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dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Lana J
dc.contributor.authorMacdonald-Wicks, Lesley
dc.contributor.authorCapra, Sandra
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-30T12:31:54Z
dc.date.available2017-10-30T12:31:54Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.issn1446-6368
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1747-0080.2011.01570.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/69263
dc.description.abstractAim: To examine Australian private practice dietitians' relationships with general practitioners and practice nurses as a factor that influences dietetic referrals. Methods: Semistructured telephone interviews and an online survey were conducted with Australian private practice dietitians (n = 52 and n = 90, respectively) between April and May 2008. Semistructured questionnaires were conducted with general practitioners (n = 11) and practice nurses (n = 12) from the 'GP Access' Division of General Practice between March and July 2007. Results: General practitioners' relationships with dietitians were believed to be the primary influencing factor on referral, provided by 81% of survey dietitians and 25% of interview dietitians. The most common means of initially forming relationships with general practitioners were face-to-face introduction (48%) and introductory letters (37%). Patient feedback via letter, fax or email was the most popular method of maintaining relationships with general practitioners (77%). Meeting with general practitioners in person was believed to be the most effective activity in building relationships with general practitioners and increasing referral rates (42%). Referral was made easier for general practitioners by providing paper (37%) or electronic (19%) referral forms and contact details (19%). The majority of general practitioners and dietitians believed that the 'Allied Health Services Under Medicare' made it easier to refer to a dietitian. Conclusions: Dietetic referrals can be encouraged through good relationships between general practitioners, practice nurses and dietitians. Private practice dietitians would benefit from cultivating relationships with general practitioners and practice nurses through personal contact and providing good patient feedback.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom32
dc.relation.ispartofpageto38
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalNutrition & Dietetics
dc.relation.ispartofvolume69
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNutrition and dietetics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNutrition and dietetics not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3210
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode321099
dc.titleIncreasing dietetic referrals: Perceptions of general practitioners, practice nurses and dietitians
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.rights.copyright© 2012 Dietitians Association of Australia. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Increasing dietetic referrals: Perceptions of general practitioners, practice nurses and dietitians, Nutrition & Dietetics, Volume 69, Issue 1, Pages 32–38, 2012 which has been published in final form at10.1111/j.1747-0080.2011.01570.x. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html#terms)
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