Whitehouse C R
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1985 Feb 2;290(6465):359-62. doi: 10.1136/bmj.290.6465.359.
Introducing a microcomputer into a general practice provides an opportunity to consider how different population groups use the services offered. In a study of the effect that distance has on consultation rates the results showed that patients who lived close to the surgery consulted a third more than those who lived over two and a half miles from the surgery. Further analysis showed that patients who might be expected to have transport difficulties were particularly low users.
将微型计算机引入普通医疗实践提供了一个机会,可借此思考不同人群如何使用所提供的服务。在一项关于距离对就诊率影响的研究中,结果显示居住在诊所附近的患者就诊次数比居住在距离诊所超过两英里半的患者多三分之一。进一步分析表明,那些可能预计有交通困难的患者就诊率特别低。