Association between perceived stress, multimorbidity and primary care health services: a Danish population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Mental stress is common in the general population. Mounting evidence suggests that mental stress is associated with multimorbidity, suboptimal care and increased mortality. Delivering healthcare in a biopsychosocial context is key for general practitioners (GPs), but it remains unclear how persons with high levels of perceived stress are managed in primary care. We aimed to describe the association between perceived stress and primary care services by focusing on mental health-related activities and markers of elective/acute care while accounting for mental-physical multimorbidity. DESIGN:Population-based cohort study. SETTING:Primary healthcare in Denmark. PARTICIPANTS:118 410 participants from the Danish National Health Survey 2010 followed for 1 year. Information on perceived

SUBMITTER: Prior A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855234 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature