T P Kerry, P G T Cudahy, H L Holst, A Ramsunder, N G McGrath
A doctor at a PHC clinic: A 'must-have' or 'nice-to-have'?
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
compare characteristics patients without physical activity noted primary care electronic medical records used pancanadian family physician electronic medical record data canadian primary care sentinel surveillance network cpsssn compare patient provider characteristics one visit per patient selected random since patients nested providers univariate statistics explored multilevel model constructed dataset included 769185 patients 14828 19 physical activity information documented male patients aged 25349 comorbidities prior random visit date moderate elevated blood pressure risk categories prior random visit date least materially deprived quintile median body mass index normal category prior random visit date physical activity mentions 879 family physicians sample half 561 documented physical activity least across patients female physicians physicians practised academic sites documented physical activity twolevel logistic model predict physical activity documented randomly selected visit older mean patient age fewer comorbidities younger mean family physician age academic teaching sites electronic medical record systems statistically significant covariates work adds existing literature describing frequency patient family physician characteristics physical activity documentation canadian primary care context overall patient physical activity rarely documented electronic medical records