abstract：OBJECTIVE:Approximately 98% of Danish citizens are listed with a general practice which they consult for medical advice. Although 85% of the population contact their general practitioner (GP) every year, little is known about these contacts. The aim of the present paper is to gain updated knowledge about patients' reas...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Moth G,Olesen F,Vedsted P

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe lipid-lowering treatment in a primary care setting and how well target levels are reached. Furthermore, the aim is to describe long-term adherence to treatment. DESIGN:Population-based cross-sectional study with follow-up. SETTING:A total of 139 general practices from three of five Danish region...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Graversen L,Christensen B,Borch-Johnsen K,Lauritzen T,Sandbaek A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE. This study examined whether age, gender, and comorbidity were of importance for an individual's choice of listing with either a public or a private primary health care (PHC) practice. DESIGN AND SETTING. The study was a register-based closed cohort study in one private and one public PHC practice in Bleking...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Zielinski A,Håkansson A,Beckman A,Halling A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Screening for a major depressive episode (MDE) in high-risk groups of patients within the primary care setting has been suggested by several Central Health Organizations. The objective of this study was to investigate whether patients rated as "psychiatric cases" by their general practitioner (GP) were likely...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Ostergaard SD,Foldager L,Allgulander C,Dahl AA,Huuhtanen MT,Rasmussen I,Munk-Jørgensen P

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:General practitioner (GP) involvement may be instrumental in obtaining successful palliative cancer trajectories. The aim of the study was to examine associations between bereaved relatives' evaluation of palliative cancer trajectories, place of death, and GP involvement. DESIGN:Population-based, cross-secti...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Neergaard MA,Vedsted P,Olesen F,Sokolowski I,Jensen AB,Sondergaard J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between serum total cholesterol and all-cause mortality in elderly individuals aged > or = 75 years. Design. A prospective cohort study with a six-year follow-up. SETTING AND SUBJECTS:A random sample (n = 700) of all persons aged > or = 75 years living in Kuopio, Finland. After...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Tuikkala P,Hartikainen S,Korhonen MJ,Lavikainen P,Kettunen R,Sulkava R,Enlund H

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate associations between patients' family, leisure time, and work-related factors and physicians' measure as to whether or not to sickness certify the patient in connection with the consultation. DESIGN:Questionnaire survey to physicians in general practice and their patients. Setting. General pra...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Norrmén G,Svārdsudd K,Andersson DK

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the negative predictive value (NPV), positive predictive value (PPV), sensitivity, and specificity of natriuretic peptides, cut-off levels, and the impact of gender and age in elderly patients with systolic heart failure (HF). DESIGN:Cross-sectional exploratory study. SETTING:One primary healthca...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Olofsson M,Boman K

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the management of dyslipidaemia in patients with high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and patients with a history of CVD identified by screening for diabetes in general practice in Denmark, concentrating on prescription of lipid-lowering drugs. Moreover, to analyse predicting factors for star...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Graversen L,Christensen B,Borch-Johnsen K,Lauritzen T,Sandbaek A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed at evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of a consumer model acoustic reflectometer in the hands of parents in the detection of middle-ear fluid among children. DESIGN:Prospective diagnostic study according to STARD guidelines. Acoustic reflectometry recorded by the parents was compared with ot...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Teppo H,Revonta M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sputum colour plays an important role in the disease concepts for acute cough, both in the patients' and the doctors' view. However, it is unclear whether the sputum colour can be used for diagnosis of a bacterial infection. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:A total of 42 GP practices in Dusseldorf, Ger...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Altiner A,Wilm S,Däubener W,Bormann C,Pentzek M,Abholz HH,Scherer M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse which interventions are effective in influencing morbidity, quality of life, and healthcare utilization of frequently attending patients (FAs) in primary care. METHODS:A systematic literature search was performed for articles describing interventions on FAs in primary care (Medline, Embase, and Ps...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Smits FT,Wittkampf KA,Schene AH,Bindels PJ,Van Weert HC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate barriers to adherence to hypertension guidelines among publicly employed general practitioners (GPs). DESIGN:Questionnaire-based survey distributed to GPs in 24 randomly selected primary care centres in the Region of Skåne in southern Sweden. SUBJECTS:A total of 109 GPs received a self-administe...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Midlöv P,Ekesbo R,Johansson L,Gerward S,Persson K,Nerbrand C,Hedblad B

