Different models to mobilize peer support to improve diabetes self-management and clinical outcomes: evidence, logistics, evaluation considerations and needs for future research.

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:Assessing a genetic risk for developing breast cancer is not an easy task for a GP. Current expert guidelines for referring and counselling women with a family history positive for breast cancer are complex and difficult to apply in general practice, and have only two strategies (to refer or not to refer for...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： de Bock GH,Vliet Vlieland TP,Hageman GC,Oosterwijk JC,Springer MP,Kievit J

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary health care (PHC) renewal processes are currently ongoing in South America (SA), but their characteristics have not been systematically described. OBJECTIVE:The study aimed to describe and contrast the PHC approaches being implemented in SA to provide knowledge of current conceptions, models and cha...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Acosta Ramírez N,Giovanella L,Vega Romero R,Tejerina Silva H,de Almeida PF,Ríos G,Goede H,Oliveira S

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The three papers reviewed for this issue deal with unrelated aspects of hypertension, illustrating the broad range of questions that still exist about optimal diagnosis and management. Physicians have for years been unsure about the efficacy, safety, and impact on morbidity of treating ISH. The result of these concern...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Kelly R

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescent pregnancy is an important health issue. Prevention programs are usually aimed at the prevention of repeat pregnancy, ignoring the adolescents at risk of becoming pregnant for the first time. OBJECTIVES:To analyse if socio-economic status, family type and mother's age at first pregnancy are risk f...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Santos MI,Rosário F

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:To determine whether patients read and remembered health promotion messages displayed in waiting rooms, 600 patients in a UK general practice were given a self-complete questionnaire. Two notice-boards carried between 1 to 4 topics over four study periods. Three-hundred and twenty-seven (55%) of subjects responded. Tw...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Wicke DM,Lorge RE,Coppin RJ,Jones KP

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of 317 overweight men and 565 overweight women was compared with an age-matched normal control group of 444 men and 627 women in order to establish whether hypertension was more often recorded in the obese group. This was done by analysing the continuous morbidity registration of four general practices with a ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Bakx JC,Seidell JC,Deurenberg P,van den Hoogen HJ

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The North Trent scheme to address the problem of GPs whose performance gives cause for concern was implemented in 1997. This paper describes the structure and process of the scheme and evaluates the main outcomes. METHODS:We used non-participant observation and semi-structured interviews with representative...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Joesbury H,Mathers N,Lane P

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Testing of patients for Helicobacter pylori infection is common in primary care settings. The accuracy of such tests has been assessed and critical appraisal of this literature can inform the clinical management of patients suspected of being infected with H. pylori METHODS:Literature evaluating the accurac...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Roberts AP,Childs SM,Rubin G,de Wit NJ

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rules of thumb used by GPs could be considered as empirical evidence of intuition and a link between science and practice in general practice. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the present study was to analyse the description of the application of rules of thumb with regard to different situations in general practic...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： André M,Borgquist L,Mölstad S

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Scotland, there has been significant investment in pharmacy teams in general medical practices over recent years, aligned to current government policy. OBJECTIVES:To characterize the national pharmacy workforce including activities undertaken, perceived competence and confidence, as well as perception of...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Stewart D,Maclure K,Newham R,Gibson-Smith K,Bruce R,Cunningham S,Maclure A,Fry S,Mackerrow J,Bennie M

更新日期：2020-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of family practice residency programme directors in the United States was undertaken to look at the impact of malpractice and malpractice insurance on residency education. Of 385 programmes 276 (71.7%) responded to the 20 question survey. The results indicated a mean rate of 0.043 claims per resident or facul...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Bowman MA,Murray JL

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Before implementing a guideline, reassurance is needed that the guideline is valid, reproducible and reliable. A method for assessing guideline validity has now been developed for general use. Guideline producers need to consider suitable strategies for implementing their guidelines. When designing and evaluating a gu...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Littlejohns P,Cluzeau F

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines for type 2 diabetes care in general practice are well known and accepted, but the implementation falls short. OBJECTIVE:To implement these guidelines by introducing a diabetes support service (DSS) to support the care delivered by the GP. METHODS:A controlled, non-randomised study with delayed i...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Meulepas MA,Braspenning JC,de Grauw WJ,Lucas AE,Harms L,Akkermans RP,Grol RP

