A general practice intervention for people at risk of poor health outcomes: the Flinders QUEST cluster randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether a multicomponent general practice intervention cost-effectively improves health outcomes and reduces health service use for patients at high risk of poor health outcomes.

Design, setting

Clustered randomised controlled trial in general practices in metropolitan Adelaide.

Participants

Three age-based groups of patients identified by their general practitioners as being at high risk of poor health outcomes: children and young people (under 18 years), adults (18-64 years) with two or more chronic diseases, and older people (65 years or more).

Intervention

Enrolment of patients with a preferred GP, longer general practice appointments, and general practice follow-up within seven days of emergency department and hospital care episodes.

SUBMITTER: Reed RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9321612 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature