The myth of the lone physician: toward a collaborative alternative.

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to describe an approach to patient-centered medical home (PCMH) measurement based on delineating the desired properties of the measurement relative to assumptions about the PCMH and the uses of the measure by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) and health services researchers. METHODS:We de...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Alexander JA,Paustian M,Wise CG,Green LA,Fetters MD,Mason M,El Reda DK

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：:Physician narratives in family medicine have the potential to convey the vibrant spirit of our field and provide meaningful insights into disease, illness, suffering, and the nature of healing. They may also complement empirical research, education, and practice through their integrative, expressive nature. This true ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Borkan J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient-choice cesarean delivery is increasing in the United States. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists supports this option, citing ethical premises of autonomy and informed consent, despite a lack of evidence for its safety. This increase in patient-choice cesarean delivery occurs during a time ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Leeman LM,Plante LA

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Students' idealism and desire to work with underserved populations decline as they progress from preclinical training through clerkships and residency. With an increasingly diverse population and increasing health disparities, academic health centers need to incorporate changes in their curricula to train socia...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Smith JK,Weaver DB

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Results of case management designed for patients with dementia and their caregivers in community-based primary health care (CBPHC) were inconsistent. Our objective was to identify the relationships between key outcomes of case management and barriers to implementation. METHODS:We conducted a systematic mixed s...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Khanassov V,Vedel I,Pluye P

更新日期：2014-09-01 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 We examined how the closure of a large safety-net hospital in Los Angeles County, California, affected local primary care physicians. METHODS We conducted semistructured interviews with 42 primary care physicians who practiced in both underserved and nonunderserved settings in Los Angeles County. Two investiga...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Walker KO,Clarke R,Ryan G,Brown AF

更新日期：2011-11-01 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：:Behavioral change is at the heart of effective primary care, but when patients don't change, how do we account for our days? In this personal essay, I relate an encounter with a patient who wants to quit smoking, lose weight, and control her diabetes. I am discouraged when she deflects my recommendations, but a collea...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： de Schweinitz P

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although screening for unipolar depression is controversial, it is potentially an efficient way to find undetected cases and improve diagnostic acumen. Using a reference standard, we aimed to validate the 2- and 9-question Patient Health Questionnaires (PHQ-2 and PHQ-9) in primary care settings. The PHQ-2 compr...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Arroll B,Goodyear-Smith F,Crengle S,Gunn J,Kerse N,Fishman T,Falloon K,Hatcher S

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We wanted to estimate excess risk of in-hospital mortality associated with medical injuries identified using an injury surveillance system, after controlling for risk of death resulting from comorbidities. METHODS:The Wisconsin Medical Injuries Prevention Program (WMIPP) screening criteria were used to identif...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Meurer LN,Yang H,Guse CE,Russo C,Brasel KJ,Layde PM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Board of Family Medicine routinely surveys its Diplomates in each national graduating cohort 3 years out of training. These data were used to characterize early career family physicians whose services include management of pregnancy and prescribing buprenorphine. A total of 261 (5.1%) respondents both pro...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Louis JS,Eden AR,Morgan ZJ,Barreto TW,Peterson LE,Phillips RL Jr

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to monitor the progress of 3 Healthy People 2010 (HP2010) objectives encouraging self-management education and clinician counseling for weight loss and physical activity among adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis. METHODS:Using the national 2002 and 2006 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) a...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Do BT,Hootman JM,Helmick CG,Brady TJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:We sought to describe the proportion of patients in contact with a primary care physician, as well as the total number of primary care contacts over a 2-year period, using the 2002-2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. The rate of any contact with a primary care physician for patients in the population decreased by 2...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Johansen ME,Niforatos JD

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Knowledge about the ways patients perceive their vulnerability to disease is important for communication with patients about risk and preventive health measures. This interview study aimed to explore how patients with a diagnosis of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia understand and perceive their vulner...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Frich JC,Ose L,Malterud K,Fugelli P

更新日期：2006-05-01 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: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：:Efforts to redesign primary care require multiple supports. Two potential members of the primary care team-practice facilitator and care manager-can play important but distinct roles in redesigning and improving care delivery. Facilitators, also known as quality improvement coaches, assist practices with coordinating ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Taylor EF,Machta RM,Meyers DS,Genevro J,Peikes DN

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：PURPOSE:We undertook a study to identify distinct functional trajectories in the year before hospice, to determine how patients with these trajectories differ according to demographic characteristics and hospice diagnosis, and to evaluate the association between these trajectories and subsequent outcomes. METHODS:From...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Stabenau HF,Morrison LJ,Gahbauer EA,Leo-Summers L,Allore HG,Gill TM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efforts to address the current fragmented US health care structure, including controversial federal reform, cannot succeed without a reinvigoration of community-centered health systems. A blueprint for systematic implementation of community services exists in the 1967 Folsom Report--calling for "communities of solutio...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Folsom Group.

更新日期：2012-05-01 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:We aimed to identify the strategies used to support patient behavior change by clinicians whose patients had an increase in patient activation. METHODS:This mixed methods study was conducted in collaboration with Fairview Health Services, a Pioneer Accountable Care Organization. We aggregated data on the chang...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Greene J,Hibbard JH,Alvarez C,Overton V

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms are more common in adults who recall abuse as a child; however, data available on children are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of childhood maltreatment and early development of gastrointestinal symptoms and whether this relation was mediat...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： van Tilburg MA,Runyan DK,Zolotor AJ,Graham JC,Dubowitz H,Litrownik AJ,Flaherty E,Chitkara DK,Whitehead WE

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Persons with multiple chronic diseases must integrate self-management tasks for potentially interacting conditions to attain desired clinical outcomes. Our goal was to identify barriers to self-management that were associated with lower perceived health status and, secondarily, with lower reported physical func...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Bayliss EA,Ellis JL,Steiner JF

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Despite the benefits of well-child care visits, up to one-half of these visits are missed. Little is known about why children miss them, so we undertook a qualitative study to elucidate these factors. METHODS:We interviewed 17 caregivers whose children had missed well-child visits and 6 clinicians, focusing on...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Wolf ER,O'Neil J,Pecsok J,Etz RS,Opel DJ,Wasserman R,Krist AH

更新日期：2020-01-01 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 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