The place of information and communication technology-mediated consultations in primary care: GPs' perspectives.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient experience and satisfaction are important indicators of quality in health care. Little is known about where to prioritize efforts to improve patient satisfaction. OBJECTIVES:To investigate patient satisfaction with primary care, as part of the Quality and Costs of Primary Care in Europe study in Eng...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Sirdifield C,Godoy Caballero A,Windle K,Jackson C,McKay S,Schäfer W,Siriwardena AN

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Formal randomized controlled trial results are often reported. The difficulties of doing such trial are not. Developing countries represent a new field in which trials can be undertaken. In this context even less is known about the practicalities involved. METHOD AND RESULTS:A randomized, double-blind, para...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Glasgow NJ,Murdoch JC,Baynouna L,al Sabosy MM,al Jabiri ON,Harron DW

更新日期：1996-02-01 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：: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:In the UK, the GP contract requires annual consultations and offers of home visits to the elderly. However, as many as 50% of elderly people refuse the offer of a health screen. OBJECTIVE:To describe the characteristics of elderly people who declined the offer of an annual home visit. METHOD:All elderly pe...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Jagger C,Clarke M,O'Shea C,Gannon M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been a continued trend towards undertaking primary care-based research but the characteristics and generalizability of practices that participate in such research are not well known. OBJECTIVE:To compare research active and non-active practices in terms of practice demographics, disease prevalence...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： McManus RJ,Ryan R,Jones M,Wilson S,Hobbs FR

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interviews with 130 mothers of lower social class provided the basis for studying their views on the desirability of general practitioner intervention in their lifestyle habits; the study used both quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (interview) techniques. The majority of women were in favour of counselling ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Stott NC,Pill RM

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate referral rates for cardiac interventions by clinical specialty, to document doctors' reasons for referrals and to explore doctors' perceptions of the factors that influenced their clinical decisions. STUDY DESIGN:Doctors completed a clinical decision-making exercise involving, in total, 6093 ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Bowling A,Harries C,Forrest D,Harvey N

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:Meta-analysis is a quantitative process of summary and interpretation which involves pooling information from independent studies concerning a single theme in order to draw conclusions. Greatly increased employment of meta-analysis is currently being advocated for clinical and policy decision making. However, the pres...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Charlton BG

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Global community members who experience similar health problems gravitate to each other for information and support. Peers may be more approachable and can relate to the particular living circumstances one experiences. In well-resourced countries, people have opportunities for learning diabetes self-management; howeve...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Nettles A,Belton A

更新日期：2010-06-01 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

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 AND OBJECTIVES:Studies using video-recordings of GPs' consultations have been important in investigating GPs' clinical behaviour. Unfortunately, the characteristics of participating GPs are rarely described, making it difficult to assess how representative they are or how generalizable the studies' results c...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Coleman T

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method of computerized cough sound analysis is described. The sounds of nocturnal and post-exercise coughs from a child with asthma were compared with those from a child without asthma. The spectrographic patterns of voluntary cough at rest from the two children were similar. The pattern seen after exercise from the...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Toop LJ,Thorpe CW,Fright R

更新日期：1989-06-01 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：: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：:This paper investigates sources of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction in general practice and identifies pressures and difficulties experienced by general practitioners in their work. The study revealed widespread job satisfaction based on three separate (but independent) aspects of general practice: clinical, psych...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Branthwaite A,Ross A

更新日期：1988-06-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Walk-in clinics aim to be highly accessible facilities, in particular for urgent primary care cases. A perceived increase of walk-in clinic visits in Canada could put this accessibility at risk. We aimed to study the appropriateness of walk-in clinic visits in Québec, Canada. METHODS:We performed a cross-...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Broekhuis SM,van Dijk WD,Giesen P,Pavilanis A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes 4 health care studies which illustrate the value of using economic analysis to evaluate health care choices. A Chamberlain undertook an applied health economics study of family planning service costs in a Scottish community. The study revealed that the cost of avoiding an unwanted birth was 320-...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Mooney G,Yule B

更新日期：1985-03-01 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 general practice, it is too time-consuming to invite all patients for cardiovascular risk assessment. OBJECTIVE:To examine how many patients with an indication for treatment with cardiovascular medication can be identified by ad hoc case-finding when all patients with overweight/obesity are invited for r...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： de Boer AW,de Mutsert R,den Heijer M,Jukema JW,Rosendaal FR,Blom JW,Assendelft WJ,NEO study group.

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pre-diabetes in young people is frequently unrecognized or not treated on time, with the consequent loss of opportunity for diabetes prevention. In Mexico, there is scarce information about the prevalence of pre-diabetes in young adults. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence and risk factors for pre-diabete...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Ureña-Bogarín EL,Martínez-Ramírez HR,Torres-Sánchez JR,Hernández-Herrera A,Cortés-Sanabria L,Cueto-Manzano AM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During their specialty training, Dutch GP trainees work at a GP under the supervision of a GP trainer. Research suggests that the patient mix of GP trainees differs from that of their trainers. Receptionists assign patients to either the trainee or the trainer, thereby influencing the patient mix of the trai...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： de Jong J,Visser MR,Wieringa-de Waard M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Recent research has shown that a high degree of task delegation is associated with the practise staff's overall job satisfaction, and this association is important to explore since job satisfaction is related to medical as well as patient-perceived quality of care. Objectives:This study aimed: (1) to invest...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Riisgaard H,Søndergaard J,Munch M,Le JV,Ledderer L,Pedersen LB,Nexøe J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:We conducted an educational intervention emphasizing rational antibiotic prescribing in early-career General Practitioners (GP) in vocational training (trainees). The intervention consisted of an online introduction module, an online communication training module, face-to-face workshops, and cases to be disc...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Deckx L,Anthierens S,Magin PJ,Morgan S,McArthur L,Yardley L,Dallas A,Little P,van Driel ML

更新日期：2018-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smokers vary in their readiness to try stopping smoking, but there currently are no objective tools for identifying smokers' consulting behaviours which indicate their level of motivation to try stopping smoking. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the construct validity and inter-observer re...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Coleman T,Stevenson K,Wilson A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the impact of obesity on mortality and morbidity in women, we evaluated correlates of weight gain in women ages 35-47 years. METHODS:Three hundred and thirty-six African American and Caucasian American women, randomly selected from among urban residents aged 35-47 years and pre-menopausal at baseline,...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Sammel MD,Grisso JA,Freeman EW,Hollander L,Liu L,Liu S,Nelson DB,Battistini M

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with subthreshold mental health syndromes are common in general practice and represent an important morbidity and disability burden. Management options are currently limited. We examined the acceptability of a novel ultra-brief guided self-help intervention designed specifically for use in this settin...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Collings S,Mathieson F,Dowell A,Stanley J,Jenkin G,Goodyear-Smith F,Hatcher S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00