A framework for conducting policy-relevant primary care research: a COVID-19 case study in Australia

• Published in: Australian journal of primary health Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 1 - 7
• Main Authors: Thomas, Judith, Imai, Chisato, Sezgin, Gorkem, Hardie, Rae-Anne, Weeding, Stephen, Pearce, Christopher, McLeod, Adam, McGuire, Precious, Datta, Shirmilla, Li, Julie, Wabe, Nasir, Franco, Guilherme S., Dai, Zhaoli, de Mel, Gihan, Gault, Emma, Sheikh, Muhammad Kashif, Georgiou, Andrew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia CSIRO 01.02.2023
• Subjects: Action research; Clinical governance; Clinical medicine; Collaboration; COVID-19; Dissemination; Family physicians; Focus groups; General practice; Humans; Interdisciplinary aspects; Interdisciplinary research; Medical research; Pandemics; Policy; Primary care; Primary Health Care; SARS-CoV-2; Victoria; Victoria; Australia

The onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, and the ensuing implementation of response measures directly impacted the delivery of Australian primary care services. Understanding how these measures affected practice activity is important for gauging both their...