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Factors associated with successful chronic disease treatment plans for older Australians: Implications for rural and Indigenous Australians.

Stuart HoldsworthLisa CorscaddenJean-Frederic LevesqueGrant M Russell
Published in: The Australian journal of rural health (2019)
While the patient-provider relationship influenced the perceived success of treatment plans, inequities in treatment plan provision seemed linked with rurality and income. The higher frequency of treatment plans for Indigenous respondents might reflect access to Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander health checks, while the plan's perceived lack of efficacy suggests a gap in cultural acceptability.
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