Patient loneliness in an urban, underserved family medicine residency clinic: prevalence and relationship to health care utilization.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to validate a new case-finding instrument for common mental disorders (CMDQ). METHODS:A cross-sectional, stratified, two-phase study was carried out in 28 general practices in Aarhus County, Denmark. 1785 consecutive patients, 18-65 years old, consulting 38 GPs with a new health pro...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Christensen KS,Fink P,Toft T,Frostholm L,Ornbøl E,Olesen F

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：INTRODUCTION:In the last decade of the 20th century, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have experienced rapid changes in health policies. This process was largely supported by international grants. After this support has ended, it is important to keep up with the development, developing its own strategi...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Seifert B,Svab I,Madis T,Kersnik J,Windak A,Steflova A,Byma S

更新日期：2008-04-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Palliative care services have developed mostly in urban areas. Rural areas typically are characterized by the lack of well-organized services, with primary care professionals, specifically GPs and community nurses, having to undertake most of the palliative care. Little is known, however, either of their vie...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Evans R,Stone D,Elwyn G

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to the UK Government's proposal to increase the proportion of general practitioner income accruing from capitation payments the General Medical Services Committee of the British Medical Association has called for an extension of fee for item of service provision in general practice. In this paper the alloc...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Birch S

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients' religious beliefs can offer support at times of illness and disease. Therefore religious beliefs of patients are important in doctor-patient interaction. OBJECTIVE:To assess to what extent GPs pay attention to religious beliefs of patients in their daily work. METHODS:A postal questionnaire was s...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Kuyck WG,de Wit NJ,Kuyvenhoven MM

更新日期：2000-06-01 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：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:Previous evidence of race disparities in smoking cessation treatment has been limited to mostly survey studies which increase the potential for recall bias. We examined if African American versus white patients in primary care are less likely to receive any treatment or if race disparities are specific to th...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Hooks-Anderson DR,Salas J,Secrest S,Skiöld-Hanlin S,Scherrer JF

更新日期：2018-03-27 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：OBJECTIVES:We aimed to examine the factors that were most stressful for new principals in inner-city general practice. In addition, given the concerns about retention of new principals, to ascertain whether high perceived stress translated into regret that they had joined their practice and factors that might protect f...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Ashworth M,Armstrong D

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevention of cardiovascular disease in the elderly is becoming increasingly important. GPs are in a unique position to initiate preventive interventions in this age group. However, it is not clear which strategy a GP should follow to identify patients at increased cardiovascular risk-case finding or screeni...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： van den Berg PJ,van Dalsen CL,de Rooij RA,Prins A,Hoes AW

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:International guidelines on hypertension management do not agree on whether patient characteristics can be used for the first choice of treatment of uncomplicated essential hypertension. Objective:We wanted to identify predictive patient characteristics to the response of two different classes of antihypert...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： van der Wel MC,Biermans M,Akkermans R,Lenders JWM,van Weel C,Deinum J

更新日期：2018-01-16 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: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：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to understand in depth the experience of the family physician faced with the patient that he perceives as 'difficult'. This was done by means of the 'long interview' as a method of qualitative research. METHOD:We interviewed 15 randomly selected Board-certified family physicians, wi...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Steinmetz D,Tabenkin H

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Musculoskeletal conditions are common and cause high levels of disability and costs. Physical therapy is recommended for many musculoskeletal conditions. Past research suggests that referral rates appear to have increased over time, but the rate of accessing a physical therapist appears unchanged. OBJECTIVE...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Sharpe JA,Martin BI,Fritz JM,Newman MG,Magel J,Vanneman ME,Thackeray A

更新日期：2020-10-12 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:It has been shown that when patients are unable to express all their major concerns, they are less likely to follow the physician's prescribed treatment plan and they are less satisfied. On the other hand, the GP has a limited amount of time to elicit all the appropriate information and must ask certain ques...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Larsen JH,Risør O,Putnam S

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of cancer as well as survival rates for it are increasing. It is debated whether care in the chronic phase of cancer can be positioned in primary care due to doubts about capacity and workload. OBJECTIVE:To estimate GPs' extra consultation time if they assume responsibility for the care in the...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： van Dipten C,Olde Hartman TC,Biermans MC,Assendelft WJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much of diabetes care needs to be carried out by patients between office visits with their health care providers. Yet, many patients face difficulties carrying out these tasks. In addition, many adults with diabetes cannot count on effective support from their families and friends to help them with their self-manageme...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Heisler M

更新日期：2010-06-01 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: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:Most individuals with current epilepsy are solely under the care of the primary care team for follow-up care. Government working party recommendations, expert epilepsy panels and patients have also stressed the central role of the GP in follow-up care. Problems in the provision of care in the community have,...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Thapar AK,Stott NC,Richens A,Kerr M

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:A cross-sectional survey was conducted amongst patients who consulted for upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) at 22 private practitioners' offices. METHOD:A total of 505 adult patients and 504 guardians (parents or grandparents of child patients) completed a self-administered questionnai...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Chan CS

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been recent campaigns in many countries to address the increasing morbidity and mortality of asthma by promoting better management. This study aimed to evaluate the National Asthma Campaign (NAC), in Australia, and to assess the extent of its impact on reported asthma management. It was a cross-sectional, b...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Tse M,Bridges-Webb C,Bauman A

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary care revival in Canada and elsewhere is viewed by many as conditional to the introduction of new organizational models. Endorsement by GPs is a key factor in the success of these models, and increasing GPs' job satisfaction is often one of the desired outcomes of the reforms currently underway. OBJE...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Geneau R,Lehoux P,Pineault R,Lamarche PA

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doctors in different countries completed a questionnaire relating to the importance they attributed to eight possible sources of information about a new drug, their estimation of patients' expectations of the doctor prescribing drugs under specific circumstances and their therapeutic response to common clinical genera...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Hull FM,Marshall T

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent guidelines on obesity management promote integrated care. There is little knowledge about local opportunities and barriers, faced by health care professionals and patients, that affect implementation of an integrated national health care standard in a local setting. Our aim is to understand experience...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Derksen RE,Brink-Melis WJ,Westerman MJ,Dam JJ,Seidell JC,Visscher TL

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00