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

نویسندگان

  • Bhautesh Jani
  • Annemieke P Bikker
  • Maria Higgins
  • Bridie Fitzpatrick
  • Paul Little
  • Graham C M Watt
  • Stewart W Mercer
چکیده

BACKGROUND Most patients with depression are managed in general practice. In deprived areas, depression is more common and poorer outcomes have been reported. AIM To compare general practice consultations and early outcomes for patients with depression living in areas of high or low socioeconomic deprivation. DESIGN AND SETTING Secondary data analysis of a prospective observational study involving 25 GPs and 356 consultations in deprived areas, and 20 GPs and 303 consultations in more affluent areas, with follow-up at 1 month. METHOD Validated measures were used to (a) objectively assess the patient centredness of consultations, and (b) record patient perceptions of GP empathy. RESULTS PHQ-9 scores >10 (suggestive of caseness for moderate to severe depression) were significantly more common in deprived than in affluent areas (30.1% versus 18.5%, P<0.001). Patients with depression in deprived areas had more multimorbidity (65.4% versus 48.2%, P<0.05). Perceived GP empathy and observer-rated patient-centred communication were significantly lower in consultations in deprived areas. Outcomes at 1 month were significantly worse (persistent caseness 71.4% deprived, 43.2% affluent, P = 0.01). After multilevel multiregression modelling, observer-rated patient centredness in the consultation was predictive of improvement in PHQ-9 score in both affluent and deprived areas. CONCLUSION In deprived areas, patients with depression are more common and early outcomes are poorer compared with affluent areas. Patient-centred consulting appears to improve early outcome but may be difficult to achieve in deprived areas because of the inverse care law and the burden of multimorbidity.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners

دوره 62 601  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012