Australian general practitioners' preferences for managing the care of people diagnosed with cancer

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Johnson, Claire E ^a   Lizama, Natalia ^a   Garg, Neeraj ^a   Ghosh, Manonita ^a   Emery, Jonathan ^a   Saunders, Christobel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; General practitioner; Interprofessional relations; Physician; Primary care; Professional practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84901638801     PISSN: 17437555     EISSN: 17437563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajco.12047     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Older Australia at a Glance. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, 3rd edn. Canberra 2002.
2. McAvoy B. General practitioners and cancer control. Med J Aust 2007; 187: 115-117.
3. Grunfeld E, Levine M, Julian J etal. Randomized trial of long-term follow-up for early-stage breast cancer: a comparison of family physician versus specialist care. J Clin Oncol 2006; 24: 848-855.
4. Grunfeld E, Mant D, Yudkin P etal. Routine follow-up of breast cancer in primary care: randomised trial. Br Med J 1996; 313: 665-669.
5. Wattchow D, Weller D, Esterman A etal. General practice versus surgical-based follow-up for patients with colon cancer: randomised controlled trial. Br J Cancer 2006; 94: 1116-1121.
6. Mahboubi A, Lejeune C, Coriat R etal. Which patients with colorectal cancer are followed up by general practitioners? A population-based study. Eur J Cancer Prev 2007; 16: 535-541.
7. Hanks H, Veitch P, Harris M. A rural/urban comparison of the roles of the general practitioner in colorectal cancer management. Aust J Rural Health 2008; 16: 376-382.
8. Johansson B, Holmberg L, Berglund G etal. Reduced utilisation of specialist care among elderly cancer patients: a randomised study of a primary healthcare intervention. Eur J Cancer 2001; 37: 2161-2168.
9. Lewis RA, Neal RD, Williams NH etal. Follow-up of cancer in primary care versus secondary care: systematic review. Br J Gen Pract 2009; 59 (564): 525-532.
10. Burge F, Lawson B, Johnston G, Cummings I. Primary care continuity and location of death for those with cancer. J Palliat Med 2003; 6: 911-918.
11. Murray SA, Boyd K, Campbell C etal. Implementing a service users' framework for cancer care in primary care: an action research study. Fam Pract 2008; 25: 78-85.
12. National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission. A Healthier Future for All Australians - Final Report of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission. Canberra, 2009:107.
13. Harrison C, Britt H. General practice workforce gaps now and in 2020. Aust Fam Physician 2011; 40: 12-15.
14. Australia Post. Print post sort plan guide 2005 [cited 8 November]. Available from: http://www1.auspost.com.au/download/PrintPost_sort_plan.pdf.
15. Pope C, Ziebland S, Mays N. Analysing qualitative data. BMJ 2000; 320: 114-116.
16. Elo S, Kyngäs H. The qualitative content analysis process. J Adv Nurs 2008; 62: 107-115.
17. Hsieh H-F, Shannon SE. Three approaches to qualitative content analysis. Qual Health Res 2005; 15: 1277-1288.
18. Graneheim UH, Lundman B. Qualitative content analysis in nursing research: concepts, procedures and measures to achieve trustworthiness. Nurse Educ Today 2004; 24: 105-112.
19. AMPCo Data Direct. All practising doctors nationwide discipline statistics: state X country/metro [online]. Email to Claire E. Johnson (claire.johnson@uwa.edu.au) 2012 Jan 25.
20. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Medical labour force 2009. AIHW Bulletin no. 89. Cat. no. AUS 138. AIHW, Canberra, 2011.
21. Britt H, Miller GC. General Practice in Australia, Health Priorities and Policies 1998 to 2008, General Practice Series No. 24. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Canberra 2009; 219-228.
22. Britt H, Miller G, Charles J etal. General Practice Activity in Australia 2010-11, General Practice Series No. 29. Sydney University. Sydney 2011.
23. National Cancer Control Initiative. The primary care perspective on cancer - an introductory discussion. Melbourne, 2003:1-43.
24. Cancer Australia. Cancer learning 2011. Australian Government. [cited 8 November]. Available from: http://www.cancerlearning.gov.au/.
25. British Columbia eHealth Steering Committee. eHealth Strategic Framework. British Columbia Ministry of Health, Vancouver 2005.
26. Commonwealth of Australia. Primary Health Care Reform in Australia. Report to Support Australia's First National Primary Health Care Strategy. Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra 2009.
27. Anvik T, Holtedahl K, Mikalsen H. "When patients have cancer, they stop seeing me" - the role of the general practitioner in early follow-up of patients with cancer - a qualitative study. BMC Fam Pract 2006; 7: 19.
28. GSB Consulting & Communications. Role redesign primary care - shared care models of cancer treatment and surveillance post treatment: final report: Cancer Australia. GSB, Sydney 2010.
29. Chomik TA. A report on shared care. Chomik Consulting, Vancouver 2005.
30. Doran T, Fullwood C, Kontopantelis E, Reeves D. Effect of financial incentives on inequalities in the delivery of primary clinical care in England: analysis of clinical activity indicators for the quality and outcomes framework. The Lancet 2008; 372: 728-736.
31. Halcomb EJ, Davidson PM, Salamonson Y, Ollerton R, Griffiths R. Nurses in Australian general practice: implications for chronic disease management. J Clin Nurs 2008; 17: 6-15.
32. Sussman J, Baldwin LM. The interface of primary and oncology specialty care: from diagnosis through primary treatment. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2010; 2010: 18-24.
33. Spiegel W, Zidek T, Maier M etal. Breaking bad news to cancer patients: survey and analysis. Psycho-oncology 2009; 18: 179-186.
34. O'Toole E, Step MM, Engelhardt K, Lewis S, Rose JH. The role of primary care physicians in Advance Cancer Care: Perspectives of Older patients and their Oncologists. J Am Geriatr Soc 2009; 57 (Suppl 2): S265-S268.
35. Palliative Care Australia. A Guide to Palliative Care Service Development: a Population Based Approach. Canberra 2005.
36. Johnson C, Girgis A, Paul C, Currow D. Palliative care referral practices and perceptions: the divide between metropolitan and non-metropolitan general practitioners. Palliat Support Care 2011; 9: 181-189.