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Table 3 Mental healthcare within 1 year of follow-up

From: Initiation and cessation of mental healthcare after mental health screening in primary care: a prospective cohort study

Follow-up support within one year after the health check

Poor MH

Moderate MH

Good MH

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

 

545

9.1 (8.4–9.9)

1478

24.8 (23.7–25.9)

3947

66.1 (64.9–67.3)

Health check consultationa with GP

168

30.8 (27.0–34.9)

364

24.6 (22.4–26.9)

848

21.5 (20.2–22.8)

Any mental healthcare

273

50.1 (45.8–54.4)

334

22.6 (20.5–24.8)

333

8.4 (7.6–9.3)

 Psychometric testing, GP

80

14.7 (11.8–17.9)

74

5.0 (4.0–6.2)

73

1.8 (1.4–2.3)

 Talk therapy, GP

66

12.1 (9.5–15.1)

64

4.3 (3.4–5.5)

58

1.5 (1.1–1.9)

 Psychologist

43

7.9 (5.8–10.5)

34

2.3 (1.6–3.2)

36

0.9 (0.6–1.3)

 Psychiatrist

79

14.5 (11.6–17.7)

52

3.5 (2.6–4.6)

27

0.7 (0.4–1.0)

 Psychotropic prescription

206

37.8 (33.7–42.0)

249

16.8 (14.9–18.8)

252

6.4 (5.7–7.2)

  1. Descriptive analyses are stratified on mental health screening status at the health check at Check Your Health, 2012–2015 (N = 5970)
  2. Poor MH: MCS ≤ 35.76. Moderate MH: MCS > 35.76 to < 48.26. Good MH: MCS ≥ 48.26. GP: general practitioner. MCS: mental component summary (score from SF-12, v. 2, US norms of 1998). MH: Mental health. SF-12: 12-item Short Form Health Survey
  3. aFollow-up consultation with GP prompted by results from the health check