Pathways to care and psychological problems of general practice patients in a ?gate keeper? and an ?open access? health care system

2003 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 690-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Linden ◽  
H. Gothe ◽  
J. Ormel
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Pathways To Care ◽  
Care System

scholarly journals Frequent attendance in family practice and common mental disorders in an open access health care system

2012 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 413-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Norton ◽  
Michel David ◽  
Guilhem de Roquefeuil ◽  
Jean-Philippe Boulenger ◽  
Josip Car ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Family Practice ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Frequent Attendance ◽  
Care System

Who Treats whom? An Application of the Pathways to Care Model in Australia

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy Issakidis ◽  
Gavin Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Clinical Severity ◽  
Pathways To Care ◽  
Care System

Objective: The present paper applies Goldberg and Huxley's Pathways to Care (PTC) model to the Australian health-care system to ask: who is treated in each sector and what does this tell us about the performance of the health-care system? It examines the factors associated with reaching primary care, outpatient and inpatient sectors, as well as private and public mental health services. Method: Data from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing were used to determine the proportion of the population treated in each sector. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were examined and logistic regression was used to determine which factors were associated with use of different sectors of care. Results: Of the total population, 80.5% reached primary care, 8.2% primary care for mental health problems, 6.5% outpatient care and 0.4% reached the mental health inpatient sector. Clinical severity increased across these sectors and was an important determinant of access to care. Those consulting private practitioners were clinically similar to those consulting in the public sector. Sociodemographic characteristics were important determinants of access to primary, specialist and private mental health care. Being aged over 55 years or living in a rural area was associated with lower access to several sectors. Conclusions: Although at a broad level the health-care system is performing as expected, limited access among some groups is cause for concern. Applying the PTC model to a population sample offered useful insights into the performance of the Australian healthcare system.

scholarly journals Editorial

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Rae Walker
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Primary Health Care System ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Consumer Perspectives ◽  
Health Features ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Care System

This issue of the Australian Journal of Primary Health features a selection of papers about general practice in Australia. These papers reflect a range of perspectives important in general practice, including disease management in the general practice context, innovative approaches to prevention, consumer perspectives on conditions and services, future development of general practice in the primary health care system, and more. Publication of these papers occurs at a time when development of the National Primary Health Care Strategy is well under way. The focus of the National Primary Health Care Strategy is on related themes of prevention, chronic disease, evidence-based practice and better integration of general practice into the primary health care system.

scholarly journals Lower Preterm Birth Rates but Persistent Racial Disparities in an Open-Access Health Care System

2018 ◽  
Vol 183 (9-10) ◽  
pp. e570-e575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystin A Engelhardt ◽  
Elizabeth Hisle-Gorman ◽  
Gregory H Gorman ◽  
Nicole R Dobson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Birth Rates ◽  
Care System

The actual role of general practice in the Dutch health-care system

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 265-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
François G. Schellevis ◽  
Gert P. Westert ◽  
Dinny H. De Bakker
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Actual Role ◽  
Dutch Health ◽  
Dutch Health Care ◽  
Care System

Referral pattern to the allergist for hay fever in a health-care system with open access to specialists

Allergy ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 50 (12) ◽  
pp. 959-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Francillon ◽  
B. Burnand ◽  
Ph. Frei ◽  
J. Duc ◽  
J. P. Lantin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Hay Fever ◽  
Referral Pattern ◽  
Care System
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