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BMC Primary Care

Ausgabe 1/2021

Inhalt (261 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of postural hypotension in primary, community and institutional care: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sinead T. J. McDonagh, Natasha Mejzner, Christopher E. Clark

Open Access Research article

Characteristics of patients who access zero, one or multiple general practices and reasons for their choices: a study in regional Australia

Kristen M. Glenister, John Guymer, Lisa Bourke, David Simmons

Open Access Research article

Adaptive work in the primary health care response to domestic violence in occupied Palestinian territory: a qualitative evaluation using Extended Normalisation Process Theory

Loraine J. Bacchus, Abdulsalam Alkaiyat, Amira Shaheen, Ahmed S. Alkhayyat, Heba Owda, Rana Halaseh, Ibrahim Jeries, Gene Feder, Rihab Sandouka, Manuela Colombini

Open Access Research article

Agenda setting and visit openings in primary care visits involving patients taking opioids for chronic pain

Eve Angeline Hood-Medland, Anne E. C. White, Richard L. Kravitz, Stephen G. Henry

Open Access Research article

Exploring general practitioners’ perceptions about the primary care gatekeeper role in Indonesia

Joko Mulyanto, Yudhi Wibowo, Dionne S. Kringos

Open Access Research article

Sedentary behaviour among general practitioners: a systematic review

Richard S. Mayne, Nigel D. Hart, Neil Heron

Open Access Research article

Home blood-pressure measurement for the diagnosis and monitoring of arterial hypertension by French general practitioners: a cross-sectional survey in the Auvergne region

Mangiavillano Xavier, Tréfond Jéromine, Plaquevent-Hostache Guillaume, Tanguy Gilles, Bœuf-Gibot Sylvaine, Mulliez Aurélien, Vorilhon Philippe

Open Access Research article

WASH infrastructure and practices in primary health care clinics in the rural Vhembe District municipality in South Africa

N. Potgieter, N. T. Banda, P. J. Becker, A. N. Traore-Hoffman

Open Access Research article

Parents’ concerns and beliefs about temperature measurement in children: a qualitative study

Elizabeth Morris, Margaret Glogowska, Fatene Abakar Ismail, George Edwards, Susannah Fleming, Kay Wang, Jan Y. Verbakel, Ann Van den Bruel, Gail Hayward

Open Access Research article

Perspectives of family physicians towards access to lung cancer screening for individuals living with low income – a qualitative study

Ambreen Sayani, Mandana Vahabi, Mary Ann O’Brien, Geoffrey Liu, Stephen W. Hwang, Peter Selby, Erika Nicholson, Aisha Lofters

Open Access Research article

The developing family doctor system: evidence from the progress of the family doctor signing service from a longitudinal survey (2013–2016) in Pudong New Area, Shanghai

Shanshan Liu, Yan Liu, Tao Zhang, Luan Wang, Jiaoling Huang, Hong Liang, Gang Chen, Chengjun Liu, Yimin Zhang

Open Access Research article

Effects of the scope of practice on family physicians: a systematic review

Hervé Tchala Vignon Zomahoun, Isabelle Samson, Jasmine Sawadogo, José Massougbodji, Amédé Gogovor, Ella Diendéré, Frédéric Turgeon, France Légaré

Open Access Research article

The role of older patients’ goals in GP decision-making about medicines: a qualitative study

Kristie Rebecca Weir, Vasi Naganathan, Stacy M. Carter, Chun Wah Michael Tam, Kirsten McCaffery, Carissa Bonner, Debbie Rigby, Andrew J. McLachlan, Jesse Jansen

Open Access Research article

Survey of perceptions and educational needs of primary care providers regarding management of patients with class II and III obesity in Ontario, Canada

Boris Zevin, Mary Martin, Nancy Dalgarno, Linda Chan, Nardhana Sivapalan, Robyn Houlden, Richard Birtwhistle, Karen Smith, David Barber

Open Access Study protocol

Swāsthya, an integrated chronic condition management programme for families of patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

M D Saju, Bindiya M Varghese, Lorane Scaria, Anuja Maria Benny, Shilpa V Yohannan, Natania Cheguvera, S P Rajeev, Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan Jotheeswaran

Open Access Research article

The analysis for time of referral to a medical center among patients with diabetic foot infection

Cheng-Wei Lin, Hui-Mei Yang, Shih-Yuan Hung, I-Wen Chen, Yu-Yao Huang

Open Access Research article

Newcomer knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination

Lindsay A. Wilson, Amanda M. L. Quan, A. Brianne Bota, Salima S. Mithani, Michelle Paradis, Cindy Jardine, Charles Hui, Kevin Pottie, Natasha Crowcroft, Kumanan Wilson

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

General practitioner trainees’ career perspectives after COVID-19: a qualitative study in China

Yue Yin, Xiaotian Chu, Xinxin Han, Yu Cao, Hong Di, Yun Zhang, Xuejun Zeng

Open Access Research article

Reaching everyone in general practice? Feasibility of an integrated domestic violence training and support intervention in primary care

Eszter Szilassy, Jessica Roy, Emma Williamson, Katherine Pitt, Mei-See Man, Gene Feder

Open Access Research article

Steps towards implementing evidence-based screening in family medicine in Ukraine: SWOT-analysis of an approach of multidimensional empowerment

Pavlo Kolesnyk, Thomas Frese, Shlomo Vinker, Ivanna Shushman, Albina Zharkova, Nassir Messaadi, Andriy Kolesnyk, Sabine Bayen

Open Access Research article

Continuity in general practice and hospitalization patterns: an observational study

Michel Wensing, Joachim Szecsenyi, Gunter Laux

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Prepared and highly committed despite the risk of COVID-19 infection: a cross-sectional survey of primary care physicians’ concerns and coping strategies in Singapore

Jerrald Lau, David Hsien-Yung Tan, Gretel Jianlin Wong, Yii-Jen Lew, Ying-Xian Chua, Lian-Leng Low, Han-Kwee Ho, Thiam-Soo Kwek, Sue-Anne Ee-Shiow Toh, Ker-Kan Tan

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Health education services utilization and its determinants among migrants: a cross-sectional study in urban-rural fringe areas of Beijing, China

Shuang Shao, Huirong Zhang, Xiaolei Chen, Xiaojingyuan Xu, Yali Zhao, Meirong Wang, Juan Du

Open Access Research article

Head of bed elevation to relieve gastroesophageal reflux symptoms: a systematic review

Loai Albarqouni, Ray Moynihan, Justin Clark, Anna Mae Scott, Anne Duggan, Chris Del Mar

Open Access Research article

Implementing interventions to reduce antibiotic use: a qualitative study in high-prescribing practices

Aleksandra J. Borek, Anne Campbell, Elle Dent, Christopher C. Butler, Alison Holmes, Michael Moore, A. Sarah Walker, Monsey McLeod, Sarah Tonkin-Crine, Philip E. Anyanwu, Aleksandra J. Borek, Nicole Bright, James Buchanan, Christopher C. Butler, Anne Campbell, Ceire Costelloe, Benedict Hayhoe, Alison Holmes, Susan Hopkins, Azeem Majeed, Monsey McLeod, Michael Moore, Liz Morrell, Koen B. Pouwels, Julie V. Robotham, Laurence S. J. Roope, Sarah Tonkin-Crine, Ann Sarah Walker, Sarah Wordsworth, Carla Wright, Sara Yadav, Anna Zalevski.

