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| The experiences of non-medical health professional undertaking community-based health assessments for people aged 75 years and over | | Author(s) | Julie E Byles, Lyn Francis, Mary McKernon |
| Journal title | Health & Social Care in the Community, vol 10, no 2, March 2002 |
| Pages | pp 63-122 |
| Keywords | Medical workers ; Socio-medical workers ; Attitude ; General practice ; Health [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The authors' objective was to explore the perceptions of allied health professionals who conducted over 3,000 home-based health assessments within the general-practice-dominated Australian primary healthcare system. A series of semi-structured qualitative interviews were carried out within the Department of Veterans' Affairs "Preventive Care Trial", where health assessments are undertaken by health professionals in the homes of participating veterans and war widows. Assessments were carried out in 10 areas of New South Wales and Queensland by health professionals who were mainly registered nurses, but also included a social worker, an occupational therapist, a physiotherapist and a psychologist. They described positive attitudes towards the health assessments, and showed that they have a broad range of necessary personal and professional skills to undertake them. Home visits were seen as an essential component; the most useful aspects included direct observation of home safety and medications. The study demonstrates the effectiveness of this collaborative approach to patient care. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020416201 A |
| Classmark | QT: QS: DP: L5: CC: 4C: 7YA |
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