The quality of laboratory analyses in the primary health care. A proficiency survey on hemoglobin, glucose, leucocyte count and sedimentation rate (ESR) measurements.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Low plasma (p)-albumin and p-calcium concentrations are associated with increased mortality in hospitalised patients. There are few studies addressing this in primary care. Low p-calcium has been associated with mortality, but it is not known whether this applies to p-albumin. Could p-albumin and p-calcium be...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Dalemo S,Boström KB,Hjerpe P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the negative predictive value (NPV), positive predictive value (PPV), sensitivity, and specificity of natriuretic peptides, cut-off levels, and the impact of gender and age in elderly patients with systolic heart failure (HF). DESIGN:Cross-sectional exploratory study. SETTING:One primary healthca...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Olofsson M,Boman K

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care troponin T testing (POCT-TnT) for the management of patients with chest pain in primary care. DESIGN:Prospective observational study with follow-up. SETTING:Three primary health care (PHC) centres using POCT-TnT and four PHC centres not using PO...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Nilsson S,Andersson A,Janzon M,Karlsson JE,Levin LÅ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To assess the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in Norwegian general practice.Design: Retrospective register study based on general practitioners' (GPs') reimbursement claims.Setting: Norwegian general practice excluding out-of-hours clinics in 2009, 2012 and 2016.Subjects: GPs who scanned patients fo...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Myklestul HC,Skonnord T,Brekke M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Approximately 98% of Danish citizens are listed with a general practice which they consult for medical advice. Although 85% of the population contact their general practitioner (GP) every year, little is known about these contacts. The aim of the present paper is to gain updated knowledge about patients' reas...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Moth G,Olesen F,Vedsted P

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe lipid-lowering treatment in a primary care setting and how well target levels are reached. Furthermore, the aim is to describe long-term adherence to treatment. DESIGN:Population-based cross-sectional study with follow-up. SETTING:A total of 139 general practices from three of five Danish region...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Graversen L,Christensen B,Borch-Johnsen K,Lauritzen T,Sandbaek A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the relation of ethnicity, social deprivation (Underprivileged area, UPA-score), social class V, unemployment and overcrowding on age- and sex-standardized mortality ratio (SMR). DESIGN:This ecological study used the SMR for people under the age of 65 years as dependent variable. Mortality data fo...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Sundquist J,Bajekal M,Jarman B,Johansson SE

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Swedish trial in old patients with hypertension was initiated by the Swedish League against Hypertension. It will be conducted as a prospective multicentre study in Swedish primary health care, and will comprise approximately 2 000 patients on active treatment and 2 000 on placebo to be studied for three years. Th...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Dahlöf B,Hansson L,Lindholm L,Råstam L,Scherstén B,Wester PO

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Little is known about the indications general practitioners (GPs) perceive as relevant for performing gynaecological examinations (GEs), how GPs master the GE and associated procedures, and how they handle the sensitive nature of GEs. Methods: In 2015, 70 medical students at the University of Bergen dist...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Hjörleifsson S,Bjorvatn B,Meland E,Rørtveit G,Hannestad Y,Bondevik GT

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the health economic consequences of menstrual disorders in Denmark. DESIGN:Analysis of the total costs of menstrual disorders in women, and a cost effectiveness analysis of menstrual disorders in women. SETTING:The analysis is based on retrospective 1991 data from the Danish National Patient Regi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Grønvald LF

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Consultation time has a serious impact on physicians' work and patient satisfaction. No systematic study of consultation time in general practice in Slovenia has yet been carried out. The aim of the present study was to measure consultation time, to identify the factors influencing it, and to study the influe...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Petek Ster M,Svab I,Zivcec Kalan G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The school health records of 302 persons from the village of Röros, Norway, were scrutinized concerning the notes made by the author when performing a routine school health examination of all the subjects, then aged 16, in the years 1970-73. The notes concerning assessment of posture, findings on muscle palpation, sub...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Hertzberg A

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present investigation was to describe dental health behaviour in an adult Danish population and to study whether oral hygiene habits and consumption of sweets were affected by living conditions. The study group comprised 749 persons in the age group 25-44 years (82% of the original sample) and data ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Petersen PE

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the medically unexplained disorders by examining endpoints of irresolute diagnostic strategies. DESIGN:Qualitative observational study based on audio-taped general practice consultations, editing analysis style inspired by Giorgi's phenomenological approach. SETTING:Primary health care. SUBJECTS...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Undeland M,Malterud K

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-assessed well-being has been shown to be related to earlier medical events and to be a predictor of mortality. 50-year-old men and women (n = 314) in Kungsör were invited to an examination for traditional risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and different aspects of self-assessed well-being. The differences b...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Thorell B,Svärdsudd K