Open Access Research article

Construction of a patient decision aid for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection in primary care

Yves-Marie Vincent, Adèle Frachon, Clotilde Buffeteau, Guillaume Conort

Open Access Research article

Implementation outcomes of Humanwide: integrated precision health in team-based family practice primary care

Cati G. Brown-Johnson, Nadia Safaeinili, Juliana Baratta, Latha Palaniappan, Megan Mahoney, Lisa G. Rosas, Marcy Winget

Open Access Research article

Mindfulness in primary care healthcare and teaching professionals and its relationship with stress at work: a multicentric cross-sectional study

Rosa Magallón-Botaya, Luis Angel Pérula-de Torres, Juan Carlos Verdes-Montenegro Atalaya, Celia Pérula-Jiménez, Norberto Lietor-Villajos, Cruz Bartolomé-Moreno, Javier Garcia-Campayo, Herminia Moreno-Martos, Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Ana Roldán-Villalobos, Elena Melús-Palazón, Francisco Javier Valverde, Nur Hachem-Salas, Leonor García-De Vinuesa, Carmen Morillo, Teresa Grande, Ronald Epstein, Luis Borau, Raquel Arias-Vega, Nur Hachem-Salas

Open Access Research Article

The prevalence, reasons and attitudes for the practice of informal medicine

Menashe Meni Amran, Avital Bilitzky Kopit, Hannan Ariel Kranc, Roni Peleg

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Interprofessional primary care during COVID-19: a survey of the provider perspective

Catherine Donnelly, Rachelle Ashcroft, Nicole Bobbette, Christine Mills, Amanda Mofina, Todd Tran, Kyle Vader, Ashley Williams, Sandeep Gill, Jordan Miller

Open Access Research article

Rural healthcare providers coping with clinical care delivery challenges: lessons from three health centres in Ghana

Vitalis Bawontuo, Augustine Adomah-Afari, Williams W. Amoah, Desmond Kuupiel, Irene Akua Agyepong

Open Access Research article

Development of an eHealth programme for self-management of persistent physical symptoms: a qualitative study on user needs in general practice

Mette Trøllund Rask, Pernille Ravn Jakobsen, Jane Clemensen, Marianne Rosendal, Lisbeth Frostholm

Open Access Research article

Fidelity evaluation of the compared procedures for conducting the PVS-PREDIAPS implementation strategy to optimize diabetes prevention in primary care

Alvaro Sánchez, Heather L. Rogers, Susana Pablo, Esther García, Inmaculada Rodríguez, Mª. Antonia Flores, Olga Galarza, Ana B. Gaztañaga, Pedro A. Martínez, Eider Alberdi, Elena Resines, Ana I. Llarena, Gonzalo Grandes, Amaia Bengoetxea, Olga Galarza, Elsa Martínez, Itziar Zalduegi, Dorothea Chausson, Agurtzane Gorroño, Alicia Pollán, Marisol Bernabéu, Mª Yolanda Calvo, Ander Artiagoitia, Nerea Zaramillo, Lidia Gonzalez, Asier Aurrekoetexea, Jon Azkarate, María Muñoa, Mar Bilbao, Vicki Camineiro, Gonzalo Gómez de Iturriaga, Fernando Gago, Iciar Ochoa de Retana, Ana Zorrilla, Mª Luisa Gutiérrez, Jone Capetillo Serra, Mª. Nieves Lopez, Nekane Iguerregui, Dolores López, Maite Gastañaga, Antonia Flores, Marcos Pereda, Amaya González, Ana Castresana, Laura Saiz, Nerea Regulez, Estibaliz Peciña, Jasone De la Plaza, Lucía Irastoza, Jose Contreras, Idoia Etxebarria, Begoña Oleaga, Cristina Herrero, Nora Cabezón, Fátima Calvo, J. Manuel Llamazares, Mª. Ángeles Gutierrez, Monica Prieto, Concepción Estébanez, María José Cordovilla, Alicia Domínguez, Isabel Lázaro, Elena Resines, Yolanda Villalba, Begoña Ayerdi, Florencia Martín, Magdalena Presmanes, Floreal Crespo, Araceli Benito, Mª. Belén Molina, Mª. Mar García, Mª. Gracia Díaz, Mª. Luisa Rodriguez Ortiz de Zarate, Rebeca San Cristóbal, M. Zugazaga Prieto, Pedro Martínez, Mercedes Crespo, Estíbaliz Albitre, Adelina García-Roldán, Amaia García, Maite Castro, Iñaki Gorospe, Amelia V. Hernández, Maite López, Mirian Sainz, Irene Marín, María Jesús Aragón, Leire Ulayar, Encarnación Santamaría, Carmen Sánchez, Javier Bayo, Begoña Urkullu, Ana Inés Pereda, Mercedes Garcia, Pilar Blanco, Silvia Soler Valverde, Jose I. Atela, Hiart Trespalacios, Anabel Llarena, Verónica Ruiz, Begoña Cabieces, Concepción Ugarte, Guadalupe Icaza, Edurne Zubeldia, Idoia González, Ángeles Gayo, Itxaso Arévalo, Gloria Intxausti, Esther García, Teresa Sánchez, Igone Lobato, Noelia Fuente, Naiara Ortolachipi, Edelweiss Sánchez, Victoria Cosgaya, Ángeles Gayo, Arantza Azazeta, Patricia Zaballa, Ana Isabel Ramila, Teresa Rodeño, Inmaculada Rodríguez, Teresa Vázquez, Raquel Ruíz, Rosa Herrero, María Valvanera, Saioa Setién, Begoña Ruíz, Juan José Casas, Joana Clemente, Javier Amiama, Javier Angulo, Belén Aramendia, Soledad Asenjo, Mª. Sonia Mayoral, Remedios Oyarzun, Bergoi Calvar, Belinda Zulueta, Edurne Elola, Josu Egaña, Gemma Díaz, Mª. Ángeles Sola, Laura Balague, Mª. Ángeles Ganzarain, Arantxa Aramburu, Ana Mª. Guinea, Edurne Lizarazu, Inma Valverde, Nekane Arenas, Susana Alonso, Rosa Salaberria, Javier Merino, Mercedes Álvarez, Ester Lázaro, Juncal Izcara, Leire González, Ainhoa García Leunda, Idoia Sánchez, Esther Usandiaga, Eluska Yetano, Jaione Larrea, Inés Mendinueta, Asún Uria, Ana Belén Gaztañaga, Eva Mayo, Onintza Aranzadi, Eulalia Medina, Rosa González, Ione Gutiérrez, Arantxa Perez, Mª. Ángeles Izquierdo, Alejandro García, Ainhoa Ugarte, Mª. Teresa Zubeldia, Bingen Uriondo, Mª. Carmen Aranegui, Arantxa Mendiguren, Yolanda Fernández, Maite Zapirain, Mª. Jose Garín, Aitziber Ayerbe, Jon Urkia, Alvaro Sánchez, Josep Cortada, Susana Pablo, Heather Lynn Rogers, Arturo García-Alvarez, Gonzalo Grandes, Alicia Cortazar, Patxi Ezkurra, Rafa Rotaetxe

Open Access Research article

A pharmacist health coaching trial evaluating behavioural changes in participants with poorly controlled hypertension

Harjit K. Singh, Gerard A. Kennedy, Ieva Stupans

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Family medicine practitioners’ stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey

Marion Dutour, Anna Kirchhoff, Cécile Janssen, Sabine Meleze, Hélène Chevalier, Sandrine Levy-Amon, Marc-Antoine Detrez, Emilie Piet, Tristan Delory

Open Access Research article

Body size perception, knowledge about obesity and factors associated with lifestyle change among patients, health care professionals and public health experts

Virginija Zelenytė, Leonas Valius, Auksė Domeikienė, Rita Gudaitytė, Žilvinas Endzinas, Linas Šumskas, Almantas Maleckas

Open Access Research article

Family medicine residents’ skill levels in emergency chest X-ray interpretation

Malak Al Shammari, Ali Hassan, Nouf AlShamlan, Sarah Alotaibi, Manar Bamashmoos, Amani Hakami, Abdullatif Althunyan, Shymaa Basager, Sameerah Motabgani, Sawsan Aljubran, Hind S. Alsaif

Open Access Research article

Feedback of patient survey on medication improves the management of polypharmacy: a pilot trial

Yuta Hirose, Kiyoshi Shikino, Yoshiyuki Ohira, Sumihide Matsuoka, Chihiro Mikami, Hayami Tsuchiya, Daiki Yokokawa, Akiko Ikegami, Tomoko Tsukamoto, Kazutaka Noda, Takanori Uehara, Masatomi Ikusaka

Open Access Research article

Access to chronic medicines: patients’ preferences for a last kilometre medicine delivery service in Cape Town, South Africa

Siraaj Adams, Mwila Mulubwa, Mea van Huyssteen, Angeni Bheekie

Open Access Research article

The association between self-efficacy and self-care in essential hypertension: a systematic review

Felicia Clara Jun Hui Tan, Prawira Oka, Hajira Dambha-Miller, Ngiap Chuan Tan

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A qualitative inquiry of access to and quality of primary healthcare in seven communities in East and West Africa (SevenCEWA): perspectives of stakeholders, healthcare providers and users

Soter Ameh, Bolarinwa Oladimeji Akeem, Caleb Ochimana, Abayomi Olabayo Oluwasanu, Shukri F. Mohamed, Samson Okello, Alfa Muhihi, Goodarz Danaei

Open Access Research Article

A cross-sectional study reporting concussion exposure, assessment and management in Western Australian general practice

Elizabeth Thomas, HuiJun Chih, Belinda Gabbe, Melinda Fitzgerald, Gill Cowen

Open Access Research article

Patients’ experiences of pharmacists in general practice: an exploratory qualitative study

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

Open Access Research Article

Strengthened workplace relationships facilitate recovery at work – qualitative experiences of an intervention among employees in primary health care

Lina Ejlertsson, Bodil Heijbel, Ingemar H Andersson, Margareta Troein, Annika Brorsson

Open Access Research Article

Primary care physician volume and quality of care for older adults with dementia: a retrospective cohort study

Natasha E. Lane, Vicki Ling, Richard H. Glazier, Thérèse A. Stukel

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Early detection of cervical cancer in western Kenya: determinants of healthcare providers performing a gynaecological examination for abnormal vaginal discharge or bleeding

Emily Mwaliko, Guido Van Hal, Hilde Bastiaens, Stefan Van Dongen, Peter Gichangi, Barasa Otsyula, Violet Naanyu, Marleen Temmerman

Open Access Research article

Social prescribing for people with complex needs: a realist evaluation

Emily Wood, Sally Ohlsen, Sarah-Jane Fenton, Janice Connell, Scott Weich

Open Access Research article

Need of guidance in disabling and chronic migraine identification in the primary care setting, results from the european MyLife anamnesis survey

Angel L. Guerrero, Andrea Negro, Philippe Ryvlin, Kirill Skorobogatykh, Rainel Sanchez-De La Rosa, Heike Israel-Willner, Christina Sundal, E. Anne MacGregor

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of an electronic consultation service for transgender care

Jatinderpreet Singh, Allison Lou, Michael Green, Erin Keely, Mary Greenaway, Clare Liddy

Open Access Research article

Influence of organization and demographic characteristics of primary care practices on continuity of care: analysis of a retrospective cohort from 287 primary care practices covering about 6 million people in Catalonia

Ermengol Coma, Núria Mora, Paula Peremiquel-Trillas, Mència Benítez, Leonardo Méndez, Albert Mercadé, Francesc Fina, Mireia Fàbregas, Manuel Medina

Open Access Research article

Frequency of providing a palliative approach to care in family practice: a chart review and perceptions of healthcare practitioners in Canada

Erin Gallagher, Daniel Carter-Ramirez, Kaitlyn Boese, Samantha Winemaker, Amanda MacLennan, Nicolle Hansen, Abe Hafid, Michelle Howard

Open Access Research article

Effect of physician attire on patient perceptions of empathy in Japan: a quasi-randomized controlled trial in primary care

Takaharu Matsuhisa, Noriyuki Takahashi, Kunihiko Takahashi, Yuki Yoshikawa, Muneyoshi Aomatsu, Juichi Sato, Stewart W. Mercer, Nobutaro Ban

Open Access Research Article

Diagnostic and treatment barriers to persistent somatic symptoms in primary care – representative survey with physicians

Marco Lehmann, Nadine Janis Pohontsch, Thomas Zimmermann, Martin Scherer, Bernd Löwe

Open Access Research article

Using a brief web-based 5A intervention to improve weight management in primary care: results of a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Franziska D. Welzel, Jonathan Bär, Janine Stein, Margrit Löbner, Alexander Pabst, Melanie Luppa, Thomas Grochtdreis, Anette Kersting, Matthias Blüher, Claudia Luck-Sikorski, Hans-Helmut König, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller

Open Access Research article

Improving mobility and participation of older people with vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders in primary care using a care pathway: feasibility study and process evaluation

Eva Seckler, Verena Regauer, Melanie Krüger, Anna Gabriel, Joachim Hermsdörfer, Carolin Niemietz, Petra Bauer, Martin Müller

Open Access Research article

Healthcare professional-led interventions on lifestyle modifications for hypertensive patients – a systematic review and meta-analysis

Indre Treciokiene, Maarten Postma, Thang Nguyen, Tanja Fens, Jurgis Petkevicius, Raimondas Kubilius, Jolanta Gulbinovic, Katja Taxis

Open Access Research article

Palliative care in general practice; a questionnaire study on the GPs role and guideline implementation in Norway

Anne Fasting, Irene Hetlevik, Bente Prytz Mjølstad

Open Access COVID-19 Research Article

Characteristics of a COVID-19 confirmed case series in primary care (COVID-19-PC project): a cross‐sectional study

Eloisa Rogero-Blanco, Vera González-García, Rodrigo Medina García, Pilar Muñoz-Molina, Santiago Machin-Hamalainen, Juan A. López-Rodríguez, Francisco Abellán-López, Marta Barranco-Apoita, Carlos Bernaldo-de-Quirós, Manuel M. Bernaldo-Corral, Marta Bosom-Velasco, Carlos Casado-Álvaro, Pilar Casado-Sanz, Pilar Chaves-Sánchez, Paulino Cubero-González, Eva de-la-Torre-Buedo, Patricia Docavo-Muñiz, Raquel Fernández-Díaz, Teresa Ferrer-Valeiras, José D. Garcés-Ranz, Celeste García-Galeano, Jorge Gómez-Ciriano, Soledad Gómez-Criado, Marta Herranz-López, Josefina Hontanilla-Calatayud, Jorge Hurtado-Gallar, Pablo Jerez-Fernández, Juan A. López-Rodríguez, Santiago Machín-Hamalainen, Jacinto Macías-Rodríguez, Teresa Marín-Becerra, Raquel Mateo-Fernández, Rodrigo Medina-García, Paz Moldes-Rodríguez, Sara Morcillo-Cebolla, Purificación Pajares-Box, Lydia Palacios-Goncalves, Guilherme A. Preto-Berdeja, Asunción Prieto-Orzanco, Lara Quintana-Arencibia, Elosia Rogero-Blanco, Tomás Rossignoli-Fernández, María J. San-Telesforo-Navarro, Sara Sánchez-Barreiro, Laura Santos-Franco, Clara Vila-I-Torello, Teresa Ferrer-Valeiras, Ana Alejano-Rodríguez, Pedro Barbero-Sacristán, María Barranco-Camino, Isabel Calvo-García, Concepción Diaz-Calera, Yasmin Drak-Hernández, JuanCarlos Fuentes-Barona, Leticia Galtier-Gómez, Esperanza Gómez-Fernández, Vera González-García, Rocío Horcajada-Alocén, Isabel Hortelano-Galán, Pilar Muñoz-Molina, Belén Navarro-Carnero, Francisco C. Pérez Sánchez, Isabel Sáenz-García-Baquero, Vicente I. Torralba-Garrido, Francisco J. Zufia-Garcia, Andrea Valcarcel-Alonso

Open Access Research Article

How do colorectal cancer patients rate their GP: a mixed methods study

Tania Blackmore, Lynne Chepulis, Rawiri Keenan, Jacquie Kidd, Tim Stokes, David Weller, Jon Emery, Ross Lawrenson

Open Access Research article

Reducing prescribing of benzodiazepines in older adults: a comparison of four physician-focused interventions by a medical regulatory authority

Nigel Ashworth, Nicole Kain, Delaney Wiebe, Nancy Hernandez-Ceron, Ed Jess, Karen Mazurek

Open Access Research article

Making care more patient centered; experiences of healthcare professionals and patients with multimorbidity in the primary care setting

Sanne Jannick Kuipers, Anna Petra Nieboer, Jane Murray Cramm

Open Access Research Article

Individual-level socioeconomic status and contact or familiarity with people with mental illness: a cross-sectional study in Wuhou District, Chengdu, Southwest China

Mengmeng Wang, Ya Wang, Jiajun Xu, Na Meng, Xiaolin Li, Zheng Liu, Junqiang Huang

Open Access Research article

The role of personalised professional relations across care sectors in achieving high continuity of care

Johanna Forstner, Jasmin Bossert, Aline Weis, Nicola Litke, Cornelia Strassner, Joachim Szecsenyi, Michel Wensing

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Managing COVID-19 related distress in primary care: principles of assessment and management

Laurence Astill Wright, Sam Gnanapragasam, Anthony J. Downes, Jonathan I. Bisson

Open Access Research Article

Role of caregiver factors in outpatient medical follow-up post-stroke: observational study in Singapore

Shilpa Tyagi, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh, Nan Luo, Kelvin Bryan Tan, Helen Hoenig, David B. Matchar, Joanne Yoong, Angelique Chan, Kim En Lee, N. Venketasubramanian, Edward Menon, Kin Ming Chan, Deidre Anne De Silva, Philip Yap, Boon Yeow Tan, Effie Chew, Sherry H. Young, Yee Sien Ng, Tian Ming Tu, Yan Hoon Ang, Keng He Kong, Rajinder Singh, Reshma A. Merchant, Hui Meng Chang, Tseng Tsai Yeo, Chou Ning, Angela Cheong, Yu Li Ng, Chuen Seng Tan

Open Access Research article

Treating epistaxis – who cares for a bleeding nose? A secondary data analysis of primary and secondary care

Annina E. Althaus, Jonas Lüske, Ulrike Arendt, Michael Dörks, Michael H. Freitag, Falk Hoffmann, Kathrin Jobski

Open Access Research article

Patient and family views of team functioning in primary healthcare teams with nurse practitioners: a survey of patient-reported experience and outcomes

Kelley Kilpatrick, Eric Tchouaket, Nicolas Fernandez, Mira Jabbour, Carl-Ardy Dubois, Lysane Paquette, Véronique Landry, Nathalie Gauthier, Marie-Dominique Beaulieu

Open Access Research article

Assessing the feasibility and acceptability of a cluster-randomized study of cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia in a primary care setting

Isabel Torrens, Magdalena Esteva, Caterina Vicens, María Rosa Pizá-Portell, María Clara Vidal-Thomàs, Cristina Vidal-Ribas, Patricia Lorente-Montalvo, Elena Torres-Solera

Open Access Research article

Type 2 diabetes and COPD: treatment in the right healthcare setting? An observational study

R. P. Willink, Rimke C. Vos, I. Looijmans-van den Akker, Huberta E. Hart

Open Access Research article

May direct-to-consumer genetic testing have an impact on general practitioners’ daily practice? a cross-sectional study of patients’ intentions towards this approach

Christine Cohidon, Regula Cardinaux, Jacques Cornuz, Robin Chenal, Béatrice Desvergne, Idris Guessous, Daniela Cerqui, Daniel Widmer

Open Access Research article

Burnout and health status differences among primary healthcare professionals in Portugal

Pedro L. Ferreira, Vitor Raposo, Aida Isabel Tavares, Ana Pinto

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia diagnosed in a primary care practice in Madrid (Spain)

Marina Guisado-Clavero, Ana Herrero Gil, Marta Pérez Álvarez, Marta Castelo Jurado, Ana Herrera Marinas, Vanesa Aguilar Ruiz, Ileana Gefaell Iarrondo, Miguel Menéndez Orenga, Sara Ares-Blanco

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Influenza vaccination during the coronavirus pandemic: intention to vaccinate among the at-risk population in the Central Catalonia Health Region (VAGCOVID)

Anna Bonet-Esteve, Raquel Muñoz-Miralles, Carla Gonzalez-Claramunt, Ana M Rufas, Xavier Pelegrin Cruz, Josep Vidal-Alaball

Open Access Research Article

A cluster randomized trial evaluating a teachable moment communication process for tobacco cessation support

Susan A. Flocke, Elizabeth L. Albert, Steven A. Lewis, Thomas E. Love, Jeanmarie C. Rose, David C. Kaelber, Eileen L. Seeholzer

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Beliefs and practices among primary care physicians during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany): an observational study

Catharina Roth, Amanda Breckner, Sophia Moellinger, Simon Schwill, Frank Peters-Klimm, Joachim Szecsenyi, Sandra Stengel, Michel Wensing

Open Access Research article

Clinical diagnosis and treatment of common respiratory tract infections in relation to microbiological profiles in rural health facilities in China: implications for antibiotic stewardship

Xingrong Shen, Jilu Shen, Yaping Pan, Jing Cheng, Jing Chai, Karen Bowker, Alasdair MacGowan, Isabel Oliver, Helen Lambert, Debing Wang

Open Access Research

Improving the precision of depression diagnosis in general practice: a cluster-randomized trial

Ursula Ødum Brinck-Claussen, Nadja Kehler Curth, Kaj Sparle Christensen, Annette Sofie Davidsen, John Hagel Mikkelsen, Marianne Engelbrecht Lau, Merete Lundsteen, Claudio Csillag, Carsten Hjorthøj, Merete Nordentoft, Lene Falgaard Eplov

