Medical care and the arthritis sufferer: a survey in outer Melbourne.
Chronic rheumatic diseases affect more than 750,000 Australians, who consume medical services at least in proportion to their numbers. A survey in Ringwood, Victoria found consistent accounts by sufferers of unmet expectations and shortcomings in medical care.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D001315:Australia; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011788:Quality of Life