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Consultation time has a serious impact on physicians' work and patient satisfaction. No systematic study of consultation time in general practice in Slovenia has yet been carried out. The aim of the present study was to measure consultation time, to identify the factors influencing it, and to study the influe...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Petek Ster M,Svab I,Zivcec Kalan G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore experiences and consequences of the process of being diagnosed with fibromyalgia. DESIGN:Qualitative focus-group study. SETTING:Two local self-help groups. SUBJECTS:Eleven women diagnosed with fibromyalgia. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Descriptions of experiences and consequences of the process of bei...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Undeland M,Malterud K

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to explore whether or not the influx of patients to a GP's practice is associated with satisfaction with the GP. DESIGN:Persons in the Norwegian Living Condition Survey answered a questionnaire on satisfaction with their GP. The data on satisfaction were merged with registered inform...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Lurås H

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the outcome of exercise testing and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) in primary care patients with chest pain of new onset. DESIGN:Prospective, observational. Patients aged 20-79 years, consulting due to chest pain of new onset, were enrolled consecutively. SETTING:Three primary care healt...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Scheike M,Nilsson S,Nylander E

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse associations between symptoms and bacteriuria in uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection in women (LUTIW) and to evaluate outcome of therapy with three different regimens of pivmecillinam or placebo. DESIGN:Prospective, multicentre, randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled therapy stud...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Ferry SA,Holm SE,Stenlund H,Lundholm R,Monsen TJ

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the association between abdominal obesity and insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes. DESIGN:A cross-sectional observational study. SETTING:Primary care in Skara, Sweden. SUBJECTS:A total of 198 men and 186 women with type 2 diabetes who consecutively completed an annual check-up in...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Bari MR,Ostgren CJ,Råstam L,Lindblad U

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective was to study primary healthcare patients' understanding of their diagnosis of heart failure (HF), using patients treated for diabetes mellitus (DM) as a comparative group. DESIGN:A cross-sectional community based study. SETTING:Karlskrona community situated on the Swedish south-east coast with...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Halling A,Berglund J

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of an intensive pharmaceutical care campaign targeting inappropriate use of triptans. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SETTING:22 community pharmacies in the County of Funen, Denmark. SUBJECTS:A total of 1123 triptan users at intervention pharmacies and 1340 at control pharmacies....

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Søndergaard J,Foged A,Kragstrup J,Gaist D,Gram LF,Sindrup SH,Muckadell HU,Larsen BO,Herborg H,Andersen M

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the rate of diagnostic evaluation of dementia for patients in whom a suspicion of dementia was raised, and to investigate reasons why a diagnostic evaluation was not always being performed. DESIGN:A prospective study among elderly patients aged 65+, and a follow-up study. SETTING:In all, 17 g...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Waldorff FB,Rishøj S,Waldemar G

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore depression from a gender perspective, by capturing depressed women's and men's formulations of their experiences and understanding of their situation. DESIGN:Qualitative interview study. SETTING:A healthcare centre in northern Sweden. SUBJECTS:Eighteen patients who had been diagnosed with depres...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Danielsson U,Johansson EE

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated general practitioners' responses to three scenarios in which patients consulted regarding genetic conditions. DESIGN:Self-completed postal study. Setting. Primary care in Northern Ireland. SUBJECTS:Questionnaire were distributed to all the GPs in Northern Ireland (n = 1079). A total ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： McCann S,MacAuley D,Barnett Y

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study changes in Finnish GPs' child-psychiatric networks over a one-year period. DESIGN:Postal questionnaire. SETTING:Health centres in the area of Tampere University Hospital with a catchment population of one million. INTERVENTION:A one-off course in the field of child psychiatry was held 56 times in ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Heikkinen A,Puura K,Mattila K

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this study were to explore how frequently group A streptococci (GAS) were giving additional cases of clinical GAS tonsillitis within the households and to analyse predictors for such spread of GAS infection. SETTING:Two Norwegian general practice populations in Stokke and Kongsberg communit...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Lindbaek M,Høiby EA,Lermark G,Steinsholt IM,Hjortdahl P

