• Miguel Ricou, Sílvia Marina, Paula Marinho Vieira, Ivone Duarte, Inês Sampaio, Joana Regalado, and Catarina Canário.
• Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Porto University, and CINTESIS, Porto, Portugal. mricou@med.up.pt.
• Bmc Fam Pract. 2019 Aug 17; 20 (1): 116116.

BackgroundFew studies in Portugal have attempted to assess the impact of psychological interventions in primary health care regarding the problems shared by clients, and which variables predicted the success of this intervention. The current study, therefore, aimed to identify predictors of success related to psychological intervention in a single primary health care center in the north of Portugal.MethodThis was a retrospective study from secondary data, using the data from 1024 clients who attended the psychological consultation at a primary health care center over a period of 8 years. The success of the psychological consultation was defined according to the discharge made by the psychologist. The multiple logistic regression analysis was employed.ResultsThe attendance of a greater number of consultations and the biweekly frequency of consultations significantly predicted the success of psychological intervention. Additionally, the success was associated with having a diagnosis or specific problem identified.ConclusionsThese findings provide contributions to enrich the literature in this field, in particular, in Portuguese primary health care. We highlight the importance of investing in psychological services in primary health care centers.

22 keywords...

hide…