Introducing extended consultations for patients with severe mental illness in general practice: Results from the SOFIA feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with a severe mental illness (SMI) have shorter life expectancy and poorer quality of life compared to the general population. Most years lost are due to cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and various types of cancer. We co-designed an intervention to mitigate this health problem with key stakeholders in the area, which centred on an extended consultations for people with SMI in general practice. This study aimed to1) investigate general practitioners' (GPs) experience of the feasibility of introducing extended consultations for patients with SMI, 2) assess the clinical content of extended consultations and how these were experienced by patients, and 3) investigate the feasibility of identification, eligibility screening, and recruitment of patients with

SUBMITTER: Jonsson ABR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10552249 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature