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Article: Morbidity pattern in private and public sectors of family medicine/general practice in a dual health care system
Title | Morbidity pattern in private and public sectors of family medicine/general practice in a dual health care system |
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Keywords | Family medicine/general practice Health care system Hong Kong Morbidity |
Issue Date | 1998 |
Citation | Hong Kong Practitioner, 1998, v. 20 n. 1, p. 3-15 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Objective: To study the differences and their implication on the morbidity pattern in family medicine (FM)/general practice (GP) in the private and public sectors of a dual health care system. Design: A survey on morbidity of patients diagnosed by family physicians (FPs)/general practitioners (GPs) in Hong Kong. A convenient sample of FPs/GPs in private practice and a random sample of doctors in government outpatient clinics were recruited for the study. Subjects: All patients seen by the recruited FPs/GPs in 4 one-week periods over the four seasons in 1994. Main outcome measures: The diagnoses or problems identified by FPs/GPs at each patient encounter. Results: The patients in the public sector were mostly from the lower social classes, of older age, more females, with more chronic illnesses, and with more problems per consultation. Public-sector FPs/GPs could afford less time for each patient, made less psycho-social diagnoses, had to tolerate more diagnostic uncertainty, and had more difficulty in thorough understanding of their patients' background. Apart from acute primary care health problems, private FPs/GPs encountered more health problems requiring thorough evaluation and explanation. Conclusion: Morbidity pattern differs in the private and public sectors. The difference may be related to the job nature and work load of the respective physicians. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/196638 |
ISSN | 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.119 |
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dc.contributor.author | Wun, YT | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, A | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, KKC | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-04-24T02:10:29Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-04-24T02:10:29Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1998 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Hong Kong Practitioner, 1998, v. 20 n. 1, p. 3-15 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1027-3948 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/196638 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To study the differences and their implication on the morbidity pattern in family medicine (FM)/general practice (GP) in the private and public sectors of a dual health care system. Design: A survey on morbidity of patients diagnosed by family physicians (FPs)/general practitioners (GPs) in Hong Kong. A convenient sample of FPs/GPs in private practice and a random sample of doctors in government outpatient clinics were recruited for the study. Subjects: All patients seen by the recruited FPs/GPs in 4 one-week periods over the four seasons in 1994. Main outcome measures: The diagnoses or problems identified by FPs/GPs at each patient encounter. Results: The patients in the public sector were mostly from the lower social classes, of older age, more females, with more chronic illnesses, and with more problems per consultation. Public-sector FPs/GPs could afford less time for each patient, made less psycho-social diagnoses, had to tolerate more diagnostic uncertainty, and had more difficulty in thorough understanding of their patients' background. Apart from acute primary care health problems, private FPs/GPs encountered more health problems requiring thorough evaluation and explanation. Conclusion: Morbidity pattern differs in the private and public sectors. The difference may be related to the job nature and work load of the respective physicians. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Hong Kong Practitioner | - |
dc.subject | Family medicine/general practice | - |
dc.subject | Health care system | - |
dc.subject | Hong Kong | - |
dc.subject | Morbidity | - |
dc.title | Morbidity pattern in private and public sectors of family medicine/general practice in a dual health care system | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-0031917374 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 20 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 3 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 15 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1027-3948 | - |