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BMC Primary Care

Ausgabe 1/2009

Inhalt (82 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Association between risk factors for injurious falls and new benzodiazepine prescribing in elderly persons

Gillian Bartlett, Michal Abrahamowicz, Roland Grad, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Robyn Tamblyn

Open Access Research article

"I should live and finish it": A qualitative inquiry into Turkish women's menopause experience

Serap Y Cifcili, Mehmet Akman, Abdullah Demirkol, Pemra C Unalan, Etienne Vermeire

Open Access Research article

Factors prompting PSA-testing of asymptomatic men in a country with no guidelines: a national survey of general practitioners

Frances J Drummond, Anne-Elie Carsin, Linda Sharp, Harry Comber

Open Access Research article

To make a difference – how GPs conceive consultation outcomes. A phenomenographic study

Annika Andén, Sven-Olof Andersson, Carl-Edvard Rudebeck

Open Access Research article

The external validity of published randomized controlled trials in primary care

Ritu Jones, Robert O Jones, Colin McCowan, Alan A Montgomery, Tom Fahey

Open Access Research article

Inter-practice variation in diagnosing hypertension and diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study in general practice

Markus MJ Nielen, François G Schellevis, Robert A Verheij

Open Access Research article

Disclosure of symptoms of postnatal depression, the perspectives of health professionals and women: a qualitative study

Carolyn A Chew-Graham, Deborah Sharp, Elizabeth Chamberlain, Liz Folkes, Katrina M Turner

Open Access Research article

Prevalence, evaluation and management of overactive bladder in primary care

Wellman W Cheung, Nadia H Khan, Karmina K Choi, Martin H Bluth, Miriam T Vincent

Open Access Study protocol

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an educational intervention for practice teams to deliver problem focused therapy for insomnia: rationale and design of a pilot cluster randomised trial

A Niroshan Siriwardena, Tanefa Apekey, Michelle Tilling, Andrew Harrison, Jane V Dyas, Hugh C Middleton, Roderick Ørner, Tracey Sach, Michael Dewey, Zubair M Qureshi

Open Access Correspondence

Threat of an influenza pandemic: family physicians in the front line

Wim Opstelten, Jim E van Steenbergen, Gerrit A van Essen, Marianne AB van der Sande

Open Access Research article

Development of a diagnostic protocol for dizziness in elderly patients in general practice: a Delphi procedure

Otto R Maarsingh, Jacquelien Dros, Henk C van Weert, François G Schellevis, Patrick J Bindels, Henriette E van der Horst

Open Access Research article

Does patient satisfaction of general practice change over a decade?

James Allan, Peter Schattner, Nigel Stocks, Emmae Ramsay

Open Access Research article

Quality improvement in small office settings: an examination of successful practices

Daniel Wolfson, Elizabeth Bernabeo, Brian Leas, Shoshanna Sofaer, Gregory Pawlson, Donna Pillittere

Open Access Study protocol

The role of economic evaluation in the decision-making process of family physicians: design and methods of a qualitative embedded multiple-case study

Chantale Lessard, André-Pierre Contandriopoulos, Marie-Dominique Beaulieu

Open Access Research article

Does smoking status affect the likelihood of consulting a doctor about respiratory symptoms? A pilot survey in Western Australia

Moyez Jiwa, Hayley Arnet, Georgia Halkett, Marthe Smith, Moira O'Connor, Julia Rhodes, Kate Poland, Max Bulsara

Open Access Research article

The diagnostic role of gut feelings in general practice A focus group study of the concept and its determinants

Erik Stolper, Marloes van Bokhoven, Paul Houben, Paul Van Royen, Margje van de Wiel, Trudy van der Weijden, Geert Jan Dinant

Open Access Research article

Primary care physicians' reported use of pre-screening discussions for prostate cancer screening: a cross-sectional survey

Suzanne K Linder, Sarah T Hawley, Crystale P Cooper, Lawrence E Scholl, Maria Jibaja-Weiss, Robert J Volk

Open Access Study protocol

Stemming the Tide of Antibiotic Resistance (STAR): A protocol for a trial of a complex intervention addressing the 'why' and 'how' of appropriate antibiotic prescribing in general practice

Sharon A Simpson, Christopher C Butler, Kerry Hood, David Cohen, Frank Dunstan, Meirion R Evans, Stephen Rollnick, Laurence Moore, Monika Hare, Marie-Jet Bekkers, John Evans

Open Access Research article

Self-reported smoking cessation activities among Swiss primary care physicians

Isabelle Jacot Sadowski, Christiane Ruffieux, Jacques Cornuz

Open Access Research article

Physician reported perception in the treatment of high blood pressure does not correspond to practice

Randy Wexler, Terry Elton, Christopher A Taylor, Adam Pleister, David Feldman

Open Access Research article

Reasons of general practitioners for not prescribing lipid-lowering medication to patients with diabetes: a qualitative study

Elisabeth AB, Petra Denig, Ton van Vliet, Janny H Dekker

Open Access Research article

Chronic illness and multimorbidity among problem drug users: a comparative cross sectional pilot study in primary care

Walter Cullen, Sarah O'Brien, Austin O'Carroll, Fergus D O'Kelly, Gerard Bury

Open Access Study protocol

Effects of self-monitoring of glucose in non-insulin treated patients with type 2 diabetes: design of the IN CONTROL-trial

Uriëll L Malanda, Sandra DM Bot, Piet J Kostense, Frank J Snoek, Jacqueline M Dekker, Giel Nijpels

Open Access Research article

Is primary care a neglected piece of the jigsaw in ensuring optimal stroke care? Results of a national study

David L Whitford, Anne Hickey, Frances Horgan, Bernadette O'Sullivan, Hannah McGee, Desmond O'Neill

Open Access Research article

Care for patients with severe mental illness: the general practitioner's role perspective

Marian JT Oud, Jan Schuling, Cees J Slooff, Klaas H Groenier, Janny H Dekker, Betty Meyboom-de Jong

Open Access Research article

The effect of feedback to general practitioners on quality of care for people with type 2 diabetes. A systematic review of the literature

Trine Lignell Guldberg, Torsten Lauritzen, Jette Kolding Kristensen, Peter Vedsted

Open Access Research article

Implementing structured functional assessments in general practice for persons with long-term sick leave: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Nina Østerås, Pål Gulbrandsen, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Dag Hofoss, Søren Brage

Open Access Research article

Somatic diseases in patients with schizophrenia in general practice: their prevalence and health care

Marian JT Oud, Betty Meyboom-de Jong

Open Access Research article

Research activity and capacity in primary healthcare: The REACH study: A survey

Liam G Glynn, Ciara O'Riordan, Anne MacFarlane, John Newell, Alberto A Iglesias, David Whitford, Peter Cantillon, Andrew W Murphy

Open Access Research article

General beliefs about medicines among doctors and nurses in out-patient care: a cross-sectional study

Ann-Charlotte Mårdby, Ingemar Åkerlind, Tove Hedenrud

Open Access Research article

A postal survey of data in general practice on the prevalence of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) in patients aged 18–65 in one county in the west of Ireland

Fionnuala Finnerty, Liam Glynn, Brendan Dineen, Finbarr Colfer, Anne MacFarlane

Open Access Research article

A multilevel intervention to promote colorectal cancer screening among community health center patients: results of a pilot study

Karen E Lasser, Jennifer Murillo, Elizabeth Medlin, Sandra Lisboa, Lisa Valley-Shah, Robert H Fletcher, Karen M Emmons, John Z Ayanian

Open Access Research article

Transition from specialist to primary diabetes care: A qualitative study of perspectives of primary care physicians

Sharon Brez, Margo Rowan, Janine Malcolm, Sheryl Izzi, Julie Maranger, Clare Liddy, Erin Keely, Teik Chye Ooi

Open Access Study protocol

Web-based guided insulin self-titration in patients with type 2 diabetes: the Di@log study. Design of a cluster randomised controlled trial [TC1316]

Mariëlle GA Roek, Laura MC Welschen, Piet J Kostense, Jacqueline M Dekker, Frank J Snoek, Giel Nijpels

Open Access Research article

Variables associated with general practitioners taking on serious mental disorder patients

Marie-Josée Fleury, Jean-Marie Bamvita, Jacques Tremblay

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of problem alcohol use among patients attending primary care for methadone treatment

