Help-seeking behaviour in primary care of men and women with a history of abuse: A Dutch cohort study ...

Previous studies show an association between a history of abuse and higher care demand. However, studies in general practice regarding help-seeking behaviour by patients (mainly male patients) with a history of abuse are scarce. To analyse help-seeking behaviour in general practice of men and women with a history of abuse. A cohort study using data from a Dutch primary care registration network from 2015 to 2019. We included all patients aged ≥ 18 years who indicated on a questionnaire that they did or did not have a history of abuse. We analysed differences in contact frequency, types of cont... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Lomans, Anieck M.
Uijen, Annemarie A.
Akkermans, Reinier P.
Lagro-Janssen, Toine A. L. M.
Teunissen, Doreth A. M.
Dokumenttyp: Journal contribution
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Verlag/Hrsg.: Taylor & Francis
Schlagwörter: Sociology / FOS: Sociology / Cancer / Science Policy / 111714 Mental Health / FOS: Health sciences
Sprache: unknown
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28982484
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19518215

Previous studies show an association between a history of abuse and higher care demand. However, studies in general practice regarding help-seeking behaviour by patients (mainly male patients) with a history of abuse are scarce. To analyse help-seeking behaviour in general practice of men and women with a history of abuse. A cohort study using data from a Dutch primary care registration network from 2015 to 2019. We included all patients aged ≥ 18 years who indicated on a questionnaire that they did or did not have a history of abuse. We analysed differences in contact frequency, types of contact, reason for encounter and diagnoses between men and women with or without a history of abuse. The questionnaire had a response rate of 59% and resulted in 11,140 patients, of which 1271 indicated a history of abuse. Men and women with a history of abuse contact the general practitioner (GP) 1.5 times (95% CI 1.42–1.60) more often than men and women without a history of abuse, especially for psychological (rate ratio ...