General practitioner perceptions of low back pain patients.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Local adaptation is often reported in the literature to be an important strategy in achieving local ownership and relevance of guidelines in order to increase the likelihood of their uptake and implementation. However, the process is also potentially time-consuming and costly. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this stud...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Silagy CA,Weller DP,Lapsley H,Middleton P,Shelby-James T,Fazekas B

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Generic drug (GD) use is affected by many factors, including physicians' approach. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, opinions and attitudes of primary care physicians (PCPs) about GDs and potentially associated factors. METHODS:An adequately representative sample (n = 354) of PCPs wa...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Oncu S,Bayram D,Aydin V,Isli F,Aksoy M,Akici A,Ucku R,Gelal A

更新日期：2020-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection (LUTI) is one of the most common infections treated in general practice. Although nationwide treatment guidelines for LUTI are increasingly available, most European countries, including Slovenia, have not yet set such guidelines. OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to describe...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Car J,Svab I,Kersnik J,Vegnuti M

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization and the World Organization of Family Doctors have called for 'doable' and 'limited' tasks to integrate mental health into primary care. Little information is provided about tasks GPs can undertake outside of guidelines that suggest to prescribe medication and refer to specialist...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Palmer V,Gunn J,Kokanovic R,Griffiths F,Shrimpton B,Hurworth R,Herrman H,Johnson C,Hegarty K,Blashki G,Butler E,Johnston-Ata'ata K,Dowrick C

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：: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: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：Introduction:We must study alternatives to structure an effective diabetic retinopathy screening program for Brazilian public health system. Objectives:Evaluate the diagnostic performance of retinal digital photography for diabetic retinopathy screening in primary care, accuracy of the family physician in diabetic ret...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Rosses APO,Ben ÂJ,Souza CF,Skortika A,Araújo AL,Carvalho G,Locatelli F,Neumann CR

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is generally considered that a significant proportion of 'inappropriate' demand for GP services is generated by consultations for minor ailments. How GPs manage minor ailments is likely to affect how patients perceive and handle similar illnesses in the future. Whilst this potentially has significant impl...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Morris CJ,Cantrill JA,Weiss MC

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Heroin addiction is a major public health problem affecting both the addicted individuals and their children, who have been shown to have poor social, educational and health status and to be at higher risk of abuse than their peers. Whilst the antenatal effects of parental drug use and the overall poor outco...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Keen J,Oliver P,Rowse G,Mathers N

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical end-of-life decisions (ELDs) have been discussed for several years in different countries, but little is known about the involvement of GPs in these ELDs. OBJECTIVES:The aim of the present study was to establish the incidence and characteristics of ELDs by GPs. METHOD:We selected 3999 deaths, a 20%...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Bilsen J,Stichele RV,Mortier F,Bernheim J,Deliens L

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important pitfall of nutritional guidance in medical practice is how to deal with the prevention paradox: a nutritional advice that is good for the population as a whole is not necessarily proven effective for the individual patient. Evidence-based guidelines are needed to support GPs to translate these advices to ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Drenthen AJ,Van Binsbergen JJ

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about doctors' decision-making processes in prescribing antidepressants and how this is handled. OBJECTIVE:To describe and understand doctors' strategies in prescribing mood-modifying drugs, especially when confronted with challenging patients or situations. METHODS:Face-to-face interviews ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Kapmeyer A,Meyer C,Kochen MM,Himmel W

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Though guidelines for the management of urinary tract infections (UTI) exist in several European countries, little is known about GPs' adherence, and the appropriateness of their management with regard to antibiotic resistance. OBJECTIVES:To describe German GPs' management of female patients with symptoms o...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Hummers-Pradier E,Ohse AM,Koch M,Heizmann WR,Kochen MM

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With current moves towards an emphasis on the 'whole' patient rather than fragmenting the person into organ systems research methods need to be developed which reflect that emphasis and direct us in our endeavour as clinicians. It is possible to have a descriptive science of human behaviour which can be based upon cli...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Aldridge D,Pietroni P

