Trends in the registration of anxiety in Belgian primary care from 2000 to 2021 : a registry-based study
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BACKGROUND: Anxiety is frequently encountered in general practice, but figures regarding prevalence and incidence in this healthcare setting remain scarce.
AIM: To provide insight about the trends in prevalence and incidence of anxiety in Belgian general practice, as well as the comorbidities and treatment of anxiety in this context.
DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective cohort study using the INTEGO morbidity registration network, with clinical data from over 600 000 patients in Flanders, Belgium.
METHOD: Trends in age-standardised prevalence and incidence of anxiety from 2000 to 2021 as well as prescriptions in patients with prevalent anxiety were analysed with joinpoint regression. Comorbidity profiles were analysed using the Cochran-Armitage test and the Jonckheere-Terpstra test.
RESULTS: During the 22-year study period, 8451 unique patients with anxiety were identified. The prevalence of anxiety diagnoses rose significantly during this period, from 1.1% in 2000 to 4.8% in 2021. The overall incidence rate rose from 1.1/1000 patient-years (PY) in 2000 to 9.9/1000 PY in 2021. The average chronic disease count per patient increased significantly during the study period, from 1.5 to 2.3 chronic conditions. The most frequent comorbidities in patients with anxiety in 2017-2021 were malignancy (20.1%), hypertension (18.2%), and irritable bowel syndrome (13.5%). The proportion of patients treated with psychoactive medication rose from 25.7% to almost 40% over the study period.
CONCLUSION: A significantly increasing prevalence and incidence of physician-registered anxiety was found in the study. Patients with anxiety tend to become more complex, with more comorbidities. Treatment for anxiety in Belgian primary care is very dependent on medication.
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2023 |
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2023 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:73 |
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The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners - 73(2023), 731 vom: 21. Juni, Seite e460-e467 |
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Englisch |
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Beerten, Simon Gabriël [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 29.05.2023 Date Revised 02.06.2023 published: Electronic-Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.3399/BJGP.2022.0196 |
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| 520 | |a BACKGROUND: Anxiety is frequently encountered in general practice, but figures regarding prevalence and incidence in this healthcare setting remain scarce | ||
| 520 | |a AIM: To provide insight about the trends in prevalence and incidence of anxiety in Belgian general practice, as well as the comorbidities and treatment of anxiety in this context | ||
| 520 | |a DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective cohort study using the INTEGO morbidity registration network, with clinical data from over 600 000 patients in Flanders, Belgium | ||
| 520 | |a METHOD: Trends in age-standardised prevalence and incidence of anxiety from 2000 to 2021 as well as prescriptions in patients with prevalent anxiety were analysed with joinpoint regression. Comorbidity profiles were analysed using the Cochran-Armitage test and the Jonckheere-Terpstra test | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: During the 22-year study period, 8451 unique patients with anxiety were identified. The prevalence of anxiety diagnoses rose significantly during this period, from 1.1% in 2000 to 4.8% in 2021. The overall incidence rate rose from 1.1/1000 patient-years (PY) in 2000 to 9.9/1000 PY in 2021. The average chronic disease count per patient increased significantly during the study period, from 1.5 to 2.3 chronic conditions. The most frequent comorbidities in patients with anxiety in 2017-2021 were malignancy (20.1%), hypertension (18.2%), and irritable bowel syndrome (13.5%). The proportion of patients treated with psychoactive medication rose from 25.7% to almost 40% over the study period | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSION: A significantly increasing prevalence and incidence of physician-registered anxiety was found in the study. Patients with anxiety tend to become more complex, with more comorbidities. Treatment for anxiety in Belgian primary care is very dependent on medication | ||
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