Profiles of physician follow-up care, correlates and outcomes among patients affected by an incident mental disorder
Abstract Objectives This study identified profiles of outpatient physician follow-up care and other practice features, mostly after detection of incident mental disorders (MD), and associated these profiles with patient characteristics and subsequent adverse outcomes. Methods A cohort of 170,957 pat...
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| description | Abstract Objectives This study identified profiles of outpatient physician follow-up care and other practice features, mostly after detection of incident mental disorders (MD), and associated these profiles with patient characteristics and subsequent adverse outcomes. Methods A cohort of 170,957 patients age 12 + with a new or recurrent MD detected in 2019-20 was investigated based on data from the Quebec Integrated Chronic Disease Surveillance System. Latent class analysis was performed to identify follow-up care profiles, mostly within one year of MD detection. Bivariate analyses tested associations between profiles and patient characteristics; logistic regressions examined relationships between profiles and adverse outcomes after one year. Results Five profiles were identified: Profiles 2 and 5 (64%) offered low mental health (MH) outpatient follow-up care, while the others dispensed higher MH follow-up care. Profiles differed in patient characteristics and related outcomes. Labelled “Follow-up care by usual psychiatrist”, Profile 1 (1% of sample) included younger patients with the most health and social issues. Profile 2 (50%), “Low MH follow-up care but high prior consultations for physical reasons”, mostly integrated older patients with chronic physical illnesses. Profile 3 (11%), “Follow-up care by general practitioners (GP) and psychiatrists”, referred to physicians other than the usual ones (e.g., walk-in practice) and encompassed patients with severe MD conditions. Profile 4 (23%), “High follow-up care by usual GP and prior consultations for physical reasons”, showed the typical characteristics of patients treated in primary care (more common MD, women, less materially and socially deprived). Profile 5 (15%), “Low MH follow-up care and prior consultations for physical reasons”, integrated more younger men, materially deprived patients, and with substance-related disorders (SRD) or co-occurring MD-SRD. More Profile 1 and 3 patients lived in university regions – those of Profile 4 were the least numerous in such regions. More Profile 5 patients lived in metropolitan and rural areas. Risk of death was higher in Profiles 5, 2, 3, and risk of frequent ED use and hospitalization higher in Profiles 1, 3, and 5 – patients with severe health and social issues. Conclusion The study confirmed the need to improve prompt, adequate and continuous follow-up care for patients with incident MD. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3169baeec5a74b5bb90764faaafd388e2025-01-12T12:33:56ZengBMCBMC Primary Care2731-45532025-01-0126111710.1186/s12875-024-02674-0Profiles of physician follow-up care, correlates and outcomes among patients affected by an incident mental disorderMarie-Josée Fleury0Louis Rochette1Zhirong Cao2Guy Grenier3Victoria Massamba4Alain Lesage5Douglas Hospital Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, McGill UniversityInstitut national de santé publique du QuébecDouglas Hospital Research CentreDouglas Hospital Research CentreInstitut national de santé publique du QuébecDépartement de psychiatrie, Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Université de MontréalAbstract Objectives This study identified profiles of outpatient physician follow-up care and other practice features, mostly after detection of incident mental disorders (MD), and associated these profiles with patient characteristics and subsequent adverse outcomes. Methods A cohort of 170,957 patients age 12 + with a new or recurrent MD detected in 2019-20 was investigated based on data from the Quebec Integrated Chronic Disease Surveillance System. Latent class analysis was performed to identify follow-up care profiles, mostly within one year of MD detection. Bivariate analyses tested associations between profiles and patient characteristics; logistic regressions examined relationships between profiles and adverse outcomes after one year. Results Five profiles were identified: Profiles 2 and 5 (64%) offered low mental health (MH) outpatient follow-up care, while the others dispensed higher MH follow-up care. Profiles differed in patient characteristics and related outcomes. Labelled “Follow-up care by usual psychiatrist”, Profile 1 (1% of sample) included younger patients with the most health and social issues. Profile 2 (50%), “Low MH follow-up care but high prior consultations for physical reasons”, mostly integrated older patients with chronic physical illnesses. Profile 3 (11%), “Follow-up care by general practitioners (GP) and psychiatrists”, referred to physicians other than the usual ones (e.g., walk-in practice) and encompassed patients with severe MD conditions. Profile 4 (23%), “High follow-up care by usual GP and prior consultations for physical reasons”, showed the typical characteristics of patients treated in primary care (more common MD, women, less materially and socially deprived). Profile 5 (15%), “Low MH follow-up care and prior consultations for physical reasons”, integrated more younger men, materially deprived patients, and with substance-related disorders (SRD) or co-occurring MD-SRD. More Profile 1 and 3 patients lived in university regions – those of Profile 4 were the least numerous in such regions. More Profile 5 patients lived in metropolitan and rural areas. Risk of death was higher in Profiles 5, 2, 3, and risk of frequent ED use and hospitalization higher in Profiles 1, 3, and 5 – patients with severe health and social issues. Conclusion The study confirmed the need to improve prompt, adequate and continuous follow-up care for patients with incident MD.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02674-0ProfilesPhysician follow-up careCare promptnessCare adequacyCare continuityPatient characteristics |
| spellingShingle | Marie-Josée Fleury Louis Rochette Zhirong Cao Guy Grenier Victoria Massamba Alain Lesage Profiles of physician follow-up care, correlates and outcomes among patients affected by an incident mental disorder BMC Primary Care Profiles Physician follow-up care Care promptness Care adequacy Care continuity Patient characteristics |
| title | Profiles of physician follow-up care, correlates and outcomes among patients affected by an incident mental disorder |
| title_full | Profiles of physician follow-up care, correlates and outcomes among patients affected by an incident mental disorder |
| title_fullStr | Profiles of physician follow-up care, correlates and outcomes among patients affected by an incident mental disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Profiles of physician follow-up care, correlates and outcomes among patients affected by an incident mental disorder |
| title_short | Profiles of physician follow-up care, correlates and outcomes among patients affected by an incident mental disorder |
| title_sort | profiles of physician follow up care correlates and outcomes among patients affected by an incident mental disorder |
| topic | Profiles Physician follow-up care Care promptness Care adequacy Care continuity Patient characteristics |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02674-0 |
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