| Title |
Better health outcomes at lower costs: the benefits of primary care utilisation for chronic disease management in remote Indigenous communities in Australia’s Northern Territory
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-14-463 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Yuejen Zhao, Susan L Thomas, Steven L Guthridge, John Wakerman |
| Abstract |
Indigenous residents living in remote communities in Australia's Northern Territory experience higher rates of preventable chronic disease and have poorer access to appropriate health services compared to other Australians. This study compared health outcomes and costs at different levels of primary care utilisation to determine if primary care represents an efficient use of resources for Indigenous patients with common chronic diseases namely hypertension, diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and renal disease. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 9 | 19% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 19% |
| United States | 2 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 21 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 26 | 54% |
| Scientists | 13 | 27% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 6% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 138 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 31 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 7% |
| Researcher | 10 | 7% |
| Other | 20 | 14% |
| Unknown | 40 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 19% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Psychology | 4 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 18 | 13% |
| Unknown | 42 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
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