Child overweight in general practice - parents' beliefs and expectations - a questionnaire survey study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since Huntington's Disease (HD) is a familial disease with an average onset in the mid-thirties, one might expect that spousal carers are concerned with providing care for off-spring who may turn out to be affected. METHODS:This study involved ten face-to-face interviews with carers of spouses affected by H...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Lowit A,van Teijlingen ER

更新日期：2005-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim here was to explore trends in patient satisfaction with primary health care and its accessibility and continuity, and to explore whether through reforms and improvements some of the essential goals had been achieved over a 14-year period of time in Finland. METHODS:Nine questionnaire surveys were co...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Raivio R,Jääskeläinen J,Holmberg-Marttila D,Mattila KJ

更新日期：2014-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Except for the established risk factors, presence of target organ damage has an important role in the treatment of hypertensive subjects. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of target organ damage in primary care subjects. METHODS:This multi-centre, cross-sectional survey of 115 prim...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Papazafiropoulou A,Skliros E,Sotiropoulos A,Papafragos C,Gikas A,Apostolou O,Kaliora H,Tountas C

更新日期：2011-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While trust in physicians has been rigorously investigated regarding its concept, measurement, and factors, the studies have mainly focused on the attributes of the physicians. This approach can lead to a limited understanding of trust in physicians as trust is based on the relationship, an interaction of bo...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Kim AM,Bae J,Kang S,Kim YY,Lee JS

更新日期：2018-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Netherlands, about half of the patient contacts with a general practitioner (GP) cooperative are nonurgent from a medical perspective. A part of these problems can wait until office hours or can be managed by the patient himself without further professional care. However, from the patient's perspectiv...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Keizer E,Smits M,Peters Y,Huibers L,Giesen P,Wensing M

更新日期：2015-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The successful implementation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidelines relies heavily on primary care physicians (PCPs) providing risk factor evaluation, intervention and patient education. The aim of this study was to ascertain the degree of awareness and implementation of the Spanish adaptatio...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Brotons C,Lobos JM,Royo-Bordonada MÁ,Maiques A,de Santiago A,Castellanos Á,Diaz S,Obaya JC,Pedro-Botet J,Moral I,Lizarbe V,Moreno R,Pérez A,Cordero A,Fornés-Ubeda F,Serrano-Saiz B,Camafort-Babkowski M,Elosua R,Sans S

更新日期：2013-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The visions of more integrated care have created new roles and accountabilities for organizations and professionals. Thus, professionals are increasingly expected to engage in boundary spanning activities in order to facilitate inter-organizational and inter-sectoral collaboration. However, this task can be ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Kousgaard MB,Joensen AS,Thorsen T

更新日期：2015-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical guidelines exhort clinicians to encourage patients to improve their health behaviours. However, most offer little support on how to have these conversations in practice. Clinicians fear that health behaviour change talk will create interactional difficulties and discomfort for both clinician and pat...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Albury C,Hall A,Syed A,Ziebland S,Stokoe E,Roberts N,Webb H,Aveyard P

更新日期：2019-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As part of a broader study to improve the capacity for advance care planning (ACP) in primary healthcare settings, the research team set out to develop and validate a computerized algorithm to help primary care physicians identify individuals at risk of death, and also carried out focus groups and interviews...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Kendell C,Kotecha J,Martin M,Han H,Jorgensen M,Urquhart R

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Female urinary incontinence is underdiagnosed and undertreated in primary care. There is little evidence on factors that determine whether women with urinary incontinence are referred to specialist services. This study aimed to investigate characteristics associated with referrals from primary to specialist ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Gurol-Urganci I,Geary RS,Mamza JB,Iwagami M,El-Hamamsy D,Duckett J,Wilson A,Tincello D,van der Meulen J

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A perennial challenge of primary care quality improvement is to establish why interventions work in some circumstances, but not others. This study aimed to identify factors explaining variations in the impact on clinical practice of a facilitation led vascular health intervention in Australian family practic...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Russell G,Lane R,Parker S,Litt J,Mazza D,Lloyd J,Zwar N,van Driel M,Del Mar C,Smith J,Harris MF,Preventive Evidence into Practice (PEP) Partnership Group.

更新日期：2019-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Very Brief Advice on smoking (VBA) is an evidence-based intervention designed to increase quit attempts among patients who smoke. VBA has been widely disseminated in general practice settings in the United Kingdom, however its transferability to Southern European settings is not well established. This study ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Papadakis S,Anastasaki M,Papadakaki M,Antonopoulou Μ,Chliveros C,Daskalaki C,Varthalis D,Triantafyllou S,Vasilaki I,McEwen A,Lionis C

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefits of smoking cessation among older people are well documented. Despite this, evidence suggests that older smokers are rarely engaged in smoking cessation efforts, and that existing tobacco dependence treatments require further tailoring to the specific needs of older smokers. This study assesses t...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Huddlestone L,Walker GM,Hussain-Mills R,Ratschen E

更新日期：2015-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gout is estimated to affect 1.4% of adults in the UK. Appropriate and timely management is essential to reduce the risk of further flares, complications, and to reduce cardiovascular disease risk. The British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology (BSR/BHPR) and the Europea...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Cottrell E,Crabtree V,Edwards JJ,Roddy E

