Publications by authors named "Salvatore Fabrizio Contaldo"
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- This study investigated how often there are inconsistencies in antipsychotic dosing within prescription data and how different strategies for handling these inconsistencies impact adherence estimates.
- It used data from 2015-2019, focusing on adult patients in Catalonia who received at least one antipsychotic prescription and analyzed four dosing strategies for assessing medication adherence.
- The study found that, despite a high rate of overlapping prescriptions, the different strategies did not significantly affect overall adherence rates; however, the strategy of selecting the highest dose provided a more accurate adherence estimate.
Aim: Crisis Resolution Teams (CRT) have shown positive clinical and service-use results in various countries but evidence in the south of Europe is scarce. The aim is to assess the impact of the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) in Spain with respect to the course of symptomatology and mental health services use in patients served.
Methods: Prospective observational cohort study.
Background: Mental health (MH) disorders are increasingly prevalent in primary care (PC) and this has generated, in recent years, the development of strategies based on the collaborative model and the stepped care model. The Primary Support Program (PSP) was implemented in the community of Catalonia (Spain) during 2006 to improve, from the first level of care, treatment of the population with mild-moderate complexity MH problems along with identification and referral of severe cases to specialized care. The aim of the present study was to identify the strengths and limitations of the PSP from the perspective of health professionals involved in the programme.
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