Frequent attenders in general practice: a retrospective 20-year follow-up study.
Year: 2001
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: We describe a 20-year retrospective study of 58 patients with a cross-matched control group in one practice, who initially attended more than 12 times in 1975. The study establishes that frequent attendance is not consistent; the majority of high-attending patients in general practice revert over a short period of time to a normal consulting pattern. Diseases, rather than patients, appear to dictate high consulting rates. Consistent high attendance is largely owing to multiple pathology.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: T A Carney, S Guy, G Jeffrey
Language: English
Subfield: Family Practice
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W144768725