更新日期：2013-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internationally, guidelines for depression recommend a stepped care approach, implying that antidepressant medication should not be offered as a first step treatment to patients with sub-threshold or mild depression. In the Netherlands, antidepressant prescribing rates in general practice as a first treatmen...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Franx G,Huyser J,Koetsenruijter J,van der Feltz-Cornelis CM,Verhaak PF,Grol RP,Wensing M

更新日期：2014-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General Practitioners (GPs) employ strategies to identify and retrieve medical evidence for clinical decision making which take workload and time constraints into account. Optimal Foraging Theory (OFT) initially developed to study animal foraging for food is used to explore the information searching behaviou...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Dwairy M,Dowell AC,Stahl JC

更新日期：2011-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevention of type 2 diabetes is a recognised health care priority globally. Within the United Kingdom, there is a lack of research investigating optimal methods of translating diabetes prevention programmes, based on the promotion of a healthy lifestyle, into routine primary care. This study aims to est...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Yates T,Davies MJ,Henson J,Troughton J,Edwardson C,Gray LJ,Khunti K

更新日期：2012-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:User reported experiences and satisfaction are increasingly used as basis for quality indicators in the health sector. However, there is limited understanding of factors associated with user reported experiences and satisfaction with casualty clinics. METHODS:A random sample of 542 patients that had contact...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Danielsen K,Bjertnaes OA,Garratt A,Forland O,Iversen HH,Hunskaar S

更新日期：2010-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multimorbidity is a major issue for primary care. We aimed to explore primary care professionals' accounts of managing multimorbidity and its impact on clinical decision making and regional health care delivery. METHODS:Qualitative interviews with 12 General Practitioners and 4 Primary Care Nurses in New Ze...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Stokes T,Tumilty E,Doolan-Noble F,Gauld R

更新日期：2017-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have been performed to understand the way family physicians apply knowledge from medical research in practice. However, very little is known concerning family physicians in Switzerland. In an environment in which information constantly accumulates, it is crucial to identify the major sources ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Bengough T,Bovet E,Bécherraz C,Schlegel S,Burnand B,Pidoux V

更新日期：2015-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of perinatal mental health problems and effective care for women who experience them are important considering the potentially serious impact that they may have on the wellbeing of the woman, her baby, family and wider society. General practitioners (GPs) play a central role in identifying and...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Noonan M,Doody O,O'Regan A,Jomeen J,Galvin R

更新日期：2018-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessing the cost effectiveness of training aimed at increasing general practitioners' (GP) work awareness and patients' work-related self-efficacy and quality of life. METHODS:A cluster randomized controlled trial in twenty-six GP practices in the southeast of the Netherlands with 32 participating GPs. GP...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： de Kock C,Noben C,Lagro-Janssen A,Lucassen P,Knottnerus A,de Rijk A,Nijhuis F,Steenbeek R,Evers S

更新日期：2019-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current health policy focuses on improving accessibility, increasing integration and shifting resources from hospitals to community and primary care. Initiatives aimed at achieving these policy aims have supported the implementation of various 'new models of care', including general practice offering 'additi...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Elvey R,Bailey S,Checkland K,McBride A,Parkin S,Rothwell K,Hodgson D

更新日期：2018-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Switzerland is facing a shortage of primary care physicians (PCPs); government organizations therefore suggested a broad variety of interventions to promote primary care. The aim of the study was to prioritize these interventions according to the acceptance and perceived barriers of most relevant groups of p...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Tandjung R,Djalali S,Hasler S,Scherz N,Rosemann T,Markun S

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cluster randomized controlled trials are often used in research in primary care but creates challenges regarding biases and confounders. We recently presented a study on low back pain from primary care in Norway with equal effects in the intervention and the control group. In order to understand the specific...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Werner EL,Løchting I,Storheim K,Grotle M

更新日期：2018-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unhealthy alcohol use involves a spectrum from hazardous use (exceeding guidelines but no harms) through to alcohol dependence. Evidence-based management of unhealthy alcohol use in primary health care has been recommended since 1979. However, sustained and systematic implementation has proven challenging. T...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Dzidowska M,Lee KSK,Wylie C,Bailie J,Percival N,Conigrave JH,Hayman N,Conigrave KM

更新日期：2020-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urinary tract infections are one of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in primary care. Current guidelines recommend fosfomycin, nitrofurantoin, or trimethoprim - sulfamethoxazol as empiric first line antimicrobial agents in uncomplicated infections. However, there is evidence that the use o...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Plate A,Kronenberg A,Risch M,Mueller Y,Di Gangi S,Rosemann T,Senn O

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence and impact of long term conditions continues to rise. Care planning for people with long term conditions has been a policy priority in England for chronic disease management. However, it is not clear how care planning is currently understood, translated and implemented in primary care. This st...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Newbould J,Burt J,Bower P,Blakeman T,Kennedy A,Rogers A,Roland M

更新日期：2012-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term needs of stroke survivors are often not adequately addressed and many patients are dissatisfied with care post-discharge from hospital. Primary care could play an important role in identifying need in people with stroke. AIM:We aimed to explore, refine and test the feasibility and acceptability of...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Turner GM,Mullis R,Lim L,Kreit L,Mant J

更新日期：2019-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a major public health challenge. General practitioners (GPs) could play a key role in its recognition. However, it often remains undiagnosed in primary care. This study assesses how well GPs and patients recognise MetS among patients with coronary heart disease or at least one of...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Helminen EE,Mäntyselkä P,Nykänen I,Kumpusalo E

更新日期：2009-11-30 00:00:00