ArticleCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2014
How infectious disease outbreaks affect community-based primary care physicians: comparing the SARS and H1N1 epidemics.
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare how the infectious disease outbreaks H1N1 and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) affected community-based GPs and FPs.
designA mailed survey sent after the H1N1 outbreak compared with the results of similar survey completed after the SARS outbreak.
settingGreater Toronto area in Ontario.
participantsA total of 183 randomly selected GPs and FPs who provided office-based care.
main outcome measuresThe perceptions of GPs and FPs on how serious infectious disease outbreaks affected their clinical work and personal lives; their preparedness for a serious infectious disease outbreak; and the types of information they want to receive and the sources they wanted to receive information from during a serious infectious disease outbreak. The responses from this survey were compared with the responses of GPs and FPs in the greater Toronto area who completed a similar survey in 2003 after the SARS outbreak.
resultsAfter the H1N1 outbreak, GPs and FPs still had substantial concerns about the effects of serious infectious disease outbreaks on the health of their family members. Physicians made changes to various office practices in order to manage and deal with patients with serious infectious diseases. They expressed concerns about the effects of an infectious disease on the provision of health care services. Also, physicians wanted to quickly receive accurate information from the provincial government and their medical associations.
conclusionSerious community-based infectious diseases are a personal concern for GPs and FPs, and have considerable effects on their clinical practice. Further work examining the timely flow of relevant information through different health care sectors and government agencies still needs to be undertaken.
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