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BMC Primary Care

Ausgabe 1/2019

Inhalt (179 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Being tested but not educated – a qualitative focus group study exploring patients’ perceptions of diabetic dietary advice

Maria Alonso Arana, Jose Maria Valderas, Josie Solomon

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Using a checklist to facilitate management of long-term care needs after stroke: insights from focus groups and a feasibility study

Grace M. Turner, Ricky Mullis, Lisa Lim, Lizzie Kreit, Jonathan Mant

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The workload for home visits by German family practitioners: an analysis of regional variation in a cross-sectional study

Maik Pochert, Karen Voigt, Martin Bortz, Alessa Sattler, Jeannine Schübel, Antje Bergmann

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Attitudes and behaviour towards psychotropic drug prescribing in Swedish primary care: a questionnaire study

Staffan A. Svensson, Tove M. Hedenrud, Susanna M. Wallerstedt

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General practitioners attitude and confidence scale for dementia (GPACS-D): confirmatory factor analysis and comparative subscale scores among GPs and supervisors

Ron Mason, Kathleen Doherty, Claire Eccleston, Michael Annear, Amanda Lo, Laura Tierney, Fran McInerney, Andrew Robinson

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Integration of chronic disease prevention and management services into primary care (PR1MaC): findings from an embedded qualitative study

Martin Fortin, Maud-Christine Chouinard, Bayero Boubacar Diallo, Tarek Bouhali

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Understanding the adoption and use of point-of-care tests in Dutch general practices using multi-criteria decision analysis

Michelle M. A. Kip, J. Marjan Hummel, Elra B. Eppink, Hendrik Koffijberg, Rogier M. Hopstaken, Maarten J. IJzerman, Ron Kusters

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Effectiveness of treatment of newly diagnosed hypertension in family medicine practices in South Croatia

Diana Jurić, Ivančica Pavličević, Ana Marušić, Mario Malički, Ivan Buljan, Velen Šarotić, Nataša Mrduljaš-Đujić, Ante Komparak, Miona Vujević, Danijela De Micheli-Vitturi, Pjera Šušnjar, Tina Puljiz, Minka Jerčić, Dario Leskur, Matko Marušić

Open Access Study protocol

A qualitative study of cardiovascular disease risk communication in NHS Health Check using different risk calculators: protocol for the RIsk COmmunication in NHS Health Check (RICO) study

Christopher J. Gidlow, Naomi J. Ellis, Lisa Cowap, Victoria Riley, Diane Crone, Elizabeth Cottrell, Sarah Grogan, Ruth Chambers, David Clark-Carter

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Helpful ways providers can communicate about persistent medically unexplained physical symptoms

Nicole Anastasides, Carmelen Chiusano, Christina Gonzalez, Fiona Graff, David R. Litke, Erica McDonald, Jennifer Presnall-Shvorin, Nicole Sullivan, Karen S. Quigley, Wilfred R. Pigeon, Drew A. Helmer, Susan L. Santos, Lisa M. McAndrew

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Correction to: Prevalence of anal symptoms in general practice: a prospective study

Géraldine Tournu, Laurent Abramowitz, Camille Couffignal, Frédéric Juguet, Agnès Sénéjoux, Stéphane Berger, Anne-Laure Wiart, Marc Bernard, Françoise Provost, Hélène Pillant-Le Moult, Dominique Bouchard, Jean-Pierre Aubert, Cécile Laclotte, Dominique De Faucal, Thierry Higuero, Guillaume Bonnaud, Vincent De Parades, Véronique Vitton, Cédric Laouénan, Sandrine Calonne, Sonia Corral, Philippe Uge, Thomas Tarjus, Raymond Wakim, Thierry Dubon, Pierre Fenouillet, Gregory Lovato, Alain Lovato, Valérie Berthelot-Calmels, Philippe Denoyelle, Gregory Moisset, Anne Youssefian, Valérie Douillard, Michel Geffrault, Marie Pierre Bouchara, Mathieu Petit, Bertrand Leblanc, Claudine Brune Ropert, Emmanuel Fournier, Cécile Andreu, Isabel Ferraris, David Ferraris, Nora Gauffier, Ismaël Nureni Banafunzi, Claire Salanova, Michael Boyadjian, Joelle Desaize, Catherine Dubertret, Cornélis Floor, Catherine Majerholc, Ewa Rudnicka, Hélène Vitou, Hélène Carrez-Louys, Frédéric Dumas, Monique Horwitz-Guérin, Marina Lavigne, Valérie Lubert, Eric Penichou, Julien Pouyanne, Sophie Sauvage-Rigal, Igor Sozonoff, Sandrine Baux, Marianne Guern, Bruno Calmels, Jamila Jamil, Catherine Chaumie, Guy Millou, Bernard Foinant, Alain Frangeul, Pascal Roger, Garry Magendie, Didier Marion, Jean-François Toledo

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Effectiveness of an educational intervention to improve the safety culture in primary care: a randomized trial

Clara González-Formoso, Ana Clavería, M.J. Fernández-Domínguez, F.L. Lago-Deibe, Luis Hermida-Rial, Antonio Rial, Francisco Gude-Sampedro, Salvador Pita-Fernández, Victoria Martín-Miguel

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Can support workers from AgeUK deliver an intervention to support older people with anxiety and depression? A qualitative evaluation

Tom Kingstone, Bernadette Bartlam, Heather Burroughs, Peter Bullock, Karina Lovell, Mo Ray, Peter Bower, Waquas Waheed, Simon Gilbody, Elaine Nicholls, Carolyn A. Chew-Graham

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A survey of the attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about medical cannabis among primary care providers

Lindsey M. Philpot, Jon O. Ebbert, Ryan T. Hurt

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Pain management in acute otitis media: a qualitative study of parents’ views and expectations

Rick T. van Uum, Roderick P. Venekamp, Anne G. M. Schilder, Roger A. M. J. Damoiseaux, Sibyl Anthierens

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Attitudes and barriers towards conducting research amongst primary care physicians in Bahrain: a cross-sectional study

Abeer J. Khalaf, Aysha I. Aljowder, Meead J. Buhamaid, Mona F. Alansari, Ghufran A. Jassim

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Mixed feelings: general practitioners’ attitudes towards eHealth for stress urinary incontinence - a qualitative study

Lotte Firet, Chrissy de Bree, Carmen M. Verhoeks, Doreth A. M. Teunissen, Antoine L. M. Lagro-Janssen

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Safety in primary care (SAP-C): a randomised, controlled feasibility study in two different healthcare systems

Caoimhe Madden, Sinéad Lydon, Margaret E. Cupples, Nigel D. Hart, Ciara Curran, Andrew W. Murphy, Paul O’Connor

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Understanding accreditation standards in general practice – a qualitative study

Tina Drud Due, Thorkil Thorsen, Marius Brostrøm Kousgaard

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Controlled clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of a mindfulness and self-compassion 4-session programme versus an 8-session programme to reduce work stress and burnout in family and community medicine physicians and nurses: MINDUUDD study protocol

Luis-Angel Pérula-de Torres, Juan Carlos Verdes-Montenegro Atalaya, Javier García-Campayo, Ana Roldán-Villalobos, Rosa Magallón-Botaya, Cruz Bartolomé-Moreno, Herminia Moreno-Martos, Elena Melús-Palazón, Norberto Liétor-Villajos, Francisco Javier Valverde-Bolívar, Nur Hachem-Salas, Luis-Alberto Rodríguez, Mayte Navarro-Gil, Ronald Epstein, Antonio Cabezón-Crespo, Carmen Morillo-Velarde Moreno

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INTEGRA study protocol: primary care intervention in type 2 diabetes patients with poor glycaemic control

Àngels Molló, Anna Berenguera, Esther Rubinat, Bogdan Vlacho, Manel Mata, Josep Franch, Bonaventura Bolíbar, Dídac Mauricio

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Over prescribing of antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections; a qualitative study to explore Irish general practitioners’ perspectives

Jane O’Doherty, Leonard F. W. Leader, Andrew O’Regan, Colum Dunne, Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil, Raymond O’Connor

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Predicting patient use of general practice services in Australia: models developed using national cross-sectional survey data

Christopher Harrison, Joan Henderson, Graeme Miller, Helena Britt

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Prescribing of diabetes medications to people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease: a national cross-sectional study

Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Sharmala Thuraisingam, Janet K. Sluggett, Gary Kilov, John Furler, David O’Neal, Alicia Jenkins

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The influence of an educational internet-based intervention in the beliefs and attitudes of primary care professionals on non-specific chronic low back pain: study protocol of a mixed methods approach

Ester García-Martínez, Jorge Soler-González, Francesc Rubí-Carnacea, Beatriz García-Martínez, Carolina Climent-Sanz, Joan Blanco-Blanco, Fran Valenzuela-Pascual

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The impact of quality and accessibility of primary care on emergency admissions for a range of chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) in Scotland: longitudinal analysis

Marjon van der Pol, Damilola Olajide, Mark Dusheiko, Robert Elliott, Bruce Guthrie, Louisa Jorm, Alastair H. Leyland

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Well informed physician-patient communication in consultations on back pain – study protocol of the cluster randomized GAP trial

Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Andrea C. Schöpf, Martin Boeker, Luca Frank, Erik Farin, Klaus Kaier, Mirjam Körner, Katharina Wollmann, Britta Lang, Joerg J. Meerpohl, Ralph Möhler, Wilhelm Niebling, Julia Serong, Renate Lange, Piet van der Keylen, Andy Maun

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Challenges in diagnosing dementia in patients with a migrant background - a cross-sectional study among German general practitioners

Judith Tillmann, Johannes Just, Rieke Schnakenberg, Klaus Weckbecker, Birgitta Weltermann, Eva Münster

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Actions and processes that patients, family members, and physicians associate with patient- and family-centered care

Clarissa Hsu, Marlaine Figueroa Gray, Lauren Murray, Marie Abraham, Wendy Nickel, Jennifer M. Sweeney, Dominick L. Frosch, Tracy M. Mroz, Kelly Ehrlich, Bev Johnson, Robert J. Reid

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Preschool children in Danish out-of-hours primary care: a one-year descriptive study of face-to-face consultations

Jørgen Lous, Grete Moth, Linda Huibers, Peter Vedsted, Morten Bondo Christensen

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Are big data analytics helpful in caring for multimorbid patients in general practice? - A scoping review

Alexander Waschkau, Denise Wilfling, Jost Steinhäuser

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Affecting patients with work-related problems by educational training of their GPs: a cost-effectiveness study

Cornelis de Kock, Cindy Noben, Antoine Lagro-Janssen, Peter Lucassen, André Knottnerus, Angelique de Rijk, Frans Nijhuis, Romy Steenbeek, Silvia Evers

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Skill mix in Swiss primary care group practices - a nationwide online survey

Renata Josi, Carlo De Pietro

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Recruiting general practitioners for palliative care research in primary care: real-life barriers explained

B. Leysen, B. Van den Eynden, A. Janssens, J. Wens

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Periodic health visits by primary care practice model, a population-based study using health administrative data

