| Examining the knowledge of and attitudes to pandemic influenza among general practice staff. | |
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PMID: 20367583 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the views, needs and intended behaviour of general practitioners and practice nurses (PNs) regarding pandemic influenza. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: A postal survey of GPs and PNs in four Divisions of General Practice in New South Wales, selected to represent a diverse sample of practices from inner-city, semi-urban and rural areas. The study was undertaken from 1 February to 1 April 2009. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: GPs' and PNs' responses to survey statements assessing their awareness and perceived personal risk, intended behaviour in the event of a pandemic, and expectations surrounding antivirals, vaccine and personal and family protection. RESULTS: Of 390 general practice staff who were sent the survey, 139 (36%) completed it. Most respondents felt confident that they possessed the necessary knowledge (71.5%, 98/137) and skills (73.7%, 101/137) to provide patient care during an influenza pandemic. Although 38.7% (53/137) stated that they would visit quarantined symptomatic patients, 41.6% (57/137) were unsure. More than half the respondents (53.2%, 74/139) stated that they would require access to vaccination and antivirals for their family as well as themselves before they would attend symptomatic patients at the general practice. CONCLUSION: These findings provide evidence of the need to ensure that general practice staff have access to personal and family protection to encourage an adequate response to a pandemic situation. |
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Authors:
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Holly Seale; Kirsten F Ward; Nick Zwar; Debbie Van; Julie Leask; C Raina Macintyre |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Medical journal of Australia Volume: 192 ISSN: 0025-729X ISO Abbreviation: Med. J. Aust. Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-06 Completed Date: 2010-05-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400714 Medline TA: Med J Aust Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 378-80 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia. h.seale@unsw.edu.au |
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Australia Disease Outbreaks* Family Practice* Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Influenza Vaccines Influenza, Human / epidemiology*, prevention & control Nurses* |
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0/Influenza Vaccines |
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