During the transition from childhood to adulthood young people are vulnerable to relatively unique health problems and risks, whilst also developing personal autonomy, and learning when and how to access health services. This thesis describes three studies, the overall aim of which was to gain a greater understanding of how teenagers use general practice, and to identify those factors that influence this behaviour and ultimate health outcomes. The aim of the first two studies was to identify demographic, health, and attitudinal factors associated with both overall general practice consultation rates and consultation for specific types of condition. The first study involved identifying annual consultation rates and reasons for consultation f...
Background: Most adolescents consult their general practitioner (GP) for common reasons, somatic or ...
Settertobulte W, Kolip P. Gender-specific factors in the utilization of medical services during adol...
In industrialized countries, statistics on health services exhibit a low level of health care use by...
of consultation times in primary care. Family Practice 1994; 11: 296-299. There is a paucity of know...
Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Adolescence is a key stage of the life course whe...
INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is a time of increasing health and peak fitness, as well as increasing hea...
© 2016 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate a...
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of inviting teenagers to general practice consultations to...
The research reported in this paper is a project of the Australian Primary Health Care Research Inst...
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to analyse the reasons for encounter of teenagers in family pr...
Background Adolescence is a key stage of the life course when lifelong health behaviours and attitud...
Background and objective: The health of young people can be considered an indicator of the health of...
Aims. General practitioners (GPs), who are the most frequently consulted health professionals by ado...
Abstract Background There are growing worldwide concerns about the ability of primary health care sy...
BACKGROUND The United Kingdom has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Western Europe, and also ...
Background: Most adolescents consult their general practitioner (GP) for common reasons, somatic or ...
Settertobulte W, Kolip P. Gender-specific factors in the utilization of medical services during adol...
In industrialized countries, statistics on health services exhibit a low level of health care use by...
of consultation times in primary care. Family Practice 1994; 11: 296-299. There is a paucity of know...
Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Adolescence is a key stage of the life course whe...
INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is a time of increasing health and peak fitness, as well as increasing hea...
© 2016 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate a...
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of inviting teenagers to general practice consultations to...
The research reported in this paper is a project of the Australian Primary Health Care Research Inst...
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to analyse the reasons for encounter of teenagers in family pr...
Background Adolescence is a key stage of the life course when lifelong health behaviours and attitud...
Background and objective: The health of young people can be considered an indicator of the health of...
Aims. General practitioners (GPs), who are the most frequently consulted health professionals by ado...
Abstract Background There are growing worldwide concerns about the ability of primary health care sy...
BACKGROUND The United Kingdom has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Western Europe, and also ...
Background: Most adolescents consult their general practitioner (GP) for common reasons, somatic or ...
Settertobulte W, Kolip P. Gender-specific factors in the utilization of medical services during adol...
In industrialized countries, statistics on health services exhibit a low level of health care use by...