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Patterns of general practitioner usage among Pacific people: indicative results from the Waikato Medical Care Survey 1991-2
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posted on 2023-10-26, 03:17 authored by P Davis, R Lay-Yee, Samantha ThomasSamantha Thomas, B GribbenAIMS: To report patterns of medical contact in a representative sample of Pacific people attending the general practitioner. METHODS: The data were drawn from a survey of general practice in the Waikato region representing a one per cent sample of all weekday encounters. In total, 12,833 patient encounter forms were completed. Just over one per cent of all encounters were recorded for patients of Pacific Islands background. RESULTS: Rates of medical contact for Pacific patients were lower-3.4 visits per year versus 4.5 for the whole sample-fewer follow up visits were requested (71% versus 76.2%), presentation was delayed (4.9 days from onset versus 3.7 for the sample) and there was an apparently lower level of rapport achieved. CONCLUSION: Overall levels of medical contact and return visits among Pacific patients appear to be lower and presentation delayed in this Waikato sample.
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New Zealand medical journalVolume
110Pagination
335 - 336Location
Dunedin, N.Z.ISSN
0028-8446Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
1997, New Zealand Medical AssociationUsage metrics
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