Publications by authors named "E I T de Schepper"
Integration of child mental health services in general practice may improve early detection and treatment and reduce strain on specialized services. In this study we investigated whether outpatient mental health care utilization and associated costs in children and adolescents were affected by the introduction of youth mental health practice nurses (YMHPNs) in general practice. We linked healthcare data of the Rijnmond Primary Care Database to municipal registry data on child outpatient mental health care expenditures between 2019 and 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A sustainable pandemic preparedness strategy is essential to ensure equitable access to healthcare for individuals with neurodegenerative diseases. Moreover, it is vital to provide clinicians and researchers in the neurodegenerative disease fields with resources and infrastructure to ensure continuity of their work during a (health) crisis.
Methods: We established an international collaboration between researchers, clinicians, and patient representatives from the Netherlands, Poland, and the United Kingdom.
Background: Worldwide, there are concerns about declining mental health of children and young people (CYP).
Objectives: To examine trends in GP consultation rates for psychosocial problems and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: We performed a population-based cohort study using electronic GP records of CYP (0-24 years) living in the Rotterdam metropolitan area between 2016 and 2021.
Article Synopsis
- A study aimed to find out the incidence of hand and wrist disorders in primary care, as previous data was limited due to a lack of specific coding for these issues.
- The research analyzed medical records from over 200,000 patients in Rotterdam, focusing on new diagnoses between 2015 and 2019, and found average incidences of 5.9 per 1,000 person-years for hand disorders and 0.3 for wrist disorders.
- The findings indicated a significant gap between actual patient presentations and documented diagnoses, suggesting that improved coding could enhance data accuracy and incidence tracking for these conditions.
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, global trends of reduced healthcare-seeking behaviour were observed. This raises concerns about the consequences of healthcare avoidance for population health.
Aim: To determine the association between healthcare avoidance during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and all-cause mortality.