Laura Kivelitz 1 , Birgit Watzke 1 , Holger Schulz 1 , Martin Härter 1 , Hanne Melchior 1 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Which health care barriers do patients with anxiety and depressive disorders experience on their clinical pathways? METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 30 patients with anxiety and depressive disorders. Interviews were audio-taped, transcribed, coded and content-analysed. RESULTS: Following barriers perceived by patients were extracted: a lack of early diagnosis, communication and coordination problems between different services and providers, little information about their illness and its adequate treatment, as well as intrapersonal barriers. CONCLUSIONS: Patients perceive barriers on the individual, provider and system level. Especially barriers on the system and provider level indicate a need for more information, early recognition and support especially during the help-seeking process. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
OBJECTIVE: Which health care barriers do patients with anxiety and depressive disorders experience on their clinical pathways? METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 30 patients with anxiety and depressive disorders . Interviews were audio-taped, transcribed, coded and content-analysed. RESULTS: Following barriers perceived by patients were extracted: a lack of early diagnosis, communication and coordination problems between different services and providers, little information about their illness and its adequate treatment, as well as intrapersonal barriers. CONCLUSIONS: Patients perceive barriers on the individual, provider and system level. Especially barriers on the system and provider level indicate a need for more information, early recognition and support especially during the help-seeking process. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
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Year: 2014
PMID： 25180678 DOI： 10.1055/s-0034-1370306
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatr Prax ISSN： 0303-4259