Natasha Ruth Saunders, Jun Guan, Longdi Fu, Helen Guo, Xuesong Wang, Astrid Guttmann

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Interprofessional collaboration in diabetes care: perceptions of family physicians practicing in or not in a primary health care team

Olga Szafran, Sandra L. Kennett, Neil R. Bell, Jacqueline M. I. Torti

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Use of delayed antibiotic prescription in primary care: a cross-sectional study

Mariam de la Poza Abad, Gemma Mas Dalmau, Ignasi Gich Saladich, Laura Martínez García, Carl Llor, Pablo Alonso-Coello

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Dissonant views - GPs’ and parents’ perspectives on antibiotic prescribing for young children with respiratory tract infections

Ruby Biezen, Danilla Grando, Danielle Mazza, Bianca Brijnath

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Development and validation of measurement tools for user experience evaluation surveys in the public primary healthcare facilities in Greece: a mixed methods study

Daphne Kaitelidou, Charalambos Economou, Petros Galanis, Olympia Konstantakopoulou, Olga Siskou, Silviu Domente, Dolf de Boer, Wienke G. Boerma, Peter P. Groenewegen

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Assessment of patient safety culture in primary health care in Muscat, Oman: a questionnaire -based survey

Muna Habib AL Lawati, Stephanie D. Short, Nadia Noor Abdulhadi, Sathiya Murthi Panchatcharam, Sarah Dennis

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Perspective of healthy asymptomatic patients requesting general blood tests from their physicians: a qualitative study

Michal Shaked, Inbar Levkovich, Tamar Adar, Alma Peri, Nir Liviatan

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A multidisciplinary self-management intervention among patients with multimorbidity and the impact of socioeconomic factors on results

Éric Contant, Christine Loignon, Tarek Bouhali, José Almirall, Martin Fortin

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Identifying heterogeneous health profiles of primary care utilizers and their differential healthcare utilization and mortality – a retrospective cohort study

Shi Yan, Benjamin Jun Jie Seng, Yu Heng Kwan, Chuen Seng Tan, Joanne Hui Min Quah, Julian Thumboo, Lian Leng Low

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Challenges and strategies for general practitioners diagnosing serious infections in older adults: a UK qualitative interview study

Sara McKelvie, Abigail Moore, Caroline Croxson, Daniel S. Lasserson, Gail N. Hayward

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Patient portal messaging for care coordination: a qualitative study of perspectives of experienced users with chronic conditions

Jennifer L. Hefner, Sarah R. MacEwan, Alison Biltz, Cynthia J. Sieck

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Diagnosis of right bundle branch block: a concordance study

M. Alventosa-Zaidin, G. Pera, C. Roca Saumell, N. Mengual Miralles, M. V. Zamora Sanchez, T. Gros Garcia, L. Guix Font, M. Benitez Camps, J. Francisco-Pascual, J. Brugada Terradellas

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Understanding the behavioural determinants of opioid prescribing among family physicians: a qualitative study

L. Desveaux, M. Saragosa, N. Kithulegoda, N. M. Ivers

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A preliminary effect analysis of family doctor and medical insurance payment coordination reform in Changning District of Shanghai, China

Jiaoling Huang, Wei Lu, Luan Wang, Tao Zhang, Chengjun Liu, Shanshan Liu, Hong Liang, Yimin Zhang, Dongfeng Guo

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Low knowledge and awareness of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) among general practitioners

Charlene M. McShane, Blain Murphy, Olinda Santin, Lesley A. Anderson

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Help seeking for antibiotics; is the influence of a personal social network relevant?

J. Ellis, I. Vassilev, A. Kennedy, M. Moore, A. Rogers

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Barriers and enablers for deprescribing among older, multimorbid patients with polypharmacy: an explorative study from Switzerland

Stefan Zechmann, Cosima Trueb , Fabio Valeri, Sven Streit, Oliver Senn, Stefan Neuner-Jehle

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General practitioners’ attitudes towards early diagnosis of dementia: a cross-sectional survey

Stéphanie Giezendanner, Andreas U. Monsch, Reto W. Kressig, Yolanda Mueller, Sven Streit, Stefan Essig, Andreas Zeller, Klaus Bally

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Identification of patients with moderate medically unexplained physical symptoms in primary care with a five years follow-up

Paula Elisabeth van Westrienen, Martijn Frits Pisters, Cindy Veenhof, Nicolaas Johannes de Wit

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The role of the GP in managing suspected transient ischaemic attack: a qualitative study

Duncan Edwards, Grace M. Turner, Satnam K. Virdee, Jonathan Mant

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Increasing workload in Norwegian general practice – a qualitative study

Ellen Rabben Svedahl, Kristine Pape, Marlen Toch-Marquardt, Lena Janita Skarshaug, Silje-Lill Kaspersen, Johan Håkon Bjørngaard, Bjarne Austad

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Perspectives on disclosure of the dementia diagnosis among primary care physicians in Japan: a qualitatively driven mixed methods study

Michiko Abe, Shinji Tsunawaki, Masakazu Matsuda, Christine T. Cigolle, Michael D. Fetters, Machiko Inoue

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Knowledge of pelvic floor disorders in women seeking primary care: a cross-sectional study

Chi Chiung Grace Chen, Jacob T. Cox, Chloe Yuan, Lauren Thomaier, Sonia Dutta

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Physicians’ beliefs and attitudes about Benzodiazepines: a cross-sectional study

Inês Teixeira Neves, Joana Sara Silva Oliveira, Milene Catarina Coelho Fernandes, Osvaldo Rodrigues Santos, Vasco António Jesus Maria

