ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners1996
Attitudes of general practitioners to caring for people with learning disability.
Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 1996. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Uptake of screening for breast cancer in patients with mental health problems.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2006Article
- Essential healthcare for people with learning disabilities: barriers and opportunities.Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine · 2001Review
- Who should care for people with learning disabilities? GPs need extra time to provide better services for these patients.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2001Article
- Cervical screening for women with learning disability. Numbers screened can be optimised by using a focused initiative.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 1999Article
- Situations vacant: doctors required to provide care for people with learning disability.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 1996Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe views of general practitioners on their increasing role in caring for people with learning disability in the community are not known.
aimA study was carried out to assess the views of general practitioners with regard to providing routine care, organizing health promotion and specific health checks for people with learning disability and the role of specialists.
methodA postal questionnaire was sent to all 242 general practitioners in Gwent, south Wales. Participants had to mark their level of agreement with 20 attitude statements regarding learning disability.
resultsA total of 126 general practitioners (52%) responded. Respondents generally agreed that general practitioners were responsible for the medical care of people with learning disability. Respondents tended to be opposed to providing regular structured health promotion for people with learning disability, such as annual health checks and assessing hearing and eyesight. Specialist services were generally valued by respondents.
conclusionGeneral practitioners largely accepted their role as primary health care providers for people with learning disability. In contrast, their role as providers of health promotion for this patient group was not generally accepted. Further research into the appropriateness and opportunity costs of health screening for people with learning disability is needed.
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