Niamh Ryder, Walter Cullen, Joseph Barry, Gerard Bury, Eamon Keenan, Bobby P Smyth

Open Access Research article

How accurate is patients' anatomical knowledge: a cross-sectional, questionnaire study of six patient groups and a general public sample

John Weinman, Gibran Yusuf, Robert Berks, Sam Rayner, Keith J Petrie

Open Access Research article

GP-support by means of AGnES-practice assistants and the use of telecare devices in a sparsely populated region in Northern Germany – proof of concept

Neeltje van den Berg, Thomas Fiß, Claudia Meinke, Romy Heymann, Sibylle Scriba, Wolfgang Hoffmann

Open Access Research article

Family physicians' effort to stay in charge of the medical treatment when patients have home care by district nurses. A grounded theory study

Sonja Modin, Lena Törnkvist, Anna-Karin Furhoff, Ingrid Hylander

Open Access Study protocol

The TrueBlue study: Is practice nurse-led collaborative care effective in the management of depression for patients with heart disease or diabetes?

Mark Morgan, James Dunbar, Prasuna Reddy, Michael Coates, Robert Leahy

Open Access Research article

It's all about recognition! Qualitative study of the value of interpersonal continuity in general practice

Heidi Bøgelund Frederiksen, Jakob Kragstrup, Gitte Dehlholm-Lambertsen

Open Access Research article

Improving the physician-patient cardiovascular risk dialogue to improve statin adherence

Linda Casebeer, Craig Huber, Nancy Bennett, Rachael Shillman, Maziar Abdolrasulnia, Gregory D Salinas, Sijian Zhang

Open Access Correspondence

Health literacy: setting an international collaborative research agenda

Joanne Protheroe, Lorraine S Wallace, Gillian Rowlands, Jennifer E DeVoe

Open Access Research article

Barriers in recognising, diagnosing and managing depressive and anxiety disorders as experienced by Family Physicians; a focus group study

Eric van Rijswijk, Hein van Hout, Eloy van de Lisdonk, Frans Zitman, Chris van Weel

Open Access Research article

Recognition of depression in people of different cultures: a qualitative study

Arja Lehti, Anne Hammarström, Bengt Mattsson

Open Access Research article

The relationship between pain intensity and severity and depression in older people: exploratory study

Steve Iliffe, Kalpa Kharicha, Claudia Carmaciu, Danielle Harari, Cameron Swift, Gerhard Gillman, Andreas E Stuck

Open Access Research article

GPs' reasons for referral of patients with chest pain: a qualitative study

Rudi Bruyninckx, Ann Van den Bruel, Karin Hannes, Frank Buntinx, Bert Aertgeerts

Open Access Research article

Struck by lightning or slowly suffocating – gendered trajectories into depression

Ulla Danielsson, Carita Bengs, Arja Lehti, Anne Hammarström, Eva E Johansson

Open Access Research article

The GP Patient Survey for use in primary care in the National Health Service in the UK – development and psychometric characteristics

John Campbell, Patten Smith, Sonja Nissen, Peter Bower, Marc Elliott, Martin Roland

Open Access Research article

Attitudes, norms and controls influencing lifestyle risk factor management in general practice

Amanda J Ampt, Cheryl Amoroso, Mark F Harris, Suzanne H McKenzie, Vanessa K Rose, Jane R Taggart

Open Access Research article

Does burnout among doctors affect their involvement in patients' mental health problems? A study of videotaped consultations

Else M Zantinge, Peter FM Verhaak, Dinny H de Bakker, Klaas van der Meer, Jozien M Bensing

Open Access Research article

A review of significant events analysed in general practice: implications for the quality and safety of patient care

John McKay, Nick Bradley, Murray Lough, Paul Bowie

Open Access Study protocol

Activity Increase Despite Arthritis (AÏDA): design of a Phase II randomised controlled trial evaluating an active management booklet for hip and knee osteoarthritis [ISRCTN24554946]

Nefyn H Williams, Elvis Amoakwa, Kim Burton, Maggie Hendry, John Belcher, Ruth Lewis, Kerenza Hood, Jeremy Jones, Paul Bennett, Rhiannon T Edwards, Richard D Neal, Glynne Andrew, Clare Wilkinson

Open Access Research article

Upper gastrointestinal symptoms, psychosocial co-morbidity and health care seeking in general practice: population based case control study

