Prehypertension and cardiovascular morbidity.

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to advance the internal and external validity of research by sharing our empirical experience and recommendations for systematically reporting contextual factors. METHODS:Fourteen teams conducting research on primary care practice transformation retrospectively considered contextual factors important ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Tomoaia-Cotisel A,Scammon DL,Waitzman NJ,Cronholm PF,Halladay JR,Driscoll DL,Solberg LI,Hsu C,Tai-Seale M,Hiratsuka V,Shih SC,Fetters MD,Wise CG,Alexander JA,Hauser D,McMullen CK,Scholle SH,Tirodkar MA,Schmidt L,Don

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Up to 50% of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in young children are missed in primary care. Urine culture is essential for diagnosis, but urine collection is often difficult. Our aim was to derive and internally validate a 2-step clinical rule using (1) symptoms and signs to select children for urine collection;...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Hay AD,Sterne JA,Hood K,Little P,Delaney B,Hollingworth W,Wootton M,Howe R,MacGowan A,Lawton M,Busby J,Pickles T,Birnie K,O'Brien K,Waldron CA,Dudley J,Van Der Voort J,Downing H,Thomas-Jones E,Harman K,Lisles C,

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Targeted interventions to reduce the risk and increase the early detection of melanoma have the potential to save lives. We aimed to assess the effect of such an intervention on patient prevention behavior. METHODS:We conducted a pilot clustered randomized controlled trial, comparing a targeted screening and e...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Rat C,Quereux G,Riviere C,Clouet S,Senand R,Volteau C,Dreno B,Nguyen JM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess whether the quality of diabetes care differs among practices employing nurse-practitioners (NPs), physician's assistants (PAs), or neither, and which practice attributes contribute to any differences in care. METHODS:This cross-sectional study of 46 family medicine practices...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Ohman-Strickland PA,Orzano AJ,Hudson SV,Solberg LI,DiCiccio-Bloom B,O'Malley D,Tallia AF,Balasubramanian BA,Crabtree BF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to characterize graduates of family medicine (FM) residencies from 1994 to 2017 and determine whether they continue to practice family medicine after residency. METHOD:We sampled physicians who completed FM residency training from 1994-2017 using 2017 American Medical Association ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Dai M,Peterson LE

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The distinction between physiologic (innocent) and pathologic (organic) heart murmurs is not always easy in routine practice, leading too often to unnecessary cardiology referrals and expensive investigations. We aimed to test the hypothesis that the complete disappearance of murmur on standing can exclude card...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Lefort B,Cheyssac E,Soulé N,Poinsot J,Vaillant MC,Nassimi A,Chantepie A

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In a primary care context favoring group practices, we assessed the validity of 2 new continuity measures (both versions of known provider continuity, KPC) that capture the concentration of care over time from multiple physicians (multiple provider continuity, KPC-MP) or from the physician seen most often (pers...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Tousignant P,Diop M,Fournier M,Roy Y,Haggerty J,Hogg W,Beaulieu MD

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Traditionally first-void urine specimens are used to test for Chlamydia trachomatis. In contrast, midstream urine specimens are traditionally recommended for microscopy and culture of presumptive bacterial urinary tract infections. The ability to test for both C trachomatis and urinary tract infection on a sing...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Mangin D,Murdoch D,Wells JE,Coughlan E,Bagshaw S,Corwin P,Chambers S,Toop L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Primary care practices in the United Kingdom have received substantial financial rewards for achieving standards set out in the Quality and Outcomes Framework since April 2004. This article reviews the growing evidence for the impact of the framework on the quality of primary medical care. METHODS:Five hundred...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Gillam SJ,Siriwardena AN,Steel N

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinicians are faced with a plethora of guidelines. To rate guidelines, they can select from a number of evaluation tools, most of which are long and difficult to apply. The goal of this project was to develop a simple, easy-to-use checklist for clinicians to use to identify trustworthy, relevant, and useful...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Shaughnessy AF,Vaswani A,Andrews BK,Erlich DR,D'Amico F,Lexchin J,Cosgrove L

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a night of severe pain and weakness, I found several plausible-sounding diagnoses online: occipital neuralgia, nerve damage, and meningitis. The next day, I consulted a physician who did not offer professional guidance; instead the physician suggested tests entirely based on my self-diagnoses. What resulted was...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Au A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The explosion of evidence in the last decade supporting the role of spirituality in whole-person patient care has prompted proposals for a move to a biopsychosocial-spiritual model for health. Making this paradigm shift in today's multicultural societies poses many challenges, however. This article presents 2 t...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Anandarajah G

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic hepatitis C, a treatable condition caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), can be found in almost all primary care and community practices. The rate of hepatitis C treatment is low, however. This study explores the frequency of hepatitis C treatment, documented discussions of treatment consideration, ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Rocca LG,Yawn BP,Wollan P,Kim WR

