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Catherine Joyce1, Leon Piterman

  • 1Department of General Practice, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria. catherine.joyce@med.monash.edu.au

Australian Family Physician
|January 15, 2009
PubMed
Summary

Australian general practitioner (GP) home visits declined by 51% over a decade, impacting elderly care. Strategies are needed to support GP home visiting services for the growing older population.

Area of Science:

  • General Practice
  • Health Services Research
  • Geriatric Care

Background:

  • Limited data exists on Australian general practitioner (GP) home visit patient profiles and trends.
  • Understanding changes in GP home visiting patterns is crucial for healthcare planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To profile current home visit services provided by Australian GPs.
  • To determine if there has been a decline in GP home visits over time.
  • To explore reasons for changes and their impact on service provision.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) home visit claims from 1997 to 2007.
  • Data stratified by service item category and patient demographics.
  • Examination of services claimed and benefits paid for home visit items.

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Main Results:

  • A significant 51% decrease in the rate of home visits occurred between 1997 and 2007.
  • In 2007, 60% of home visit recipients were aged 65 years and over.
  • A substantial 22% of home visit patients were aged 85 years and over in 2007.

Conclusions:

  • General practitioner home visits have markedly declined over the past decade.
  • This decline poses challenges given the increasing elderly population in Australia.
  • Enhanced support for GP home visits or alternative service models are necessary to meet demand.