[Do mental health nurses take over care from general practitioners?]
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T Magnée1, D P de Beurs, D H de Bakker
1*Dit onderzoek werd eerder gepubliceerd in BMJ Open (2016;6:e011579) met als titel 'Consultations in general practices with and without mental health nurses: an observational study from 2010 to 2014'. Afgedrukt met toestemming.
Objective:
The objective of this study was to examine mental health care provided by general practitioners and by mental health nurses working in general practices.
Design:
Observational research.
Method:
We analysed how many consultations with patients with mental health problems were recorded in Dutch general practices in the period 2010-2014. General practices with and without a mental health nurse were compared, and we investigated which patients were mainly treated by mental health nurses.
Results:
An increasing number of patients visited the GP for mental health problems in the period 2010-2014. GPs collaborating with a mental health nurse recorded a somewhat higher number of patients with mental health problems than GPs without a mental health nurse, but used as many consultations per patient. Mental health nurses mainly treat females, adult patients, and patients with common mental health problems.
Conclusion:
Mental health nurses do not take over care from GPs, but provide additional mental health care to patients with mental health problems. Collaborating with a mental health nurse might increase GPs' alertness to record mental health problems.
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