scholarly journals Integrated Primary Healthcare Opioid Tapering Interventions: A Mixed-Methods Study of Feasibility and Acceptability in Two General Practices in New South Wales, Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Ruth White ◽  
Chris Hayes ◽  
Allison W. Boyes ◽  
Christine L. Paul
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
South Wales ◽  
General Practices ◽  
Opioid Tapering

scholarly journals Characteristics and service needs of women and babies admitted to residential parenting units in New South Wales: A mixed-methods study

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (15-16) ◽  
pp. 2963-2973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Priddis ◽  
Charlene Thornton ◽  
Cathrine Fowler ◽  
Virginia Schmied ◽  
Jane Tooher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
South Wales

scholarly journals Assessing care trajectories of adolescent females seeking early induced abortion in New South Wales: multistage, mixed-methods study protocol

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e039819
Author(s):  
Anisa Rojanapenkul Assifi ◽  
Melissa Kang ◽  
Elizabeth Sullivan ◽  
Angela J Dawson
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Induced Abortion ◽  
Adolescent Females ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Abortion Service ◽  
Abortion Care ◽  
South Wales

IntroductionIn Australia, New South Wales (NSW), abortion has recently been removed from the criminal code. Previous research from Australia and other high-income countries has focused on adult women’s access to abortion services. This protocol describes a five-stage mixed-methods study to determine the care trajectories and experiences of adolescent females, aged 16–19 years, seeking an early induced abortion in NSW. The aims are to (1) explore the needs and perspectives of adolescent females seeking sexual and reproductive health services in NSW and (2) develop a framework for abortion service provision for adolescents in NSW.Methods and analysisThis study comprises: (1) semistructured qualitative interviews with key informants, individuals with diverse, in-depth experience of providing and/or supporting abortion care in NSW; (2) a cross-sectional online survey of adolescent females residing in NSW; (3) case study interviews with adolescents females who have accessed an abortion service in NSW; (4) a co-design workshop with adolescents who took part in stage 3 to develop relevant knowledge and recommendations and (5) a knowledge dissemination forum with key stakeholders.Ethics and disseminationEthics approval has been received from the University of Technology Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee for this study. Data collection commenced in March 2019 and will continue until the end of 2020. This study aims to develop a deep understanding of adolescent abortion care trajectories and experiences of abortion services in NSW. The study will deliver co-produced recommendations to improve adolescent access to abortion information and services.

Acupuncture Referrals in Rural Primary Healthcare: A Survey of General Practitioners in Rural and Regional New South Wales, Australia

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Lee Wardle ◽  
David Sibbritt ◽  
Jon Adams
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
New South ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Healthcare Setting ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Public Subsidies ◽  
Regional Australia

Background Acupuncture services form a significant part of the Australian healthcare setting, with national registration of acupuncture practitioners, public subsidies for acupuncture services and high use of acupuncture by the Australian public. Despite these circumstances, there has been little exploration of the interface between acupuncture providers and conventional primary healthcare practitioners in rural and regional Australia. Methods A 27-item questionnaire was sent by post in the second half of 2010 to all 1486 general practitioners (GPs) currently practising in rural and regional Divisions of General Practice in New South Wales, Australia to explore their practices and attitudes to a variety of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices. Their responses on other therapies have been published previously; this report covers acupuncture. Results A total of 585 GPs completed the questionnaire; 49 were returned as ‘no longer at this address’, resulting in an adjusted response rate of 40.7%. Two-thirds of GPs (68.3%) referred patients to an acupuncturist at least a few times per year, while only 8.4% stated that they would not refer patients to an acupuncturist under any circumstances. GPs being older (OR=6.08), GPs being women (OR=2.94), GPs practising in a rural rather than remote area (OR=6.25), GPs having higher levels of self-reported knowledge of acupuncture (OR=5.54), the use of complementary medicine (CAM) by a GP for their personal health (OR=2.37), previous prescription of CAM to other patients (OR=2.99), lack of other treatment options (OR=4.31) and GPs using CAM practitioners as the major source of their CAM information (OR=3.05) were all predictive of increased referral to acupuncture among rural GPs. Conclusions There is a significant interface between acupuncture and Australian rural and regional general practice, with generally high levels of support for acupuncture.

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