Exploring interprofessional collaboration during the integration of diabetes teams into primary care.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is gradually being recognized worldwide as an important clinical skill and plays an important role in health care. Although the concept has successfully spread in the health care field, EBM still has not been widely incorporated into clinical decisions in primary care due to pot...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Zhao Y,Zhao X,Liu Y,Wei Y,Jin G,Shao S,Lu X

更新日期：2019-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity (PA) counselling is an effective approach to promote PA in primary health care (PHC). Barriers to PA counselling in PHC include time constraints, lack of knowledge and skills of providers, and systemic barriers. Using electronic health (eHealth) has the potential to promote PA. This scoping...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Wattanapisit A,Tuangratananon T,Wattanapisit S

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing physical activity is a cornerstone in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and in general practice it is a challenge to achieve long-term adherence to this life style change. The aim of this study was to investigate in a non-randomised design whether the introduction of motivational interviewing combi...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Lohmann H,Siersma V,Olivarius NF

更新日期：2010-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Families of children with rare diseases (i.e., not more than 5 out of 10,000 people are affected) are often highly burdened with fears, insecurities and concerns regarding the affected child and its siblings. Although families caring for children with rare diseases are known to be at risk for mental disorder...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Boettcher J,Filter B,Denecke J,Hot A,Daubmann A,Zapf A,Wegscheider K,Zeidler J,von der Schulenburg JG,Bullinger M,Rassenhofer M,Schulte-Markwort M,Wiegand-Grefe S

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The general practitioner (GP) can play an important role in promoting a healthy lifestyle, which is especially relevant in people with an elevated risk of cardiovascular diseases due to hypertension. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the frequency and content of lifestyle counseling about wei...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Milder IE,Blokstra A,de Groot J,van Dulmen S,Bemelmans WJ

更新日期：2008-10-14 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:Patients with psychosocial problems may benefit from a variety of community, educational, recreational and voluntary sector resources, but GPs often under-refer to these through lack of knowledge and time. This study evaluated the acceptability and effectiveness of graduate primary care mental health workers...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Grayer J,Cape J,Orpwood L,Leibowitz J,Buszewicz M

更新日期：2008-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the last two decades, ultrasonography (US) has been shown to be an accurate tool for the diagnosis of suspected bone fractures; however, the integration of this application of US into routine care and outpatient settings needs to be explored. In this study, we surveyed German general practitioners (GPs)...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Schmid GL,Kühnast B,Heise M,Deutsch T,Frese T

更新日期：2020-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Patient Participation Program (PPP) was a patient satisfaction survey endorsed by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and designed to assist general practitioners in continuous quality improvement (CQI). The survey was been undertaken by 3500 practices and over a million patients betwee...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Allan J,Schattner P,Stocks N,Ramsay E

更新日期：2009-02-08 00:00:00

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:Intimate partner violence is highly prevalent and mostly affects women with negative consequences for their physical and mental health. Children often witness the violence which has negative consequences for their well-being too. Care offered by family physicians is often rejected because abused women experi...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Loeffen MJ,Lo Fo Wong SH,Wester FP,Laurant MG,Lagro-Janssen AL

更新日期：2011-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Even though addressing lifestyle problems is a major recommendation in most guidelines for the treatment of hypertension (HTN), alcohol problems are not routinely addressed in the management of hypertension in primary health care. METHODS:Internet based survey of 3081 primary care physicians, recruited via ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Rehm J,Prieto JA,Beier M,Duhot D,Rossi A,Schulte B,Zarco J,Aubin HJ,Bachmann M,Grimm C,Kraus L,Manthey J,Scafato E,Gual A

更新日期：2016-09-08 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:Delay in cancer diagnosis may have serious prognostic consequences, and some patients experience delays lasting several months. However, we have no knowledge whether such delays are associated with general practitioner (GP) characteristics. The aim of the present study was to analyse whether GP and practice ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Hansen RP,Vedsted P,Sokolowski I,Søndergaard J,Olesen F

更新日期：2011-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health systems organized as networks and coordinated by the Primary Health Care (PHC) may contribute to the improvement of clinical care, sanitary conditions, satisfaction of patients and reduction of local budget expenditures. The aim of this study was to adapt and validate a questionnaire - COPAS - to asse...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Rodrigues LB,Dos Santos CB,Goyatá SL,Popolin MP,Yamamura M,Deon KC,Lapão LM,Santos Neto M,Uchoa SA,Arcêncio RA

更新日期：2015-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The editors have retracted this article [1] because it contains extensive overlap with an article published by the same authors in the Journal of Family & Community Medicine [2] and is therefore redundant. ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Al-Ghamdi S,Ahmad G,Ali AH,Bahakim N,Alomran S,Alhowikan W,Almutairi S,Basalem T,Aljuaid F

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General practitioners (GPs) often lack time and resources to invest in health education; audiovisual messages broadcast in the waiting room may be a useful educational tool. This work was designed to assess the effect of a message inviting patients to ask for a tetanus booster vaccination. METHODS:A quasi e...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Eubelen C,Brendel F,Belche JL,Freyens A,Vanbelle S,Giet D

更新日期：2011-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension prevalence is high in China, while patients' levels of hypertension awareness, treatment and control are low. General practitioners' knowledge and training relating to hypertension prevention may be an important related factor. We aimed to investigate general practitioners' knowledge of hyperten...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Chen Q,Zhang X,Gu J,Wang T,Zhang Y,Zhu S

更新日期：2013-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Multimorbidity is a growing issue and poses a major challenge to health care systems around the world. Multimorbidity is related to ageing but many studies have now shown that it is also socially patterned, being more common and occurring at an earlier age in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation. There is lack of r...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Moffat K,Mercer SW

更新日期：2015-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication error is a frequent, harmful and costly patient safety incident. Research to date has mostly focused on medication errors in hospitals. In this study, we aimed to identify the main causes of, and solutions to, medication error in primary care. METHODS:We used a novel priority-setting method for i...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Tudor Car L,Papachristou N,Gallagher J,Samra R,Wazny K,El-Khatib M,Bull A,Majeed A,Aylin P,Atun R,Rudan I,Car J,Bell H,Vincent C,Franklin BD

更新日期：2016-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People use a variety of means to find health information, including searching the Internet, seeking print sources, and talking to healthcare providers, family members, and friends. Doctors are considered the most trusted source of health information, but people may be underutilizing them in favor of searchin...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Swoboda CM,Van Hulle JM,McAlearney AS,Huerta TR

更新日期：2018-08-29 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:Primary care, and its transformation into Primary Health Care (PHC), has become an area of intense policy interest around the world. As part of this trend Alberta, Canada, has implemented Primary Care Networks (PCNs). These are decentralized organizations, mandated with supporting the delivery of PHC, funded...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Leslie M,Khayatzadeh-Mahani A,Birdsell J,Forest PG,Henderson R,Gray RP,Schraeder K,Seidel J,Zwicker J,Green LA

更新日期：2020-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is compelling evidence that there is substantial undetected vision loss amongst older people. Early recognition of undetected vision loss and timely referral for treatment might be possible within general practice, but methods of identifying those with unrecognised vision loss and persuading them to ta...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Kharicha K,Iliffe S,Myerson S

更新日期：2013-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary care is a central element of healthcare and addresses the main health problems of the population. While primary care gains in importance due to an aging population, there is an ongoing debate on physician shortages in German rural regions. The study aims on analyzing the population's preferences on p...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Krinke KS,Tangermann U,Amelung VE,Krauth C

更新日期：2019-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibiotics are being overprescribed in ambulant care, especially for respiratory tract infections (RTIs). Gaining insight into the actual reasons for prescribing remains important for the design of effective strategies to optimise antibiotic prescribing. We aimed to determine items of importance for the ant...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Coenen S,Michiels B,Van Royen P,Van der Auwera JC,Denekens J

更新日期：2002-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary health care systems are designed to provide comprehensive patient care. However, the ICD 9 coding system used for billing purposes in Canada neither characterizes nor captures the scope of clinical practice or complexity of physician-patient interactions. This study aims to describe the content of pr...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Katz A,Halas G,Dillon M,Sloshower J

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The QUALICOPC (Quality and Costs of Primary Care in Europe) study aims to evaluate the performance of primary care systems in Europe in terms of quality, equity and costs. The study will provide an answer to the question what strong primary care systems entail and which effects primary care systems have on t...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Schäfer WL,Boerma WG,Kringos DS,De Maeseneer J,Gress S,Heinemann S,Rotar-Pavlic D,Seghieri C,Svab I,Van den Berg MJ,Vainieri M,Westert GP,Willems S,Groenewegen PP

更新日期：2011-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biological and sociocultural differences between men and women may play an important role in medical treatment. Little is known about the awareness of these differences among general practitioners (GPs) and if they consider such differences in their medical practice. The aim of this study was to explore GPs'...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Loikas D,Karlsson L,von Euler M,Hallgren K,Schenck-Gustafsson K,Bastholm Rahmner P

更新日期：2015-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of alcohol screening and brief advice to reduce heavy drinking, implementation in primary healthcare remains limited. The challenges that clinicians experience when delivering such interventions are well-known, but we have little understanding of the patient pers...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： O'Donnell A,Hanratty B,Schulte B,Kaner E

更新日期：2020-04-22 00:00:00