Comparison Between General Practitioners with High or Low Use of a Psychogeriatric Domiciliary Visit Service
Martin W. Orrell
Bok Engelsk 1992
| Utgitt | MW Orrell Inst Psychiat MRC Social & Communi , 1992
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| Opplysninger | SUMMARY: In a catchment area survey of general practitioners regarding their use of the psychogeriatric domiciliary service, a comparison is made between those doctors with a high or low use of such visits in the care of their elderly patients. General practitioners with a high use of the service tended to be more satisfied with the service and more prepared to attend domicilary visits. The high users were also more likely to consider the patient's physical disability as an important factor in their decision to request a visit in preference to another method of assessment. However, high users were less likely to have had previous psychiatric training and more likely to feel susceptible to pressure from relatives. Although in some ways high users seemed to be using the service more appropriately, psychiatric training may be important in helpingg the general practitioner to cope with elderly patients.
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