Rose A T
Fam Pract. 1984 Sep;1(3):162-7. doi: 10.1093/fampra/1.3.162.
A study of chronic problems among 11416 patients in a metropolitan group practice in Australia is reported. The study was designed to ascertain the significance of chronic problems in the community by determining prevalence rates for the practice population. The data were obtained from the practice records. Chronic problems had been defined and recorded by the practice doctors for a period of five years. There were 296 separate problems which were divided into organic, psychosocial, or undifferentiated types. Half of the patients had chronic problems. The incidence of chronic problems increased with age but was highest in the 20-30 years and 50-60 years age groups. There was an average of 2.32 problems per patient. Females had problems more often than males and also a greater number of problems, particularly of a psychosocial nature (1.9:1). Prevalence rates for the 50 most common problems are listed. It was concluded that chronic health problems are significant in all age groups and that general practice has a most important role in the provision of continuing care for these patients.
报告了一项针对澳大利亚一个大都市团体诊所中11416名患者慢性问题的研究。该研究旨在通过确定诊所人群的患病率来确定社区中慢性问题的重要性。数据来自诊所记录。慢性问题由诊所医生定义并记录了五年。共有296个不同的问题，分为器质性、心理社会型或未分化型。一半的患者有慢性问题。慢性问题的发病率随年龄增长而增加，但在20 - 30岁和50 - 60岁年龄组中最高。每位患者平均有2.32个问题。女性比男性更容易出现问题，且问题数量更多，尤其是心理社会性质的问题（比例为1.9:1）。列出了50个最常见问题的患病率。得出的结论是，慢性健康问题在所有年龄组中都很重要，全科医疗在为这些患者提供持续护理方面起着最重要的作用。
