Latvian family physicians' experience and attitude in diagnosing and managing depression

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dc.contributor.authorVinogradova, Vineta Viktorija
dc.contributor.authorVrubļevska, Jeļena
dc.contributor.authorRancāns, Elmārs
dc.contributor.institutionRīga Stradiņš University
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Psychiatry and Narcology
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-12T07:10:04Z
dc.date.available2021-04-12T07:10:04Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractDepression is among the most common mental disorders in primary care. Despite high prevalence rates it remains to be under-diagnosed in primary care settings over the world. This study was aimed to identify Latvian family physicians’ (FPs) experience and attitude in diagnosing and managing depression. It was carried out within the framework of the National Research Programme BIOMEDICINE 2014–2017. After educational seminars on diagnosing and managing depression, FPs were asked to complete a structured questionnaire. In total 216 respondents were recruited. Most of the doctors, or 72.2% (n = 156), agreed with the statement that patients with depression use primary care facilities more often than other patients. More than a half of physicians, or 66.3% (n = 143) quite often asked their patients about their psycho-emotional status and 65.7% (n = 142) of clinicians thought that they can successfully assess a patient’s psychoemotional status and possible mental disorders. The majority, or 91.6 % (n = 198), supposed that routine screening for depression is necessary in Latvia. Despite the fact that a significant number, or 62.6% (n = 135) of FPs thought that their practice was well suitable for the treatment of depressive patients, half of the respondents, or 50.9% (n = 110), assessed their ability to build a trustful contact and to motivate patients for treatment as moderate. Although FPs acknowledged the importance and necessity to treat depression, current knowledge and management approaches were far from optimal. This justifies the need to provide specific training programmes for FPs.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.format.extent373776
dc.identifier.citationVinogradova, V V, Vrubļevska, J & Rancāns, E 2019, 'Latvian family physicians' experience and attitude in diagnosing and managing depression', Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences, vol. 73, no. 2, pp. 164-170. https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2019-0026
dc.identifier.doi10.2478/prolas-2019-0026
dc.identifier.issn1407-009X
dc.identifier.otherresearchoutputwizard: 407662BD-FD7A-4F8A-8119-11910084BAC5
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/3735
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/prolas
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectgeneral practitioners
dc.subjectprimary care
dc.subjectmajor depressive disorder
dc.subjecttreatment
dc.subjectopinion
dc.subject3.2 Clinical medicine
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.titleLatvian family physicians' experience and attitude in diagnosing and managing depressionen
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