An exploratory study of GP awareness of carer emotional needs in Western Australia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although many studies have documented patient-, clinician-, and organizational barriers/facilitators of primary care among people with mental illnesses, few have examined whether these factors predict actual rates of preventive service use. We assessed whether clinician behaviors, beliefs, characteristics, a...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Yarborough BJH,Stumbo SP,Perrin NA,Hanson GC,Muench J,Green CA

更新日期：2018-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reorientation of primary health care towards prevention is fundamental to addressing the rising burden of chronic disease. However, in Australia, cardiovascular disease prevention practice in primary health care is not generally consistent with existing guidelines. The Model for Prevention study was a wh...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Volker N,Williams LT,Davey RC,Cochrane T,Clancy T

更新日期：2017-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intimate partner violence (IPV) including physical, sexual and emotional violence, causes short and long term ill-health. Brief questions that reliably identify women experiencing IPV who present in clinical settings are a pre-requisite for an appropriate response from health services to this substantial pub...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Sohal H,Eldridge S,Feder G

更新日期：2007-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low participation rates among ethnic minorities in preventive healthcare services are worrisome and not well understood. The objective of this study was to explore how adults of Turkish and Moroccan origin living in the Netherlands, aged 45 years and older, can be reached to participate in health checks for ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Bukman AJ,Teuscher D,Ben Meftah J,Groenenberg I,Crone MR,van Dijk S,Bos MB,Feskens EJ

更新日期：2016-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Charlson comorbidity index is widely used in ICD-9 administrative data, however, there is no translation for Read/OXMIS coded data despite increasing use of the General Practice Research Database (GPRD). Our main objective was to translate the Charlson index for use with Read/OXMIS coded data such as the...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Khan NF,Perera R,Harper S,Rose PW

更新日期：2010-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Registered Sick Children's Nurses and District Nurses employed at Child Health Care centres are in a position to help prevent childhood overweight and obesity. Prevention of this challenging public health threat could be improved through having a better understanding of how this group of nurses perceives chi...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Isma GE,Bramhagen AC,Ahlstrom G,Ostman M,Dykes AK

更新日期：2012-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of perinatal mental health problems and effective care for women who experience them are important considering the potentially serious impact that they may have on the wellbeing of the woman, her baby, family and wider society. General practitioners (GPs) play a central role in identifying and...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Noonan M,Doody O,O'Regan A,Jomeen J,Galvin R

更新日期：2018-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prognosis has been described as an important but neglected branch of clinical science. While patients' views have been sought in the context of life-threatening illness, similar research is lacking for patients presenting with common, non-life-threatening musculoskeletal complaints. The aim of this study was...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Mallen CD,Peat G

更新日期：2009-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The visions of more integrated care have created new roles and accountabilities for organizations and professionals. Thus, professionals are increasingly expected to engage in boundary spanning activities in order to facilitate inter-organizational and inter-sectoral collaboration. However, this task can be ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Kousgaard MB,Joensen AS,Thorsen T

更新日期：2015-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:'Ad hoc' help-seeking by trainees from their supervisors during trainee consultations is important for patient safety, and trainee professional development. We explored trainee objectives and activities in seeking supervisor assistance, and trainee perceptions of the outcomes of this help-seeking (including ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Sturman N,Jorm C,Parker M

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overweight, obesity and hypertension can be prevented through improvements in lifestyle including nutrition and physical activity. General practitioners (GPs) in Australia have access to over 90% of the population in the course of a year and therefore, the general practice setting may be ideal to assist pati...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Booth AO,Nowson CA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing physical activity is a cornerstone in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and in general practice it is a challenge to achieve long-term adherence to this life style change. The aim of this study was to investigate in a non-randomised design whether the introduction of motivational interviewing combi...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Lohmann H,Siersma V,Olivarius NF

更新日期：2010-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biological and sociocultural differences between men and women may play an important role in medical treatment. Little is known about the awareness of these differences among general practitioners (GPs) and if they consider such differences in their medical practice. The aim of this study was to explore GPs'...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Loikas D,Karlsson L,von Euler M,Hallgren K,Schenck-Gustafsson K,Bastholm Rahmner P

更新日期：2015-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People who are diagnosed with both mental and chronic medical illness present unique challenges for the health care system. In resource-limited settings, such as rural India, people with depression and anxiety are often under-served, due to both stigma and lack of trained providers and resources. These chall...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Srinivasan K,Mazur A,Mony PK,Whooley M,Ekstrand ML

更新日期：2018-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comorbid chronic pain and depression is a challenging dyad of conditions to manage in primary care and reporting has shown to vary by ethnic group. Whether the relationship between depression and chronic pain varies by ethnicity is unclear. This study aims to explore chronic pain and depression reporting acr...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Nicholl BI,Smith DJ,Cullen B,Mackay D,Evans J,Anderson J,Lyall DM,Fawns-Ritchie C,McIntosh AM,Deary IJ,Pell JP,Mair FS

