Co-designing interventions to increase referrals from general practice to audiology in Victoria, Australia
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.General Practitioners (GPs) co-designed interventions to improve hearing care referrals. Key barriers included knowledge gaps and trust issues, while enablers involved strong communication and awareness of hearing loss impacts.
Area Of Science
- Audiology
- General Practice
- Health Services Research
Background
- Referrals from general medical practice to hearing care are suboptimal.
- Understanding barriers and enablers for General Practitioners (GPs) is crucial for improving audiology referrals.
Purpose Of The Study
- To co-design interventions with GPs to increase referrals to hearing care.
- To identify and address barriers and enablers influencing audiology referral decisions in Australian general practice.
Main Methods
- A two-phase intervention design study was conducted.
- Phase one involved focus groups with GPs, informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF), to explore barriers and enablers.
- Phase two involved co-design workshops to develop interventions based on identified factors.
Main Results
- Key barriers included lack of knowledge on costs/funding, low trust in audiologists, patient-initiated concerns, negative beliefs about hearing rehabilitation, and competing clinical priorities.
- Key enablers were strong GP-audiologist relationships, awareness of hearing loss impacts/comorbidities, and integrated health check protocols.
- Two interventions were proposed: a digital software prompt for referrals and an online resource package with a digital referral form.
Conclusions
- High-priority barriers and enablers for audiology referral were identified.
- Theory-informed interventions can be developed through co-design with GPs to improve hearing care access.
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