The role of alcohol in the management of hypertension in patients in European primary health care practices - a survey in the largest European Union countries.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary care based management of long-term conditions (LTCs) is high on the international healthcare agenda, including the Asia-Pacific region. Hong Kong has a 'mixed economy' healthcare system with both public and private sectors with a range of types of primary care doctors. Recent Hong Kong Government pol...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Mercer SW,Siu JY,Hillier SM,Lam CL,Lo YY,Lam TP,Griffiths SM

更新日期：2010-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the past years concerns are rising about the use of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) in health care. The calls for an increase in the practice of EBM, seem to be obstructed by many barriers preventing the implementation of evidence-based thinking and acting in general practice. This study aims to explore t...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Hannes K,Leys M,Vermeire E,Aertgeerts B,Buntinx F,Depoorter AM

更新日期：2005-09-09 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:Prevalence of insomnia symptoms in the general population is high. Insomnia is linked with high health care use and within primary care there are a number of treatment options available. The objective of this study was to determine the association of persistence and remission of insomnia with primary health ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Hayward RA,Jordan KP,Croft P

更新日期：2012-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication review is often recommended to optimize medication use. In clinical practice it is mostly operationalized as an intervention without co-interventions during a short term intervention period. However, most systematic reviews also included co-interventions and prolonged medication optimization inter...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Huiskes VJ,Burger DM,van den Ende CH,van den Bemt BJ

更新日期：2017-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The consequences of lifestyle-related disease represent a major burden for the individual as well as for society at large. Individual preventive health checks to the general population have been suggested as a mean to reduce the burden of lifestyle-related diseases, though with mixed evidence on effectivenes...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Larsen LB,Sonderlund AL,Sondergaard J,Thomsen JL,Halling A,Hvidt NC,Hvidt EA,Mønsted T,Pedersen LB,Roos EM,Pedersen PV,Thilsing T

更新日期：2018-07-21 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: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:There is a growing emphasis on self-monitoring applications that allow patients to measure their own physical health parameters. A prerequisite for achieving positive effects is patients' willingness to self-monitor. The controllability of disease types, patients' perceived self-efficacy and health problems ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Huygens MW,Swinkels IC,de Jong JD,Heijmans MJ,Friele RD,van Schayck OC,de Witte LP

更新日期：2017-03-20 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:Travel has become an integral part of Saudi life. People with diabetes face many challenges while travelling that can have detrimental effects on glycaemic control. However, no previous studies have investigated pre-travel counselling in Saudi Arabia. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes and pr...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Alduraibi RK,Almigbal TH,Alrasheed AA,Batais MA

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to demographic change, general practitioners (GPs) are increasingly required to care for older people with complex health problems. Little is known about the subjective appraisals of GPs concerning the demanded changes. Our objective is to explore how general practitioners view their professional mandate...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Herzog A,Gaertner B,Scheidt-Nave C,Holzhausen M

更新日期：2015-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The average delay in diagnosis for patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is 7 to 10 years. Factors that contribute to this delay are multifactorial and include the lack of diagnostic criteria (although classification criteria exist) for axSpA and the difficulty in distinguishing inflammatory back pai...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Lapane KL,Khan S,Shridharmurthy D,Beccia A,Dubé C,Yi E,Kay J,Liu SH

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Better management of affective and somatoform disorders may reduce consultation rates in primary care. Somatoform disorders are highly prevalent in primary care and co-morbidity with affective disorders is substantial, but it is as yet unclear which portion of the health care use may be ascribed to each diso...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： de Waal MW,Arnold IA,Eekhof JA,Assendelft WJ,van Hemert AM

更新日期：2008-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent urinary tract infections (RUTIs) are commonly presented by women in primary care. In order to explore the poorly described experience of women with RUTIs a qualitative study was conducted that analysed data from a publically accessible internet-based self-help forum. METHODS:Qualitative Descriptio...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Flower A,Bishop FL,Lewith G

更新日期：2014-09-26 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:General practitioners' (GPs') feelings of burnout or dissatisfaction may affect their patient care negatively, but it is unknown if these negative feelings also affect their mental health care. GPs' available time, together with specific communication tools, are important conditions for providing mental heal...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Zantinge EM,Verhaak PF,de Bakker DH,van der Meer K,Bensing JM

