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dc.contributor.authorFrakes, Kerrie-Anne
dc.contributor.authorBrownie, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorDavies, Lauren
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Janelle
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Mary-Ellen
dc.contributor.authorTyack, Zephanie
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:04:49Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:04:49Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2013-10-02T23:05:29Z
dc.identifier.issn1038-5282
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ajr.12017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/53462
dc.description.abstractObjective: This paper describes the sociodemographic and health-related characteristics of people with chronic disease attending an interprofessional student-assisted clinic in regional Queensland. Design: A retrospective review of data collected during the first 10 months of operation of the clinic was conducted. Setting, participants and outcome measures: Data was collected on up to 378 patients during an intake appointment at the Capricornia Allied Health Partnership (CAHP) community-based clinic and compared with normative reference groups where available. Sociodemographic characteristics included age, gender and education level; health-related characteristics included body mass index and hospitalisations in the previous 12 months; and risk factors included prescribed medications, smoking status and general practitionerdiagnosed medical conditions. Results: Patients attending the CAHP clinic had a mean number of chronic conditions of 4.9 2.1 per patient, and 97% of patients had multimorbidities. A high level of socioeconomic disadvantage was found in comparison with normative comparison groups based on employment, highest level of schooling completed and the index of social disadvantage. Patients predominantly lived in inner regional areas (76.7%). The most common diagnoses of patients attending the clinic for the first time were hypertension, osteoarthritis, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic back pain. Conclusions: The CAHP clinic offers a unique studentassisted service model for interprofessional management of patients who are socioeconomically disadvantaged, have multimorbid chronic disease and live in regional areas. The description of baseline data in this paper is important to refine clinic services, to guide other chronic disease clinics and to inform future research study designs.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom97
dc.relation.ispartofpageto104
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Journal of Rural Health
dc.relation.ispartofvolume21
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode44
dc.titleThe sociodemographic and health-related characteristics of a regional population with chronic disease at an interprofessional student-assisted clinic in Queensland Capricornia Allied Health Partnership
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2013
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBrownie, Sharon M.
gro.griffith.authorMiller, Mary-Ellen


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