TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Community Mental Health Services
KW - Female
KW - General Practice
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Medical Audit
KW - Middle Aged
KW - New Zealand
KW - Patient Compliance/statistics & numerical data
KW - Patient Discharge
KW - Primary Health Care/utilization
AU - R. Stangroom
AU - M. Morriss
AU - I. Soosay
A1 - 
AB - AIM: Increasing pressure is being placed to facilitate Community Mental Health (CMH) patients' discharge to primary care. However, engagement following discharge is an under-researched area. This audit aimed to measure engagement and explore the factors that are associated with engagement in primary care following discharge from CMH. METHOD: Primary care teams for 55 service users discharged from Auckland District Health Board CMH centres between July and December 2012 were approached as part of an audit and asked to provide information regarding engagement with general practitioners. RESULTS: From the 50 responses received, the median number of GP visits per year was 3.7 and the mean was 4.41. 72% of the sample had contact with their GP at least every 3-4 months, however 8% did not engage with their primary care team. Differences in attendance following discharge based on age, diagnosis or socioeconomic status were not found. There was a suggestion that where GPs had responsibility for ongoing prescribing individuals engaged more frequently. CONCLUSION: Generally, discharged individuals engage with their primary care team well, and at a level many clinicians would be comfortable with. There is a proportion of the population that does not engage at this level, which requires further study.
BT - The New Zealand medical journal
C5 - General Literature
CP - 1405
CY - New Zealand
IS - 1405
JF - The New Zealand medical journal
N2 - AIM: Increasing pressure is being placed to facilitate Community Mental Health (CMH) patients' discharge to primary care. However, engagement following discharge is an under-researched area. This audit aimed to measure engagement and explore the factors that are associated with engagement in primary care following discharge from CMH. METHOD: Primary care teams for 55 service users discharged from Auckland District Health Board CMH centres between July and December 2012 were approached as part of an audit and asked to provide information regarding engagement with general practitioners. RESULTS: From the 50 responses received, the median number of GP visits per year was 3.7 and the mean was 4.41. 72% of the sample had contact with their GP at least every 3-4 months, however 8% did not engage with their primary care team. Differences in attendance following discharge based on age, diagnosis or socioeconomic status were not found. There was a suggestion that where GPs had responsibility for ongoing prescribing individuals engaged more frequently. CONCLUSION: Generally, discharged individuals engage with their primary care team well, and at a level many clinicians would be comfortable with. There is a proportion of the population that does not engage at this level, which requires further study.
PP - New Zealand
PY - 2014
SN - 1175-8716; 0028-8446
SP - 15
EP - 23
EP - 
T1 - Patient engagement with primary health care following discharge from community mental health services
T2 - The New Zealand medical journal
TI - Patient engagement with primary health care following discharge from community mental health services
U1 - General Literature
U2 - 25399038
VL - 127
VO - 1175-8716; 0028-8446
Y1 - 2014
ER -