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Physical activity counselling among GPs: a qualitative study from Thailand

Apichai Wattanapisit, Sanhapan Thanamee, Sunton Wongsiri

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Implementation of web-based hospital specialist consultations to improve quality and expediency of general practitioners’ care: a feasibility study

Thomas van der Velden, Bianca W. M. Schalk, Mirjam Harmsen, Guido Adriaansens, Tjard R. Schermer, Marc A. ten Dam

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Qualitative evaluation of a pilot educational intervention to increase primary care HIV-testing

Joanna M. Kesten, Charlotte F. Davies, Mark Gompels, Megan Crofts, Annette Billing, Margaret T. May, Jeremy Horwood

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Management of sore throat in Danish general practices

Kasper Basse Reinholdt, Maria Rusan, Pernille Rosbjerg Hansen, Tejs Ehlers Klug

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Goal setting is insufficiently recognised as an essential part of shared decision-making in the complex care of older patients: a framework analysis

Neeltje Vermunt, Glyn Elwyn, Gert Westert, Mirjam Harmsen, Marcel Olde Rikkert, Marjan Meinders

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Rapid testing of red blood cell parameters in primary care patients using HemoScreen™ point of care instrument

Anders Larsson, Lena Carlsson, Bo Karlsson, Miklos Lipcsey

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Patients’ perspectives on the COPD-GRIP intervention, a new nursing care intervention for COPD

Marieke Zwakman, Saskia W. M. Weldam, Sigrid C. J. M. Vervoort, Jan-Willem J. Lammers, Marieke J. Schuurmans

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Public preferences for primary care provision in Germany – a discrete choice experiment

Kim-Sarah Krinke, Ulla Tangermann, Volker Eric Amelung, Christian Krauth

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Substitution of hospital care with Primary Care Plus: differences in referral patterns according to specialty, specialist and diagnosis group

Paul Smeele, Mariëlle E. A. L. Kroese, Marieke D. Spreeuwenberg, Dirk Ruwaard

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Medication patterns in older adults with multimorbidity: a cluster analysis of primary care patients

Marina Guisado-Clavero, Concepción Violán, Tomàs López-Jimenez, Albert Roso-Llorach, Mariona Pons-Vigués, Miguel Angel Muñoz, Quintí Foguet-Boreu

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Challenges to patient centredness – a comparison of patient and doctor experiences from primary care

Helene Bodegård, Gert Helgesson, Niklas Juth, Daniel Olsson, Niels Lynøe

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Prevalence and predictors of having no general practitioner - analysis of the German health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS1)

Judith Tillmann, Marie-Therese Puth, Klaus Weckbecker, Manuela Klaschik, Eva Münster

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Assessing system-based trainings for primary care teams and quality-of-life of patients with multimorbidity in Thailand: patient and provider surveys

Paibul Suriyawongpaisal, Wichai Aekplakorn, Borwornsom Leerapan, Fatim Lakha, Samrit Srithamrongsawat, Suparpit von Bormann

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Improving continuity by bringing the cancer patient, general practitioner and oncologist together in a shared video-based consultation – protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Theis Bitz Trabjerg, Lars Henrik Jensen, Jens Søndergaard, Jeffrey James Sisler, Dorte Gilså Hansen

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Patient-centered communication and shared decision making to reduce HbA1c levels of patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus - results of the cluster-randomized controlled DEBATE trial

Anja Wollny, Attila Altiner, Anne Daubmann, Eva Drewelow, Christian Helbig, Susanne Löscher, Michael Pentzek, Sara Santos, Karl Wegscheider, Stefan Wilm, Christin Löffler

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Factors associated with patients’ and GPs’ assessment of the burden of treatment in multimorbid patients: a cross-sectional study in primary care

Lilli Herzig, Andreas Zeller, Jérôme Pasquier, Sven Streit, Stefan Neuner-Jehle, Sophie Excoffier, Dagmar M Haller

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Danish general practitioners have found their own way of using point-of-care ultrasonography in primary care: a qualitative study

Camilla Aakjær Andersen, Annette Sofie Davidsen, John Brodersen, Ole Graumann, Martin Bach Jensen

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Understanding the diagnosis of pre-diabetes in patients aged over 85 in English primary care: a qualitative study

Patrick Burch, Thomas Blakeman, Peter Bower, Caroline Sanders

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Antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections in the United States outpatient setting

Amy L. Shaver, David M. Jacobs, Michael J. LaMonte, Katia Noyes

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Concordance of care processes between medical records and patient self-administered questionnaires

Cynthia Khanji, Mireille E. Schnitzer, Céline Bareil, Sylvie Perreault, Lyne Lalonde

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Patients’ health literacy in relation to the preference for a general practitioner as the source of health information

Monika Oedekoven, Wolfram J. Herrmann, Clemens Ernsting, Susanne Schnitzer, Melanie Kanzler, Adelheid Kuhlmey, Paul Gellert

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Factors affecting the work competency and stability of family doctors in Shanghai: a tracking study

Shanshan Liu, Luan Wang, Tao Zhang, Chengjun Liu, Hong Liang, Yimin Zhang, Dongfeng Guo

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Which positive factors give general practitioners job satisfaction and make general practice a rewarding career? A European multicentric qualitative research by the European general practice research network

B. Le Floch, H. Bastiaens, J. Y. Le Reste, H. Lingner, R. Hoffman, S. Czachowski, R. Assenova, T. H. Koskela, Z. Klemenc-Ketis, P. Nabbe, A. Sowinska, T. Montier, L. Peremans

