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FIRST YEAR OF PRACTICE VISITS FOR THE RURAL DEPRESSION ANXIETY RESEARCH AND TREATMENT GENERAL PRACTICE PROGRAM
Author(s) -
Judd Fiona,
Cockram Alex,
Davis Julian,
Fahey Anne,
Hodgins Gene,
Jackson Henry,
Scopelliti Joe
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
australian journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.48
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1584
pISSN - 1038-5282
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1584.2003.00509.x
Subject(s) - general practice , anxiety , medicine , mental health , depression (economics) , clinical practice , nursing , variety (cybernetics) , rural health , family medicine , rural area , psychiatry , pathology , economics , macroeconomics , artificial intelligence , computer science
Objective: To describe the first 12 months activities of a key component of a General Practice Psychiatry program– the GP practice visit. Design: Questionnaire to evaluate effects on participating general practitioners practice. Setting: Rural group general practices. Subjects: Thirty‐two general practitioners in the Loddon Campaspe Southern Mallee region in Victoria. Interventions: Practice visits involved a combination of each of three key activities: primary consultation, secondary consultation and/or case discussion and formal teaching. Results: General practitioners reported a variety of changes in their practice as a result of the visits. Conclusion: Practice visits appear to be a useful means of influencing GP's practice. Further work is required to determine whether such changes are accompanied by demonstrable benefits in patient outcome.