2009
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-36
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Epidemiology of frequent attenders: a 3-year historic cohort study comparing attendance, morbidity and prescriptions of one-year and persistent frequent attenders

Abstract: Background: General Practitioners spend a disproportionate amount of time on frequent attenders. So far, trials on the effect of interventions on frequent attenders have shown negative results. However, these trials were conducted in short-term frequent attenders. It would be more reasonable to target intervention at persistent frequent attenders. Typical characteristics of persistent frequent attenders, as opposed to 1-year frequent attenders and non-frequent attenders, may generate hypotheses regarding modif… Show more

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“…With regard to somatoform disorder, FA over the 6-month recall period in our study may reflect time-to-diagnosis for more complex clinical pictures including unrecognized physical health problems or hidden psychiatric symptoms not yet picked up on by the FP, thus reflecting transient rather than persistent FA [5]. However, the association between somatoform disorders and FA is in keeping with a large body of evidence from elsewhere [20][21][22].…”
Section: Association Between Psychiatric Disorders and Fa In Family Psupporting
confidence: 71%
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“…With regard to somatoform disorder, FA over the 6-month recall period in our study may reflect time-to-diagnosis for more complex clinical pictures including unrecognized physical health problems or hidden psychiatric symptoms not yet picked up on by the FP, thus reflecting transient rather than persistent FA [5]. However, the association between somatoform disorders and FA is in keeping with a large body of evidence from elsewhere [20][21][22].…”
Section: Association Between Psychiatric Disorders and Fa In Family Psupporting
confidence: 71%
“…Concerning the definition of FAs, we followed the recommendations of Smits et al (2009) who compared different classification methods [5]. However, we were unable to take into account patients not consulting at all over the recall period, which will have reduced the threshold of the number of visits necessary for being considered a FA.…”
Section: Strengths and Limitsmentioning
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“…En al ámbito de la atención primaria (AP) se han descrito factores asociados a la utilización de la consulta del médico de familia tanto en el ámbito nacional [2][3][4] como internacional [5][6][7] . Sin embargo, en nuestro medio, solo localmente se han estudiado los factores que influyen en la variabilidad de la utilización de la consulta de enfermería en AP 8 .…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…Se ha descrito que apenas un tercio de los pacientes originan el 80% de las consultas de los médicos de familia 1 , lo que hace especialmente interesante comprender este fenómeno.…”
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