dc.contributor.author | Holt, Jackie | |
dc.contributor.author | Mar, Chris Del | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T15:25:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T15:25:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
dc.date.modified | 2009-12-16T07:12:26Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 03008495 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/27556 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE To identify key characteristics of psychologically distressed general practitioners and whether these GPs volunteered for a 'GP health' educational program. Setting: Eight Australian divisions of general practice responding to an invitation to participate in the research in 1999, representing 1356 GPs. Main outcome measure: The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), together with demographic and practice questions. Design: Observational study of GPs invited to participate in a voluntary education program on GP health offered through each division of general practice. Participants: 819/1356 GPs responded to the baseline questionnaire (60%). Of these, 233/819 (28%) scored above the GHQ-12 threshold indicating psychological distress. Ninety GPs enrolled in the program, data were available for 69 GPs. RESULTS General practitioners who were identified as being psychologically distressed were over-represented in the 35-49 years age group (p=0.02) and were more likely to be the practice principal (p=0.04). Over 62% of enrolled GPs had scores that indicated none to mild distress. Of those GPs who were distressed, 42% were from the identified at risk age group, and 44% were practice principals. DISCUSSION Alternative targeted interventions may be needed to reach GPs with high levels of psychological distress. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.format.extent | 191278 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners | |
dc.publisher.place | Australia | |
dc.publisher.uri | http://www.racgp.org.au/afp | |
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublication | N | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 599 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 602 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 7 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Australian Family Physician | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 34 | |
dc.rights.retention | Y | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Clinical Sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Public Health and Health Services | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 1103 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 1117 | |
dc.title | Psychological distress amongst GPs: who is at risk and how best to reach them? | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2005 Australian Family Physician. Reproduced with permission. Permission to reproduce must be sought from the publisher, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. | |
gro.date.issued | 2005 | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Holt, Jackie | |