Factors associated with noncompliance with psychiatric outpatient visits
Factors associated with noncompliance with psychiatric outpatient visits
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DOI:
10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.378
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发表时间:
2001-03-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Baldessarini, RJ
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作者:
Centorrino, F;Hernán, MA;Baldessarini, RJ
Adherence to recommended services is essential for long-term effectiveness of ambulatory treatment programs, hut factors associated with such adherence are not securely established. We evaluated attendance at 896 scheduled psychiatric clinic visits for 62 patients at a major psychiatric teaching hospital, Visit adherence was found to be significantly higher among patients in an acute stage of illness, those with a personality disorder, those with a post-high-school education, and those living alone. Adherence was also higher when visits were routinely scheduled, when the intervisit interval was shorter, and when the visit entailed psychotherapy rather than pharmacotherapy.