General practitioners' use of health education material. Results from a nationwide survey in Denmark in 1991. The Danish Health Education Study Group.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary Care Groups and Trusts (PCG/Ts) are responsible for improving the health of local populations, but there is little evidence of their strategic involvement in accident prevention. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of providing information on local accidental injuries to PCG/Ts on the development of a...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Coupland CA,Savelyich BS,Hippisley-Cox J,Kendrick D,Groom L,Cross E

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following a study of process and outcomes in general practice consultations, we returned to the GP participants and asked them to comment on taped consultations which they had found unsatisfying. Their comments were then analysed for information about sources of occupational stress, coping strategies, and this method ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Winefield H,Murrell T,Clifford J

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Children under 2 years of age with acute otitis media are known to have a relatively poor prognosis. The objective of this study was to assess whether known determinants for recurrent acute otitis media and persistent middle ear effusion after an episode of acute otitis media during childhood also apply to c...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Damoiseaux RA,Rovers MM,Van Balen FA,Hoes AW,de Melker RA

更新日期：2006-02-01 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:In many European countries, primary care surveillance networks play a role in public health surveillance. OBJECTIVES:To update an inventory of surveillance networks, to describe them and to report on their organization and function in a standardized way. To investigate whether and under what conditions thei...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Deckers JG,Paget WJ,Schellevis FG,Fleming DM

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：: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:There has been a continued trend towards undertaking primary care-based research but the characteristics and generalizability of practices that participate in such research are not well known. OBJECTIVE:To compare research active and non-active practices in terms of practice demographics, disease prevalence...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： McManus RJ,Ryan R,Jones M,Wilson S,Hobbs FR

更新日期：2008-02-01 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:Previous studies have focused on the treatment received by rural cancer patients and have not examined their diagnostic pathways as reasons for poorer outcomes in rural Australia. OBJECTIVES:To compare and explore symptom appraisal and help-seeking behaviour in patients with breast, lung, prostate or colore...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Emery JD,Walter FM,Gray V,Sinclair C,Howting D,Bulsara M,Bulsara C,Webster A,Auret K,Saunders C,Nowak A,Holman CD

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine the views of General Practice attenders on death and dying, a survey was conducted using a questionnaire with nine questions on aspects of death and dying. There were 4117 respondents with an average age of 36.4 years, who attended 10 general practices. A control group of 100 patients was employe...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Charlton RC

更新日期：1991-12-01 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: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：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：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:Self-report information about pain and pain beliefs are often collected during initial consultation for musculoskeletal pain. These data may provide utility beyond the initial encounter, helping provide further insight into prognosis and long-term interactions of the patient with the health system. OBJECTIV...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Rhon DI,Lentz TA,George SZ

更新日期：2020-02-19 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：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of GPs personally handing out to their patients booklets about minor ailments and self-limiting health problems (minor illnesses). METHODS:The study was a pre-test-post-test, control group design and took place in seven general practices. The particip...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Plass AM,Timmermans DR,van der Wal G

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether discharging patients from renal clinic to primary care is safe. AIM:To determine the characteristics, primary care monitoring and renal outcomes of patients discharged from renal clinic. DESIGN AND SETTING:A retrospective study of 2236 adults discharged from a tertiary renal clinic be...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Pyart R,Lim S,Hussein B,Riley S,Roberts G

更新日期：2020-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic diseases continue to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality despite modifiable risk factors. This suggests that current primary healthcare provision needs to delve beyond patient education, to understand the motivators that drive patients to undertake chronic disease self-management. Under...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Hadi MD,Lin YP,Chan EY

更新日期：2020-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes some of the barriers to caring for people with HIV and AIDS by general practitioners. It is based on a review of the literature and on interviews with individuals. The first section examines the reasons given by interviewees for their involvement in HIV and AIDS care. The next section discusses th...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Clarke AE

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Principals and trainees in general practice attending training events were asked to give information about their prescribing of drugs, with a focus on the prescribing of benzodiazepines for psychological problems. High prescribers of benzodiazepines believed that a prescription saved consultation time, tended to be in...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Cormack MA,Howells E

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the past few decades, a growing number of psychiatrists in the UK have moved their outpatient clinics out of their hospital bases and have established liaison-attachment clinics in primary care settings within their catchment areas. This study reports the views of the senior general practitioners who have acces...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Strathdee G

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endometriosis is an invalidating gynaecological condition in women of reproductive age, and a frequent cause of infertility. Unfortunately, the condition is characterized by a long interval between onset of symptoms and diagnosis. GPs in the Netherlands are educated to provide basic gynaecological care and s...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： van der Zanden M,Teunissen DAM,van der Woord IW,Braat DDM,Nelen WLDM,Nap AW

更新日期：2020-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The practice of breast feeding has declined throughout the world, at first in the developed countries and now also in the developing countries. Although there is some return to breast feeding in industrialized countries, it is mostly by the privileged and better educated women. This article discusses the importance of...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Cutting WA,Ludlam M

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Relatives who are bereaved by suicide likely consult their GP when they feel the need for professional help. GPs may play a key role in establishing who is at risk for adverse consequences of the loss as they are familiar with relatives' possible psychiatric vulnerabilities. The availability of evidence-base...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： de Groot M,van der Meer K,Burger H

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most frequent skin cancer among Caucasians. Advanced cases determine significant tissue destruction and they can metastasize. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the role of GPs in timely diagnosis of SCC, examining the probability of delay before the diagnosis and t...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Renzi C,Mastroeni S,Mannooranparampil TJ,Passarelli F,Pasquini P

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emotional problems are an important component of general morbidity in primary care settings. Research on the sensitivity of primary care physicians to such problems is, however, scanty. This study examines the prevalence of emotional problems among 776 patients in primary care clinics in Israel using the GHQ-28 and as...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Shiber A,Maoz B,Antonovsky A,Antonovsky H

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to identify promoting and impeding factors for successful implementation of a Dutch primary health care-based lifestyle programme called 'BeweegKuur'. BeweegKuur aims to increase the physical activity and change the diet of people at increased health risk due to overweight or obesity...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Helmink JH,Kremers SP,Van Boekel LC,Van Brussel-Visser FN,Preller L,De Vries NK

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a method for assessing the doctor-patient interaction in terms of its patient-centredness. Patient-centredness was defined in terms of doctor responses which enabled patients to express all of their reasons for coming, including symptoms, thoughts, feelings and expectations. The method was tested a...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Henbest RJ,Stewart MA

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00