Association of general psychological factors with frequent attendance in primary care: a population-based cross-sectional observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whereas several studies have examined the association between frequent attendance in primary care and illness-specific psychological factors, little is known about the relation between frequent attendance and general psychological factors. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the association between being a frequent attender in primary care and general psychological factors.

Methods

Data were used from a large, population-based sample of community-dwelling individuals aged 40 and above in Germany in 2014 (n = 7,446). Positive and negative affect, life satisfaction, optimism, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self-regulation were included as general psychological factors. The number of self-reported GP visits in the past twelve months was used to quantify f

SUBMITTER: Hajek A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5366110 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature