Follow-up study on health care use of patients with somatoform, anxiety and depressive disorders in primary care.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inappropriate use of antidepressants (AD), defined as either continuation in the absence of a proper indication or continuation despite the lack of therapeutic efficacy, applies to approximately half of all long term AD users. METHODS/DESIGN:We have designed a cluster randomized controlled clinical trial to...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Muskens E,Eveleigh R,Lucassen P,van Weel C,Spijker J,Verhaak P,Speckens A,Voshaar RO

更新日期：2013-01-08 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:A rising number of people with chronic conditions is offered interventions to enhance self-management. The responsiveness of individuals to these interventions depends on patient characteristics. We aimed to develop and validate a tool to facilitate personalised counselling and support for self-management in...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Eikelenboom N,Smeele I,Faber M,Jacobs A,Verhulst F,Lacroix J,Wensing M,van Lieshout J

更新日期：2015-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The health of doctors who work in primary care is threatened by workforce and workload issues. There is a need to find and appraise ways in which to protect their mental health, including how to achieve the broader, positive outcome of well-being. Our primary outcome was to evaluate systematically the resear...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Murray M,Murray L,Donnelly M

更新日期：2016-03-24 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:Overuse of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) - frequently used for relieving symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) - raises long-term safety concerns, warranting evidence-based non-drug interventions. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate the effect of head-of-bed elevation on relieving sympt...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Albarqouni L,Moynihan R,Clark J,Scott AM,Duggan A,Del Mar C

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Symptoms of cancer may be interpreted differently by different patients before the diagnosis. This study investigated symptom attributions in Danish patients with colorectal cancer and the potential associations with symptom type, socio-demographic characteristics and patient interval. METHODS:Data were col...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Jensen LF,Hvidberg L,Pedersen AF,Vedsted P

更新日期：2015-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The average delay in diagnosis for patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is 7 to 10 years. Factors that contribute to this delay are multifactorial and include the lack of diagnostic criteria (although classification criteria exist) for axSpA and the difficulty in distinguishing inflammatory back pai...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Lapane KL,Khan S,Shridharmurthy D,Beccia A,Dubé C,Yi E,Kay J,Liu SH

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate and refine an adjuvant system of color-specific symbols that are added to medication bottles and to assess whether this system would increase the ability of patients 65 years of age or older in matching their medication to the indication for which it was prescr...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Cardarelli R,Mann C,Fulda KG,Balyakina E,Espinoza A,Lurie S

更新日期：2011-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:From 2015 to 2016 Germany faced an influx of 1.16 million asylum seekers. In the state of Hamburg Primary Care walk-in clinics (PCWC) were commissioned at refugee camps because the high number of residents (57,000 individuals) could not be provided with access to regular healthcare services. Our study aims w...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Oltrogge JH,Schäfer I,Schlichting D,Jahnke M,Rakebrandt A,Pruskil S,Wagner HO,Lühmann D,Scherer M

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite increased investment in primary care research and development (R&D), the level of engagement of primary healthcare professionals with research remains poor. The aim of this study is to assess the level of research activity and capacity for research among primary healthcare professionals in a health a...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Glynn LG,O'Riordan C,MacFarlane A,Newell J,Iglesias AA,Whitford D,Cantillon P,Murphy AW

更新日期：2009-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As in other countries, there is concern and some fragmentary evidence that GPs' central role in the Swiss healthcare system as the primary provider of care might be changing or even be in decline. Our study gives a systematic account of GPs' involvement in accident care from 2008 to 2016 and identifies chang...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Höglinger M,Knöfler F,Schaumann-von Stosch R,Scholz-Odermatt SM,Eichler K

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

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 prevalence of coexisting chronic conditions (multimorbidity) is rising. Disease labels, however, give little information about impact on subjective health and personal illness experience. We aim to examine the strength of association of single and multimorbid physical chronic diseases with self-rated hea...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Mavaddat N,Valderas JM,van der Linde R,Khaw KT,Kinmonth AL

更新日期：2014-11-25 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 general practitioner (GP) can play an important role in promoting a healthy lifestyle, which is especially relevant in people with an elevated risk of cardiovascular diseases due to hypertension. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the frequency and content of lifestyle counseling about wei...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Milder IE,Blokstra A,de Groot J,van Dulmen S,Bemelmans WJ

更新日期：2008-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary health care systems are designed to provide comprehensive patient care. However, the ICD 9 coding system used for billing purposes in Canada neither characterizes nor captures the scope of clinical practice or complexity of physician-patient interactions. This study aims to describe the content of pr...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Katz A,Halas G,Dillon M,Sloshower J

