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Assessment of Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Patients in an Acute Care Unit
Published on: September 30, 2020
General practitioner service provision in residential aged care facilities: 1998-2011
Michael J Taylor1, David Edvardsson, Dell Horey
1Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia. michael.taylor@latrobe.edu.au
Aim:
To examine the general practitioner (GP) consultation patterns for primary health-care services provided in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) by consultation type.
Method:
Analyses of service provision and RACF population data for the period 1998-2011. All Medicare-subsidised services provided by GPs across Australia in RACFs were included and categorised by consultation type and by time of service delivery (business or after-hours).
Results:
Overall service delivery increased from 12 118 per 1000 residents in financial year (FY) 1998-99 to 17 079 per 1000 residents in FY2010-11, a 41% increase. Since FY2007-08, the rate of brief consultations has grown by an average of 20% each year. Delivery of after-hours consultations also increased.
Conclusions:
The pattern of GP services provided in RACFs has changed substantially over time. To some extent these changes reflect regulatory adjustments; however, the pattern is at odds with the ever-increasing dependence levels of residents.
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