Retraction Note: Al Kharj diabetic patients' perception about diabetes mellitus using revised-illness perception questionnaire (IPQ-R).

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over 60% of people have overweight or obesity, but only a third report receiving counselling from primary care providers. We explored patients' perspectives on the role of primary care in obesity management and their experience with existing resources, with a view to develop an improved understanding of this...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Torti J,Luig T,Borowitz M,Johnson JA,Sharma AM,Campbell-Scherer DL

更新日期：2017-02-08 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:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease commonly encountered in primary care. This study aimed to audit COPD care at primary care clinics of Hong Kong and to work out improvement strategies. METHOD:All COPD patients aged 40 or above who had been followed up at 13 public pr...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Chen XRC,Leung SH,Li YC

更新日期：2020-09-08 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: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: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: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: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:Chest complaints presented to a general practitioner (GP) are frequently caused by diseases which have advantageous outcomes. However, in some cases, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is present (1.5-22% of cases). The patient's signs, symptoms and electrocardiography results are insufficient diagnostic tools to...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Willemsen RT,Buntinx F,Winkens B,Glatz JF,Dinant GJ,‘RAPIDA’-study team.

更新日期：2014-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scientific evidence for the frequency of monitoring of type 2 diabetes patients is lacking. If three-monthly control in general practice could be reduced to six-monthly control in some patients, this would on the one hand reduce the use of medical services including involvement of practice nurses, and thus r...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Wermeling PR,van den Donk M,Gorter KJ,Ardine de Wit G,van der Graaf Y,Rutten GE

更新日期：2010-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the current practice of Orthopaedic Surgeons & General Practitioners (GP) when presented with patients who have a fracture, with possible underlying Osteoporosis. METHODS:Questionnaires were sent to 140 GPs and 140 Orthopaedic Surgeons. The participants were asked their routine clinical pract...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Chami G,Jeys L,Freudmann M,Connor L,Siddiqi M

更新日期：2006-02-07 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:Women presenting with symptoms of acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) are often prescribed antibiotics. However, in 25 to 50% of symptomatic women not taking antibiotics, symptoms recover spontaneously within one week. It is not known how many women are prepared to delay antibiotic treatment. W...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Knottnerus BJ,Geerlings SE,Moll van Charante EP,ter Riet G

更新日期：2013-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Home visits are part of general practice work in Germany. Within the context of an expanding elderly population and a decreasing number of general practitioner (GPs), open questions regarding the organisation and adequacy of GPs' care in immobile patients remain. To answer these questions, we will conduct a ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Voigt K,Taché S,Klement A,Fankhaenel T,Bojanowski S,Bergmann A

更新日期：2014-05-06 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:Little is known about psychological impact of disclosing lifestyle-related diseases. Previous studies discussed the long-term psychological impact of disease disclosure, and a significant psychological impact was not observed. This study clarified the psychological impact on anxiety state of patients when li...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Tominaga T,Matsushima M,Nagata T,Moriya A,Watanabe T,Nakano Y,Hirayama Y,Fujinuma Y

更新日期：2015-05-14 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: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: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:Primary care physicians struggle to treat chronic noncancer pain while limiting opioid misuse, abuse, and diversion. The objective of this study was to understand how primary care physicians perceive their decisions to prescribe opioids in the context of chronic noncancer pain management. This question is im...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Harle CA,Bauer SE,Hoang HQ,Cook RL,Hurley RW,Fillingim RB

更新日期：2015-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown the importance of paying attention to lay peoples' interpretations of risk of disease, in order to explain health-related behavior. However, risk interpretations interplay with social context in complex ways. The objective was to explore how asymptomatic patients with high cholest...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Kirkegaard P,Edwards A,Risør MB,Thomsen JL

更新日期：2013-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acceptance to a family practice is key to access and continuity of care. While Canadian patients increasingly report not being able to acquire acceptance to a family practice, little is known about the association between requiring opioids and acceptance. We aim to determine the proportion of family physicia...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Marshall EG,Burge F,Gibson RJ,Lawson B,O'Connell C

更新日期：2019-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Malta, sickness certificates are needed from the first day of illness, and are issued by family physicians (FPs) either employed by the government primary health care system, self-employed in private practice, or employed by an employer for this purpose alone. The latter system, when applied by the employ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Soler JK

更新日期：2003-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No studies that have measured the role of nursing care plans in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus. Our objectives were firstly, to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing Standardized languages in Nursing Care Plans (SNCP) for improving A1C, blood pressure and low density lipoprotei...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Cárdenas-Valladolid J,López-de Andrés A,Jiménez-García R,de Dios-Duarte MJ,Gómez-Campelo P,de Burgos-Lunar C,San Andrés-Rebollo FJ,Abánades-Herranz JC,Salinero-Fort MA

更新日期：2018-07-24 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:Inappropriate use of antidepressants (AD), defined as either continuation in the absence of a proper indication or continuation despite the lack of therapeutic efficacy, applies to approximately half of all long term AD users. METHODS/DESIGN:We have designed a cluster randomized controlled clinical trial to...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Muskens E,Eveleigh R,Lucassen P,van Weel C,Spijker J,Verhaak P,Speckens A,Voshaar RO

更新日期：2013-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is in a general practice trial setting to identify predictive factors for weight loss after 1 year among young adults who are over-weight or obese and who have several psychosocial problems. METHODS:Twenty-eight general practitioners recruited 495 patients aged 20-45 years with psychos...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Lous J,Freund KS

更新日期：2016-04-11 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:As in other countries, there is concern and some fragmentary evidence that GPs' central role in the Swiss healthcare system as the primary provider of care might be changing or even be in decline. Our study gives a systematic account of GPs' involvement in accident care from 2008 to 2016 and identifies chang...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Höglinger M,Knöfler F,Schaumann-von Stosch R,Scholz-Odermatt SM,Eichler K

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General practitioners (GPs) are ideally placed to bridge the widely noted evidence-practice gap between current management of NVAF and the need to increase anticoagulant use to reduce the risk of fatal and disabling stroke in NVAF. We aimed to identify gaps in current care, and asked GPs to identify potentia...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Gattellari M,Worthington JM,Zwar NA,Middleton S

更新日期：2008-11-13 00:00:00