Clinical cues for detection of people with undiscovered depression in primary health care: a case-control study.

Aim: To identify clinical cues indicative of depression in medical records of cases in primary care with undetected depression.

Background: Depressive disorders are common; the lifetime risk for men and women is 27% and 45%, respectively. Despite effective treatment methods such as antidepressants and cognitive behavioural therapy, depression often remains undiscovered in primary care, with great implications both on the individual and societal level.

Primary prevention of first-ever stroke in primary health care: a clinical practice study based on medical register data in sweden.

Background. The aim of this study was to investigate whether established risk factors for stroke in patients admitted to health care for first-ever stroke had been detected and treated in primary health care. Methods.

Self-rated health, symptoms of depression and general symptoms at 3 and 12 months after a first-ever stroke: a municipality-based study in Sweden.

Background: Self-rated health is an important indicator of quality of life as well as a good predictor of future health. The purpose of the study was to follow up the self-rated health and the prevalence of symptoms of depression and general symptoms in a population of first-ever stroke patients 3 and 12 months after stroke.

Methods: All patients surviving their first-ever stroke and residing in Nacka municipality in Stockholm County Council were included using a multiple overlapping search strategy during an 18-month period (n = 187).

[Medical record--insufficient source of information about patients treated for stroke].

The complete hospital notes made by physicians, nurses and paramedics for 123 patients diagnosed with stroke were studied in order to assess whether the information was sufficient for transfer to a new caregiver. A checklist was designed to include information of importance for the planning of subsequent medical care, rehabilitation and prevention. The questions covered the following areas: social situation, next of kin, current status and physical condition, risk factors, information to the patient, contact with social services, medication and planning.

[Study of health care provided to asylum seekers in Stockholm and Norrbotten. Asylum seekers received more services than those stipulated by contract, health assessment interviews excepted].

As part of an agreement between the Swedish government and the county councils on reimbursement for health care services for refugees, the National Board of Health and Welfare conducted a survey in Stockholm and Norrbotten counties during 2000. The study comprised a randomly selected group of refugees in which the total amount of health care services consumed was studied for 100 persons in Stockholm and 60 persons in Norrbotten. The outcome indicates that services provided in part exceeded those stipulated in the agreement, i.