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dc.contributor.authorAnderson, James
dc.contributor.authorTay, George
dc.contributor.authorDenby, George
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Jan
dc.contributor.authorDouglas, James
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Peter
dc.contributor.authorCurtin, Deanne
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-30T04:17:56Z
dc.date.available2019-09-30T04:17:56Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn1444-0903
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/imj.14123
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/387940
dc.description.abstractPatients with neuromuscular diseases benefit from coordinated multidisciplinary care to achieve best outcomes. The integration of multi-specialty healthcare delivered in a single clinic can be challenging for service providers due to cost and resource limitation. Our cross-sectional survey of 53 adult patients with neuromuscular disease across Queensland revealed only 27% support the introduction of an integrated multidisciplinary clinic. The most cited reason for opposition to a multidisciplinary clinic was a perceived loss of contact with one's usual doctor. Modifying service delivery in neuromuscular disease is a complex undertaking and will need input from numerous stakeholders.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley Blackwell
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1520
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1524
dc.relation.ispartofissue12
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternal Medicine Journal
dc.relation.ispartofvolume48
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCardiovascular medicine and haematology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3201
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subject.keywordsMedicine, General & Internal
dc.subject.keywordsGeneral & Internal Medicine
dc.subject.keywordsneuromuscular
dc.titleImproving service delivery for neuromuscular diseases: a survey of consumers at a tertiary Australian hospital
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAnderson, J; Tay, G; Denby, G; Robinson, J; Douglas, J; Robinson, P; Curtin, D, Improving service delivery for neuromuscular diseases: a survey of consumers at a tertiary Australian hospital, INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, 2018, 48 (12), pp. 1520-1524
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-05-25
dc.date.updated2019-09-30T04:16:56Z
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorAnderson, James


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