Nurses' perceptions towards the delivery and feasibility of a behaviour change intervention to enhance physical activity in patients at risk for cardiovascular disease in primary care: a qualitative study.

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: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：: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: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: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 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:Organisational problems contribute to many errors in healthcare delivery. Our objective was to identify the most important organisational items in primary care which could be targeted by programs to improve patient safety. METHODS:A web-based survey was undertaken in an international panel of 65 experts on ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Wammes JJ,Verstappen W,Gaal S,Wensing M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is wide variation in the quality of care provided by primary care practices to individuals with chronic illnesses. Individual doctor attitudes and interest have been demonstrated to influence patient outcomes in some instances. Given the trend towards larger practices and part-time working, continuity ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Thapar AK,Roland MO

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) has contributed to detecting cognitive impairment, yet few studies have evaluated its accuracy when used by general practitioners (GP) in an actual public-health setting. OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the accuracy of MMSE scores obtained by GPs by comparing them to scores ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Pezzotti P,Scalmana S,Mastromattei A,Di Lallo D,Progetto Alzheimer Working Group.

更新日期：2008-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is common to find a high variability in the accuracy of heart failure (HF) diagnosis in electronic primary care medical records (EMR). Our aims were to ascertain (i) whether the prognosis of HF labelled patients whose ejection fraction (EF) was missing in their EMR differed from those that had it register...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Muñoz MA,Mundet-Tuduri X,Real J,Del Val JL,Domingo M,Vinyoles E,Calero E,Checa C,Soldevila-Bacardit N,Verdú-Rotellar JM

更新日期：2017-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronically ill patients often experience psychosocial problems in everyday life. A biopsychosocial approach is considered to be essential in chronic care. In Dutch primary health care the current biomedically oriented clinical practice may conflict with the biopsychosocial approach. This study is aimed to e...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： van Dijk-de Vries A,Moser A,Mertens VC,van der Linden J,van der Weijden T,van Eijk JT

更新日期：2012-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since 2008 mental health practice nurses have been gradually introduced in general practices in the Netherlands as part of health policy aiming to improve early identification and treatment of mental health problems in primary care. This study aims to investigate the effect of the introduction of the practic...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Abidi L,Oenema A,Verhaak P,Tan FES,van de Mheen D

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fax referral services that connect smokers to state quitlines have been implemented in 49 U.S. states and territories and promoted as a simple solution to improving smoker assistance in medical practice. This study is an in-depth examination of the systems-level changes needed to implement and sustain a fax ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Cantrell J,Shelley D

更新日期：2009-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The vast majority of patients with diabetes have multiple chronic conditions, increasing complexity of care; however, clinical practice guidelines, interventions, and public reporting metrics do not adequately address the interaction of these multiple conditions. To advance the understanding of diabetes clin...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Magnan EM,Gittelson R,Bartels CM,Johnson HM,Pandhi N,Jacobs EA,Smith MA

更新日期：2015-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preventive services and health promotion in terms of lifestyle counselling provided through primary health care (PHC) has the potential to reduce morbidity and mortality in the population. Health professionals in general are positive about and willing to develop a health-promoting and/or preventive role. A n...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Carlfjord S,Lindberg M,Andersson A

更新日期：2012-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although many studies have documented patient-, clinician-, and organizational barriers/facilitators of primary care among people with mental illnesses, few have examined whether these factors predict actual rates of preventive service use. We assessed whether clinician behaviors, beliefs, characteristics, a...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Yarborough BJH,Stumbo SP,Perrin NA,Hanson GC,Muench J,Green CA

更新日期：2018-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poorly controlled diabetes leads to multiple complications including oral health problems. General practitioners (GPs) are at the forefront of management of chronic diseases in primary health care. Diabetes guidelines encourage a proactive role for GPs in oral health complications management in people with d...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Poudel P,Griffiths R,Wong VW,Arora A,Flack JR,Khoo CL,George A

更新日期：2020-02-13 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have shown previously that current recommendations in UK guidelines for monitoring long-term conditions are largely based on expert opinion. Due to a lack of robust evidence on optimal monitoring strategies and testing intervals, the guidelines are unclear and incomplete. This uncertainty may underly vari...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Elwenspoek MMC,Mann E,Alsop K,Clark H,Patel R,Watson JC,Whiting P

更新日期：2020-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease provide little guidance on how patients' preferences should be taken into account. We wanted to explore whether general practitioners (GPs) are sensitive to patient preferences regarding survival gains from statin therapy. METHODS:In a cross sectio...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Halvorsen PA,Aasland OG,Kristiansen IS

更新日期：2015-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Registered Sick Children's Nurses and District Nurses employed at Child Health Care centres are in a position to help prevent childhood overweight and obesity. Prevention of this challenging public health threat could be improved through having a better understanding of how this group of nurses perceives chi...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Isma GE,Bramhagen AC,Ahlstrom G,Ostman M,Dykes AK

更新日期：2012-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are common in primary care, and pose a communicative and therapeutic challenge to GPs. Although much has been written about GPs' frustration and difficulties while dealing with these patients, research presenting the patients' perspectives on MUS still seems...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Sowińska A,Czachowski S

更新日期：2018-02-02 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:International disease management guidelines recommend the regular assessment of depression and anxiety in heart failure patients. Currently there is little data on the effect of screening for depression and anxiety on the quality of life and the prognosis of heart failure (HF). We will investigate the associ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Eisele M,Blozik E,Störk S,Träder JM,Herrmann-Lingen C,Scherer M

更新日期：2013-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is extensive evidence of health inequality across ethnic groups. Inequity is a complex social phenomenon involving several underlying factors, including ethnic discrimination. In the field of health care, it has been established that ethnic discrimination stems partially from bias or prejudice on the p...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Lepièce B,Reynaert C,van Meerbeeck P,Lorant V

更新日期：2014-05-09 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:The reorientation of primary health care towards prevention is fundamental to addressing the rising burden of chronic disease. However, in Australia, cardiovascular disease prevention practice in primary health care is not generally consistent with existing guidelines. The Model for Prevention study was a wh...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Volker N,Williams LT,Davey RC,Cochrane T,Clancy T

更新日期：2017-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Warfarin is used for the prevention of stroke in chronic atrial fibrillation. The product has a narrow therapeutic index and to obtain treatment success, patients must be maintained within a given therapeutic range (International Normalised Ratio;INR). To ensure a wise allocation of health care resources, sc...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Björholt I,Andersson S,Nilsson GH,Krakau I

更新日期：2007-02-26 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:Obesity is an important public health problem. However, the effects of alcohol use on the risk for obesity have not been thoroughly explored. This study focuses on how frequency of alcohol use is related to the risk of obesity in a community medicine clinic population. METHODS:This study used a cross-sectio...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Rohrer JE,Rohland BM,Denison A,Way A

更新日期：2005-04-22 00:00:00