[Intended utilization of health care services in cases of mental illnesses with varying urgency]. / Intendierte Inanspruchnahme von Versorgungsangeboten bei psychischen Erkrankungen mit unterschiedlicher Dringlichkeit.
Psychiatr Prax
; 51(4): 209-215, 2024 May.
Article
in De
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38359870
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate variations in intended utilization in cases of an acute psychotic episode, an alcohol related or depressive disorder depending on different case characteristics.METHODS:
A telephone survey with case vignettes was conducted (N=1,200). Vignettes varied in terms of urgency of symptoms, daytime, sex of the afflicted person and age/mental disorder. The respondents were asked to indicate whom they would contact first in the described case.RESULTS:
Outpatient physicians were named most frequently as the first point of contact (61.1%) while only 6.5% of the respondents named emergency medicine including the medical on call service (8.1% in high urgency cases, i. e. emergencies that did not tolerate any delay). Intended utilization varied by urgency and age/mental illness.CONCLUSION:
More Information about the need to seek medical help immediately in cases of mental illnesses with high urgency should be provided.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Depressive Disorder
Aspects:
Implementation_research
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
De
Journal:
Psychiatr Prax
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Germany