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Association of mental distress with health care utilization and costs: A 5-year observation in a general population.
Soc. Psychiatry Psychiatr. Epidemiol. 44, 835-844 (2009)
OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have associated mental distress and disorders with increased health care utilization and costs. However, most studies have selected subjects from treatment facilities or have applied retrospective designs. METHODS: N = 3,300 subjects from the baseline cohort of the Study of Health in Pomerania were followed up 5 years later. Mental distress was assessed with the SF-12 Health Survey and the Composite Diagnostic Screener for mental disorders. Two-part econometric models were applied adjusting for medical confounders and baseline services use. RESULTS: At 5-year follow-up somatization at baseline predicted an increase of inpatient (+39.9%) and outpatient costs (+11.9%). Depression predicted an increase of inpatient (+24.1%) and outpatient costs (+8.9%). Comorbidity of somatization and depression and somatization and anxiety predicted an increase in overall health care costs of > or =50%. CONCLUSION: Simple and time-efficient screening procedures for mental disorders may help to identify subjects at risk for increased future health care utilization. Standardized therapeutic interventions should be evaluated in subjects at risk in primary care.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter
Health care utilization; Mental health; Study of health in Pomerania; Depression; Somatization; Anxiety disorder; Frequent attenders; Pomerania ship; Disorders; Emergency; Somatization; Comorbidity; Services; Illness; Anxiety
Sprache
englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2009
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2010
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0933-7954
e-ISSN
1433-9285
Zeitschrift
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Quellenangaben
Band: 44,
Heft: 10,
Seiten: 835-844
Verlag
Springer
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
Institut(e)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
PSP-Element(e)
G-503900-004
PubMed ID
19247560
Scopus ID
70349248562
Erfassungsdatum
2009-12-31