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Symptomatic diagnoses in primary care: an observational cohort study.

Mika T Lehto, Timo Kauppila, Hannu Kautiainen, Merja K Laine, Ossi Rahkonen, Kaisu H Pitkälä

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Mika T LehtoDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland mika.lehto@helsinki.fi.
Timo KauppilaDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Hannu KautiainenDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Merja K LaineDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1848-1514
Ossi RahkonenDepartment of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Kaisu H PitkäläDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.

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Abstract

backgroundIt can be impossible to assign a definitive diagnosis for symptoms reported or observed by primary health care patients. In these situations, symptomatic diagnoses are often used.

aimThe aim of the present study was to examine the proportion of symptomatic diagnoses among primary health care patients. We also explored which symptomatic diagnoses were most frequently recorded, as well as their distribution by age and sex. DESIGN &

settingThis is a register-based study carried out in the public primary health care service of the city of Vantaa, Finland.

methodDiagnoses were entered according to the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). The data consisted of every diagnosis entered into the electronic health record between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2018. Both absolute numbers and relative proportions of various symptomatic diagnosis recordings (chapter 'R') were reported.

resultsOf all the recorded diagnoses (

conclusionA symptomatic diagnosis code was recorded in about one eighth of GP appointments, although there were significant sex differences in the prevalence within and between diagnosis groups.

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DiagnosisGeneral practitionersPrimary healthcareSymptomatic

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PMID38897644
PMCPMC11687245

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