Screening of depression in patients with chronic medical diseases in a primary care setting.

abstract：Background:The reason why patients contact a care provider, the reason for encounter (RFE), reflects patients' personal needs and expectations regarding medical care. RFEs can be symptoms or complaints, but can also be requests for diagnostic or therapeutic interventions. Objectives:Over the past 30 years, we aim to a...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： van den Broek J,van Boven K,Bor H,Uijen AA

更新日期：2018-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to examine if providing feedback to the doctor can improve patient-doctor concordance (PDC) on health problems and treatments. METHODS:The study was carried out in a hospital-based primary care service in a lower socioeconomic status (SES) region of metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. A summa...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Liaw ST,Young D,Farish S

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2010, a new telephone service, NHS 111, was piloted to improve access to urgent care in England. A unique feature is the use of non-clinical call takers who triage calls with computerized decision support and have access to clinical advisors when necessary. Aim. To explore users' acceptability of NHS 111....

journal_title：Family practice

authors： O'Cathain A,Knowles E,Turner J,Nicholl J

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In view of the pending mental health (MH) reform, an increase in demand of MH services is expected. Primary care physicians will presumably be involved in meeting this expected increased demand. OBJECTIVES:To identify the preferable route of service use of populations with MH problems based on data from the...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Lerner Y,Levinson D

更新日期：2012-10-01 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:Child and adolescent psychological problems are rarely brought to the attention of GPs. Children and adolescents with psychological problems who do visit their GP are seldom identified as such by GPs. OBJECTIVE:To investigate in a general population sample of 2,449 Dutch children and adolescents (4-17 years...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Zwaanswijk M,Verhaak PF,van der Ende J,Bensing JM,Verhulst FC

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have suggested that the attitudes of health professionals towards people with disability may be as negative as those of society. Further, even positive attitudes may not always be reflected in the health professional's behaviour. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine GPs' (registra...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Muir EH,Ogden J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, the Chinese government has introduced a new system called the integrated health care system to deepen health care reform and enhance the capacity of the primary health care services. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to investigate the perceptions and opinions of general practitioners (GPs) on the integra...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Chen F,Jiang Q,Lu Z,Cao S

更新日期：2020-09-07 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：: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：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：:In November 1991 69% of a random sample of 998 Danish general practitioners (GPs) participated in a survey by anonymously filling in a mailed questionnaire concerning the way in which they use health education in their practices. Among the participating GPs, 97% used health education material. The study showed differe...

journal_title：Family practice

authors：

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prescribed medication is a mainstay of primary care but it is clear that a large proportion of treatment is not taken correctly. Such 'non-compliance' is considered to be a major problem, but research to date has provided few solutions. There have been increasing calls for a change in approach in order to ga...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Dowell J,Hudson H

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical engagement is a mutual concept of the active and positive contribution of doctors to maintaining and enhancing the performance of their health care organization, which itself recognizes this commitment in supporting and encouraging high quality care. A Medical Engagement Scale (MES) was developed by ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Ahnfeldt-Mollerup P,dePont Christensen R,Halling A,Kristensen T,Lykkegaard J,Nexøe J,Barwell F,Spurgeon P,Søndergaard J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While health systems are striving for patient-centered care, they have little evidence to guide them on how to engage patients in their care, or how this may affect patient experiences and outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To explore which specific patient-centered aspects of care were best associated with depression imp...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Rossom RC,Solberg LI,Vazquez-Benitez G,Crain AL,Beck A,Whitebird R,Glasgow RE

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-seven patients in psychogeriatric day centre were analysed regarding use of resources, costs and well-being. The level of well-being was based on interviews with staff and relatives and related to the economic outcome--a cost utility analysis. A 6 month period prior to day care was compared with the first 6 mont...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Wimo A,Wallin JO,Lundgren K,Rönnbäck E,Asplund K,Mattsson B,Krakau I

更新日期：1990-12-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pre-diabetes in young people is frequently unrecognized or not treated on time, with the consequent loss of opportunity for diabetes prevention. In Mexico, there is scarce information about the prevalence of pre-diabetes in young adults. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence and risk factors for pre-diabete...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Ureña-Bogarín EL,Martínez-Ramírez HR,Torres-Sánchez JR,Hernández-Herrera A,Cortés-Sanabria L,Cueto-Manzano AM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent guidelines for treatment of hypertension advocate a multifactorial approach based on absolute risk of a cardiovascular event. However, this does not take any account of individual patient values or preferences for health outcomes that result from having hypertension. OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to investig...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Montgomery AA,Harding J,Fahey T

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the frequency with which information from the Internet is presented by patients within primary care consultations or the subsequent impact that it may have on those consultations. OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to describe the frequency with which Internet information was prese...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Malone M,Harris R,Hooker R,Tucker T,Tanna N,Honnor S

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：:Recent years have seen a growing recognition of the appropriateness of qualitative methods in family practice. This has been paralleled by an upsurge of interest in focus group discussions as a method. Drawing on the experience of using focus groups with general practice teams as one component of a multi-method study ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Barbour RS

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although research in primary care has a higher profile than ever before, its impact on professional practice and on government planning often seems less than it should be. In the first part of the paper, the different research agendas of governments, health departments, professional associations and colleges, and of u...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Howie JG

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the UK, general practitioners (GPs) are the most commonly used providers of care for emotional concerns. OBJECTIVE:To update and synthesize literature on barriers and facilitators to GP-patient communication about emotional concerns in UK primary care. DESIGN:Systematic review and qualitative synthesis....

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Parker D,Byng R,Dickens C,Kinsey D,McCabe R

更新日期：2020-09-05 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:Evaluation of health care contacts from first events alone often misses large amounts of potentially important data and may produce different results than evaluation of all data including recurrent events. OBJECTIVE:We aim to bring the different methodological approaches for analysing longitudinal health ca...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Thomsen JL,Parner ET

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the commonest cause of vaginal discharge, and its association with obstetric and gynaecological complications is being recognized increasingly. It was our impression that BV was poorly understood and underdiagnosed in family practice. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to explor...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Langsford MJ,Dobbs FF,Morrison GM,Dance DA

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examined the effect of measuring blood pressure below subjects' rolled-up sleeves, over the sleeve, or on the bare arm. This is an important day-to-day issue for the busy GP. METHODS:The sample consisted of 201 subjects in family practice clinics and residents of a senior citizens' home. A digita...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Kahan E,Yaphe J,Knaani-Levinz H,Weingarten MA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the benefits of breastfeeding (BF), health care institutions recommend that a child should be breastfed for the first 6 months of its life. However, differences between social groups as regards BF behaviour are very prevalent. OBJECTIVES:To identify effective programmes that can be implemented by GPs ...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Ibanez G,de Reynal de Saint Michel C,Denantes M,Saurel-Cubizolles MJ,Ringa V,Magnier AM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The three papers reviewed for this issue deal with unrelated aspects of hypertension, illustrating the broad range of questions that still exist about optimal diagnosis and management. Physicians have for years been unsure about the efficacy, safety, and impact on morbidity of treating ISH. The result of these concern...

journal_title：Family practice

authors： Kelly R

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00