Southern Queensland general practitioners' knowledge and attitudes towards Q fever and behaviours in the management of the disease.

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI:10.31128/AJGP-10-22-6598

Penny Hutchinson, Remo Ostini

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Background and objectives: Q fever (QF) is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii, often associated with abattoir workers and farmers. Recent analysis suggests that QF might occur more frequently in urban areas. This study ascertains the knowledge of, and attitudes towards, QF and behaviours in the management of QF among general practitioners (GPs) across rural and urban areas.

Method: This cross-sectional survey study targeted GPs working in regional Queensland. GPs were asked to complete a 59-item questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to compare respondent demographics with attitude ratings and knowledge scores.

Results: Diagnosing a patient with QF was significantly related to practitioner age, years in practice and practising in a rural area.

Discussion: This study shows gaps in GP QF knowledge, particularly around QF management. With increased urbanisation of rural areas potentially leading to increases in acute QF cases, GPs need to improve their knowledge of this disease.

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昆士兰州南部全科医生对 Q 热的认识和态度，以及治疗该疾病的行为。

背景和目的：Q 热（QF）是一种由烧伤柯西氏菌引起的人畜共患疾病，通常与屠宰场工人和农民有关。最近的分析表明，QF 在城市地区的发病率可能更高。本研究确定了农村和城市地区全科医生（GPs）对 QF 的认识、态度以及 QF 的管理行为：这项横断面调查研究的对象是在昆士兰地区工作的全科医生。要求全科医生填写一份包含 59 个项目的问卷。采用逻辑回归法比较受访者的人口统计学特征、态度评分和知识得分：结果：诊断 QF 患者与执业医师的年龄、执业年限和在农村地区执业密切相关：讨论：本研究显示了全科医生在QF知识方面的差距，尤其是在QF管理方面。随着农村地区城市化进程的加快，可能会导致急性QF病例的增加，全科医生需要提高对这种疾病的认识。

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Australian Journal of General Practice Medicine-Family Practice

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期刊介绍： The Australian Journal of General Practice (AJGP) aims to provide relevant, evidence-based, clearly articulated information to Australian general practitioners (GPs) to assist them in providing the highest quality patient care, applicable to the varied geographic and social contexts in which GPs work and to all GP roles as clinician, researcher, educator, practice team member and opinion leader. All articles are subject to peer review before they are accepted for publication.