GP rejects study suggesting patients do not get lifestyle advice

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Description

According to new research, most Australians say they are not getting healthy lifestyle guidance from their GPs – but is that true?

Subject

General practice

Lifestyle

Prevention

Recall bias

Social desirability bias

Period7 May 2024

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Media contributions

  • TitleGP rejects study suggesting patients do not get lifestyle advice
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletNews GP
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date7/05/24
    DescriptionAccording to new research, most Australians say they are not getting healthy lifestyle guidance from their GPs – but is that true?
    ...Meanwhile, REC–QC Chair Professor Mark Morgan told newsGP it was encouraging to see that people may be heeding doctors’ health guidance, but more in-depth research tools are needed to show the ‘extent and effectiveness of preventive activity in general practice’.

    ‘In an ideal world, GPs and their multidisciplinary teams would work in partnership with patients to optimise self-care,’ he said.

    ‘Our electronic medical records would have useful ways to record nuances of lifestyle factors.’
    Producer/AuthorChelsea Heaney
    URLhttps://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/gp-rejects-research-suggesting-patients-do-not-get?utm_source=racgpnewsgpnewsletter&utm_campaign=newsgpedm&utm_medium=email
    PersonsMark Morgan