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| Frequent attendance in primary care amongst older patients | | Author(s) | C J Gilleard, V Francis, M Brown |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 2, no 3, August 1998 |
| Pages | pp 194-198 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | General practice ; Usage [services] ; Depression ; Drugs ; London. |
| Annotation | Frequent visits to primary care have been associated with psychiatric and psychosocial morbidity in the general adult population. This study examined the relationship between frequency of attendance and various indicators of psychological and psychiatric morbidity in an older population, excluding indicators of cognitive impairment. Detailed information was obtained about 1,014 patients aged 65 years and over in a large south London group practice, including frequency of surgery visits, use of psychotropic drugs, mental health problems, and self-reported depression using the SELF CARE D instrument. The results failed to show evidence of any association, suggesting that psychiatric/psychological morbidity is not a major factor determining the frequency with which older people consult their local primary care service. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980828405 A |
| Classmark | L5: QLD: ENR: LLD: 82L |
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