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The Sociodemographic And Health-Related Characteristics Of A Regional Population With Chronic Disease At An Interprofessional Student-Assisted Clinic In Queensland Capricornia Allied Health Partnership, Kerrie-Anne Frakes, Sharon Brownie, Lauren Davies, Mary-Ellen Miller, Zephanie Tyack
The Sociodemographic And Health-Related Characteristics Of A Regional Population With Chronic Disease At An Interprofessional Student-Assisted Clinic In Queensland Capricornia Allied Health Partnership, Kerrie-Anne Frakes, Sharon Brownie, Lauren Davies, Mary-Ellen Miller, Zephanie Tyack
School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa
Objective: This paper describes the socio-demographic and health-related characteristics of people with chronic disease attending an inter-professional student-assisted clinic in regional Queensland.
Design: A retrospective review of data collected during the first 10 months of operation of the clinic was conducted.
Setting, participants and outcome measures: Data was collected on up to 378 patients during an intake appointment at the Capricornia Allied Health Partner-ship (CAHP) community-based clinic and compared with normative reference groups where available. Socio-demographic characteristics included age, gender and education level; health-related characteristics included body mass index and hospitalizations in the previous 12months; and risk factors included prescribed …