From: Frequent attenders in late life in primary care: a systematic review of European studies
Bergh and Marklund, 2003 | Gilleard et al., 1998 | Menchetti et al., 2006 | Rennemark et al., 2009 | Scherer et al., 2008 | Sheehan et al., 2003 | Svab and Zaletel-Kragelj, 1993 | van den Bussche et al., 2016 | Vedsted et al., 2001 | Vedsted et al., 2004 | |
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No. or severity of somatic diseases | + | + | + | + | + | +/− | ||||
presence of mental illness/psychological distress | 0 | + | + | + | + | |||||
medical prescriptions | + | 0/+ | + | |||||||
low social support or social anchorage | 0 | 0 | + | |||||||
sociodemographic factors: | ||||||||||
older age | + | 0 | 0 | +/− | ||||||
female gender | 0 | + | + | 0 | ||||||
educational level | 0 | −/0 | ||||||||
living alone | + | |||||||||
lower quality of life | + | |||||||||
No. of superficial contacts | + | |||||||||
No. of referrals to specialists | 0 | |||||||||
frequent attendance out-of-hours | + |