Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Use of general practitioner services among youth and young adults in Norway from 2006 to 2021. |
| Authors: |
Wahlberg, Kirsti, Pape, Kristine, Austad, Bjarne, Vie, Gunnhild Åberge |
| Source: |
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. Dec2023, Vol. 41 Issue 4, p505-515. 11p. |
| Subjects: |
Mental illness treatment, Contraception, Family medicine, Age distribution, Time, Physician-patient relations, Conversation, Respiratory infections, Primary health care, Medical care use, Sex distribution, Medical care research, Research funding, Medical referrals, Sexual health, Longitudinal method, Adults, Adolescence |
| Geographic Terms: |
Norway |
| Abstract: |
Objective: To describe the frequency and content of contacts with general practitioners (GPs) among youth and young adults by sex, age and time, emphasizing mental health, sexual health and respiratory tract infections. Design: Registry-based population-wide cohort study. Setting: General practice in Norway 2006-2021. Subjects: Norwegian residents aged 13-25 within the study period. Main outcome measures: Contacts with GPs and out-of-hours services, including type of contact, specific procedures and diagnoses. Results: Average number of GP consultations increased over the study period for all age groups. Conversation therapy and time-consuming consultations increased over time, while chlamydia testing and contraceptive guidance decreased among young women. Consultations with mental health diagnoses increased substantially over the study period for all age groups. Use of GP and out-of-hours services increased with age, with a peak at the end of upper secondary school. Youth more often met their own regular GP when consulting for mental health diagnoses than for respiratory tract infections. Conclusion: This study confirmed the continuing trend of increasing use of general practice services among youth, with an increase in conversation therapy and consultations with mental health diagnoses. Procedures related to sexual health became less common. Youth usually meet their regular GP for consultations, in particular those whose diagnosis indicates the highest need of continuity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
