Bain D J
J Fam Pract. 1981 May;12(5):891-5.
A study of consulting patterns of patients in the United Kingdom and the United States who had recently moved house and settled in a new environment shows that the act of moving has a notable effect on patients' health. Despite the radically different structure of the medical services in the United Kingdom and the United States, the consulting behavior of patients in contrasting settings was remarkably similar. During the first year in a new community, adults will consult twice as often as established patients with emotional illness; and during the same period of time, children will be seen twice as often with respiratory illness. The settling in period in a new environment is a time of stress, and such times of stress will be reflected by higher consulting rates and greater demand on physicians' services.
一项针对英国和美国近期搬家并定居在新环境中的患者咨询模式的研究表明，搬家这一行为对患者健康有显著影响。尽管英国和美国的医疗服务结构截然不同，但在不同环境下患者的咨询行为却非常相似。在新社区的第一年，成年人因情绪疾病咨询的频率是常住患者的两倍；在同一时期，儿童因呼吸道疾病就诊的频率是常住患者的两倍。在新环境中的适应期是一个压力时期，而这种压力时期会通过更高的咨询率和对医生服务的更大需求体现出来。
