Patients' opinions about referral from a tertiary specialist psychiatric hospital to primary healthcare.

Rene Hattingh Pierre M Joubert

Published in: The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa (2019)

The perceived disadvantages of referral from a tertiary psychiatric hospital to a PHCC outweighed the perceived advantages. Nonetheless, participants expressed willingness for such a referral if their concerns were addressed.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mental health
primary care
end stage renal disease
social support
depressive symptoms
physical activity
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
palliative care
adverse drug
prognostic factors
emergency department
patient reported outcomes
social media
patient reported