A qualitative study of the views of patients with long-term conditions on family doctors in Hong Kong.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We undertook a systematic review of observational studies of depression in primary care to determine 1) the nature and scope of the published studies 2) the methodological quality of the studies; 3) the identified recovery and risk factors for persistent depression and 3) the treatment and health service use...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Gilchrist G,Gunn J

更新日期：2007-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, relapsing gastrointestinal disorder, that affects approximately 10% of the general population and the majority are diagnosed in primary care. IBS has been reported to be associated with altered psychological and cognitive functioning such as mood disturbances, som...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Grodzinsky E,Walter S,Viktorsson L,Carlsson AK,Jones MP,Faresjö Å

更新日期：2015-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multimorbidity poses a challenge for decision-making processes and requires that more attention is paid to patient goals, preferences and needs; however, goal setting is not yet widely recognised as a core aspect of the shared decision-making (SDM) approach. This study aims to analyse clinician perceptions o...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Vermunt N,Elwyn G,Westert G,Harmsen M,Olde Rikkert M,Meinders M

更新日期：2019-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General Practitioners (GPs) employ strategies to identify and retrieve medical evidence for clinical decision making which take workload and time constraints into account. Optimal Foraging Theory (OFT) initially developed to study animal foraging for food is used to explore the information searching behaviou...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Dwairy M,Dowell AC,Stahl JC

更新日期：2011-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many tools exist to guide family physicians' impressions about frailty status of older adults, but no single tool, instrument, or set of criteria has emerged as most useful. The role of physicians' subjective impressions in frailty decisions has not been studied. This study explores how family physicians con...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Korenvain C,Famiyeh IM,Dunn S,Whitehead CR,Rochon PA,McCarthy LM

更新日期：2018-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Charlson comorbidity index is widely used in ICD-9 administrative data, however, there is no translation for Read/OXMIS coded data despite increasing use of the General Practice Research Database (GPRD). Our main objective was to translate the Charlson index for use with Read/OXMIS coded data such as the...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Khan NF,Perera R,Harper S,Rose PW

更新日期：2010-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low patient satisfaction with the quality of out-of-hours primary care (OOH-PC) has been linked with several individual and organizational factors. However, findings have been ambiguous and may not apply to the Danish out-of-hours (OOH) setting in which general practitioners (GPs) perform the initial telepho...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Tranberg M,Vedsted P,Bech BH,Christensen MB,Birkeland S,Moth G

更新日期：2018-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acceptance to a family practice is key to access and continuity of care. While Canadian patients increasingly report not being able to acquire acceptance to a family practice, little is known about the association between requiring opioids and acceptance. We aim to determine the proportion of family physicia...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Marshall EG,Burge F,Gibson RJ,Lawson B,O'Connell C

更新日期：2019-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chest complaints presented to a general practitioner (GP) are frequently caused by diseases which have advantageous outcomes. However, in some cases, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is present (1.5-22% of cases). The patient's signs, symptoms and electrocardiography results are insufficient diagnostic tools to...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Willemsen RT,Buntinx F,Winkens B,Glatz JF,Dinant GJ,‘RAPIDA’-study team.

更新日期：2014-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During an influenza epidemic prompt diagnosis of influenza is important. This diagnosis however is still essentially based on the interpretation of symptoms and signs by general practitioners. No single symptom is specific enough to be useful in differentiating influenza from other respiratory infections. Ou...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Michiels B,Thomas I,Van Royen P,Coenen S

更新日期：2011-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The UK National GP Patient Survey is one of the largest ever survey programmes of patients registered to receive primary health care, inviting five million respondents to report their experience of NHS primary healthcare. The third such annual survey (2008/9) involved the development of a new survey instrume...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Campbell J,Smith P,Nissen S,Bower P,Elliott M,Roland M

更新日期：2009-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is prevalent in people with type 2 diabetes and affects both glycemic control and overall quality of life. The aim of this trial was to evaluate the effect of the antidepressant paroxetine on metabolic control, quality of life and mental well-being in mildly depressed women with type 2 diabetes. ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Paile-Hyvärinen M,Wahlbeck K,Eriksson JG

更新日期：2003-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disabling fatigue is the main illness related reason for prolonged absence from school. Although there are accepted criteria for diagnosing chronic fatigue in adults, it remains uncertain as to how best to define disabling fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) in children and adolescents. In this popula...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Fowler T,Duthie P,Thapar A,Farmer A

更新日期：2005-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Symptoms of cancer may be interpreted differently by different patients before the diagnosis. This study investigated symptom attributions in Danish patients with colorectal cancer and the potential associations with symptom type, socio-demographic characteristics and patient interval. METHODS:Data were col...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Jensen LF,Hvidberg L,Pedersen AF,Vedsted P

更新日期：2015-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The protection and promotion of breastfeeding is considered a priority in Europe where only 22% of infants less than 6 months old are exclusively breastfed. In Spain this percentage reaches 24.8% but in our city it falls to 18.26%. Various studies emphasise that the improvement of these results should be bas...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Martín-Iglesias S,del-Cura-González I,Sanz-Cuesta T,Arana-Cañedo Argüelles C,Rumayor-Zarzuelo M,Alvarez-de la Riva M,Lloret-Sáez Bravo AM,Férnandez-Arroyo RM,Aréjula-Torres JL,Aguado-Arroyo Ó,Góngora-Maldonado F,García-Corraliza M

