Shared care between specialised psychiatric services and primary care: The experiences and expectations of General Practitioners in Ireland.
dc.contributor.author | Agyapong, Vincent Israel Opoku | |
dc.contributor.author | Jabbar, Faiza | |
dc.contributor.author | Conway, Catherine | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-09-17T09:06:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-09-17T09:06:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-04-17 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Shared care between specialised psychiatric services and primary care: The experiences and expectations of General Practitioners in Ireland. 2012:notInt J Psychiatry Clin Pract | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-1788 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 22509780 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3109/13651501.2012.667115 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/244232 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective. The study aims to explore the views of General Practitioners in Ireland on shared care between specialised psychiatric services and primary care. Method. A self-administered questionnaire was designed and posted to 400 randomly selected General Practitioners working in Ireland. Results. Of the respondents, 189 (94%) reported that they would support a general policy on shared care between primary care and specialised psychiatric services for patients who are stable on their treatment. However, 124 (61.4%) reported that they foresaw difficulties for patients in implementing such a policy including: a concern that primary care is not adequately resourced with allied health professionals to support provision of psychiatric care (113, 53.2%); a concern this would result in increased financial burden on some patients (89, 48.8%); a lack of adequate cooperation between primary care and specialised mental health services (84, 41.8%); a concern that some patients may lack confidence in GP care (55, 27.4%); and that primary care providers are not adequately trained to provide psychiatric care (29, 14.4% ). Conclusion. The majority of GPs in Ireland would support a policy of shared care of psychiatric patients; however they raise significant concerns regarding practical implications of such a policy in Ireland. | |
dc.language | ENG | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.rights | Archived with thanks to International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice | en_GB |
dc.title | Shared care between specialised psychiatric services and primary care: The experiences and expectations of General Practitioners in Ireland. | en_GB |
dc.type | Article In Press | en |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Psychiatry, University of Dublin Trinity College. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice | en_GB |
dc.description.province | Leinster | en |
html.description.abstract | Objective. The study aims to explore the views of General Practitioners in Ireland on shared care between specialised psychiatric services and primary care. Method. A self-administered questionnaire was designed and posted to 400 randomly selected General Practitioners working in Ireland. Results. Of the respondents, 189 (94%) reported that they would support a general policy on shared care between primary care and specialised psychiatric services for patients who are stable on their treatment. However, 124 (61.4%) reported that they foresaw difficulties for patients in implementing such a policy including: a concern that primary care is not adequately resourced with allied health professionals to support provision of psychiatric care (113, 53.2%); a concern this would result in increased financial burden on some patients (89, 48.8%); a lack of adequate cooperation between primary care and specialised mental health services (84, 41.8%); a concern that some patients may lack confidence in GP care (55, 27.4%); and that primary care providers are not adequately trained to provide psychiatric care (29, 14.4% ). Conclusion. The majority of GPs in Ireland would support a policy of shared care of psychiatric patients; however they raise significant concerns regarding practical implications of such a policy in Ireland. |