An explorative qualitative study on acceptability of physical activity assessment instruments among primary care professionals in southern Sydney.

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:Policy efforts focus on a reorientation of health care systems towards primary prevention. To guide such efforts, we analyzed the role of primary prevention in general practice and general practitioners' (GPs) attitudes toward primary prevention. METHODS:Mixed-method study including a cross-sectional survey...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Holmberg C,Sarganas G,Mittring N,Braun V,Dini L,Heintze C,Rieckmann N,Muckelbauer R,Müller-Nordhorn J

更新日期：2014-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The numbers of learners seeking placements in general practice is rapidly increasing as an ageing workforce impacts on General Practitioner availability. The traditional master apprentice model that involves one-to-one teaching is therefore leading to supervision capacity constraints. Vertically integrated (...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Ahern CM,van de Mortel TF,Silberberg PL,Barling JA,Pit SW

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intimate partner violence (IPV) including physical, sexual and emotional violence, causes short and long term ill-health. Brief questions that reliably identify women experiencing IPV who present in clinical settings are a pre-requisite for an appropriate response from health services to this substantial pub...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Sohal H,Eldridge S,Feder G

更新日期：2007-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) results vary by analytical method. Use of same-visit HbA1c testing methodology holds the promise of more efficient patient care, and improved diabetes management. Our objective was to test the feasibility of introducing a same-visit HbA1c methodology into busy family practice cent...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Schwartz KL,Monsur JC,Bartoces MG,West PA,Neale AV

更新日期：2005-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The work of general practitioners (GPs) is increasingly being looked at from the perspective of the strategies and factors shaping it. This reflects the importance given to primary care services in health care system reform. However, the literature provides little insight into the medical decision-making pro...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Geneau R,Lehoux P,Pineault R,Lamarche P

更新日期：2008-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a society where ageing of the population and the increasing prevalence of long-term conditions are major issues, collaboration between primary and secondary care is essential to provide continuous, patient-centred care. Doctors play an essential role at the primary-secondary care interface in realising 's...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Janssen M,Sagasser MH,Fluit CRMG,Assendelft WJJ,de Graaf J,Scherpbier ND

更新日期：2020-09-02 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: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:Due to the growing prevalence of elderly patients with multi-morbidity living at home, there is an increasing need for primary care professionals from different disciplinary backgrounds to collaborate as primary care teams. However, it is unclear how primary care professionals conceptualize teams and what un...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Doekhie KD,Buljac-Samardzic M,Strating MMH,Paauwe J

更新日期：2017-12-28 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:Variation in prescription of antibiotics in primary care can indicate poor clinical practice that contributes to the increase of resistant strains. General Practitioners (GPs), as a professional group, are expected to have a fairly homogeneous prescribing style. In this paper, we describe variation in prescr...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Cordoba G,Siersma V,Lopez-Valcarcel B,Bjerrum L,Llor C,Aabenhus R,Makela M

更新日期：2015-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) become persistent, it may have major implications for the patient, the general practitioner (GP) and for society.Early identification of patients with MUPS in electronic medical records (EMRs) might contribute to prevention of persistent MUPS by creating aw...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： den Boeft M,van der Wouden JC,Rydell-Lexmond TR,de Wit NJ,van der Horst HE,Numans ME

更新日期：2014-06-05 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:The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate and refine an adjuvant system of color-specific symbols that are added to medication bottles and to assess whether this system would increase the ability of patients 65 years of age or older in matching their medication to the indication for which it was prescr...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Cardarelli R,Mann C,Fulda KG,Balyakina E,Espinoza A,Lurie S

更新日期：2011-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients' expectations can influence antibiotic prescription by primary healthcare physicians. We assessed knowledge, attitude and practices towards antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs), and whether knowledge is associated with increased expectations for antibiotics among patients vi...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Pan DS,Huang JH,Lee MH,Yu Y,Chen MI,Goh EH,Jiang L,Chong JW,Leo YS,Lee TH,Wong CS,Loh VW,Poh AZ,Tham TY,Wong WM,Lim FS

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Missed appointments are known to interfere with appropriate care and to misspend medical and administrative resources. The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of a sequential intervention reminding patients of their upcoming appointment and to identify the profile of patients missing their appoin...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Perron NJ,Dao MD,Kossovsky MP,Miserez V,Chuard C,Calmy A,Gaspoz JM

更新日期：2010-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple diagnostic algorithms for heart failure exist. However, it is unclear whether these algorithms are incorporated in the 'scripts' clinicians use in every day practice. Scripts are networks of organised knowledge that are acquired and accumulated during clinical training and are refined with each clin...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Decaluwe K,Degryse J,Vaes B

更新日期：2016-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient safety in primary care is an emerging field of research with a growing evidence base in western countries but little has been explored in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCC) including the Sultanate of Oman. This study aimed to review the literature on the safety culture and patient safety me...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Lawati MHA,Dennis S,Short SD,Abdulhadi NN

更新日期：2018-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Policy makers in Africa are ambivalent about the need for family physicians to strengthen district health services. Evidence on the impact of family physicians is therefore needed. The aim was to develop a tool to evaluate the impact of family physicians on district health services according to the six expec...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Pasio KS,Mash R,Naledi T

更新日期：2014-12-12 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:Low patient satisfaction with the quality of out-of-hours primary care (OOH-PC) has been linked with several individual and organizational factors. However, findings have been ambiguous and may not apply to the Danish out-of-hours (OOH) setting in which general practitioners (GPs) perform the initial telepho...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Tranberg M,Vedsted P,Bech BH,Christensen MB,Birkeland S,Moth G

更新日期：2018-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increasing number of available point-of-care (POC) tests challenges clinicians regarding decisions on which tests to use, how to efficiently use them, and how to interpret the results. Although POC tests may offer benefits in terms of low turn-around-time, improved patient's satisfaction, and health outc...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Kip MMA,Hummel JM,Eppink EB,Koffijberg H,Hopstaken RM,IJzerman MJ,Kusters R

更新日期：2019-01-10 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 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:Comorbid chronic pain and depression is a challenging dyad of conditions to manage in primary care and reporting has shown to vary by ethnic group. Whether the relationship between depression and chronic pain varies by ethnicity is unclear. This study aims to explore chronic pain and depression reporting acr...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Nicholl BI,Smith DJ,Cullen B,Mackay D,Evans J,Anderson J,Lyall DM,Fawns-Ritchie C,McIntosh AM,Deary IJ,Pell JP,Mair FS

更新日期：2015-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Throat pain is a common complaint in the ambulatory setting. Diagnosis of group A Streptococcus is made with a culture, molecular test or a rapid antigen detection test from the tonsils or the posterior pharyngeal wall, while other areas of the oral cavity are considered unacceptable. The purpose of the stud...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Adler L,Parizade M,Koren G,Yehoshua I

更新日期：2020-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over three-quarters of all suicides are men (England and Wales), this is despite higher levels of anxiety and depression being reported by women. This disparity may in part be explained by atypical presentations of distress in men, and gendered issues around help-seeking. Consequently, the Atlas Men's Well-b...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Cheshire A,Peters D,Ridge D

更新日期：2016-02-02 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:There are gaps in knowledge and understanding about the relationships between primary care and community-based health and social services in the context of healthy aging at home and system navigation. This study examined provider perspectives on: a) older adults' health and social needs; b) barriers to acces...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Valaitis R,Cleghorn L,Ploeg J,Risdon C,Mangin D,Dolovich L,Agarwal G,Oliver D,Gaber J,Chung H

更新日期：2020-04-23 00:00:00