Open Access Research article

Development of a complex intervention to improve mobility and participation of older people with vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders in primary care: a mixed methods study

Verena Regauer, Eva Seckler, Eva Grill, Richard Ippisch, Klaus Jahn, Petra Bauer, Martin Müller

Open Access COVID-19 Study protocol

PRimary care rEsponse to domestic violence and abuse in the COvid-19 panDEmic (PRECODE): protocol of a rapid mixed-methods study in the UK

Eszter Szilassy, Estela Capelas Barbosa, Sharon Dixon, Gene Feder, Chris Griffiths, Medina Johnson, Anna De Simoni, Vari Wileman, Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths, Anna Dowrick

Open Access Research article

Contemporary treatment of anxiety in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes in countries with universal healthcare

Erin L. Parker, Michelle Banfield, Daniel B. Fassnacht, Timothy Hatfield, Michael Kyrios

Open Access Research article

Shared decision making and patient-centeredness for patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary care—results of the cluster-randomised controlled DEBATE trial

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

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

The mental health crises of the families of COVID-19 victims: a qualitative study

Fateme Mohammadi, Khodayar Oshvandi, Farshid Shamsaei, Fateme Cheraghi, Masoud Khodaveisi, Mostafa Bijani

Open Access Research article

Examining primary care physician rationale for not following geriatric choosing wisely recommendations

Theresa A. Rowe, Tiffany Brown, Jason N. Doctor, Jeffrey A. Linder, Stephen D. Persell

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Reorganisation of GP surgeries during the COVID-19 outbreak: analysis of guidelines from 15 countries

Rosy Tsopra, Paul Frappe, Sven Streit, Ana Luisa Neves, Persijn J. Honkoop, Ana Belen Espinosa-Gonzalez, Berk Geroğlu, Tobias Jahr, Heidrun Lingner, Katarzyna Nessler, Gabriella Pesolillo, Øyvind Stople Sivertsen, Hans Thulesius, Raluca Zoitanu, Anita Burgun, Shérazade Kinouani

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Systematic review of international clinical guidelines for the promotion of physical activity for the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases

N. Aerts, D. Le Goff, M. Odorico, J. Y. Le Reste, P. Van Bogaert, L. Peremans, G. Musinguzi, P. Van Royen, H. Bastiaens

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A comparative assessment of two tools designed to support patient safety culture in UK general practice

Ian Litchfield, Kate Marsden, Lucy Doos, Katherine Perryman, Anthony Avery, Sheila Greenfield

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Managing diabetes mellitus with comorbidities in primary healthcare facilities in urban settings: a qualitative study among physicians in Odisha, India

Sandipana Pati, Sanghamitra Pati, Marjan van den Akker, F. G. Schellevis, Krushna Chandra Sahoo, Jako S. Burgers

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Factors influencing primary care physicians’ prescribing behavior of anticoagulant therapy for the management of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Singapore: a qualitative research study

Shera Chaterji, Lay Geok Lian, Ting Yee Lee, Liwei Chua, Sabrina Yi-Mei Wee, Sui Ling Yap, Dhana Letchimy K, Ngiap Chuan Tan

Open Access COVID-19 Correction

Correction to: Characteristics of a COVID-19 confirmed case series in primary care (COVID-19-PC project): a cross-sectional study

Eloisa Rogero-Blanco, Vera González-García, Rodrigo Medina García, Pilar Muñoz-Molina, Santiago Machin-Hamalainen, Juan A. López-Rodríguez

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Patient perspectives on tablet-based technology to collect risk factor information in primary care

Leanne Kosowan, Alan Katz, Gayle Halas, Alexander Singer

Open Access Study protocol

Mobile application for monitoring patients under home oxygen therapy: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Anisbed Naranjo-Rojas, Luis Ángel Perula-de-Torres, Freiser Eceomo Cruz-Mosquera, Guillermo Molina-Recio

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Clinical laboratory services for primary healthcare centers in urban cities: a pilot ACO model of ten primary healthcare centers

Soha A. Tashkandi, Ali Alenezi, Ismail Bakhsh, Abdullah AlJuryyan, Zahir H AlShehry, Saeed AlRashdi, Maryjane Guzman, Marvin Pono, Franklin Lim, April Rose Tabudlong, Lamees Elwan, Musa Fagih, Ahmad Aboabat

Open Access Research

Information meetings on end-of-life care for older people by the general practitioner to stimulate advance care planning: a pre-post evaluation study

Annicka G. M. van der Plas, H. Roeline W. Pasman, Roosmarijne M. K. Kox, Marianne Ponstein, Bea Dame, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen

Open Access Research

The provision of dementia care in general practice: practice nurse perceptions of their role

Caroline Gibson, Dianne Goeman, Alison Hutchinson, Mark Yates, Dimity Pond

Open Access Research article

Management of penicillin allergy in primary care: a qualitative study with patients and primary care physicians

Marta Wanat, Sibyl Anthierens, Christopher C. Butler, Louise Savic, Sinisa Savic, Sue H. Pavitt, Jonathan A. T. Sandoe, Sarah Tonkin-Crine

Open Access Research

Increasing the completion rate of the advance directives in primary care setting – a randomized controlled trial

Cunzhi Xu, Shi Yan, Jade Chee, Emily Pui-Yan Lee, Han Wei Lim, Sarah Woon Ching Lim, Lian Leng Low

Open Access Research

Patients’ experiences of the use of point-of-care ultrasound in general practice – a cross-sectional study

Camilla Aakjær Andersen, John Brodersen, Torsten Rahbek Rudbæk, Martin Bach Jensen

Open Access Research article

Can social capital play a role in contracting services of family doctors in China? Reflections based on an integrative review

Xinglong Xu, Henry Asante Antwi, Lulin Zhou, Tehzeeb Mustafa, Ama Boafo-Arthur

Open Access Research article

Use of acute care services by adults with a migrant background: a secondary analysis of a EurOOHnet survey

Ellen Keizer, Oliver Senn, Morten Bondo Christensen, Linda Huibers

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Implementation of a patient centred medical home (PCMH) initiative in general practices in New South Wales, Australia

Christine Metusela, Bridget Dijkmans-Hadley, Judy Mullan, Andrew Gow, Andrew Bonney

Open Access Research

A steep increase in healthcare seeking behaviour in the last months before colorectal cancer diagnosis

Josephina G. Kuiper, Myrthe P. P. van Herk-Sukel, Valery E. P. P. Lemmens, Ernst J. Kuipers, Ron M. C. Herings

Open Access Research

Family interaction among young Chinese breast cancer survivors

Jiehui Xu, Xiyi Wang, Mengjie Chen, Yiwen Shi, Yun Hu

Open Access Research

Baseline characteristics and comparability of older multimorbid patients with polypharmacy and general practitioners participating in a randomized controlled primary care trial

Katharina Tabea Jungo, Rahel Meier, Fabio Valeri, Nathalie Schwab, Claudio Schneider, Emily Reeve, Marco Spruit, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Nicolas Rodondi, Sven Streit

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Adapting the definition of multimorbidity – development of a locality-based consensus for selecting included Long Term Conditions

Nasrin Hafezparast, Ellie Bragan Turner, Rupert Dunbar-Rees, Alice Vodden, Hiten Dodhia, Brian Reynolds, Barbara Reichwein, Mark Ashworth

Open Access COVID-19 Research

The effect of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on consultation numbers, consultation reasons and performed services in primary care: results of a longitudinal observational study

