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Table 1 "What can be done to improve treatment of mental disorders in primary health care?"

From: General practitioners' opinions on how to improve treatment of mental disorders in primary health care. Interviews with one hundred Norwegian general practitioners

 

%

95% confidence interval

Answers with a focus on secondary health care (all together)

82%

74 - 90

   Need for improved capacity in specialized health care

59%

49 - 69

   Need for improved co-operation between primary and secondary health care, and other public services

57%

47 - 67

   Need for quality improvements in secondary health care services

12%

5 - 18

Answers with a focus on primary health care (all together)

63%

54 - 73

   Need for increased knowledge and competence among the general practitioners

40%

30 - 50

   Need for extended time when treating patients with mental disorder

40%

30 - 50

   Need to change structures or content of the treatment in primary health care

13%

6 - 19

Answers with a focus on societal interventions

11%

4 - 17

Answers with a focus on patient characteristics

5%

1 - 10

  1. Coded answers based on transcribed interviews with the general practitioners.