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Shared medical appointments and patient-centered experience: a mixed-methods systematic review

Kim H. Wadsworth, Trevor G. Archibald, Allison E. Payne, Anita K. Cleary, Byron L. Haney, Adam S. Hoverman

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Awareness of limited joint mobility in type 2 diabetes in general practice in the Netherlands: an online questionnaire survey

Login Ahmed S. Alabdali, Jasmien Jaeken, Geert-Jan Dinant, Ramon P. G. Ottenheijm

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Difficult-to-treat and severe asthma in general practice: delivery and evaluation of an educational program

Isla Hains, Josh Meyers, Kirsten Sterling, Jeannie Yoo, Helen Reddel, Clare Weston

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Barriers and facilitators to screening and treating malnutrition in older adults living in the community: a mixed-methods synthesis

Philine S. Harris, Liz Payne, Leanne Morrison, Sue M. Green, Daniela Ghio, Claire Hallett, Emma L. Parsons, Paul Aveyard, Helen C. Roberts, Michelle Sutcliffe, Siân Robinson, Joanna Slodkowska-Barabasz, Paul S. Little, Michael A. Stroud, Lucy Yardley

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Can patients with low health literacy be identified from routine primary care health records? A cross-sectional and prospective analysis

Paul Campbell, Martyn Lewis, Ying Chen, Rosie J. Lacey, Gillian Rowlands, Joanne Protheroe

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Understanding the influence of parent-clinician communication on antibiotic prescribing for children with respiratory tract infections in primary care: a qualitative observational study using a conversation analysis approach

Christie Cabral, Jeremy Horwood, Jon Symonds, Jenny Ingram, Patricia J. Lucas, Niamh M. Redmond, Joe Kai, Alastair D. Hay, Rebecca K. Barnes

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Assessing quality improvement capacity in primary care practices

Michael L. Parchman, Melissa L. Anderson, Katie Coleman, Le Ann Michaels, Linnaea Schuttner, Cullen Conway, Clarissa Hsu, Lyle J. Fagnan

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Prevalence of hazardous alcohol use among Spanish primary care providers

Esperanza Romero-Rodríguez, Luis Ángel Pérula de Torres, Juan Manuel Parras Rejano, Fernando Leiva-Cepas, Francisco Camarelles Guillem, Rodrigo Fernández Márquez, José Ángel Fernández García, Roger Ruiz Moral, Ana Roldán Villalobos, Sara Fernández López, Pilar Martin-Carrillo Domínguez, Cruz Bartolomé Moreno, Carlos Pérula de Torres

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Discontinuation of antidepressant medication in primary care supported by monitoring plus mindfulness-based cognitive therapy versus monitoring alone: design and protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial

Carolien Wentink, Marloes J. Huijbers, Peter Lucassen, Cornelis Kramers, Reinier Akkermans, Eddy Adang, Jan Spijker, Anne E. M. Speckens

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Effectiveness of training general practitioners to improve the implementation of brief stop-smoking advice in German primary care: study protocol of a pragmatic, 2-arm cluster randomised controlled trial (the ABCII trial)

Sabrina Kastaun, Verena Leve, Jaqueline Hildebrandt, Christian Funke, Stephanie Becker, Diana Lubisch, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Olaf Reddemann, Linn Hempel, Hayden McRobbie, Tobias Raupach, Robert West, Daniel Kotz

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Patient perspectives on colorectal cancer screening and the role of general practice

Lynsey J. Brown, S. Leigh Roeger, Richard L. Reed

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Medication errors in primary health care records; a cross-sectional study in Southern Sweden

Sofia Säfholm, Åsa Bondesson, Sara Modig

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Communication practices for delivering health behaviour change conversations in primary care: a systematic review and thematic synthesis

C. Albury, A. Hall, A. Syed, S. Ziebland, E. Stokoe, N. Roberts, H. Webb, P. Aveyard

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The association between PaTz and improved palliative care in the primary care setting: a cross-sectional survey

Ian Koper, H. Roeline W. Pasman, Annicka G. M. Van der Plas, Bart P. M. Schweitzer, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen

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Preventive Evidence into Practice: what factors matter in a facilitation intervention to prevent vascular disease in family practice?

Grant Russell, Riki Lane, Sharon Parker, John Litt, Danielle Mazza, Jane Lloyd, Nicholas Zwar, Mieke van Driel, Chris Del Mar, Jane Smith, Mark F. Harris, Mark Harris, Nicholas Zwar, John Litt, Danielle Mazza, Mieke van Driel, Richard Taylor, Grant Russell, Chris Del Mar, Jane Lloyd, Jane Smith, Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, Gawaine Powell Davies, Rachel Laws, Teri Snowdon, Helen Bolger-Harris, Stephan Groombridge, Stan Goldstein, Teresa Howarth, Nancy Huang, Jinty Wilson

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General practitioners who never perform Pap smear: the medical offer and the socio-economic context around their office could limit their involvement in cervical cancer screening

Chiara Maj, Lorraine Poncet, Henri Panjo, Arnaud Gautier, Pierre Chauvin, Gwenn Menvielle, Emmanuelle Cadot, Virginie Ringa, Laurent Rigal

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Are German family practitioners and psychiatrists sufficiently trained to diagnose and treat patients with alcohol problems?

