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Table 1 Domains of influences on GP preventive health services utilisation

From: Measuring factors that influence the utilisation of preventive care services provided by general practitioners in Australia

Domains

Details

Description

(1) Perceived system-level factor

Health care system

Being able to find a doctor who

For example, bulk billing is the Medicare rebate system in Australia, which allows GPs to provide their services at no 'out-of-pocket' cost to patients

 

bulk bills

 

(2) Perceived environmental/organisational-level factors

Accessibility to health services

Accessibility to transport

Transport to GP clinic: public/own car to access to health services.

 

Travel time to health services

Travel time to the regular source of medical care.

 

The cost of seeing a general practitioner

Out-of-pocket cost from patients related to the consultation fee.

Availability of health services

A number of doctors to choose from

Available doctors for patients to choose e.g. female doctors.

 

Able to see preferred doctor

A doctor who patients would like to see.

 

Amount of time to get an appointment

Elapsed time between initial request and the date of the appointment to see a GP.

 

Waiting time

Waiting time in GP's office or clinic.

 

Consultation time

How long GP consults with the patient.

GP's attitudes towards patients

Inter-personal care scale

GP's perceived attitude towards patients.

(3) Interpersonal-level

Family sources

Regular source of care

Regularly visit GPs at one practice or one doctor.

Social support

Social support

Support from family, friends and neighbours

(4) Individual-level

Attitudes and beliefs towards health care

Value of general practitioners

Patients' perceptions towards doctors.

 

Value of health care

Patients' perceptions towards health care.

 

Value of good health

Patients' attitudes towards doctor's advice about improving their health.