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Table 1 Characteristics of participating primary health care centers (PHCC)

From: Feasibility of referral to a therapist for assessment of psychiatric problems in primary care – an interview study

PHCC

ID

Location, listed patients (n);

CNIa, proportion born abroad

Ownership

Number employed FPs

PHCC experience with the MINI or similar interviews

 

1

Suburb,

n = 18,000

CNI = 1.26

28% born abroad [28]

County

15

None

 

2

Suburb,

n = 21,000

CNI = 0.93

28% born abroad

Private, new owners and new manager during the study time

14

FPs were trained and encouraged to use the MINI

 
  1. aCNI = Care Need Index [29] a measure of psychosocial burden, where higher values indicate larger problems; average CNI = 1.0; FP = Family practitioner