T. Hoffmann, K. Voigt, J. Kugler, L. Peschel, A. Bergmann, H. Riemenschneider

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Psychological intervention at a primary health care center: predictors of success

Miguel Ricou, Sílvia Marina, Paula Marinho Vieira, Ivone Duarte, Inês Sampaio, Joana Regalado, Catarina Canário

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Feasibility of referral to a therapist for assessment of psychiatric problems in primary care – an interview study

Agneta Pettersson, Sonja Modin, Henna Hasson, Ingvar Krakau

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Direct access CT for suspicion of brain tumour: an analysis of referral pathways in a population-based patient group

K. Zienius, Ip Chak-Lam, J. Park, M. Ozawa, W. Hamilton, D. Weller, D. Summers, L. Porteous, S. Mohiuddin, E. Keeney, W. Hollingworth, Y. Ben-Shlomo, R. Grant, P. M. Brennan

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General practitioners’ perspectives on chronic care consultations for patients with a history of cancer: a qualitative interview study

Anne Beiter Arreskov, Anette Hauskov Graungaard, Mads Toft Kristensen, Jens Søndergaard, Annette Sofie Davidsen

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Self-management support for chronic disease in primary care: frequency of patient self-management problems and patient reported priorities, and alignment with ultimate behavior goal selection

Danielle M. Hessler, Lawrence Fisher, Vicky Bowyer, L. Miriam Dickinson, Bonnie T. Jortberg, Bethany Kwan, Douglas H. Fernald, Matt Simpson, W. Perry Dickinson

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Acceptability of the BATHE technique amongst GPs and frequently attending patients in primary care: a nested qualitative study

Clare Thomas, Helen Cramer, Sue Jackson, David Kessler, Chris Metcalfe, Charlie Record, Rebecca K. Barnes

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Health TAPESTRY: co-designing interprofessional primary care programs for older adults using the persona-scenario method

Ruta Valaitis, Jennifer Longaphy, Jenny Ploeg, Gina Agarwal, Doug Oliver, Kalpana Nair, Monika Kastner, Ernie Avilla, Lisa Dolovich

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Impact of rural address and distance from clinic on depression outcomes within a primary care medical home practice

Hailon Wong, Kyle Moore, Kurt B. Angstman, Gregory M. Garrison

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Designing the relational team development intervention to improve management of mental health in primary care using iterative stakeholder engagement

Danielle F. Loeb, Danielle M. Kline, Kurt Kroenke, Cynthia Boyd, Elizabeth A. Bayliss, Evette Ludman, L. Miriam Dickinson, Ingrid A. Binswanger, Samantha P. Monson

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Nutrition and physical activity counselling by general practitioners in Lithuania, 2000–2014

Vilma Kriaucioniene, Janina Petkeviciene, Asta Raskiliene

Open Access Research article

Capturing pharmacists’ impact in general practice: an e-Delphi study to attempt to reach consensus amongst experts about what activities to record

Georgios Dimitrios Karampatakis, Kath Ryan, Nilesh Patel, Graham Stretch

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Diagnostic methods for acute otitis media in 1 to 12 year old children: a cross sectional study in primary health care

Pär-Daniel Sundvall, Chrysoula E. Papachristodoulou, Lena Nordeman

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A global picture of family medicine: the view from a WONCA Storybooth

Vincent K. Cubaka, Clayton Dyck, Russell Dawe, Baraa Alghalyini, Molly Whalen-Browne, Gabriel Cejas, Christine Gibson

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Identifying policies and strategies for general practitioner retention in direct patient care in the United Kingdom: a RAND/UCLA appropriateness method panel study

Rupa Chilvers, Suzanne H. Richards, Emily Fletcher, Alex Aylward, Sarah Dean, Chris Salisbury, John Campbell

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Determinants of intentions to monitor antihypertensive medication adherence in Irish community pharmacy: a factorial survey

Paul Dillon, Ronald McDowell, Susan M. Smith, Paul Gallagher, Gráinne Cousins

Open Access Research article

Adherence to treatment and related factors among patients with chronic conditions in primary care: a cross-sectional study

Cesar I. Fernandez-Lazaro, Juan M. García-González, David P. Adams, Diego Fernandez-Lazaro, Juan Mielgo-Ayuso, Alberto Caballero-Garcia, Francisca Moreno Racionero, Alfredo Córdova, Jose A. Miron-Canelo

Open Access Research article

Identifying ‘avoidable harm’ in family practice: a RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method consensus study

Andrew Carson-Stevens, Stephen Campbell, Brian G. Bell, Alison Cooper, Sarah Armstrong, Darren Ashcroft, Matthew Boyd, Huw Prosser Evans, Rajnikant Mehta, Christina Sheehan, Aziz Sheikh, Anthony Avery

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Why do general practitioners not refer patients to behaviour-change programmes after preventive health checks? A mixed-method study

Nina Kamstrup-Larsen, Marie Broholm-Jørgensen, Susanne O. Dalton, Lars B. Larsen, Janus L. Thomsen, Janne S. Tolstrup

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Perceived barriers and facilitators of the implementation of a combined lifestyle intervention with a financial incentive for chronically ill patients

C. C. M. Molema, G. C. W. Wendel-Vos, S. ter Schegget, A. J. Schuit, L. A. M. van de Goor

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Stroke follow-up in primary care: a Norwegian modelling study on the implications of multimorbidity for guideline adherence

Rune Aakvik Pedersen, Halfdan Petursson, Irene Hetlevik

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Family medicine vocational training and career satisfaction in Hong Kong

K. P. Lee, C. Wong, D. Chan, K. Kung, L. Luk, M. C. S. Wong, D. Chao, V. Leung, C. W. Chan, W. Ko, T. F. Leung, Y. H. Chan, H. T. Fung, M. K. Lee, S. Y. S. Wong

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Culturally adapted depression education and engagement in treatment among Hispanics in primary care: outcomes from a pilot feasibility study

