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Administrative data

NCT number NCT01422031
Other study ID # HKCTR-366
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received August 8, 2011
Last updated January 23, 2015
Start date September 2007
Est. completion date August 2008

Study information

Verified date January 2015
Source The University of Hong Kong
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Hong Kong: Ethics Committee
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study was to find out the utilization rate and pattern of primary health care services, and the process and outcomes of primary care consultations of the general population in Hong Kong, and whether having a family doctor would make any difference.

The study objectives were to determine

1. the rates and pattern of utilization of different primary health care services and self-care

2. Patient self-reported outcomes (global rating on change in health, satisfaction and patient enablement) of primary care consultations;

3. the process of care in consultations including drug and non-drug managements, investigations, preventive care and referrals;

4. the effect of having a regular family doctor on service utilization rate and pattern, health promotion practice, and process and outcomes of primary care consultations.


Description:

Study Design: A Cross-sectional general population survey and a longitudinal study (12-weeks follow up)

Method: Two phases, corresponding to Summer and Winter, respectively, of cross-sectional telephone survey on the Hong Kong general population using a structured questionnaire to collect information on the choice primary care doctors, illness rates, primary care service utilization rates and self-reported process and outcomes of consultations. A longitudinal study for 12 weeks was carried out on a sub-sample of the cross-sectional study subjects to collect data to cross-validate cross-sectional data. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were used to determine whether there was any difference in service utilization rates, process and outcomes among people using different types of primary care doctors.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 3148
Est. completion date August 2008
Est. primary completion date August 2008
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Written consent to study

Exclusion Criteria:

- Non-residential numbers

- Inability to communicate in Cantonese, Putonghua or English

- Refusal to telephone interview

- No contact after 5 attempts

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Locations

Country Name City State
China Family Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, HKU Hong Kong Hong Kong

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
The University of Hong Kong Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

References & Publications (2)

Lam CL, Leung GM, Mercer SW, Fong DY, Lee A, Lam TP, Lo YT. Utilisation patterns of primary health care services in Hong Kong: does having a family doctor make any difference? Hong Kong Med J. 2011 Jun;17(3 Suppl 3):28-32. — View Citation

Lam CL, Yu EY, Lo YY, Wong CK, Mercer SM, Fong DY, Lee A, Lam TP, Leung GM. Having a Family Doctor is Associated with Some Better Patient-Reported Outcomes of Primary Care Consultations. Front Med (Lausanne). 2014 Sep 15;1:29. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2014.00029 — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Primary care doctor choice group baseline No
Primary Monthly utilization rate Baseline No
Primary Patient Enablement Instrument (PEI) Baseline No
Primary Rates of non-drug managements Baseline No
Secondary Doctor shopping rate Baseline No
Secondary Self-medication rates during the last episode of illness Baseline No
Secondary Prescribing rate during last episode of illness Baseline No
Secondary Prevalence of preventive care Baseline No
Secondary Self-perceived health score Baseline No
Secondary Patient satisfaction Baseline No
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