Swimming Against the Tide: Primary Care Physicians' Views on Deprescribing in Everyday Practice.

abstract：:As a family physician, I have become increasingly uncomfortable being associated with the US health care system. While shiny, new buildings go up each day, there is still little movement toward a model that will shore up the crumbling foundation. The current delivery system and financing structures are unsustainable. ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： DeVoe J

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：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: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:The Seventh Report of the Joint National Commission (JNC 7) on High Blood Pressure established prehypertension (120 to 139 mm Hg systolic or 80 to 89 mm Hg diastolic) as a new risk category. We aim to determine the risk of major cardiovascular events associated with blood pressure in the prehypertensive range i...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Liszka HA,Mainous AG 3rd,King DE,Everett CJ,Egan BM

更新日期：2005-07-01 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: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:We wanted to evaluate novel decision aids designed to help patients trust and accept the controversial, evidence-based, US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations about prostate cancer screening (from 2012) and mammography screening for women aged 40 to 49 years (from 2009). METHODS:We created recorded ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Saver BG,Mazor KM,Luckmann R,Cutrona SL,Hayes M,Gorodetsky T,Esparza N,Bacigalupe G

更新日期：2017-01-01 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:In this study, we aimed to assess (1) the agreement between patient self-reports and general practitioner (GP) reports of the chronic conditions affecting the patients and (2) the agreement between patients and GPs on health priorities in a primary care setting. METHOD:Patients were recruited in the Parisian a...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Sidorkiewicz S,Malmartel A,Prevost L,Partouche H,Pinot J,Grangé-Cabane A,du Vaure CB,Gilberg S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In specialist care, fecal calprotectin (FCal) is a commonly used noninvasive diagnostic test for ruling out inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of FCal for IBD in symptomatic children in primary care. ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Holtman GA,Lisman-van Leeuwen Y,Kollen BJ,Norbruis OF,Escher JC,Kindermann A,de Rijke YB,van Rheenen PF,Berger MY

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：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：PURPOSE:Little is known regarding the effects of psychological factors on data collection in research studies. We examined whether Five Factor Model (FFM) personality factors-Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness-predicted missing data in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). METHODS...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Jerant A,Chapman BP,Duberstein P,Franks P

更新日期：2009-03-01 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: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：:William Osler is quoted as saying, "Nothing will sustain you more potently than the power to recognize in your humdrum routine, as perhaps it may be thought, the true poetry of life-the poetry of the commonplace, of the plain, toil-worn woman, with their loves and their joys, their sorrows and their griefs."(1) A fami...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Colgan R

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Adolescent mothers are at risk for rapidly becoming pregnant again and for depression, school dropout, and poor parenting. We evaluated the impact of a community-based home-visiting program on these outcomes and on linking the adolescents with primary care. METHODS:Pregnant adolescents aged 12 to 18 years, pre...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Barnet B,Liu J,DeVoe M,Alperovitz-Bichell K,Duggan AK

更新日期：2007-05-01 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:We undertook a study to examine the impact of experiences shared between patient and physician and the value patients place on continuity of care. METHODS:Data on 4,454 patients collected in The Direct Observation of Primary Care (DOPC) study conducted between October 1994 and August 1995 were analyzed to asse...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Mainous AG 3rd,Goodwin MA,Stange KC

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In 2004, we undertook a consultation with Canadian primary health care experts to define the attributes that should be evaluated in predominant and proposed models of primary health care in the Canadian context. METHOD:Twenty persons considered to be experts in primary health care or recommended by at least 2 ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Haggerty J,Burge F,Lévesque JF,Gass D,Pineault R,Beaulieu MD,Santor D

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Provider continuity is in need of an expanded definition that is not exclusively clinician centered. Currently, provider continuity is defined by visits over time to the same clinician. Many patients and informal caregivers, however, are co-providers of health care, not merely consumers. As a result, provider continui...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Buetow SA

更新日期：2004-09-01 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: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：: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:Peer health coaches offer a potential model for extending the capacity of primary care practices to provide self-management support for patients with diabetes. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to test whether clinic-based peer health coaching, compared with usual care, improves glycemic control for lo...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Thom DH,Ghorob A,Hessler D,De Vore D,Chen E,Bodenheimer TA

更新日期：2013-03-01 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 with fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) reduces colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality, its effectiveness may diminish if patients do not adhere with repeated screenings. Among patients who had previously engaged in FOBT screening, we assessed subsequent adherence with FOBT screening. METHODS:We a...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Fenton JJ,Elmore JG,Buist DS,Reid RJ,Tancredi DJ,Baldwin LM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Whether patients with 1 or more chronic illnesses are more or less likely to receive recommended preventive services is unclear and an important public health and health care system issue. We addressed this issue in a large national practice-based research network (PBRN) that maintains a longitudinal database d...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Ornstein SM,Jenkins RG,Litvin CB,Wessell AM,Nietert PJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 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