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GP concordance with advice for treatment following a multidisciplinary psychogeriatric assessment by Claire A. G. Wolfs; Frans R. J. Verhey; Alfons Kessels; Ron A. G. Winkens; Johan L. Severens; Carmen D. Dirksen is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract ## Objective To evaluate the concordance of General Practitioners (GPs) with advice for treatment after a multidisciplinary psychogeriatric assessment by the Diagnostic Observation Centre for PsychoGeriatric patients (DOC‐PG). ## Method Concordance checklists, listing the recommendations from the multidisciplinary team, were sent to the GPs in order to establish GP concordance. Regression models were used to study the associations between various patient and GP characteristics and level of concordance. Furthermore, results of a questionnaire (to identify the level of satisfaction regarding the services provided by the DOC‐PG) were compared with the level of GP concordance. ## Results Based on 530 recommendations, the overall GP concordance rate amounted to 71%. The most common types of advice pertained to medication, GP follow‐up/advice and referral. GP concordance with advice regarding admissions was the highest, followed by advice concerning the arrangement of daycare, home care and the adaptation of medication. GP concordance was lowest for referral recommendations to other specialties and recommendations regarding psychoeducation. Concordance was higher for patients
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- Author
- Claire A. G. Wolfs; Frans R. J. Verhey; Alfons Kessels; Ron A. G. Winkens; Johan L. Severens; Carmen D. Dirksen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0885-6230)
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)