Katherine Sanchez, Michael O. Killian, Brittany H. Eghaneyan, Leopoldo J. Cabassa, Madhukar H. Trivedi

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Accepting new patients who require opioids into family practice: results from the MAAP-NS census survey study

Emily Gard Marshall, Frederick Burge, Richard J. Gibson, Beverley Lawson, Colleen O’Connell

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Perceptions of time constraints among primary care physicians in Germany

Olaf von dem Knesebeck, Sarah Koens, Gabriella Marx, Martin Scherer

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Chronic stress, work-related daily challenges and medicolegal investigations: a cross-sectional study among German general practitioners

Christine Kersting, Lena Zimmer, Anika Thielmann, Birgitta Weltermann

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Atrial fibrillation care in rural communities: a mixed methods study of physician and patient perspectives

Kathy L. Rush, Lindsay Burton, Fransien Van Der Merwe, Linda Hatt, Camille Galloway

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Impact on core values of family medicine from a 2-year Master’s programme in Gezira, Sudan: observational study

Khalid Gaffer Mohamed, Steinar Hunskaar, Samira Hamid Abdelrahman, Elfatih Mohamed Malik

Open Access Research article

Experiences of accreditation impact in general practice – a qualitative study among general practitioners and their staff

Marius Brostrøm Kousgaard, Thorkil Thorsen, Tina Drud Due

Open Access Research article

Geographical distribution of family physicians in Japan: a nationwide cross-sectional study

Shuhei Yoshida, Masatoshi Matsumoto, Saori Kashima, Soichi Koike, Susumu Tazuma, Takahiro Maeda

Open Access Research article

‘Weighty issues’ in GP-led antenatal care: a qualitative study

Ruth Walker, Tammie S. T. Choi, Karyn Alexander, Danielle Mazza, Helen Truby

Open Access Study protocol

Design of the ZWOT-CASE study: an observational study on the effectiveness of an integrated programme for cardiovascular risk management compared to usual care in general practice

Suzanne Marchal, Monika Hollander, Marieke Schoenmakers, Michiel Schouwink, Jorik R. Timmer, Henk J. G. Bilo, Olof Schwantje, Arnoud W. J. van ’t Hof, Arno W. Hoes

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

Sameer Al-Ghamdi, Gulfam Ahmad, Ali Hassan Ali, Nasraddin Bahakim, Salman Alomran, Waleed Alhowikan, Salman Almutairi, Tariq Basalem, Faisal Aljuaid

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Standardized warfarin monitoring decreases adverse drug reactions

Lisa B. E. Shields, Paula Fowler, Diane M. Siemens, Douglas J. Lorenz, Kenneth C. Wilson, Steven T. Hester, Joshua T. Honaker

Open Access Study protocol

The impact of an intervention to increase uptake to structured self-management education for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary care (the embedding package), compared to usual care, on glycaemic control: study protocol for a mixed methods study incorporating a wait-list cluster randomised controlled trial

Melanie J. Davies, Caroline A. Kristunas, Abualbishr Alshreef, Simon Dixon, Helen Eborall, Agnieszka Glab, Lisa Huddlestone, Nicky Hudson, Kamlesh Khunti, Graham Martin, Alison Northern, Mike Patterson, Rebecca Pritchard, Sally Schreder, Bernie Stribling, Jessica Turner, Laura J. Gray

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The Year of Care approach: developing a model and delivery programme for care and support planning in long term conditions within general practice

Sue Roberts, Simon Eaton, Tracy Finch, Nick Lewis-Barned, Monique Lhussier, Lindsay Oliver, Tim Rapley, Dawn Temple-Scott

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Does the implementation of a care pathway for patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis lead to fewer diagnostic imaging and referrals by general practitioners? A pre-post-implementation study of claims data

Esther H. A. van den Bogaart, Mariëlle E. A. L. Kroese, Marieke D. Spreeuwenberg, Ramon P. G. Ottenheijm, Patrick Deckers, Dirk Ruwaard

Open Access Research article

Effectiveness of a multimodal training programme to improve general practitioners’ burnout, job satisfaction and psychological well-being

C. Barcons, B. García, C. Sarri, E. Rodríguez, O. Cunillera, N. Parellada, B. Fernández, C. E. Alvarado, C. Barrio, J. C. Fleta, D. Ruiz, R. Torrubia

Open Access Research article

Disability perceived by primary care patients with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Ricard Carrillo Muñoz, José Luis Ballve Moreno, Iván Villar Balboa, Yolanda Rando Matos, Oriol Cunillera Puertolas, Jesús Almeda Ortega, Estrella Rodero Perez, Xavier Monteverde Curto, Carles Rubio Ripollès, Noemí Moreno Farres, Austria Matos Mendez, Jean Carlos Gomez Nova, Marta Bardina Santos, Johan Josué Villarreal Miñano, Diana Lizzeth Pacheco Erazo, Anabella María Hernández Sánchez, José Luis Ballve Moreno, Yolanda Rando Matos, Estrella Rodero Pérez, Xavier Monteverde Curto, Carles Rubio Ripollès, Noemí Moreno Farres, Jean Carlos Gómez Nova, Johan Josué Villarreal Miñano, Diana Lizzeth Pacheco Erazo, Raquel Adroer Martori, Anna Aguilar Margalejo, Olga Lucia Arias Agudelo, Silvia Cañadas Crespo, Laura Illamola Martín, Marta Sarró Maluquer, Lluís Solsona Díaz, Rosa Sorando Alastruey, Ricard Carrillo Muñoz, Iván Villar Balboa, Austria Matos Méndez, Marta Bardina Santos, Oriol Cunillera Puertolas, Jesús Almeda Ortega

