Factors That Affect GP Referral of a Child with Intellectual Disability for a Mild Illness: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Autor/inn/en	Nicholson, Emma; McDonnell, Thérèse; Conlon, Ciara; De Brún, Aoife; Doherty, Edel; Collins, Claire; Bury, Gerard; McAuliffe, Eilish
Titel	Factors That Affect GP Referral of a Child with Intellectual Disability for a Mild Illness: A Discrete Choice Experiment
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 36 (2023) 6, S.1241-1250 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nicholson, Emma)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.13143
Schlagwörter	Children; Intellectual Disability; Family Practice (Medicine); Physicians; Decision Making; Referral; Hospitals; Diseases; Medical Services; Parenting Skills; Influences; Repetition; Time; Parents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Krankengymnast; Krankenhaus; Disease; Krankheit; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Wiederholung; Zeit; Eltern
Abstract	Background: General practitioners (GP) report multiple challenges when treating individuals with intellectual disabilities which may influence referral rates. The study aimed to establish factors that influence GP's decision-making when referring a child with intellectual disabilities to the emergency department. Method: Discrete choice experiments (DCEs) are increasingly used in health research to further understand complex decision making. A DCE was designed to assess the relative importance of factors that may influence a GP's (N = 157) decision to refer. Results: A random parameters model indicated that perceived limited parental capacity to manage an illness was the most important factor in the decision to refer a child to the ED, followed by a repeat visit, a referral request from the parent, and a Friday afternoon appointment. Conclusion: Understanding the factors that influence referral is important for service improvement and to strengthen primary care provision for this population and their families. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01