Role of family physician in healthcare for persons traveling abroad

Salem, Mohamed; Mahrous, Omaima A; Gabr, Ibrahim

doi:10.4103/1110-2098.163923

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“…It offers travellers a unique opportunity to prepare themselves for any health risks that might arise during their travels and to mitigate these risks [9]. Therefore, it is vital for primary care physicians (PCPs) to provide all travellers with pretravel consultations tailored to their planned destinations [10]. They are best suited to practice TM because of their broad scope of training and their skills in counselling and disease prevention.…”

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Scope and Predictors of Travel Medicine Practice among Primary Care Physicians in Qatar

Al-Dahshan

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Al-Kubaisi

et al. 2023

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Background In an era of globalization, travel-related illnesses have become a focus of public ‎health concern. Pretravel consultation is an effective measure for the prevention travel-related illnesses. ‎ The purpose of this study was to assess the scope of primary care physicians’ (PCP) practice of travel medicine (TM) in Qatar and its associated predictors. Methods This was a cross-sectional study design. A structured questionnaire was used to collect ‎data from all PCPs working in all 27 primary healthcare centers in Qatar.‎ Descriptive and analytic statistics were used as appropriate. ‎A multivariable logistic regression model was constructed to identify predictors of TM practice. Results Three hundred sixty-four PCPs participated in the study with a response rate of 89.2%. Most PCPs (91.1%) reported they provided pretravel consultations of which 72.7% provided < 10 consultations per month and almost half of them reported they spent between 10 and 19 minutes for pretravel consultation. ‎Overall, pretravel advice content and frequency including vaccine and malaria chemoprophylaxis recommendations were inadequate. The significant predictors of high frequency of pretravel consultations (≥ 10/month) included PCPs who had past experience in TM (AOR 2.082, 95% CI: 1.209, 3.585) and multilingual physicians (AOR 2.067, 95% CI: 1.180, 3.619). Patients with chronic diseases and pregnant women ‎ were specific patient groups more frequently counselled about pretravel advice. Frequently encountered post-travel illnesses included travelers’ diarrhea, respiratory diseases, and fever. Conclusions The majority of PCPs provided pretravel consultations. However, the frequency and content of consultations were inadequate. Past experience in TM and multilingual physicians were important predictors of providing a high frequency of pretravel consultation. The findings of this study identified several gaps in PCPs’ TM practice. Specific measures should be designed and implemented to promote ‎healthy travel and reduce the burden of travel-related illnesses in Qatar.

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“…They are best suited to practice TM because of their broad scope of training and their skills in counselling and disease prevention. [10]. Topics that are discussed in any pretravel consultation are widely varied based on the differences in traveller's characteristics, planned travel destinations, or planned activities.…”

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Scope and Predictors of Travel Medicine Practice among Primary Care Physicians in Qatar

Al-Dahshan

Selim

Al-Kubaisi

et al. 2023

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“…It offers travelers a unique opportunity to prepare themselves for any health risks that might arise during their travels and to mitigate these risks ( Gherardin, 2007 ). Therefore, it is vital for primary care physicians (PCPs) to provide all travelers with pretravel consultations tailored to their planned destinations ( Abu Salem et al, 2015 ). They are best suited to practice TM because of their broad scope of training and their skills in counseling and disease prevention.…”

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Scope and Predictors of Travel Medicine Practice among Primary Care Physicians in Qatar

Al-Dahshan

Selim

Al-Kubaisi

et al. 2023

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“…Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) are usually the first line of contact for pretravel consultation. Because of their broad scope of training, particularly in prevention, and counselling skills, they are positioned to be the most suitable healthcare practitioners to practice TM in Qatar [ 11 , 12 ]. PCPs should remain current about their knowledge of the dynamics of communicable diseases and other travel-related issues.…”

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“…Moreover, PCPs play a vital role in identifying at-risk travellers and highlighting the importance ‎of pretravel consultation [ 11 , 13 ]. ‎Adequate pretravel consultation is crucial for travellers’ health.…”

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Primary care physicians’ knowledge of travel vaccine and malaria chemoprophylaxis and associated predictors in Qatar

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Background In an era of globalization, travel-related illnesses have become a focus of public ‎health concern, especially in the Arab region where travel health services are insufficient and ‎not well-established. This study was conducted to assess travel vaccine and ‎malaria chemoprophylaxis knowledge and associated predictors among primary care physicians‎ (PCPs) in ‎Qatar. Methods This was a cross-sectional study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect ‎data from all physicians working at all 27 primary healthcare centers from March 1st to May 31st 2020.‎ Knowledge scores were computed and a multivariable linear regression model was built to identify predictors of higher knowledge. Results A total of 364 PCPs participated (response rate of 89.2%). Participants’ mean ‎age was 44.5 (±7.8) with 59.1% being males. Their overall mean knowledge score was 9.54/16 (±3.24). Significant predictors of higher knowledge included: aged 40–49 years ‎(1.072; 95% CI: 0.230, 1.915)‎, had medical degree from non-Arab countries ‏‎(0.748; 95% CI: 0.065, ‎‎1.432)‎‏,‏‎ had training in TM ‏ ‏‎(1.405; 95% CI: 0.407, ‎‎2.403), and provided ≥10 consultations/ month ‎(2.585; 95% CI:1.294, 3.876)‎. Online information was the main reported resource of travel medicine consultation. Conclusions The overall PCPs’ mean percentage knowledge score of travel medicine was 59.6% (±20.3). A high volume of pretravel consultation, prior training, middle age group, and medical degree from non-Arab countries were significant predictors of higher ‎knowledge. Continuing ‎education and training provided by recognised international institutions for all PCPs is highly ‎recommended to narrow the gap in travel medicine knowledge.

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Role of family physician in healthcare for persons traveling abroad

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Scope and Predictors of Travel Medicine Practice among Primary Care Physicians in Qatar

Scope and Predictors of Travel Medicine Practice among Primary Care Physicians in Qatar

Scope and Predictors of Travel Medicine Practice among Primary Care Physicians in Qatar

Primary care physicians’ knowledge of travel vaccine and malaria chemoprophylaxis and associated predictors in Qatar

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