2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An investigation on the impact of the presence or absence of a primary care physician on health-related QOL in healthy adults
| Project/Area Number |
25870132
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Hygiene and public health
Medical sociology
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| Research Institution | Chiba University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | かかりつけ医 / 健康関連QOL / 総合診療 / プライマリ・ケア |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We conducted a mail survey to investigate the impact of the presence or absence of a primary care physician on health-related quality of life (QOL) in a general adult population. Individuals who had a primary care physician had higher mental component summary scores and subscale scores than those who did not. Furthermore, individuals who received primary care at a local clinic had high mental component subscale scores, suggesting that having a primary care physician at a local clinic gives patients peace of mind regarding their health. Therefore, actively encouraging the public to choose their primary care physicians from community clinics would facilitate increasing their sense of security in terms of their own health. At the same time, it would be expected to keep patients with minor symptoms from seeking medical attention at major hospitals, thereby leading to a reduction in the burden on major hospitals.
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| Free Research Field |
総合診療
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