B Christensen1. 1. Institute of General Practice, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the psychological reactions in 40-49 year old men diagnosed as having an increased risk for the development of ischaemic heart disease at a health examination in general practice. DESIGN: A multipractice study including a questionnaire about the psychological well-being before and 6 months after a health examination aimed at finding an increased risk for ischaemic heart disease. SETTING: General practice in the county of Aarhus, Denmark. Sixty five general practitioners. PARTICIPANTS: 123 men with and 150 men without an increased risk of ischaemic heart disease. OUTCOME MEASURES: Psychological well-being was measured by the General Health Questionnaire (12 item version). RESULTS: No significant change in GHQ-scores after the screening examination. CONCLUSION: Information about increased risk of IHD in 40-49 year old men at a health examination in general practice did not change the psychological well-being as measured by a General Health Questionnaire 6 months after the examination.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the psychological reactions in 40-49 year old men diagnosed as having an increased risk for the development of ischaemic heart disease at a health examination in general practice. DESIGN: A multipractice study including a questionnaire about the psychological well-being before and 6 months after a health examination aimed at finding an increased risk for ischaemic heart disease. SETTING: General practice in the county of Aarhus, Denmark. Sixty five general practitioners. PARTICIPANTS: 123 men with and 150 men without an increased risk of ischaemic heart disease. OUTCOME MEASURES: Psychological well-being was measured by the General Health Questionnaire (12 item version). RESULTS: No significant change in GHQ-scores after the screening examination. CONCLUSION: Information about increased risk of IHD in 40-49 year old men at a health examination in general practice did not change the psychological well-being as measured by a General Health Questionnaire 6 months after the examination.
Authors: Juliet A Usher-Smith; Barbora Silarova; Ewoud Schuit; Karel G M Moons; Simon J Griffin Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2015-10-26 Impact factor: 2.692