Making use of waiting time: an organisational tool for encouraging health promotion in rural general practice

Time spent by patients in the waiting room is often wasted. We found over half of rural men responded to a simple checklist addressing lifestyle risks to health. This has the potential to efficiently bring health promotion into the consulting room. (non-author abstract)

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Veröffentlicht in:	Australian family physician 2005-08, Vol.34 (8), p.703-703
Hauptverfasser:	Harding, Catherine, Hobbs, Tony, Pendrick, Michelle
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administration Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Appointments and Schedules Family medicine Family Practice - methods Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health promotion Health Promotion - methods Humans Male Management Medical technology Middle Aged New South Wales Office Visits Pilot Projects Rural health services Rural Health Services - organization & administration Surveys and Questionnaires Waiting Lists
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Zusammenfassung:	Time spent by patients in the waiting room is often wasted. We found over half of rural men responded to a simple checklist addressing lifestyle risks to health. This has the potential to efficiently bring health promotion into the consulting room. (non-author abstract)
ISSN:	0300-8495 2208-7958
DOI:	10.2267/0300-8495.34.8.1858