更新日期：2015-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Home visits are part of general practice work in Germany. Within the context of an expanding elderly population and a decreasing number of general practitioner (GPs), open questions regarding the organisation and adequacy of GPs' care in immobile patients remain. To answer these questions, we will conduct a ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Voigt K,Taché S,Klement A,Fankhaenel T,Bojanowski S,Bergmann A

更新日期：2014-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of alcohol screening and brief advice to reduce heavy drinking, implementation in primary healthcare remains limited. The challenges that clinicians experience when delivering such interventions are well-known, but we have little understanding of the patient pers...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： O'Donnell A,Hanratty B,Schulte B,Kaner E

更新日期：2020-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multimorbidity poses a challenge for decision-making processes and requires that more attention is paid to patient goals, preferences and needs; however, goal setting is not yet widely recognised as a core aspect of the shared decision-making (SDM) approach. This study aims to analyse clinician perceptions o...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Vermunt N,Elwyn G,Westert G,Harmsen M,Olde Rikkert M,Meinders M

更新日期：2019-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is common to find a high variability in the accuracy of heart failure (HF) diagnosis in electronic primary care medical records (EMR). Our aims were to ascertain (i) whether the prognosis of HF labelled patients whose ejection fraction (EF) was missing in their EMR differed from those that had it register...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Muñoz MA,Mundet-Tuduri X,Real J,Del Val JL,Domingo M,Vinyoles E,Calero E,Checa C,Soldevila-Bacardit N,Verdú-Rotellar JM

更新日期：2017-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluated the impact of multifaceted NPS MedicineWise programs that targeted all general practitioners (GPs) in Australia in 2009 and 2015 with the aim of reducing unnecessary prescribing of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and encouraged stepping down to a lower strength PPI or to discontinue treatm...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Wu J,Dickinson S,Elgebaly Z,Blogg S,Heaney A,Soo Y,Daniels B,Weekes L

更新日期：2020-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease commonly encountered in primary care. This study aimed to audit COPD care at primary care clinics of Hong Kong and to work out improvement strategies. METHOD:All COPD patients aged 40 or above who had been followed up at 13 public pr...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Chen XRC,Leung SH,Li YC

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Organisational problems contribute to many errors in healthcare delivery. Our objective was to identify the most important organisational items in primary care which could be targeted by programs to improve patient safety. METHODS:A web-based survey was undertaken in an international panel of 65 experts on ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Wammes JJ,Verstappen W,Gaal S,Wensing M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The editors have retracted this article [1] because it contains extensive overlap with an article published by the same authors in the Journal of Family & Community Medicine [2] and is therefore redundant. ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Al-Ghamdi S,Ahmad G,Ali AH,Bahakim N,Alomran S,Alhowikan W,Almutairi S,Basalem T,Aljuaid F

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intimate partner violence is highly prevalent and mostly affects women with negative consequences for their physical and mental health. Children often witness the violence which has negative consequences for their well-being too. Care offered by family physicians is often rejected because abused women experi...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Loeffen MJ,Lo Fo Wong SH,Wester FP,Laurant MG,Lagro-Janssen AL

更新日期：2011-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As obesity is rapidly becoming a major medical and public health problem, the aim of our study was to determine: 1) if obesity in Caucasian adolescents at 5 different Tanner stages are associated with obesity in adulthood and its obesity-associated abnormal glucose and lipid profiles, 2) the type of fat dist...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Plourde G

更新日期：2002-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) become persistent, it may have major implications for the patient, the general practitioner (GP) and for society.Early identification of patients with MUPS in electronic medical records (EMRs) might contribute to prevention of persistent MUPS by creating aw...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： den Boeft M,van der Wouden JC,Rydell-Lexmond TR,de Wit NJ,van der Horst HE,Numans ME

更新日期：2014-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General practitioners (GPs) often manage individuals with work-related common mental disorders (CMD: depressive disorders, anxiety and alcohol abuse). However, little is known about the ways in which they proceed. The aim of this study is to analyze GPs' management and patterns of referral to other health pr...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Rivière M,Toullic Y,Lerouge P,Blanchon T,Leroyer A,Plancke L,Prazuck T,Melchior M,Younès N

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is in a general practice trial setting to identify predictive factors for weight loss after 1 year among young adults who are over-weight or obese and who have several psychosocial problems. METHODS:Twenty-eight general practitioners recruited 495 patients aged 20-45 years with psychos...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Lous J,Freund KS

更新日期：2016-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Though screening and intervention for alcohol and tobacco misuse are effective, primary care screening and intervention rates remain low. Previous studies have increased intervention rates using vital signs screening for tobacco misuse and clinician prompts for screen-positive patients for both alcohol and t...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Seale JP,Shellenberger S,Velasquez MM,Boltri JM,Okosun I,Guyinn M,Vinson D,Cornelius M,Johnson JA

更新日期：2010-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the primary health care setting, patients interact directly with their healthcare workers (HCW), which include their primary physicians, nurses and pharmacists. Studies have shown that such interactions, when interrupted by phone calls received by either party, can lead to adverse outcomes and negative ex...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Koong AY,Koot D,Eng SK,Purani A,Yusoff A,Goh CC,Teo SS,Tan NC

更新日期：2015-09-02 00:00:00