更新日期：2011-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intimate partner violence is highly prevalent and mostly affects women with negative consequences for their physical and mental health. Children often witness the violence which has negative consequences for their well-being too. Care offered by family physicians is often rejected because abused women experi...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Loeffen MJ,Lo Fo Wong SH,Wester FP,Laurant MG,Lagro-Janssen AL

更新日期：2011-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A rising number of people with chronic conditions is offered interventions to enhance self-management. The responsiveness of individuals to these interventions depends on patient characteristics. We aimed to develop and validate a tool to facilitate personalised counselling and support for self-management in...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Eikelenboom N,Smeele I,Faber M,Jacobs A,Verhulst F,Lacroix J,Wensing M,van Lieshout J

更新日期：2015-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While trust in physicians has been rigorously investigated regarding its concept, measurement, and factors, the studies have mainly focused on the attributes of the physicians. This approach can lead to a limited understanding of trust in physicians as trust is based on the relationship, an interaction of bo...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Kim AM,Bae J,Kang S,Kim YY,Lee JS

更新日期：2018-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has for years been discussed whether practice staff should be involved in patient care in general practice to a higher extent. The research concerning task delegation within general practice is generally increasing, but the literature focusing on its influence on general practitioners' and their staff's j...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Riisgaard H,Nexøe J,Le JV,Søndergaard J,Ledderer L

更新日期：2016-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are common in primary care, and pose a communicative and therapeutic challenge to GPs. Although much has been written about GPs' frustration and difficulties while dealing with these patients, research presenting the patients' perspectives on MUS still seems...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Sowińska A,Czachowski S

更新日期：2018-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study is to better understand differences in diabetes self-management, specifically needs, barriers and challenges among men and women living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS:35 participants were recruited from a diabetes education center (DEC) in Toronto, Canada. Five focus...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Mathew R,Gucciardi E,De Melo M,Barata P

更新日期：2012-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The general practitioner (GP) can play an important role in promoting a healthy lifestyle, which is especially relevant in people with an elevated risk of cardiovascular diseases due to hypertension. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the frequency and content of lifestyle counseling about wei...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Milder IE,Blokstra A,de Groot J,van Dulmen S,Bemelmans WJ

更新日期：2008-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General practitioners' (GPs') feelings of burnout or dissatisfaction may affect their patient care negatively, but it is unknown if these negative feelings also affect their mental health care. GPs' available time, together with specific communication tools, are important conditions for providing mental heal...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Zantinge EM,Verhaak PF,de Bakker DH,van der Meer K,Bensing JM

更新日期：2009-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Standardised generic patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) which measure health status are often unresponsive to change in primary care. Alternative formats, which have been used to increase responsiveness, include individualised PROMs (in which respondents specify the outcomes of interest in their own w...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Murphy M,Hollinghurst S,Salisbury C

更新日期：2018-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient safety in primary care is an emerging field of research with a growing evidence base in western countries but little has been explored in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCC) including the Sultanate of Oman. This study aimed to review the literature on the safety culture and patient safety me...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Lawati MHA,Dennis S,Short SD,Abdulhadi NN

更新日期：2018-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Malta, sickness certificates are needed from the first day of illness, and are issued by family physicians (FPs) either employed by the government primary health care system, self-employed in private practice, or employed by an employer for this purpose alone. The latter system, when applied by the employ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Soler JK

更新日期：2003-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the current practice of Orthopaedic Surgeons & General Practitioners (GP) when presented with patients who have a fracture, with possible underlying Osteoporosis. METHODS:Questionnaires were sent to 140 GPs and 140 Orthopaedic Surgeons. The participants were asked their routine clinical pract...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Chami G,Jeys L,Freudmann M,Connor L,Siddiqi M

更新日期：2006-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In many countries, the referral-consultation process faces a number of challenges from inefficiencies and rising demand, resulting in excessive wait times for many specialties. We collected referral data from a sample of family doctors across the province of Ontario, Canada as part of a larger program of res...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Liddy C,Arbab-Tafti S,Moroz I,Keely E

更新日期：2017-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are caregivers who see their quality of life (QoL) impaired due to the demands of their caregiving tasks, while others manage to adapt and overcome the crises successfully. The influence of the family function in the main caregiver's situation has not been the subject of much evaluation. The aim of thi...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Rodríguez-Sánchez E,Pérez-Peñaranda A,Losada-Baltar A,Pérez-Arechaederra D,Gómez-Marcos MÁ,Patino-Alonso MC,García-Ortiz L

更新日期：2011-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overuse of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) - frequently used for relieving symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) - raises long-term safety concerns, warranting evidence-based non-drug interventions. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate the effect of head-of-bed elevation on relieving sympt...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Albarqouni L,Moynihan R,Clark J,Scott AM,Duggan A,Del Mar C

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00