Research in general practice: international problems--international solutions.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been little research carried out on the prevalence and types of sexual dysfunction in the general population, although the indications are that such problems are relatively common. Most common sexual problems are potentially treatable. However GPs have estimated the prevalence of sexual problems to...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Dunn KM,Croft PR,Hackett GI

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was undertaken to evaluate an undergraduate general practice preceptorship by means of an open-ended six-item questionnaire given to students at the end of their general practice attachment. The aim of the survey was to evaluate the preceptorship as a learning experience and to examine ways in which the prece...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Cooper CW

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, we published data of a 2 year randomized controlled study in which the effects of continuous versus symptomatic bronchodilator treatment in patients with moderate asthma or chronic bronchitis were investigated. The results showed that FEV1 decline in the continuously treated group was significantly larger th...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： van Schayck CP,Folgering H,den Otter JJ,Tirimanna P,van Weel C

更新日期：1992-12-01 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:Current primary prevention guidelines recommend the assessment of family history of coronary heart disease (CHD) to identify at-risk individuals. OBJECTIVE:To examine how clinicians and patients understand and communicate family history in the context of CHD risk assessment in primary care. METHODS:A quali...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Hall R,Saukko PM,Evans PH,Qureshi N,Humphries SE

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ethnic minority patients seem to be confronted with barriers when using health services. Yet, care providers are often oblivious to these barriers, although they may share to some extent the burden of responsibility for them. In order to enlighten care providers, as to the potential pitfalls that may exist, ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Scheppers E,van Dongen E,Dekker J,Geertzen J,Dekker J

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Our objective was to evaluate the effect of training in a patient-centred intervention for GPs and practice nurses on outcomes for patients with Type II diabetes. METHODS:We carried out a randomized controlled trial within general practices as the basis for randomization and a before-and-after design for measures ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Pill R,Stott NC,Rollnick SR,Rees M

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electronic version of the second edition of the International Classification of Primary Care, ICPC-2-E, available on the website of Family Practice since 2000, needed an update of the mapping with ICD-10 as a nomenclature and, consequently, of some of its criteria. This is now being made available, together with t...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Okkes IM,Becker HW,Bernstein RM,Lamberts H

更新日期：2002-10-01 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: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: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:Qualitative research methods are recognized increasingly as valuable tools for primary care research, and add an extra dimension to quantitative work. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to illustrate the benefits and problems attending the dual role of clinician/qualitative researcher. METHODS:As part of ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Chew-Graham CA,May CR,Perry MS

更新日期：2002-06-01 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: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:Some studies have demonstrated an association between poor continuity of care, high likelihood of 'inappropriate' use of emergency departments (EDs) and avoidable hospitalization. However, we lack data concerning primary care use after an ED visit. OBJECTIVE:Identify the determinants of a visit to the gener...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Rotival J,Yordanov Y,Thiebaud PC,Pelletier-Fleury N,Jacquet E,Debuc E,Pateron D,Naouri D

更新日期：2019-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although both hospitalization and mortality due to heart failure (HF) have been widely studied, less is known about the impact of HF on disability and quality of life. AIM:To assess the degree of disability and quality of life in HF patients attended at family medicine centres. DESIGN AND SETTING:Cross-sec...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： García-Olmos L,Batlle M,Aguilar R,Porro C,Carmona M,Alberquilla A,Sánchez-Gómez LM,Monge E,López-Rodríguez AB,Benito L,Baños N,Simón A,Martínez-Álvarez MA,Luque EM,García-Benito C

更新日期：2019-11-18 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to find out if a training programme adapted to family physicians with several years of clinical experience changes their behaviour when they deal with fibromyalgic patients in the sense of introducing the communication skills that define the 'patient-centred' approach. METHOD...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Moral RR,Alamo MM,Jurado MA,de Torres LP

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient expectation for a prescription is a recognized influence on GPs' prescribing, particularly in relation to the prescribing of antibiotics. Nurses are now able to supply antibiotics under a Patient Group Direction (PGD) in NHS walk-in centres and may experience similar pressures in this new role. OBJE...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Weiss MC,Deave T,Peters TJ,Salisbury C

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:Multimorbidity is a growing phenomenon in primary care, and knowledge of the influence of social determinants on its evolution is vital. The aim of this study was to understand the relationship between multimorbidity and immigration, taking into account length of residence in the host country and area of origin of ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Gimeno-Feliu LA,Calderón-Larrañaga A,Díaz E,Laguna-Berna C,Poblador-Plou B,Coscollar C,Prados-Torres A

更新日期：2017-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescent pregnancy is an important health issue. Prevention programs are usually aimed at the prevention of repeat pregnancy, ignoring the adolescents at risk of becoming pregnant for the first time. OBJECTIVES:To analyse if socio-economic status, family type and mother's age at first pregnancy are risk f...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Santos MI,Rosário F

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibiotics are over-prescribed for lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). The influence of clinicians' history and examination findings on antibiotic prescribing for LRTI has not been directly assessed, and the extent to which these clinical findings predict appropriate antibiotic prescribing is unknown....

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Hopstaken RM,Butler CC,Muris JW,Knottnerus JA,Kester AD,Rinkens PE,Dinant GJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：: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:The GP often has a primary function in assessing pigmented skin lesions in Denmark. No data are available on the diagnostic accuracy of this process. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to study the sensitivity, specificity and positive prognostic value of the diagnosis made by 27 trained or trainee GPs. METHOD:We tested t...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Jemec GB

更新日期：1999-12-01 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: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：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:New information and communication technologies such as email and text messaging have been shown to be useful in some aspects of primary care service delivery. Little is known about Scottish GPs' attitudes towards the adoption of these technologies as routine consultation tools. OBJECTIVES:To explore GPs' pe...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Hanna L,May C,Fairhurst K

更新日期：2012-06-01 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