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See Latest ArticlesPsychiatric comorbidity and impact on health service utilization in a community sample of patients with epilepsy
Epilepsia, 06/05/09
Lacey CJ et al. – Psychological distress is increased in community-treated epilepsy pts vs the general population and is associated with increased health service use.
Methods- Study of the level of psychological distress in community-treated epilepsy pts Determination of whether this distress is associated with increased health service use
- Review of Australian National prescription database for epilepsy pts for Tasmanian Epilepsy Register (TER)
- Measurement of psychological distress by K10 in TER pts and vs Tasmanian population using National Health Survey 2004–2005
- Of TER 1,180 pts, 43 withdrew, 36 died, 262 excluded
- Of 839 pts, 652 completed K10 (78%)
- High–very high levels of psychological distress in epilepsy pts vs general population
- Pts with high–very high psychological distress had increased attendance at general practitioners, specialists, and emergency departments
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