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the occurrence of "health realists", "health pessimists" and "health optimists" in a non-patient population by identifying cases of concordance and discordance between doctor-evaluated health and self-evaluated health and to describe the distribution of selected life-style-related physiological ri...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Geest TA,Engberg M,Lauritzen T

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To find out whether family or working conditions is most important for mood in different ages in women. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Göteborg, Sweden, population about 430,000. SUBJECTS:Representative samples of a general population of women, born in 1930 (n = 276), 1942 (n = 93) and 1954 (n = 61), ex...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Lundh C,Bengtsson C,Björkelund C

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A health economic evaluation of two alternative treatment settings, inpatient care and outpatient care, for acute deep venous thrombosis. DESIGN:A randomised multicentre trial in a defined population in regular clinical practice. SETTING:Hospitals and related health care centres in the Jönköping county coun...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Bäckman K,Carlsson P,Kentson M,Hansen S,Engquist L,Hallert C

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore whether the patient-list system, recently introduced in general practice, has influenced general practitioners' (GPs') self-perception as gatekeepers. DESIGN:Structured focus group interviews with GPs and a short self-administered questionnaire. SETTING:Primary care within the public health care ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Carlsen B,Norheim OF

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare frequent attenders in different age and sex groups with a control group according to characteristics and use of primary health care. DESIGN:Descriptive study of medical records. SETTING:Primary health care centre. SUBJECTS:341 frequent attenders, divided by age and sex, were compared with 1025 c...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Bergh H,Marklund B

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:How do physician visits vary when GPs are given the opportunity to send their patients to private specialists for consultation rather than simply to hospital outpatient clinics. DESIGN:An experimental study. SETTING AND SUBJECTS:In the City of Turku, 3 populations were served over 34 months by different ser...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Linnala A,Aromaa A,Mattila K

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study factors of importance for participation in parental education within routine child health care. DESIGN:All parents of children born during 1 year were invited by the district nurse to participate in parental education; their participation during the infant year was registered. SETTING:Catchment are...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Petersson C,Petersson K,Håkansson A

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study awareness of having lesbian women in the consultation among general practitioners (GPs) and their knowledge of lesbian health-related issues. DESIGN:A mailed questionnaire study using closed and open-ended questions, with an analysis using both quantitative and qualitative methods. SETTING:The city...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Westerståhl A,Segesten K,Björkelund C

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the medically unexplained disorders by examining endpoints of irresolute diagnostic strategies. DESIGN:Qualitative observational study based on audio-taped general practice consultations, editing analysis style inspired by Giorgi's phenomenological approach. SETTING:Primary health care. SUBJECTS...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Undeland M,Malterud K

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the number, the nature and the circumstances of home accidents managed in general practices, and to compare the results with the European Home and Leisure Accidents Surveillance System (EHLASS) data. DESIGN:A prospective population survey of all domestic accidents managed in 138 sentinel genera...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Devroey D,Van Casteren V,Walckiers D

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study predicting value of pain symptoms in detecting depression among adolescents. DESIGN:A population-based classroom survey of 14-16-year-old adolescents. SETTING:Secondary schools in two regions of Finland (Vaasa and Pirkanmaa). SUBJECTS:Every secondary school in these two regions was asked to partic...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Härmä AM,Kaltiala-Heino R,Rimpelä M,Rantanen P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the trend in premature mortality (before 75 years of age) from ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in a Swedish primary health care district compared to communities of similar demographic situation and all Sweden. DESIGN:Mortality from IHD in men and women was compared between the community of Habo and ot...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Lingfors H,Persson LG,Lindström K,Ljungquist B,Bengtsson C

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a group-based treatment programme in primary health care for women with chronic muscle pain, and adjust programme development according to experiences obtained by the participating women and health personnel. The aim of the programme was to help the women develop a tool for handling their chronic s...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Steihaug S,Ahlsen B,Malterud K

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the distribution of prenatal and postnatal risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). DESIGN:A questionnaire-based survey for SIDS risk factors; family interviews were performed among the parents of SIDS victims and symptom-free infants. SETTING:The survey was conducted in paediatric pri...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of primary health care

authors： Töro K,Sótonyi P

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00