Open Access Review

Attitudes of primary care physicians toward prescribing buprenorphine: a narrative review

Dexter L. Louie, Mehret T. Assefa, Mark P. McGovern

Open Access Research article

Clinic and patient variation in intermediate clinical outcomes for type 2 diabetes: a multilevel analysis

Yvonne Mei Fong Lim, Swee Hung Ang, Nazrila Hairizan Nasir, Fatanah Ismail, Siti Aminah Ismail, Sheamini Sivasampu

Open Access Research article

Coordination of care for multimorbid patients from the perspective of general practitioners – a qualitative study

Judith Stumm, Cornelia Thierbach, Lisa Peter, Susanne Schnitzer, Lorena Dini, Christoph Heintze, Susanne Döpfmer

Open Access Research article

Changes in primary care provider utilization by phase of care for women diagnosed with breast cancer: a CanIMPACT longitudinal cohort study

K. Decker, R. Moineddin, C. Kendell, R. Urquhart, N. Biswanger, P. Groome, M. L. McBride, M. Winget, M. Whitehead, E. Grunfeld

Open Access Research article

Lifestyle behaviours in patients with established cardiovascular diseases: a European observational study

Diana Fernández, Carlos Brotons, Irene Moral, Mateja Bulc, Mélanie Afonso, Hülya Akan, Susana Pinto, Jasna Vucak, Carlos Manuel da Silva Martins

Open Access Research article

Understanding primary care-oncology relationships within a changing healthcare environment

Jennifer Tsui, Jenna Howard, Denalee O’Malley, William L. Miller, Shawna V. Hudson, Ellen B. Rubinstein, Jeanne M. Ferrante, Alicja Bator, Benjamin F. Crabtree

Open Access Research article

General practitioners referring patients to specialists in tertiary healthcare: a qualitative study

Konstantinos Tzartzas, Pierre-Nicolas Oberhauser, Régis Marion-Veyron, Céline Bourquin, Nicolas Senn, Friedrich Stiefel

Open Access Research article

To what degree do patients actively choose their healthcare provider at the point of referral by their GP? A video observation study

Amy J. C. Potappel, Maartje C. Meijers, Corelien Kloek, Aafke Victoor, Janneke Noordman, Tim olde Hartman, Sandra van Dulmen, Judith D. de Jong

Open Access Research article

Patient involvement in assessing consultation quality: validation of patient enablement instrument (PEI) in Lithuanian general practice

Aelita Skarbalienė, Arnoldas Jurgutis, Eva Lena Strandberg, Teresa Pawlikowska

Open Access Research article

The role of primary healthcare physicians in violence against Women intervention program in Indonesia

Nuretha Hevy Purwaningtyas, Guswan Wiwaha, Elsa Pudji Setiawati, Insi Farisa Desy Arya

Open Access Research article

A cluster randomized trial to measure the impact on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and proton pump inhibitor prescribing in Italy of distributing cost-free paracetamol to osteoarthritic patients

Massimo Vicentini, Pamela Mancuso, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Sara Di Pede, Morena Pellati, Alberto Gandolfi, Daniela Zoboli, Daniela Riccò, Corrado Busani, Alessandra Ferretti

Open Access Research article

Uptake of a primary care atrial fibrillation screening program (AF-SMART): a realist evaluation of implementation in metropolitan and rural general practice

Jessica Orchard, Jialin Li, Robyn Gallagher, Ben Freedman, Nicole Lowres, Lis Neubeck

Open Access Research article

Perceptions, behaviours, barriers and needs of evidence-based medicine in primary care in Beijing: a qualitative study

Yali Zhao, Xuexue Zhao, Yanli Liu, Yun Wei, Guanghui Jin, Shuang Shao, Xiaoqin Lu

Open Access Research article

Patient-reported GP health assessments rather than individual cardiovascular risk burden are associated with the engagement in lifestyle changes: population-based survey in South Australia

David Alejandro Gonzalez-Chica, Jacqueline Bowden, Caroline Miller, Marie Longo, Mark Nelson, Christopher Reid, Nigel Stocks

Open Access Research article

How do Dutch general practitioners detect and diagnose atrial fibrillation? Results of an online case vignette study

N. Verbiest - van Gurp, D. van Mil, H. A. M. van Kesteren, J. A. Knottnerus, H. E. J. H. Stoffers

Open Access Research article

TIA and minor stroke: a qualitative study of long-term impact and experiences of follow-up care

Grace M. Turner, Christel McMullan, Lou Atkins, Robbie Foy, Jonathan Mant, Melanie Calvert

Open Access Research article

Physicians’ experiences with euthanasia: a cross-sectional survey amongst a random sample of Dutch physicians to explore their concerns, feelings and pressure

Kirsten Evenblij, H. Roeline W. Pasman, Johannes J. M. van Delden, Agnes van der Heide, Suzanne van de Vathorst, Dick L. Willems, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen

Open Access Research article

What rationale do GPs use to choose a particular antibiotic for a specific clinical situation?

Jegatha Krishnakumar, Rosy Tsopra

Open Access Research article

Identifying subgroups of persons with multimorbidity based on their needs for care and support

Mieke Rijken, Iris van der Heide

Open Access Research article

Which difficulties do GPs experience in consultations with patients with unexplained symptoms: a qualitative study

Juul Houwen, Peter L. B. J. Lucassen, Anna Verwiel, Hugo W. Stappers, Willem J. J. Assendelft, Tim C. olde Hartman, Sandra van Dulmen

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