The prevalence and associations of Australian early‐career general practitioners' provision of after‐hours care.

Introduction: Access to after‐hours care (AHC) is an important aspect of general practice service provision. Objective: To establish the prevalence and associations of early‐career GPs' provision of AHC. Design: An analysis of data from the New alumni Experiences of Training and independent Unsuperv...

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Publicado en:Australian Journal of Rural Health Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 906 - 914
Autores principales: Turnock, Allison, Fielding, Alison, Moad, Dominica, Tapley, Amanda, Davey, Andrew, Holliday, Elizabeth, Ball, Jean, Bentley, Michael, FitzGerald, Kristen, Kirby, Catherine, Spike, Neil, van Driel, Mieke L., Magin, Parker
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2023
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          Turnock, Allison
          Fielding, Alison
          Moad, Dominica
          Tapley, Amanda
          Davey, Andrew
          Holliday, Elizabeth
          Ball, Jean
          Bentley, Michael
          FitzGerald, Kristen
          Kirby, Catherine
          Spike, Neil
          van Driel, Mieke L.
          Magin, Parker
        affil: University of Tasmania, School of Medicine, Hobart Tasmania,, Australia
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          Physicians, Family Education
          Career Mobility
          Acute Care
          Access to Primary Care
          Rural Health
          Human
          Adult
          Male
          Female
          Australia
          Victoria
          Tasmania
          Prevalence
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Questionnaires
          Training Support, Financial
          Vocational Education
          Multivariate Analysis
          Logistic Regression
          Rural Areas
          Urban Areas
          Odds Ratio
          Confidence Intervals
          Descriptive Statistics
          Univariate Statistics
          Comparative Studies
          Private Practice
          Funding Source
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Introduction: Access to after‐hours care (AHC) is an important aspect of general practice service provision. Objective: To establish the prevalence and associations of early‐career GPs' provision of AHC. Design: An analysis of data from the New alumni Experiences of Training and independent Unsupervised Practice (NEXT‐UP) cross‐sectional questionnaire‐based study. Participants were early‐career GPs (6‐month to 2‐year post‐Fellowship) following the completion of GP vocational training in NSW, the ACT, Victoria or Tasmania. The outcome factor was 'current provision of after‐hours care'. Associations of the outcome were established using multivariable logistic regression. Findings: Three hundred and fifty‐four early‐career GPs participated (response rate 28%). Of these, 322 had responses available for analysis of currently performing AHC. Of these observations, 128 (40%) reported current provision of AHC (55% of rural participants and 32% of urban participants). On multivariable analysis, participants who provided any AHC during training were more likely to be providing AHC (odds ratio (OR) 5.51, [95% confidence interval (CI) 2.80–10.80], p < 0.001). Current rural location and in‐training rural experience were strongly associated with currently providing AHC in univariable but not multivariable analysis. Discussion: Early‐career GPs who provided AHC during training, compared with those who did not, were more than five times more likely to provide after‐hours care in their first 2 years after gaining Fellowship, suggesting participation in AHC during training may have a role in preparing registrars to provide AHC as independent practitioners. Conclusion: These findings may inform future GP vocational training policy and practice concerning registrars' provision of AHC during training.
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