A general practitioner's study of his own workload and patient morbidity.
In 1972 a study of workload and morbidity was undertaken by a New South Wales general practitioner. The writer analysed 5,618 of his own face-to-face patient contacts and have been set out below. A comparison was also made between the writer's morbidity statistics and those of the Australian Morbidity Survey. Both surveys were conducted at the same time and it was interesting to note a marked similarity in the percentages of disease episodes when classified into broad groups (such as respiratory disease, for example). The results have been useful as a basis for future research, as an educational tool for undergraduates and graduates learning about general practice and as an aid in practice management planning.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007239:Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology