BACKGROUND Attitudes towards antipsychotic medication play an important part in the treatment for schizophrenia and related disorders. We aimed measuring general practitioners' attitudes to antipsychotic drugs and their adverse side effects and comparing these with the attitudes of the general population. METHODS Analysis and comparison of two representative samples, one comprising 100 Genera...

This paper tests for selection bias in a simultaneous equations model aimed at identifying factors explaining the level of workload and prescription costs of general practitioners (GPs) in South-Eastern France and derived from a general model of income-leisure tradeoff. GPs’ workload is defined by time spent in practice and number of contacts (consultations and home visits) with patients. Data ...

BACKGROUND Genital chlamydia is the most commonly notified sexually transmissible infection (STI) in Australia and worldwide and can have serious reproductive health outcomes. Partner notification, testing and treatment are important facets of chlamydia control. Traditional methods of partner notification are not reaching enough partners to effectively control transmission of chlamydia. Patient...

AIMS To determine general practitioners' research training needs, and the barriers to involvement in research. METHOD Semi-structured interviews with 11 GPs in rural and metropolitan South Australia, analysed using a grounded theory approach. RESULTS General practitioners' perceptions about their research needs were limited by their own experience and focussed at an individual level. Overla...

Introduction. Most Australians are dependent on their cars for mobility, thus relinquishing driving licences for medical reasons poses challenges. Aims. To investigate how general practitioners (GPs) recognise and manage patients' fitness to drive, GPs' attitudes and beliefs about their role as assessors, and GPs' experiences in assessing and reporting to driving authorities and identify GPs' e...

AIM To determine self-reported access to and use of the Internet and the Cochrane Library by general practitioners (GPs) in New Zealand. METHODS A national cross sectional postal and fax survey of randomly selected GPs. RESULTS A total of 381 of 459 eligible GPs returned completed questionnaires (83%). The mean age of this sample was 45.7 years (SD 8.6) and average years in general practice...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate general practitioners' (GPs) attitudes, beliefs and behaviours regarding the use of exercise for patients with chronic knee pain (CKP) attributable to osteoarthritis. SETTING Primary care GPs in the UK. PARTICIPANTS 5000 GPs, randomly selected from Binley's database, were mailed a cross-sectional questionnaire survey. OUTCOME MEASURES GP...

The Analyse Infections Respiratoires (AIR) II study is a prospective, multicentre survey of the management of lower respiratory tract infections in patients aged 15-65 yrs by general practitioners (GPs) in France. To obtain real-time data recording, practitioners were required to submit an anonymous copy of their drug prescriptions. They were then interviewed over the telephone about the patien...

Recent years have witnessed a growing proportion of female general practitioners (GPs) worldwide. Because female GPs tend to work fewer hours than male GPs, this continuing trend may accelerate the shortage of GPs. This paper investigates the gender di erence in the wage elasticity of Australian GPs by maximum likelihood estimation of labour supply and wage equations. Quantitative information r...

BACKGROUND Non-adherence to clinical guidelines has been identified as a consistent finding in general practice. The purpose of this study was to develop theory-informed, computer-delivered interventions to promote the implementation of guidelines in general practice. Specifically, our aim was to develop computer-delivered prompts to promote guideline adherence for antibiotic prescribing in res...