Pathways from symptoms to medical care: a descriptive study of symptom development and obstacles to early diagnosis in brain tumour patients.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, the Chinese government has introduced a new system called the integrated health care system to deepen health care reform and enhance the capacity of the primary health care services. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to investigate the perceptions and opinions of general practitioners (GPs) on the integra...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Chen F,Jiang Q,Lu Z,Cao S

更新日期：2020-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute otitis media is a common disease, particularly among children. The importance of a correct diagnosis is crucial, especially as unjustified prescription of antibiotics has become a major problem in clinical praxis. OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to evaluate the predictive value of different otological findings...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Hemlin C,Hassler E,Hultcrantz M,Papatziamos G,Krakau I

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) has a high prevalence in the adult population but is difficult to diagnose accurately on clinical grounds in the community. Early diagnosis is important as effective treatments are available to reduce morbidity and mortality. Echocardiography ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Sim V,Hampton D,Phillips C,Lo SN,Vasishta S,Davies J,Penney M

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Polypharmacy is known to increase the risk for drug-related problems, and some drugs, potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), are especially troublesome. Objective:To analyse the effects on prescription of PIMs of the SÄKLÄK project, an intervention model created to improve medication safety for elder...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Lenander C,Bondesson Å,Viberg N,Jakobsson U,Beckman A,Midlöv P

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most frequent skin cancer among Caucasians. Advanced cases determine significant tissue destruction and they can metastasize. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the role of GPs in timely diagnosis of SCC, examining the probability of delay before the diagnosis and t...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Renzi C,Mastroeni S,Mannooranparampil TJ,Passarelli F,Pasquini P

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 'Dartmouth COOP Functional Health Assessment Charts/WONCA' constitute a relatively new derived instrument for assessing health status that is specifically intended for use in primary care on a world-wide basis. It needs further validation in its special area of use. OBJECTIVES:Over a range of countries,...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Westbury RC,Rogers TB,Briggs TE,Allison DJ,Gérvas J,Shigemoto H,Elford W

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to compare the number of submissions until acceptance and the time to publication between articles co-authored and articles not co-authored by statisticians. METHODS:We randomly selected 781 articles published in 2016 in 18 high impact factor journals of general internal medicine and primary care. F...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Sebo P,Fournier JP,Maisonneuve H

更新日期：2019-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2010, a new telephone service, NHS 111, was piloted to improve access to urgent care in England. A unique feature is the use of non-clinical call takers who triage calls with computerized decision support and have access to clinical advisors when necessary. Aim. To explore users' acceptability of NHS 111....

journal_title：Family practice

authors： O'Cathain A,Knowles E,Turner J,Nicholl J

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both treatment guidelines and the amount of antibiotics used for acute otitis media (AOM) vary across western countries. Parental expectations and their awareness of antimicrobial use and resistance, which may also be influenced by the guidelines, are not yet completely known. OBJECTIVE:To compare parental ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Tähtinen PA,Boonacker CW,Rovers MM,Schilder AG,Huovinen P,Liuksila PR,Ruuskanen O,Ruohola A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to find out if a training programme adapted to family physicians with several years of clinical experience changes their behaviour when they deal with fibromyalgic patients in the sense of introducing the communication skills that define the 'patient-centred' approach. METHOD...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Moral RR,Alamo MM,Jurado MA,de Torres LP

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The approach to health and disease can either be salutogenic (origins of health) or pathogenic (disease causing), which thus makes recovery a concept featuring several different angles. Antonovsky, with his concept of salutogenesis, tried to reach a more complete understanding of its favourable effects on he...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Nilsson B,Westman G

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevalence of overweight in children has increased significantly in many countries in the past decades. Few parents identify their own children as overweight, especially very young children. Motivating parents is difficult, and interventions to attain normal weight often fail. OBJECTIVE:To explore parents' ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Toftemo I,Glavin K,Lagerløv P

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pre-school children are frequent users of health services, but little contemporary data are available describing their symptoms or why they consult. OBJECTIVE:To describe symptom and consultation prevalence in pre-school children and to identify the socio-demographic factor or factors associated with consul...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Hay AD,Heron J,Ness A,ALSPAC study team.

