Referral patterns between the child health care, general practitioners and secondary health care: A prospective descriptive study in the Netherlands

Background: In the Netherlands, preventive child health service (CHS) screening plays an important role in the early detection of congenital, developmental, physical, and mental disorders. Objective: To obtain insight into the referral patterns of children from CHS to general practitioners and from general practitioners to medical specialists....

The whispered voice: The best test for screening for hearing impairment in general practice?

Hearling loss is an important health problem in the elderly which sometimes leads to social isolation. In a study with 62 patients, the diagnostic value of four simple tests for screening for hearing loss in general practice was examined. When paying attention to the loudness of the whispering, the whispered voice test can be a valuable test for...

Mogelijke rol voor de huisarts bij het terugdringen van de beperkingen door verouderingsaandoeningen: Gehoor- en visusstoornissen, incontinentie en artrose [Possible role of general practitioners in pushing back age-related impairments: Auditory and visual disorders, incontinence and osteoarthritis]

Objective. To determine which age-related disorders lend themselves for screening followed by intervention in general practice. Setting. Department of General Practice Medicine, University of Leiden. Design. Descriptive. Methods. This study concerned eight frequent age-related disorders: auditory and visual disorders, cognitive limitations,...