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Co-morbid diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are common in primary care but health care can be suboptimal. OBJECTIVE:In this multi-centre mixed-methods study, we investigated GPs' perspectives on health service barriers in managing diabetes and CKD as an initial step towards health care improvement. ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Lo C,Teede H,Ilic D,Russell G,Murphy K,Usherwood T,Ranasinha S,Zoungas S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At the onset of the climacteric, healthy middle-aged women present with a variety of complaints, especially in general practice. In these first years of entering the menopause, vaginal blood loss alters from irregular periods to complete amenorrhoea. According to these different menstrual patterns, we can di...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Maartens LW,Leusink GL,Knottnerus JA,Smeets CG,Pop VJ

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is evidence both that a doctor's own well-being is closely associated with efficiency and positive attitude to patients, and that levels of stress, anxiety and depression in doctors are rising. OBJECTIVES:This postal survey aimed to measure anxiety and depression levels in general practitioners in 199...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Chambers R,Campbell I

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental health problems are underdiagnosed in general practice, primarily because they are often somatized and the patient reports only physical symptoms. These somatized symptoms are responsible for a large percentage of the frequent attenders in general practice. Palpitations are among those somatized symptoms. Here ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Matalon A,Nachmani T,Rabin S,Maoz B

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skin diseases are a common reason for consulting a GP. This regular occurrence happens despite most GPs' lack of knowledge and training in skin disease. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to explore different diagnostic approaches of GPs in patients presenting with a dermatological problem. In addition, we aimed to identi...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Rübsam ML,Esch M,Baum E,Bösner S

更新日期：2015-10-01 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:Recent guidelines for treatment of hypertension advocate a multifactorial approach based on absolute risk of a cardiovascular event. However, this does not take any account of individual patient values or preferences for health outcomes that result from having hypertension. OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to investig...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Montgomery AA,Harding J,Fahey T

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Palpitations are a common presentation in primary care. Guidelines have been developed to identify patients with palpitations who require further assessment by a cardiologist in secondary care. However, patients that do not meet guideline thresholds for referrals are still referred to secondary care...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Pallikadavath S,Patel R,Sarania R,Ahmad T,Vali Z,Kandala NI,Sandilands A

更新日期：2020-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine GPs' diagnosis and management of acute infective conjunctivitis (AIC)-one of the commonest but least researched acute infections seen in primary care. METHODS:A postal questionnaire survey of 300 GPs from two Health Authorities in Southern England. RESULTS:236 (78%) GPs returned the questionnai...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Everitt H,Little P

更新日期：2002-12-01 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:Elderly patients' interaction with the GP may be improved through patient involvement techniques, and there is a variety of such techniques which improve patients' involvement in their own care, although little is known about their acceptability. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to identify barriers and...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Geest TA,Wetzels R,Raposo V,Lopes Ferreira P,Baker R,Wensing M,Olesen F,Improve Research Group.

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:in the western medical world, computers form part of the standard equipment in the consulting rooms of most GPs. As the use of a computer requires time and attention from GPs, this may well interfere with the communication process. Yet, the information accessed on the computer may also enhance communication....

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Noordman J,Verhaak P,van Beljouw I,van Dulmen S

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ankle-brachial index (ABI) is an excellent method for the diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) when it is performed with Doppler. However, this device is not always available for primary care physicians. The ABI measured with stethoscope is an easy alternative approach, but have not been proved to ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Carmo GA,Mandil A,Nascimento BR,Arantes BD,Bittencourt JC,Falqueto EB,Ribeiro AL

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This is a study of the process of diagnosis in family medicine (FM) in four practice populations from the Netherlands, Malta, Serbia and Japan. Diagnostic odds ratios (ORs) for common reasons for encounter (RfEs) and episode titles are used to study the process of diagnosis in international FM and to test ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Soler JK,Okkes I,Oskam S,van Boven K,Zivotic P,Jevtic M,Dobbs F,Lamberts H,Transition Project.

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the UK, general practitioners (GPs) are the most commonly used providers of care for emotional concerns. OBJECTIVE:To update and synthesize literature on barriers and facilitators to GP-patient communication about emotional concerns in UK primary care. DESIGN:Systematic review and qualitative synthesis....

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Parker D,Byng R,Dickens C,Kinsey D,McCabe R

更新日期：2020-09-05 00:00:00