Open AccessPhysician′s self-perceived abilities at primary care settings in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Wahyudi Istiono,
Mora Claramita,
Fitriana Murriya Ekawati,
Aghnaa Gayatri,
Adi Heru Sutomo,
Hari Kusnanto,
Mark A. Graber
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.174286
Subject(s) - medicine , indonesian , primary care , family medicine , focus group , health care , nursing , primary health care , population , environmental health , philosophy , linguistics , marketing , economics , business , economic growth
Southeast Asian countries with better-skilled primary care physicians have been shown to have better health outcomes. However, in Indonesia, there has been a large number of inappropriate referrals, leading to suboptimal health outcomes. This study aimed to examine the reasons underlying the unnecessary referrals as related to Indonesian physicians' standard of abilities.