Observational studyBMJ open2016
Consultations in general practices with and without mental health nurses: an observational study from 2010 to 2014.
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- Let's talk about sex: exploring factors influencing the discussion of sexual health among chronically Ill patients in general practice.BMC primary care · 2022Article
- Immediate and long-term health impact of exposure to gas-mining induced earthquakes and related environmental stressors.European journal of public health · 2021Article
- Trends in treatment for patients with depression in general practice in Norway, 2009-2015: nationwide registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP Study).BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Factors of Specialized Mental Health Care Use in the Netherlands: A Scoping Review Applying Andersen-Newman's Care Utilization Model.Health services insights · 2021Article
- The longitudinal association between lifetime mental disorders and first onset or recurrent suicide ideation.BMC psychiatry · 2019Article
- The introduction of the practice nurse mental health in general practices in the Netherlands: effects on number of diagnoses of chronic and acute alcohol abuse.BMC family practice · 2019Observational
- Antidepressant prescriptions and mental health nurses: an observational study in Dutch general practice from 2011 to 2015.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2018Observational
- Comparative Effect of Collaborative Care, Pain Medication, and Duloxetine in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder and Comorbid (Sub)Chronic Pain: Results of an Exploratory Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Trial (CC:PAINDIP).Frontiers in psychiatry · 2018Article
- Applying Computerized Adaptive Testing to the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ): A Simulation Study.JMIR mental health · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate care for patients with psychological or social problems provided by mental health nurses (MHNs), and by general practitioners (GPs) with and without MHNs.
designAn observational study with consultations recorded by GPs and MHNs.
settingData were routinely recorded in 161-338 Dutch general practices between 2010 and 2014.
participantsAll patients registered at participating general practices were included: 624 477 patients in 2010 to 1 392 187 patients in 2014. OUTCOME MEASURES: We used logistic and Poisson multilevel regression models to test whether GPs recorded more patients with at least one consultation for psychological or social problems and to analyse the number of consultations over a 5-year time period. We examined the additional effect of an MHN in a practice, and tested which patient characteristics predicted transferral from GPs to MHNs.
resultsIncreasing numbers of patients with psychological or social problems visit general practices. Increasing numbers of GPs collaborate with an MHN. GPs working in practices with an MHN record as many consultations per patient as GPs without an MHN, but they record slightly more patients with psychological or social problems (OR=1.05; 95% CI 1.02 to 1.08). MHNs most often treat adult female patients with common psychological symptoms such as depressive feelings.
conclusionsMHNs do not seem to replace GP care, but mainly provide additional long consultations. Future research should study to what extent collaboration with an MHN prevents patients from needing specialised mental healthcare.
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