Care of general practice patients preceding and following a suicide attempt: observational study in Flemish general practices

Objectives First, to examine general practitioner (GP) knowledge about the care (needs) of their patients; second, to examine the quality of GP follow-up care; third, to examine the transmission of patient care information from hospitals/emergency services (ES) to GPs. Setting 105 general practices from the representative Belgian Network of Sentinel General Practices (SGP) in Flanders, the largest region of Belgium, during 2013–2016. Participants 245 suicide attempts by regular patients. Outcomes measures Ten care-related measures, including three indicators of quality of follow-up care, were... Mehr ...