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High blood pressure (BP) is one of the most important risk factors for stroke, and antihypertensive therapy significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, achieving a regulated BP in hypertensive patients is still a challenge. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of an interv...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Reuther LØ,Paulsen MS,Andersen M,Schultz-Larsen P,Christensen HR,Munck A,Larsen PV,Damsgaard J,Poulsen L,Hansen DG,Christensen B,Søndergaard J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although condom promotion schemes have been widely piloted in UK general practices, there have been no rigorous evaluations of their effectiveness. OBJECTIVES:To see if a practice-based sexual health education intervention increases the number of women having smears who are given condoms and advice on avoid...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Oakeshott P,Kerry S,Hay S,Hay P

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regular aspirin is beneficial after myocardial infarction (MI). Community-based surveys appear to show unsatisfactory uptake of aspirin after MI. This could be due to over-the-counter (OTC) use not being recorded. In a pilot study in one practice, 39% of patients on aspirin after MI used OTC preparations. In...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Hopper S,Pierce M

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic diseases continue to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality despite modifiable risk factors. This suggests that current primary healthcare provision needs to delve beyond patient education, to understand the motivators that drive patients to undertake chronic disease self-management. Under...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Hadi MD,Lin YP,Chan EY

更新日期：2020-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary physicians care for most patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but data on their attitudes and knowledge about the disorder are limited to research in the UK. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the present study was to assess US family practitioners' attitudes and knowledge about IBS and determine the...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Longstreth GF,Burchette RJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is important to understand the experiences surrounding smoking cessation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to improve the likely success of future smoking cessation programs. OBJECTIVE:To explore the personal experiences surrounding smoking cessation among general practice ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Vuong K,Hermiz O,Razee H,Richmond R,Zwar N

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was undertaken to evaluate an undergraduate general practice preceptorship by means of an open-ended six-item questionnaire given to students at the end of their general practice attachment. The aim of the survey was to evaluate the preceptorship as a learning experience and to examine ways in which the prece...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Cooper CW

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Generic drug (GD) use is affected by many factors, including physicians' approach. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, opinions and attitudes of primary care physicians (PCPs) about GDs and potentially associated factors. METHODS:An adequately representative sample (n = 354) of PCPs wa...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Oncu S,Bayram D,Aydin V,Isli F,Aksoy M,Akici A,Ucku R,Gelal A

更新日期：2020-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Bell's palsy (BP), which causes facial paralysis, affects 11-40 people per 100 000 per annum in the UK. Its cause is unknown but as many as 30% of patients have continuing facial disfigurement, psychological difficulties and occasionally facial pain. We present an randomised controlled trial (RCT)-based econ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Hernández RA,Sullivan F,Donnan P,Swan I,Vale L,BELLS Trial Group.

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After-hours care remains an important aspect of community practice although little is known about the views of either physicians or patients. This study presents an analysis of 12 499 after-hours calls made to a family practice centre over a five-year period, and 798 follow-up telephone interviews conducted with peopl...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Evens S,Curtis P,Talbot A,Baer C,Smart A

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to literature, COPD rates are high in spite of decreasing rates of main risk factors smoking and air pollution in developed countries. general practice is a good place to survey unbiased prevalence rates. Ten studies done in general practice over the last 20 years found prevalence rates among smoke...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Gingter C,Wilm S,Abholz HH

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes some of the barriers to caring for people with HIV and AIDS by general practitioners. It is based on a review of the literature and on interviews with individuals. The first section examines the reasons given by interviewees for their involvement in HIV and AIDS care. The next section discusses th...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Clarke AE

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-year single-group study in primary health care of 223 hypertensive patients with blood pressure under satisfactory control was performed. The study investigated whether the patients could be referred to district nurses for follow-up, between visits to district physicians, without risking loss of control over the...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Lindholm L

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Most well-developed healthcare systems are facing the challenge of managing the increasing prevalence of patients with chronic diseases. Comprehensive frameworks, such as the chronic care model (CCM), receive widespread acceptance for improving care processes, clinical outcomes and costs. Objective:The purp...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Desmedt M,Vertriest S,Petrovic M,Bergs J,Vrijhoef H,Dessers E,Hellings J,Vandijck D

更新日期：2018-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The electronic version of the second edition of the International Classification of Primary Care, ICPC-2-E, available on the website of Family Practice since 2000, needed an update of the mapping with ICD-10 as a nomenclature and, consequently, of some of its criteria. This is now being made available, together with t...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Okkes IM,Becker HW,Bernstein RM,Lamberts H

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In November 1991 69% of a random sample of 998 Danish general practitioners (GPs) participated in a survey by anonymously filling in a mailed questionnaire concerning the way in which they use health education in their practices. Among the participating GPs, 97% used health education material. The study showed differe...

journal_title：Family practice

authors：

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While health systems are striving for patient-centered care, they have little evidence to guide them on how to engage patients in their care, or how this may affect patient experiences and outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To explore which specific patient-centered aspects of care were best associated with depression imp...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Rossom RC,Solberg LI,Vazquez-Benitez G,Crain AL,Beck A,Whitebird R,Glasgow RE

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00