4 research outputs found
Identifying patients with psychosocial problems in general practice: a scoping review protocol
Introduction: Psychosocial problems (PSPs) are common
issues associated with negative health outcomes. Since
general practitioners are the first point of contact for any
health-related
concern, understanding their options to
recognise patients with PSPs plays an important role as it
is essential for early intervention and can prevent serious
conditions. The objective of our scoping review is to map
published evidence on the usage of instruments to identify
patients with PSPs in general practice.
Methods and analysis: We will follow the Preferred
Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
extension for Scoping Reviews checklist and the
Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer’s Manual on scoping
reviews. A systematic search of four electronic databases
(Medline (Ovid), Web of Science Core Collection, PsycInfo,
Cochrane Library) will be conducted for quantitative
and qualitative studies published in English, Spanish,
French and German. Main study characteristics as well as
information on identification instruments will be extracted
and visualised in structured tables to map the available
evidence. The protocol has been registered with Open
Science Framework, https://osfio/c2m6z.
Ethics and dissemination: This study does not require
ethical approval as we will not collect personal data.
Dissemination will consist of publications, presentations
and other knowledge translation activities
Identifying patients with psychosocial problems in general practice: a scoping review protocol
Introduction: Psychosocial problems (PSPs) are common
issues associated with negative health outcomes. Since
general practitioners are the first point of contact for any
health-related
concern, understanding their options to
recognise patients with PSPs plays an important role as it
is essential for early intervention and can prevent serious
conditions. The objective of our scoping review is to map
published evidence on the usage of instruments to identify
patients with PSPs in general practice.
Methods and analysis: We will follow the Preferred
Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
extension for Scoping Reviews checklist and the
Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer’s Manual on scoping
reviews. A systematic search of four electronic databases
(Medline (Ovid), Web of Science Core Collection, PsycInfo,
Cochrane Library) will be conducted for quantitative
and qualitative studies published in English, Spanish,
French and German. Main study characteristics as well as
information on identification instruments will be extracted
and visualised in structured tables to map the available
evidence. The protocol has been registered with Open
Science Framework, https://osfio/c2m6z.
Ethics and dissemination: This study does not require
ethical approval as we will not collect personal data.
Dissemination will consist of publications, presentations
and other knowledge translation activities
Identifying patients with psychosocial problems in general practice: a scoping review protocol
Introduction: Psychosocial problems (PSPs) are common
issues associated with negative health outcomes. Since
general practitioners are the first point of contact for any
health-related
concern, understanding their options to
recognise patients with PSPs plays an important role as it
is essential for early intervention and can prevent serious
conditions. The objective of our scoping review is to map
published evidence on the usage of instruments to identify
patients with PSPs in general practice.
Methods and analysis: We will follow the Preferred
Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
extension for Scoping Reviews checklist and the
Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer’s Manual on scoping
reviews. A systematic search of four electronic databases
(Medline (Ovid), Web of Science Core Collection, PsycInfo,
Cochrane Library) will be conducted for quantitative
and qualitative studies published in English, Spanish,
French and German. Main study characteristics as well as
information on identification instruments will be extracted
and visualised in structured tables to map the available
evidence. The protocol has been registered with Open
Science Framework, https://osfio/c2m6z.
Ethics and dissemination: This study does not require
ethical approval as we will not collect personal data.
Dissemination will consist of publications, presentations
and other knowledge translation activities
Social Network and Participation in Elderly Primary Care Patients in Germany and Associations with Depressive Symptoms—A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the AgeWell.de Study
This study aims to describe social network and social participation and to assess associations with depressive symptoms in older persons with increased risk for dementia in Germany. We conducted a cross-sectional observational study in primary care patients (aged 60–77) as part of a multicenter cluster-randomized controlled trial (AgeWell.de). We present descriptive and multivariate analyses for social networks (Lubben Social Network Scale and subscales) and social participation (item list of social activities) and analyze associations of these variables with depressive symptoms (Geriatric Depression Scale). Of 1030 included patients, 17.2% were at risk for social isolation (Lubben Social Network Scale < 12). Looking at the subscales, a reduced non-family network was found almost twice as often as a reduced family network. Patients with depressive symptoms had significantly smaller social networks than patients without depression (p < 0.001). They rather engaged in social activities of low involvement level or no weekly social activity at all (p < 0.001). The study shows associations of depressive symptoms with a decreased social network and less social participation in elderly participants. Sufficient non-family contacts and weekly social activities seem to play an important role in mental health and should be encouraged in elderly primary care patients