Linda E Bröker, Gerard JB Hurenkamp, Gerben ter Riet, François G Schellevis, Hans G Grundmeijer, Henk C van Weert

Open Access Research article

The attitude of Belgian social insurance physicians towards evidence-based practice and clinical practice guidelines

Annemie Heselmans, Peter Donceel, Bert Aertgeerts, Stijn Van de Velde, Dirk Ramaekers

Open Access Research article

Patient- and system-related barriers for the earlier diagnosis of colorectal cancer

Terry L Wahls, Ika Peleg

Open Access Research article

Consensus on gut feelings in general practice

Erik Stolper, Paul Van Royen, Margje Van de Wiel, Marloes Van Bokhoven, Paul Houben, Trudy Van der Weijden, Geert Jan Dinant

Open Access Research article

In their own words: qualitative study of high-utilising primary care patients with medically unexplained symptoms

Francesca C Dwamena, Judith S Lyles, Richard M Frankel, Robert C Smith

Open Access Research article

Explanation and relations. How do general practitioners deal with patients with persistent medically unexplained symptoms: a focus group study

Tim C olde Hartman, Lieke J Hassink-Franke, Peter L Lucassen, Karel P van Spaendonck, Chris van Weel

Open Access Research article

Family Physician attitudes about prescribing using a drug formulary

L Suzanne Suggs, Parminder Raina, Amiram Gafni, Susan Grant, Kevin Skilton, Aimei Fan, Karen Szala-Meneok

Open Access Study protocol

Evaluation of lifestyle interventions to treat elevated cardiometabolic risk in primary care (E-LITE): a randomized controlled trial

Jun Ma, Abby C King, Sandra R Wilson, Lan Xiao, Randall S Stafford

Open Access Research article

Effectiveness of IT-based diabetes management interventions: a review of the literature

Beth M Costa, Kristine J Fitzgerald, Kay M Jones, Trisha Dunning AM

Open Access Research article

Somatisation in primary care: experiences of primary care physicians involved in a training program and in a randomised controlled trial

José M Aiarzaguena, Idoia Gaminde, Gonzalo Grandes, Agustín Salazar, Itziar Alonso, Álvaro Sánchez

Open Access Research article

Labour intensity of guidelines may have a greater effect on adherence than GPs' workload

Michael J van den Berg, Dinny H de Bakker, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Gert P Westert, Jozé CC Braspenning, Jouke van der Zee, Peter P Groenewegen

Open Access Research article

A patient recall program to enhance decisions about prostate cancer screening: A feasibility study

Thomas D Denberg, Manisha Bhide, Alyssa Soenksen, Trina Mizrahi, Laura Shields, Chen-Tan Lin

Open Access Research article

Far from easy and accurate - detection of metabolic syndrome by general practitioners

Eeva-Eerika Helminen, Pekka Mäntyselkä, Irma Nykänen, Esko Kumpusalo

Open Access Research article

Cardiovascular risk factor assessment after pre-eclampsia in primary care

Marie-Elise Nijdam, Monique R Timmerman, Arie Franx, Hein W Bruinse, Mattijs E Numans, Diederick E Grobbee, Michiel L Bots

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of prescribing patterns in a German network of CAM physicians for the treatment of patients with hypertension: a prospective observational study

Elke Jeschke, Thomas Ostermann, Horst C Vollmar, Matthias Kröz, Angelina Bockelbrink, Claudia M Witt, Stefan N Willich, Harald Matthes

Open Access Research article

Gender differences in presentation and diagnosis of chest pain in primary care

Stefan Bösner, Jörg Haasenritter, Maren A Hani, Heidi Keller, Andreas C Sönnichsen, Konstantinos Karatolios, Juergen R Schaefer, Erika Baum, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff

Open Access Research article

Experience as a doctor in the developing world: does it benefit the clinical and organisational performance in general practice?

Pieter van den Hombergh, Niek J de Wit, Frank AM van Balen

Open Access Research article

Doctor-patient communication with people with intellectual disability - a qualitative study

Magda Wullink, Wemke Veldhuijzen, Henny MJ van Schrojenstein Lantman - de Valk, Job FM Metsemakers, Geert-Jan Dinant

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