Ingmar Schäfer, Heike Hansen, Agata Menzel, Marion Eisele, Daniel Tajdar, Dagmar Lühmann, Martin Scherer

Open Access Research

Learning health systems in primary care: a systematic scoping review

Danielle M. Nash, Zohra Bhimani, Jennifer Rayner, Merrick Zwarenstein

Open Access Research

Consultations and antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in Norwegian primary care 2006–2015, a registry-based study

Lars Emil Aga Haugom, Sabine Ruths, Knut Erik Emberland, Knut Eirik Ringheim Eliassen, Guri Rortveit, Knut-Arne Wensaas

Open Access Research article

General practitioners’ experiences of emergency care and treatment planning in England: a focus group study

Caroline J. Huxley, Karin Eli, Claire A. Hawkes, Gavin D. Perkins, Rob George, Frances Griffiths, Anne-Marie Slowther

Open Access Research

Doctor-patient communication skills: a survey on knowledge and practice of Iranian family physicians

Ramin Shiraly, Hamideh Mahdaviazad, Ali Pakdin

Open Access Research

Evaluation of intermediate care for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a mixed-methods study

Ilgin G. Arslan, Vincent M. I. Voorbrood, Saskia A. G. Stitzinger, Maarten-Paul van de Kerkhove, Rianne M. Rozendaal, Marienke van Middelkoop, Patrick J. E. Bindels, Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra, Dieuwke Schiphof

Open Access Research article

Benchmarking of provider competencies and current training for prevention and management of obesity among family medicine residency programs: a cross-sectional survey

Manuela Orjuela-Grimm, W. Scott Butsch, Silvia Bhatt-Carreño, B. Gabriel Smolarz, Goutham Rao

Open Access Research

Implementation of a top five list to identify medical overuse in general practice according to patients’ viewpoint in 2019 in France

Agnès Hazard, Marion Debin, Corentin Hervé, Caroline Guerrisi, Camille Bonnet, Mathilde François

Open Access Research

General practitioners’ perceived indicators of vulnerability in pregnancy- A qualitative interview study

L Brygger Venø, DE. Jarbøl, LB. Pedersen, J Søndergaard, RK Ertmann

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Pediatric nurses in pediatricians’ offices: a survey for primary care pediatricians

Immacolata Dall’Oglio, Giovanni Vitali Rosati, Valentina Biagioli, Emanuela Tiozzo, Orsola Gawronski, Riccardo Ricci, Antonio Garofalo, Simone Piga, Simone Gramaccioni, Claudio Di Maria, Valentina Vanzi, Alessandra Querciati, Rosaria Alvaro, Luciana Biancalani, Ersilia Buonomo, Mattia Doria, Alberto Villani

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Experiences of family caregivers of patients with COVID-19

Tahereh Rahimi, Neda Dastyar, Foozieh Rafati

Open Access Research article

Primary care consultations on emotional distress – a part of the acculturation process in patients with refugee backgrounds: a grounded theory approach

Erica Rothlind, Uno Fors, Helena Salminen, Per Wändell, Solvig Ekblad

Open Access Research

Experiences of primary care physicians managing postpartum care: a qualitative research study

Zhimin Poon, Esther Cui Wei Lee, Li Ping Ang, Ngiap Chuan Tan

Open Access Research

E-prescribing and access to prescription medicines during lockdown: experience of patients in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Fiona Imlach, Eileen McKinlay, Jonathan Kennedy, Caroline Morris, Megan Pledger, Jacqueline Cumming, Karen McBride-Henry

Open Access Research

How practice setting affects family physicians’ views on genetic screening: a qualitative study

Rose Wai-Yee Fok, Cheryl Siow Bin Ong, Désirée Lie, Diana Ishak, Si Ming Fung, Wern Ee Tang, Shirley Sun, Helen Smith, Joanne Yuen Yie Ngeow

Open Access Research

Making sense of symptoms, clinicians and systems: a qualitative evaluation of a facilitated support group for patients with medically unexplained symptoms

Michelle Marcinow, Jane Sandercock, Chelsea D’Silva, David Daien, Carly Ellis, Christine Dias, Elizabeth Mansfield

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Primary care teams’ experiences of delivering mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Rachelle Ashcroft, Catherine Donnelly, Maya Dancey, Sandeep Gill, Simon Lam, Toula Kourgiantakis, Keith Adamson, David Verrilli, Lisa Dolovich, Anne Kirvan, Kavita Mehta, Deepy Sur, Judith Belle Brown

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Effects of continuity of care on health outcomes among patients with diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension: a systematic review

Kam-Suen Chan, Eric Yuk-Fai Wan, Weng-Yee Chin, Will Ho-Gi Cheng, Margaret Kay Ho, Esther Yee-Tak Yu, Cindy Lo-Kuen Lam

Open Access Research article

Challenges to implementing electronic trial data collection in primary care: a qualitative study

Christie Cabral, Kathryn Curtis, Vasa Curcin, Jesús Domínguez, Vibhore Prasad, Anne Schilder, Nicholas Turner, Scott Wilkes, Jodi Taylor, Sarah Gallagher, Paul Little, Brendan Delaney, Michael Moore, Alastair D. Hay, Jeremy Horwood

Open Access Research

Symptoms and signs of colorectal cancer, with differences between proximal and distal colon cancer: a prospective cohort study of diagnostic accuracy in primary care

Knut Holtedahl, Lars Borgquist, Gé A. Donker, Frank Buntinx, David Weller, Christine Campbell, Jörgen Månsson, Victoria Hammersley, Tonje Braaten, Ranjan Parajuli

Open Access Research

Working conditions in primary care: a qualitative interview study with physicians in Sweden informed by the Effort-Reward-Imbalance model

Per Nilsen, Hanna Fernemark, Ida Seing, Kristina Schildmeijer, Carin Ericsson, Janna Skagerström

Open Access Research

A mixed methods study on medicines information needs and challenges in New Zealand general practice

Chloë Campbell, Rhiannon Braund, Caroline Morris

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Prevalence, aetiologies and prognosis of the symptom cough in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Milena Bergmann, Jörg Haasenritter, Dominik Beidatsch, Sonja Schwarm, Kaja Hörner, Stefan Bösner, Paula Grevenrath, Laura Schmidt, Annika Viniol, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Annette Becker

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The impact of training healthcare professionals’ communication skills on the clinical care of diabetes and hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mi Yao, Xue-ying Zhou, Zhi-jie Xu, Richard Lehman, Shamil Haroon, Dawn Jackson, Kar Keung Cheng

Open Access Research

What is a prevention visit? A qualitative study of a structured approach to prevention and screening – the BETTER WISE project

N. Sopcak, C. Fernandes, M. A. O’Brien, D. Ofosu, M. Wong, T. Wong, M. Kebbe, D. Manca

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Illness perception and health care use in individuals with irritable bowel syndrome: results from an online survey

Juliane Schwille-Kiuntke, Solveig Lu Rüdlin, Florian Junne, Paul Enck, Katja Brenk-Franz, Stephan Zipfel, Monika A. Rieger

Open Access Research

The experiences of Chinese general practitioners in communicating with people with type 2 diabetes—a focus group study

Mi Yao, Dong-ying Zhang, Jie-ting Fan, Kai Lin, Shamil Haroon, Dawn Jackson, Hai Li, Wei Chen, Richard Lehman, Kar Keung Cheng

Open Access Research article

Organizational attributes of interprofessional primary care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in ontario, Canada: a multiple case study