更新日期：2009-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is recommended in most depression treatment guidelines and proved to be a suitable treatment for elderly depressed patients. Despite the favorable results of IPT in research populations, the dissemination to general practice is surprisingly limited. Little is known about upt...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： van Schaik DJ,van Marwijk HW,Beekman AT,de Haan M,van Dyck R

更新日期：2007-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Excessive antibiotics use increases the risk of resistance. Previous studies have shown that the Centor score combined with Rapid Antigen Detection Test (RADT) for Group A Streptococci can reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in patients with sore throat. According to the former Swedish guidelines RADT ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Gröndal H,Hedin K,Strandberg EL,André M,Brorsson A

更新日期：2015-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Though screening and intervention for alcohol and tobacco misuse are effective, primary care screening and intervention rates remain low. Previous studies have increased intervention rates using vital signs screening for tobacco misuse and clinician prompts for screen-positive patients for both alcohol and t...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Seale JP,Shellenberger S,Velasquez MM,Boltri JM,Okosun I,Guyinn M,Vinson D,Cornelius M,Johnson JA

更新日期：2010-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current reality of primary care (PC) makes it essential to have telemedicine systems available to facilitate communication between care levels. Communities of practice have great potential in terms of care and education, and that is why the Online Communication Tool between Primary and Hospital Care was ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Lacasta Tintorer D,Manresa Domínguez JM,Pujol-Rivera E,Flayeh Beneyto S,Mundet Tuduri X,Saigí-Rubió F

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Standardised generic patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) which measure health status are often unresponsive to change in primary care. Alternative formats, which have been used to increase responsiveness, include individualised PROMs (in which respondents specify the outcomes of interest in their own w...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Murphy M,Hollinghurst S,Salisbury C

更新日期：2018-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cooperatives delivering out of hours care in the Netherlands are hesitant about the use of expert systems during triage. Apart from the extra costs, cooperatives are not sure that quality of triage is sufficiently enhanced by these systems and believe that call duration will be prolonged drastically. No figu...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Ong RS,Post J,van Rooij H,de Haan J

更新日期：2008-02-13 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：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of childhood obesity is rising and the UK Government have stated a commitment to addressing obesity in general. One method has been to include indicators relating to obesity within the GP pay-for-performance Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) contract. This study aimed to explore general pra...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Walker O,Strong M,Atchinson R,Saunders J,Abbott J

更新日期：2007-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the 1990s, professional institutions worldwide have emphasised the need to develop research in general practice to improve the health of the population. The recent creation of professorships in general practice in French Universities should foster research in this field. Our aim was to explore the view...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Cadwallader JS,Lebeau JP,Lasserre E,Letrilliart L

更新日期：2014-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, relapsing gastrointestinal disorder, that affects approximately 10% of the general population and the majority are diagnosed in primary care. IBS has been reported to be associated with altered psychological and cognitive functioning such as mood disturbances, som...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Grodzinsky E,Walter S,Viktorsson L,Carlsson AK,Jones MP,Faresjö Å

更新日期：2015-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study is to better understand differences in diabetes self-management, specifically needs, barriers and challenges among men and women living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS:35 participants were recruited from a diabetes education center (DEC) in Toronto, Canada. Five focus...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Mathew R,Gucciardi E,De Melo M,Barata P

更新日期：2012-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physicians' interpersonal performance is critical in medical practice, especially primary care practice. The General Practice Assessment Questionnaire (GPAQ) was developed in the United Kingdom to evaluate the quality of primary care from the viewpoint of patients. This questionnaire highlights the evaluatio...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Kijima T,Akai K,Matsushita A,Hamano T,Onoda K,Yano S,Nabika T,Ishibashi Y,Kumakura S

更新日期：2018-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has for years been discussed whether practice staff should be involved in patient care in general practice to a higher extent. The research concerning task delegation within general practice is generally increasing, but the literature focusing on its influence on general practitioners' and their staff's j...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Riisgaard H,Nexøe J,Le JV,Søndergaard J,Ledderer L

更新日期：2016-11-30 00:00:00