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary care physicians struggle to treat chronic noncancer pain while limiting opioid misuse, abuse, and diversion. The objective of this study was to understand how primary care physicians perceive their decisions to prescribe opioids in the context of chronic noncancer pain management. This question is im...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Harle CA,Bauer SE,Hoang HQ,Cook RL,Hurley RW,Fillingim RB

更新日期：2015-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibiotics are being overprescribed in ambulant care, especially for respiratory tract infections (RTIs). Gaining insight into the actual reasons for prescribing remains important for the design of effective strategies to optimise antibiotic prescribing. We aimed to determine items of importance for the ant...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Coenen S,Michiels B,Van Royen P,Van der Auwera JC,Denekens J

更新日期：2002-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a patient education program developed to facilitate statin adherence. METHODS:A controlled trial was designed to test the effectiveness of a multifaceted patient education program to facilitate statin adherence. The program included a brief, in-...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Casebeer L,Huber C,Bennett N,Shillman R,Abdolrasulnia M,Salinas GD,Zhang S

更新日期：2009-06-30 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：BACKGROUND:Cluster randomized controlled trials are often used in research in primary care but creates challenges regarding biases and confounders. We recently presented a study on low back pain from primary care in Norway with equal effects in the intervention and the control group. In order to understand the specific...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Werner EL,Løchting I,Storheim K,Grotle M

更新日期：2018-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have been performed to understand the way family physicians apply knowledge from medical research in practice. However, very little is known concerning family physicians in Switzerland. In an environment in which information constantly accumulates, it is crucial to identify the major sources ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Bengough T,Bovet E,Bécherraz C,Schlegel S,Burnand B,Pidoux V

更新日期：2015-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reform of primary healthcare (PHC) organisations is underway in Canada. The capacity of various types of PHC organizations to respond to populations' needs remains to be assessed. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the association of PHC affiliation with unmet needs for care. METHODS:Populatio...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Levesque JF,Pineault R,Hamel M,Roberge D,Kapetanakis C,Simard B,Prud'homme A

更新日期：2012-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A well-functioning general practice sector that has a strong research component is recognised as a key foundation of any modern health system. General practitioners (GPs) are more likely to collaborate in research if they are part of an established research network. The primary aims of this study are to desc...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： O'Regan A,Hayes P,O'Connor R,Casey M,O'Dwyer P,Culhane A,O'Donnell P,Stack G,Cuddihy J,O'Connell B,O'Flynn J,Cullen W,O'Doherty J,O'Connell M,Glynn L

更新日期：2020-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General Practice Co-Operatives provide most out of hours care in communities in Ireland. Limited data exists on patient complaints. This study reports on complaints at Kildare and West Wicklow Doctors on Call ('K Doc'), a GP Co-Operative in Ireland, examining the impact of a formal risk reduction strategy im...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Barragry RA,Varadkar LE,Hanlon DK,Bailey KF,O'Dowd TC,O'Shea BJ

更新日期：2016-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For people with hearing loss, the General Practitioner (GP) can play an instrumental role in early detection of hearing loss as well as guiding appropriate and timely choices for addressing hearing concerns. The aim of this study was to generate a conceptual framework for understanding the role of the GP in ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Bennett RJ,Fletcher S,Conway N,Barr C

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronically ill patients often experience psychosocial problems in everyday life. A biopsychosocial approach is considered to be essential in chronic care. In Dutch primary health care the current biomedically oriented clinical practice may conflict with the biopsychosocial approach. This study is aimed to e...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： van Dijk-de Vries A,Moser A,Mertens VC,van der Linden J,van der Weijden T,van Eijk JT

更新日期：2012-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Consultations for minor ailments constitute a large part of the workload of general practitioners (GPs). As medical interventions are not always available, specific communication strategies, such as active listening and positive communication, might help GPs to handle these problems adequately. This study ex...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Fassaert T,van Dulmen S,Schellevis F,van der Jagt L,Bensing J

更新日期：2008-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A perennial challenge of primary care quality improvement is to establish why interventions work in some circumstances, but not others. This study aimed to identify factors explaining variations in the impact on clinical practice of a facilitation led vascular health intervention in Australian family practic...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Russell G,Lane R,Parker S,Litt J,Mazza D,Lloyd J,Zwar N,van Driel M,Del Mar C,Smith J,Harris MF,Preventive Evidence into Practice (PEP) Partnership Group.

更新日期：2019-08-08 00:00:00