Nicole Bobbette, Rosemary Lysaght, Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz, Joan Tranmer, Catherine Donnelly

Open Access Research

Primary care management of chronic insomnia: a qualitative analysis of the attitudes and experiences of Australian general practitioners

Jenny Haycock, Nicole Grivell, Anne Redman, Bandana Saini, Andrew Vakulin, Leon Lack, Nicole Lovato, Alexander Sweetman, Nicholas Zwar, Nigel Stocks, Oliver Frank, Sutapa Mukherjee, Robert Adams, R. Doug McEvoy, Elizabeth Hoon

Open Access Research

Positive Health and the happy professional: a qualitative case study

Caro H. C. Lemmen, Gili Yaron, Rachel Gifford, Marieke D. Spreeuwenberg

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Management of COVID-19 ICU-survivors in primary care: - a narrative review

KFR Schmidt, J. Gensichen, S. Gehrke-Beck, R. P. Kosilek, F. Kühne, C Heintze, L. M. Baldwin, D. M. Needham

Open Access Research

Integrating clinician support with intervention design as part of a programme testing stratified care for musculoskeletal pain in general practice

Joanne Protheroe, Benjamin Saunders, Jonathan C. Hill, Adrian Chudyk, Nadine E. Foster, Bernadette Bartlam, Simon Wathall, Vincent Cooper

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Gap between desired and self-determined roles of general practitioners: a multicentre questionnaire study in Japan

Takashi Chinen, Yusuke Sasabuchi, Kazuhiko Kotani, Hironori Yamaguchi

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Long term clinical outcomes of patients with ischemic stroke in primary care – a 9-year retrospective study

Jinghao Han, Yue Kwan Choi, Wing Kit Leung, Ming Tung Hui, Maria Kwan Wa Leung

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Improving patient self-reporting of antihypertensive adverse drug events in primary care: a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial

Karine Buchet-Poyau, Pauline Occelli, Sandrine Touzet, Carole Langlois-Jacques, Sophie Figon, Jean-Pierre Dubois, Antoine Duclos, Marc Chanelière, Cyrille Colin, Muriel Rabilloud, Maud Keriel-Gascou

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Optimizing the diagnosis and management of dementia within primary care: a systematic review of systematic reviews

Brooklynn Fernandes, Zahra Goodarzi, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

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Women’s barriers for contacting general practice when experiencing gynecological cancer symptoms: a population-based study

Kirubakaran Balasubramaniam, Sanne Rasmussen, Peter Fentz Haastrup, Kaspar Suadicani, Jens Søndergaard, Dorte Ejg Jarbøl

Open Access Research

“I must, and I can live with that”: a thematic analysis of patients’ perspectives on polypharmacy and a digital decision support system for GPs

Robin Brünn, Beate S. Müller, Benno Flaig, Petra Kellermann-Mühlhoff, Ute Karbach, Sara Söling, Christiane Muth, Marjan van den Akker, Lara Düvel, Till Beckmann, Reinhard Hammerschmidt, Julia Jachmich, Eva Leicher, Benjamin Brandt, Johanna Richard, Frank Meyer, Mathias Flume, Thomas Müller, Ferdinand M. Gerlach, Ana Isabel González-González, Truc Sophia Dinh, Kiran Chapidi, Peter Ihle, Ingo Meyer, Nina Timmesfeld, Hans Joachim Trampisch, Renate Klaaßen-Mielke, Jale Basten, Wolfgang Greiner, Bastian Surmann, Holger Pfaff, Juliane Köberlein-Neu, Alexandra Piotrowski, Karolina Beifuß, Sarah Meyer, Daniel Grandt, Simone Grandt

Open Access Research

Co-creating opportunities to incorporate cessation for electronic nicotine delivery systems in family medicine – a qualitative program evaluation

Kevin A. Kovach, Reshana Peterson, Rajani Bharati, Kathryn Istas, Michael Monroe

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Implementation of pharmaceutical services in Brazilian primary health care: a cross-sectional study

Nathália Cano Pereira, Vera Lucia Luiza, Mônica Rodrigues Campos, Luisa Arueira Chaves

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Development of a competency model for general practitioners after standardized residency training in China by a modified Delphi method

Yun Wei, Feiyue Wang, Zhaolu Pan, Meirong Wang, Guanghui Jin, Yanli Liu, Xiaoqin Lu

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How are reasons for encounter associated with influenza-like illness and acute respiratory infection diagnoses and interventions? A cohort study in eight Italian general practice populations

Nicola Buono, Michael Harris, Carmine Farinaro, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Angelo Cavicchi, Filippo D’Addio, Amedeo Scelsa, Baldassarre Mirra, Enrico Napolitano, Jean K. Soler

Open Access COVID-19 Study protocol

Surveillance and care for confirmed and suspected patients with COVID-19 in general practice (CovidCare): study protocol for an observational trial

Mariell Hoffmann, Sandra Stengel, Johanna Forstner, Annika Baldauf, Gunter Laux, Frank Aluttis, Markus Qreini, Peter Engeser, Joachim Szecsenyi, Frank Peters-Klimm

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Primary care professionals’ experiences during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece: a qualitative study

Emmanouil Smyrnakis, Despoina Symintiridou, Martha Andreou, Michael Dandoulakis, Elias Theodoropoulos, Stamatia Kokkali, Chrysanthi Manolaki, Dimitra Iosifina Papageorgiou, Charis Birtsou, Aristofanis Paganas, Panagiotis Stachteas, Nikolaos Vlachopoulos, Ilias Pagkozidis, Akis Zeimbekis, Violeta Roka, Anastasios Giakoumis, Marina Kotsani, Ioanna Avakian, Efthymia Makridou, Magda Gavana, Anna-Bettina Haidich, Christina Avgerinou

Open Access Research

The care manager meeting the patients’ unique needs using the care manager model—A qualitative study of experienced care managers

Irene Svenningsson, Dominique Hange, Camilla Udo, Karin Törnbom, Cecilia Björkelund, Eva-Lisa Petersson

Open Access Research article

Socializing the evidence for diabetes control to develop “mindlines”: a qualitative pilot study

John W. Epling, Michelle S. Rockwell, Allison D. Miller, M. Colette Carver

Open Access Research

Patient education booklet to support evidence-based low back pain care in primary care – a cluster randomized controlled trial

Anna S. Simula, Hazel J. Jenkins, Mark J. Hancock, Antti Malmivaara, Neill Booth, Jaro Karppinen

Open Access Research

Education of the primary health care staff based on acceptance and commitment therapy is associated with reduced sick leave in a prospective controlled trial

Åsa Kadowaki, Anna-Karin Alvunger, Hanna Israelsson Larsen, Anna Persdotter, Marta Stelmach Zak, Peter Johansson, Fredrik H. Nystrom

Open Access COVID-19 Research

A mobile swabbing booth to address Singapore GPs’ concerns about swabber protection: human-centred design during the COVID-19 pandemic

Boon See Teo, Esther Li, Yi-Lin Khoo, Michelle Evaristo, Yang Fang, Helen E. Smith

Open Access COVID-19 Research

The effect of COVID-19 on mental well-being in Switzerland: a cross-sectional survey of the adult Swiss general population

Laura Diaz Hernandez, Stéphanie Giezendanner, Roland Fischer, Andreas Zeller

Open Access Research

The general practitioners perspective regarding registration of persistent somatic symptoms in primary care: a survey