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to describe strategies parents use to give oral medicine to children. METHODS:We conducted an Internet-based qualitative study of posts from online forums where parents discussed how to give children oral medicine. The posts were analyzed using systematic text condensation. The investigat...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Bergene EH,Rø TB,Steinsbekk A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether vaginal application of Lactobacillus casei v. rhamnosus reduces the reinfection rate in cystitis-prone women. DESIGN:A controlled, randomized, double-blind clinical trial. SETTING:Division for General Practice, University of Bergen, Norway. INTERVENTION:Vaginal application of lactobacill...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Baerheim A,Larsen E,Digranes A

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Feasibility of comparing risk profiles by questionnaire of participants and nonparticipants in a cervical screening programme: does asking information on sexual behaviour by means of a questionnaire lead to high non-response? is the non-response selective (related to participation in the screening) and if so ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Kant A,Palm I,van den Hoogen H,van Weel C

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The purpose of this research was to analyze psychometric information in the Brief Child Abuse Potential Inventory (BCAP) in a Finnish general population sample. Design: A self-report survey of parents in a primary health care setting and a hospital setting was used to evaluate the use of the BCAP. Setting: ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Ellonen N,Rantanen H,Lepistö S,Helminen M,Paavilainen E

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the management of dyslipidaemia in patients with high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and patients with a history of CVD identified by screening for diabetes in general practice in Denmark, concentrating on prescription of lipid-lowering drugs. Moreover, to analyse predicting factors for star...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Graversen L,Christensen B,Borch-Johnsen K,Lauritzen T,Sandbaek A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse how psychosocial and social factors are associated with heavy smoking in the third trimester of pregnancy. DESIGN:Data were collected from a prospective study primarily initiated to study fetal growth retardation. (NICHD Study of successive small for gestational age births). SETTING:Uppsala in Sw...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Thue E,Schei B,Jacobsen G

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the rate of diagnostic evaluation of dementia for patients in whom a suspicion of dementia was raised, and to investigate reasons why a diagnostic evaluation was not always being performed. DESIGN:A prospective study among elderly patients aged 65+, and a follow-up study. SETTING:In all, 17 g...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Waldorff FB,Rishøj S,Waldemar G

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective evaluation was made of an algorithm for a selective use of throat swabs in patients with sore throat in general practice. The algorithm states that a throat swab should be obtained (a) in all children younger than 15 years; (b) in patients aged 15 years or more who have pain on swallowing and at least th...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Hoffmann S

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To find out whether family or working conditions is most important for mood in different ages in women. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Göteborg, Sweden, population about 430,000. SUBJECTS:Representative samples of a general population of women, born in 1930 (n = 276), 1942 (n = 93) and 1954 (n = 61), ex...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Lundh C,Bengtsson C,Björkelund C

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an out-patient clinic for specialised medical care, 30 patients were questioned about their worries prior to the visit. The purpose of the study was to obtain basic knowledge about emotional experiences of patients visiting a doctor. The theoretical viewpoint was that of social interaction and social construction o...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Andersson-Segesten K,Erichsen M,Westerlund A,Ojerskog I

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the number, the nature and the circumstances of home accidents managed in general practices, and to compare the results with the European Home and Leisure Accidents Surveillance System (EHLASS) data. DESIGN:A prospective population survey of all domestic accidents managed in 138 sentinel genera...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Devroey D,Van Casteren V,Walckiers D

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine how often patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) complaints prescribed a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) subsequently consult their general practitioner (GP) with a non-serious adverse drug reaction (ADR). DESIGN:Cohort study. SETTING:A healthcare database containing the electronic GP...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Koffeman AR,Van Buul AR,Valkhoff VE,Jong GW,Bindels PJ,Sturkenboom MC,Van der Lei J,Luijsterburg PA,Bierma-Zeinstra SM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study factors of importance for infants' use of health and medical care. DESIGN:We studied the medical records of the mother during pregnancy (at the health centre, at the antenatal clinics, and at the department of obstetrics and gynaecology) and of her infant during the first 18 months of life (at the h...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Håkansson A,Cars H,Petersson C,Carlsson B

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hypertension is a major cause of cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, blood pressure (BP) is often inadequately treated. We studied visit patterns at primary health care centres (PHCCs) and their relation to individual BP control. DESIGN AND SETTING:Cross-sectional register-based study on all patients with ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Ödesjö H,Adamsson Eryd S,Franzén S,Hjerpe P,Manhem K,Rosengren A,Thorn J,Björck S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Screening for a major depressive episode (MDE) in high-risk groups of patients within the primary care setting has been suggested by several Central Health Organizations. The objective of this study was to investigate whether patients rated as "psychiatric cases" by their general practitioner (GP) were likely...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Ostergaard SD,Foldager L,Allgulander C,Dahl AA,Huuhtanen MT,Rasmussen I,Munk-Jørgensen P

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00