Attendance at, and experiences of, urban hospital outpatient appointments: informing a new model of care for urban-dwelling Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients

• Published in: Australian health review Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 16 - 25
• Main Authors: Wynter, Karen, Mullan, Leanne, Druce, Tanya, Freeman, Gilbert, Maguire, Graeme, Davidson, Lauren, Karunajeewa, Harin, Crowe, Shane, Rasmussen, Bodil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia CSIRO 01.02.2023
• Subjects: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples; Communication; Community; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Ethics; Health services; Health Services, Indigenous; Hospitals; Hospitals, Urban; Humans; Interviews; Native peoples; Nurses; Outpatients; Patients; Primary care; Qualitative research; Urban Population; Womens health; Australia; Melbourne Victoria Australia

Objectives To compare outpatient attendance rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ('Aboriginal') and non-Aboriginal patients at a large metropolitan health service in Melbourne, Australia, and to describe the barriers and enablers experienced by urban-dwelling Aboriginal patients...