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In China, the government has encouraged the participation of private sector facilities in primary care to improve health care quality. OBJECTIVE:We compare health care utilization patterns among patients who select private versus public community health centres (CHCs) for reimbursed outpatient services. ME...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Shen M,He W,Li L,Wu Y

更新日期：2020-11-28 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：:In a GP database, 318 people with intellectual disability (ID) appeared to have 2.5 times more health problems than people without ID. This short report deals with the nature of the health problems. Consequences for health care policy are discussed. ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： van Schrojenstein Lantman-De Valk HM,Metsemakers JF,Haveman MJ,Crebolder HF

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite persistent poverty-related health inequalities, few sustained responses have been developed in primary care. Welfare rights provision has been proposed as one potential pathway to addressing health inequalities. OBJECTIVES:This study was set up to address the prevalence of welfare rights issues in g...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Harding R,Sherr L,Sherr A,Moorhead R,Singh S

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The construction and development of a questionnaire which measures the attitudes of general practitioners towards their role in the medical care system is described. Factor analytic procedures identified seven reliable factor-based subscales. The subscales measured attitudes towards: a psychological orientation to pat...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Cockburn J,Killer D,Campbell E,Sanson-Fisher RW

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both treatment guidelines and the amount of antibiotics used for acute otitis media (AOM) vary across western countries. Parental expectations and their awareness of antimicrobial use and resistance, which may also be influenced by the guidelines, are not yet completely known. OBJECTIVE:To compare parental ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Tähtinen PA,Boonacker CW,Rovers MM,Schilder AG,Huovinen P,Liuksila PR,Ruuskanen O,Ruohola A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) Measure has been developed as a tool for assessing the patients' perceptions of relational empathy in the consultation. OBJECTIVES:The present paper provides performance data on the CARE measure in a large sample of general practice consultations in areas of hi...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Mercer SW,McConnachie A,Maxwell M,Heaney D,Watt GC

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Primary care test requests for serum immunoglobulins are rising rapidly, with concerns that many requests may be unnecessary. Evidence suggests some characteristics of general practitioners (GPs) and practices are associated with higher test ordering. Objective:To identify the physician and practice charact...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Cadogan SL,Browne JP,Bradley CP,Fitzgerald AP,Cahill MR

更新日期：2018-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General practice is person-focused. Contextual information influences the clinical decision-making process in primary care. Currently, person-related information (PeRI) is neither recorded in a systematic way nor coded in the electronic medical record (EMR), and therefore not usable for scientific use. AIM:...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Schrans D,Avonts D,Christiaens T,Willems S,de Smet K,van Boven K,Boeckxstaens P,Kühlein T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is more prevalent among women and people with low socio-economic status. Uncertainties exist about how general practitioner (GP) depression care varies with patients' social position. OBJECTIVE:To investigate associations between patients' gender and educational status combined and GP depression ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Riiser S,Haukenes I,Baste V,Smith-Sivertsen T,Hetlevik Ø,Ruths S

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In view of the increasing cost of general practice of drug prescribing, it is important to look at ways of reducing drug wastage and thereby improve the cost-effectiveness of prescribing. OBJECTIVE:To determine the costs and cost savings to the NHS of instalment dispensing for newly prescribed medicines and...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Millar J,McNamee P,Heaney D,Selvaraj S,Bond C,Lindsay S,Morton M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Self-efficacy is an important factor influencing diabetes self-management behaviours. Previous studies have examined self-efficacy as a general measure in diabetes care for all self-care treatment recommendations together. This current study was designed to examine if low self-efficacy in each of the measure...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Mishali M,Omer H,Heymann AD

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The electronic health record (EHR) allows a detailed study of the primary care consultations and assessment of variability among physicians regarding the implementation of practices for prevention, detection and monitoring of chronic diseases. OBJECTIVES:To describe the variability in the detection and surv...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Aizpuru F,Latorre A,Ibáñez B,Garcia KL,Vergara I,Pz de Arriba J,Samper R,López-Picado A,Apiñaniz A,Bilbao JL

更新日期：2012-12-01 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