Clinically inexplicable frequent attenders in general practice

被引：0

作者：

Stewart, P ^{[1
]}

O'Dowd, T ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Dublin Trinity Coll, Dublin 2, Ireland

来源：

BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE | 2002年 / 52卷 / 485期

关键词：

frequent attenders; unexplained symptoms; rural practicex;

D O I：

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中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

This study was based in an isolated rural practice, and it identified 107 frequent attenders (1.95% of the practice population), five times the consultation workload o a similar who created five group matched for age and sex The general practitioners (GPs) of this as for classified 60 (56%) o these patients attending or clinical inexplicable reasons. This subgroup had higher rates of long-term medication and hospital referral, and more free access to primary health care. The study also identified very high levels of kinship and relationship by marriage within this group (47%).

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