NCT01422031|Completed
Study on Primary Care Health Service Utilization in Hong Kong
Utilization Pattern of Primary Health Care Services in Hong Kong - Does Having a Family Doctor Make Any Difference?
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Utilization Pattern of Primary Health Care Services in Hong Kong - Does Having a Family Doctor Make Any Difference?
Sponsor study identifier
observational
3,148
1 country
1
Study Start
September 2007
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Primary Completion
August 2008
Actual (reported)Study Completion
August 2008
Actual (reported)The aim of this study was to find out the utilization rate and pattern of primary health care services, and the process and outcomes of primary care consultations of the general population in Hong Kong, and whether having a family doctor would make any difference. The study objectives were to determine
Registry-reported information. Elapsed time and enrollment totals alone do not measure study progress or recruitment pace.
August 2008
Actual (reported)Click on a node to explore related trials.
Dates and qualifiers reported by the registry. Estimated dates do not confirm that a milestone has occurred.
September 2007
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
August 2008
Actual (reported)August 2008
Actual (reported)August 8, 2011
Actual (reported)August 23, 2011
Actual (reported)Primary care doctor choice group
baseline
Monthly utilization rate
Baseline
Patient Enablement Instrument (PEI)
Baseline
Rates of non-drug managements
Baseline
People had a regular primary care doctor who is a family doctor
People had a regular primary care doctor who is not a family doctor
People had no regular primary care doctor
5174 eligible households were contacted by telephone but 1532 refused to be interviewed and 494 did not complete the interview. 3148 (60.8%) subjects, with 1616 and 1532 in the first and second phases, respectively, completed the cross-sectional survey. 1131 people (480 by additional telephone sampling) were invited to the longitudinal study but only 708 eventually agreed to take part and 327 returned the diaries (all by completion). 319 subjects had complete cross-sectional and longitudinal data for the final analysis.
Family Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, HKU
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Lam CL, Leung GM, Mercer SW, Fong DY, Lee A, Lam TP, Lo YT. Utilisation patterns of primary health care services in Hong Kong: does having a family doctor make any difference? Hong Kong Med J. 2011 Jun;17(3 Suppl 3):28-32. No abstract available.
Lam CL, Yu EY, Lo YY, Wong CK, Mercer SM, Fong DY, Lee A, Lam TP, Leung GM. Having a Family Doctor is Associated with Some Better Patient-Reported Outcomes of Primary Care Consultations. Front Med (Lausanne). 2014 Sep 15;1:29. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2014.00029. eCollection 2014.
Cindy L.K. Lam, MD
Family Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, HKU
3,148 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
August 8, 2011
First Posted
August 23, 2011
Study Start
September 2007
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Effectiveness of Health Promotion Interventions in Improving Patient Satisfaction
10-year Risk Prediction Models of Complications and Mortality of DM in Hong Kong
Doctor shopping rate
Baseline
Self-medication rates during the last episode of illness
Baseline
Prescribing rate during last episode of illness
Baseline
Prevalence of preventive care
Baseline
Self-perceived health score
Baseline
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Fung CS, Wong CK, Fong DY, Lee A, Lam CL. Having a family doctor was associated with lower utilization of hospital-based health services. BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Jan 28;15:42. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-0705-7.
Primary Completion
August 2008
Actual (reported)Study Completion
August 2008
Actual (reported)Last Updated
January 26, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-01
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