ArticleJournal of paediatrics and child health2023
Prevalence and associated skills of Australian general practice registrars seeing children with functional bowel and bladder problems.
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aimFunctional bowel (constipation and faecal incontinence) and bladder (urinary incontinence and enuresis) problems in children are often treated by paediatricians yet should mostly be managed by general practitioners (GPs). To understand whether the necessary skills and knowledge are being built in general practice, this study aimed to establish the prevalence and associated skills of Australian general practice registrars managing children with functional bowel and bladder problems. Together as paediatricians and GPs, we use these data to determine how best to ensure high quality, equitable care for children.
methodsWe drew on 16 rounds of data collection from the Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training (ReCEnT) multi-site cohort study (2010-2017) of general practice registrars' in-consultation experience. It included a measure of paediatric consultations in which a functional bowel or bladder problem was managed, as well as demographic information.
resultsOut of 62 721 problems/diagnoses for paediatric patients (0-17 years), 844 (1.4%) were coded as functional bowel (n = 709; 1.13% (95% confidence interval, CI: 1.05-1.22)) and/or bladder (n = 135; 0.22% (95% CI: 0.18-0.25)) presentations. Registrars were more likely to prescribe medication for bowel problems (odds ratio (OR) = 2.22 (95% CI: 1.86-2.64)) than for all other problems, but less likely to prescribe medication (OR = 0.31 (95% CI: 0.18-0.52)) for night-time wetting and more likely to make a specialist referral (OR = 1.99 (95% CI: 1.22-3.25)) compared to all other problems.
conclusionsOnly a small proportion of children with functional bowel and bladder problems were seen by registrars despite high prevalence in the community and amenability to management in the general practice setting (i.e. generally low morbidity and low complexity) versus need for specialists. Registrars appeared to be managing functional bowel and bladder problems according to evidence-based guidelines, but with relatively high levels of referral. Given the inequitable access to specialist care, paediatricians should support local general practice management of these problems. This might include (i) engaging with training programs to ensure appropriate education and (ii) liaising with individual registrars/practices to provide management advice for individual or example cases.
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