: number of encounters compared with other age groups, reasons for encounter, problems managed, treatments prescribed and referrals made for key problems and types of consultations. Results: Adolescents have the lowest rate of encounter with general practice, compared with all other age groups. Respiratory, skin, musculoskeletal and unspecified (fever, injury, weakness) problems accounted for the great majority of reasons for encounter and problems managed. Management of mental health problems, preventive health care and health education were very infrequently managed problems. Standard surgery consultations were more common among adolescents than among young adults. Conclusions: Adolescents have a relatively low rate of encounter with general practice and the problems managed are primarily physical ailments. There is great scope to improve delivery of preventive health care and to increase management of mental health problems.

引用

页码：699 / 705

页数：7

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