Is personality a key predictor of missing study data? An analysis from a randomized controlled trial.

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:The purpose of this study was to assess patient and practice outcomes after introducing the Asthma APGAR (Activities, Persistent, triGGers, Asthma medications, Response to therapy) tools into primary care practices. METHODS:We used a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled design in 18 US family medicine and p...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Yawn BP,Wollan PC,Rank MA,Bertram SL,Juhn Y,Pace W

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The health care system in the United States is inherently hierarchical. Patients are "nested" within physicians who in turn are "nested" within practices. Much of the research data gathered in practice-based research networks (PBRNs) also have similar patterns of nesting (clustering). When research data are nes...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Dickinson LM,Basu A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultural values and beliefs about the primary care physician bolster the myth of the lone physician: a competent professional who is esteemed by colleagues and patients for his or her willingness to sacrifice self, accept complete responsibility for care, maintain continuity and accessibility, and assume the role of l...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Saba GW,Villela TJ,Chen E,Hammer H,Bodenheimer T

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We wanted to obtain perspectives of mothers and daughters on facilitators of and barriers to with adolescent girls' timely access to risk-appropriate reproductive care. METHODS:We conducted 5 separate focus groups with Latina and black mothers and their adolescent daughters. All participants resided in impover...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： McKee MD,O'Sullivan LF,Weber CM

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Little is known about the impact of pay-for-performance incentives on health care disparities. We examined ethnic disparities in the management of hypertension among patients with and without cardiovascular comorbidities after the implementation of a major pay-for-performance incentive scheme in UK primary care...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Millett C,Gray J,Bottle A,Majeed A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We wanted to explore the context of help seeking for reproductive and nonreproductive health concerns by urban adolescent girls. METHODS:We undertook a qualitative study using in-depth interviews of African American and Latina girls (n = 22) aged 13 to 19 years attending public high schools in the Bronx, NY. ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： McKee MD,Karasz A,Weber CM

更新日期：2004-11-01 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：PURPOSE:Recent national guidelines encourage a trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) as a means of increasing vaginal births after cesarean (VBACs) and decreasing the high US cesarean birth rate and its consequences (2010 National Institute of Health Consensus Statement and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecol...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Deline J,Varnes-Epstein L,Dresang LT,Gideonsen M,Lynch L,Frey JJ 3rd

更新日期：2012-11-01 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:We undertook a study to evaluate the effectiveness of corticosteroid injections in primary care patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS). METHODS:We evaluated the effect of corticosteroid injections compared with expectant treatment (usual care) in a pragmatic, multicenter, open-label, randomize...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Brinks A,van Rijn RM,Willemsen SP,Bohnen AM,Verhaar JA,Koes BW,Bierma-Zeinstra SM

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 5As (ask, advise, assess, assist, arrange) are recommended as a strategy for brief physical activity counseling in primary care. There is no reference standard for measurement, however, and patient participation is not well understood. This study's objectives were to (1) develop a coding scheme to measur...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Carroll JK,Antognoli E,Flocke SA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patient ratings of physician's patient-centered communication are used by various specialty credentialing organizations and managed care organizations as a measure of physician communication skills. We wanted to compare ratings by real patients with ratings by standardized patients of physician communication. ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Fiscella K,Franks P,Srinivasan M,Kravitz RL,Epstein R

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this study, we compared the rate of depression diagnoses in adults with and without diabetes mellitus, while carefully controlling for number of primary care visits. METHODS:We matched adults with incident diabetes (n = 2,932) or prevalent diabetes (n = 14,144) to nondiabetic control patients based on (1) a...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： O'Connor PJ,Crain AL,Rush WA,Hanson AM,Fischer LR,Kluznik JC

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In screening for type 2 diabetes, guidelines recommend targeting high-risk individuals. Our objectives were to assess the yield of opportunistic targeted screening for type 2 diabetes in primary care and to assess the diagnostic value of various risk factors. METHODS:In 11 family practices (total practice popu...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Klein Woolthuis EP,de Grauw WJ,van Gerwen WH,van den Hoogen HJ,van de Lisdonk EH,Metsemakers JF,van Weel C

更新日期：2009-09-01 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:Because recognition and management of patients with somatoform disorders are difficult, we wanted to determine the specificity, sensitivity, and the test-retest reliability of the 15-symptom Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-15) for detection of somatoform disorders in a high-risk primary care population. METH...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： van Ravesteijn H,Wittkampf K,Lucassen P,van de Lisdonk E,van den Hoogen H,van Weert H,Huijser J,Schene A,van Weel C,Speckens A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:POEMs (patient-oriented evidence that matters) are studies that address a relevant clinical question, demonstrate improved patient-oriented outcomes, and have the potential to change practice. For 20 years the authors of this article have reviewed more than 100 English language clinical journals monthly to identify PO...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Ebell MH,Barry HC,Shaughnessy AF,Slawson DC,Kulkarni N,Speer L

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States, stable health insurance coverage is associated with improved health outcomes. A lack of insurance is associated with premature death from preventable causes. Although primary care clinicians are often in a position to see firsthand the impact that being uninsured has on patients, most ambulatory ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Devoe JE

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to examine the association between the prevalence of both diabetes-concordant and diabetes-discordant conditions and the quality of diabetes care at the family practice level in England. We hypothesized that the prevalence of concordant (or discordant) conditions would be associate...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Ricci-Cabello I,Stevens S,Kontopantelis E,Dalton AR,Griffiths RI,Campbell JL,Doran T,Valderas JM

更新日期：2015-11-01 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:Most new mothers return to work soon after childbirth. A need exists to reexamine the definition of postpartum health and evaluate employed women's recovery from childbirth in association with such factors as delivery type and breastfeeding. METHODS:Using a prospective cohort design, we recruited Minnesota wom...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： McGovern P,Dowd B,Gjerdingen D,Gross CR,Kenney S,Ukestad L,McCaffrey D,Lundberg U

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Self-harm is a public health problem that requires a better understanding of mortality risk. We undertook a study to examine premature mortality in a nationally representative cohort of primary care patients who had harmed themselves. METHODS:During 2001-2013, a total of 385 general practices in England contri...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Carr MJ,Ashcroft DM,Kontopantelis E,While D,Awenat Y,Cooper J,Chew-Graham C,Kapur N,Webb RT

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Conducting studies in national practice-based research networks presents logistic and methodologic challenges. Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) has learned valuable lessons in implementing new strategies and adapting to challenges. We describe practical challenges and results of novel applied strate...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Finch SA,Wasserman R,Nabi-Burza E,Hipple B,Oldendick R,Winickoff JP

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：:This narrative presents my personal reflections as a medical anthropology researcher, and my journey as a chronic patient suffering for 30 years from ulcerative colitis. My surgeon promised me "a new life" after recommending a total colectomy 20 years ago. Indeed, a new life did begin following surgery, but I find I m...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Finkelstein A

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In 30 small, independent primary care practices, we examined the association between clinician-reported use of elements of the Chronic Care Model (CCM) and diabetic patients' hemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)) and lipid levels and self-reported receipt of care. METHODS:Ninety clinicians (60 physicians, 17 nurse-practi...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Nutting PA,Dickinson WP,Dickinson LM,Nelson CC,King DK,Crabtree BF,Glasgow RE

更新日期：2007-01-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE:Practice transformation is the cornerstone of the future of family medicine and health care reform, but little is known about how the process occurs. We sought to develop and test a model of the natural history of practice transformation. METHODS:We developed an outcomes-based model of how a practice moves thr...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Donahue KE,Newton WP,Lefebvre A,Plescia M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00