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We hypothesized that antibiotic overuse for acute cough illness (ACI) is in part due to a mismatch between patients' expectations and the natural history of ACI. METHODS:We performed a population-based random digit dialing survey of 493 adults in Georgia to determine their expectations regarding the duration o...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Ebell MH,Lundgren J,Youngpairoj S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern medical care is a 2-edged sword. Technical advances have improved our ability to diagnosis and treat disease, but they can also create a frightening, painful and bewildering environment for the patient seeking care. In this essay, the author shares his recent encounter with a life-threatening disease, emphasizi...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Rosenblatt RA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To address doubts regarding National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) generalizability, we analyzed over 6,000 lung cancer screenings (LCSs) within a community health system. METHODS:Our LCS program included 10 sites, 7 hospitals (2 non-university tertiary care, 5 community) and 3 free-standing imaging centers. Pri...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Handy JR Jr,Skokan M,Rauch E,Zinck S,Sanborn RE,Kotova S,Wang M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Avoidable hospitalizations due to adverse drug events and high-risk prescribing are common in older people. Primary care physicians prescribe most on-going medicines. Deprescribing has long been essential to best prescribing practice. We sought to explore the views of primary care physicians on the barriers and...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Wallis KA,Andrews A,Henderson M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:At this second anniversary of the Annals of Family Medicine, we sought to characterize primary care research and to identify opportunities for new directions by analyzing the content of the first and second volumes of the Annals. METHODS:Using an a priori classification scheme, 2 editors independently categori...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Miller WL,Phillips WR,Acheson LS,Crabtree BF,Zyzanski SJ,Nutting PS,Gotler RS,McLellan LA,Stange KC

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We wanted to identify characteristics of adults who do not have a usual source of care and then stratify the analysis by those who prefer vs those who do not prefer to have a usual source of care. METHODS:We analyzed data from a nationally representative sample of 9,011 adults to identify characteristics of th...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Viera AJ,Pathman DE,Garrett JM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a new set of priorities for quality management in primary care, acknowledging that payers and regulators likely will continue to insist on reporting numerical quality metrics. Primary care practices have been described as complex adaptive systems. Traditional quality improvement processes applied to linear ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Young RA,Roberts RG,Holden RJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two voices tell the story of an evolving doctor-patient relationship. Seizures are the first indication of squamous cell lung cancer metastatic to the brain. Both doctor and patient describe the course of the illness, treatment, and remarkable recovery, each from his own perspective. The patient describes how the canc...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Scott JG,Crommet P

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hot tea and coffee have been found to have antimicrobial properties. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the consumption of tea, coffee, or both is associated with less frequent nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). METHODS:We performed a secondary analysis of dat...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Matheson EM,Mainous AG 3rd,Everett CJ,King DE

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exposure to unethical and unprofessional behavior is thought to play a major role in the declining empathy experienced by medical students during their training. We reflect on the reasons why medical schools are tolerant of unethical behavior of faculty. First, there are barriers to reporting unprofessional behavi...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： de Oliveira Vidal EI,Silva Vdos S,Santos MF,Jacinto AF,Boas PJ,Fukushima FB

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Practice transformation in primary care is a movement toward data-driven redesign of care, patient-centered care delivery, and practitioner activation. A critical requirement for achieving practice transformation is availability of tools to engage practices. METHODS:A total of 48 practices with 109 practice si...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Khanna N,Gritzer L,Klyushnenkova E,Montgomery R,Dark M,Shah S,Shaya F

更新日期：2019-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Large panel sizes are often held responsible for worse access to appointments in primary care. We evaluated the relationship between appointment backlog, panel size, and primary care clinician time in clinic, using Spearman correlation and multiple regression in a retrospective analysis. We found no independent associ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Margolius D,Gunzler D,Hopkins M,Teng K

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Translational research seeks to improve health care by promoting action and change in real-world health care settings. Although translational research advocates a break from the traditional researcher-initiated approach to science, strategies to successfully engage clinicians and leaders of health care delivery organi...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Schmittdiel JA,Grumbach K,Selby JV

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Few studies have tested the hypothesis that children with sensory disabilities such as deafness may be at increased risk of injuries. To test this hypothesis, this study compared rates of emergency department or hospital treatment for injury among Medicaid-insured South Carolina children with and without a diag...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Mann JR,Zhou L,McKee M,McDermott S

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was conducted to document current immunization practices by family physicians. METHODS:In 2008 the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) conducted a survey among a random sample of 2,000 of its members who reported spending 80% or more of their time in direct patient care. The survey consiste...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Campos-Outcalt D,Jeffcott-Pera M,Carter-Smith P,Schoof BK,Young HF

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Shared medical appointments (SMAs) are becoming popular, but little is known about their association with patient experience in primary care. We performed an exploratory analysis examining overall satisfaction and patient-centered care experiences across key domains of the patient-centered medical home among pa...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Heyworth L,Rozenblum R,Burgess JF Jr,Baker E,Meterko M,Prescott D,Neuwirth Z,Simon SR

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Various models of care delivery have been investigated to meet the increasing demands in primary care. One proposed model is comanagement of patients by more than 1 primary care clinician. Comanagement has been investigated in acute care with surgical teams and in outpatient settings with primary care physician...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Norful AA,de Jacq K,Carlino R,Poghosyan L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00