Patient centredness and the outcome of primary care consultations with patients with depression in areas of high and low socioeconomic deprivation

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 601, 2012, Pages

  Jani, Bhautesh ^a   Bikker, Annemieke P ^a   Higgins, Maria ^a   Fitzpatrick, Bridie ^a   Little, Paul ^b   Watt, Graham C M ^a   Mercer, Stewart W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Multimorbidity; Patient centredness; Primary care; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865069094     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X653633     Document Type: Article

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