Willeke M. Kitselaar, Rosalie van der Vaart, Madelon van Tilborg-den Boeft, Hedwig M. M. Vos, Mattijs E. Numans, Andrea W. M. Evers

Open Access Research article

Structural equation modeling for identification of patient safety antecedents in primary care

Katarzyna Kosiek, Iwona Staniec, Maciej Godycki-Cwirko, Adam Depta, Anna Kowalczyk

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Patients’ impressions of after-hours house-call services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a questionnaire-based observational study

Kojiro Morita, Ryota Inokuchi, Xueying Jin, Masatoshi Ishikawa, Nanako Tamiya

Open Access Research

A pragmatic randomized trial of a primary care antimicrobial stewardship intervention in Ontario, Canada

Warren McIsaac, Sahana Kukan, Ella Huszti, Leah Szadkowski, Braden O’Neill, Sophia Virani, Noah Ivers, Rosemarie Lall, Navsheer Toor, Mruna Shah, Ruby Alvi, Aashka Bhatt, Yoshiko Nakamachi, Andrew M. Morris

Open Access Research

Needs of patients with dementia and their caregivers in primary care: lessons learned from the Alzheimer plan of Quebec

Vladimir Khanassov, Laura Rojas-Rozo, Rosa Sourial, Xin Qiang Yang, Isabelle Vedel

Open Access Research

A cross-sectional analysis of health literacy: patient- versus family doctor-reported and associations with self-efficacy and chronic disease

Stephanie Stock, Sibel Altin, Farah Nawabi, Daniele Civello, Arim Shukri, Marcus Redaèlli, Adrienne Alayli

Open Access Research

Attitudes towards chiropractic: a repeated cross-sectional survey of Canadian family physicians

Jason W. Busse, Sushmitha Pallapothu, Brian Vinh, Vivienne Lee, Lina Abril, Albana Canga, John J. Riva, Daniel Viggiani, Marc Dilauro, Marie-Pierre Harvey, Isabelle Pagé, Avneet K. Bhela, Serena Sandhu, Oluwatoni Makanjuola, Muhammad Taaha Hassan, Ainsley Moore, Claude A. Gauthier, David J. Price

Open Access Research article

Mastery of type 2 diabetes prevention and treatment knowledge by general practitioners in Shanghai: a cross-sectional study

Yaling Li, Yunyun Yan, Huimin Dai, Yuan Cheng, Qian Huang, Jie Shao, Jianmin Zhou, Haitang Wang, Pingyang Liu, Ao Shen, Yikai Mi, Zhaohui Du

Open Access Research

Falls prevention at GP practices: a description of daily practice

Wytske M. A. Meekes, Chantal J. Leemrijse, Yvette M. Weesie, Ien A. M. van de Goor, Gé A. Donker, Joke C. Korevaar

Open Access Research

Linking doctor-patient relationship to medical residents’ work engagement: The influences of role overload and conflict avoidance

Guangwei Deng, Wenjun Cai, Monica Yang, Jonathan Lio, Chenpeng Feng, Xiaopeng Ma, Liang Liang

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Telehealth challenges during COVID-19 as reported by primary healthcare physicians in Quebec and Massachusetts

Mylaine Breton, Erin E. Sullivan, Nadia Deville-Stoetzel, Danielle McKinstry, Matthew DePuccio, Abi Sriharan, Véronique Deslauriers, Anson Dong, Ann Scheck McAlearney

Open Access Research

Diagnostic value of biomarkers for paediatric urinary tract infections in primary care: systematic review and meta-analysis

Hanne A. Boon, Thomas Struyf, Dominique Bullens, Ann Van den Bruel, Jan Y. Verbakel

Open Access Research article

Implementation of targeted screening for poverty in a large primary care team in Toronto, Canada: a feasibility study

Kimberly Wintemute, Meh Noor, Aashka Bhatt, Gary Bloch, Suja Arackal, Sumeet Kalia, Babak Aliarzadeh, Sabrina La Tona, Joyce Lo, Andrew D. Pinto, Michelle Greiver

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First contact of care for persons with spinal cord injury: a general practitioner or a spinal cord injury specialist?

Dima Touhami, Mirjam Brach, Stefan Essig, Elias Ronca, Isabelle Debecker, Inge Eriks-Hoogland, Anke Scheel-Sailer, Nadja Münzel, Armin Gemperli

Open Access Research

Primary care physiotherapists ability to make correct management decisions – is there room for improvement? A mixed method study

Cecilie Rud Budtz, Helle Rønn-Smidt, Janus Nikolaj Laust Thomsen, Rikke Pilegaard Hansen, David Høyrup Christiansen

Open Access Research

Osteopathy in Germany: attitudes, beliefs and handling among general practitioners – results of a nationwide cross-sectional questionnaire survey

Gordian L. Schmid, Jeremias Kluge, Tobias Deutsch, Anne-Kathrin Geier, Markus Bleckwenn, Susanne Unverzagt, Thomas Frese

Open Access Study protocol

Early detection of anaemia in primary care with haemoglobinometry: ANHEMOG clinical trial protocol

Boris Trenado Luengo, Rosa García-Sierra, Maria Asunción Wilke Trinxant, Esther Díaz Mondelo, Ramon Miralles Baseda, Maria Magdalena Lladó Blanch, Maria del Pilar Montero Alia, Pere Toran-Monserrat

Open Access Research

Consensus for a primary care clinical decision-making tool for assessing, diagnosing, and managing shoulder pain in Alberta, Canada

Breda H. F. Eubank, Sebastian W. Lackey, Mel Slomp, Jason R. Werle, Colleen Kuntze, David M. Sheps

Open Access Research

Prognostic factors associated with quality of life in heart failure patients considering the use of the generic EQ-5D-5L™ in primary care: new follow-up results of the observational RECODE-HF study

Sigrid Boczor, Marion Eisele, Anja Rakebrandt, Agata Menzel, Eva Blozik, Jens-Martin Träder, Stefan Störk, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Martin Scherer, Winfried Adam, Cassandra Behrens, Eva Blozik, Sigrid Boczor, Marion Eisele, Malte Harder, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Agata Menzel, Dagmar Lühmann, Anja Rakebrandt, Koosje Roeper, Martin Scherer, Stefan Störk, Jens-Martin Träder

Open Access Research

Willingness of patients with chronic disease in rural China to contract with family doctors: implication for targeting characteristics

Jie Li, Jie Li, Peipei Fu, Yan Chen, Xue Tang, Zhixian Li, Shijun Yang, Chen Yan, Wenjuan Li, Zhen Gui, Chengchao Zhou

Open Access Research

Performance of primary health care workers in detection of mental disorders comorbid with epilepsy in rural Ethiopia

Ruth Tsigebrhan, Abebaw Fekadu, Girmay Medhin, Charles R. Newton, Martin J. Prince, Charlotte Hanlon

Open Access Research

Exploring antibiotic prescribing in public and private primary care settings in Singapore: a qualitative analysis informing theory and evidence-based planning for value-driven intervention design

Huiling Guo, Zoe Jane-Lara Hildon, Victor Weng Keong Loh, Meena Sundram, Muhamad Alif Bin Ibrahim, Wern Ee Tang, Angela Chow

Open Access Research

Tests for central sensitization in general practice: a Delphi study

Carine den Boer, Berend Terluin, Johannes C. van der Wouden, Annette H. Blankenstein, Henriëtte E. van der Horst

Open Access Study protocol

Optimising personal continuity for older patients in general practice: a study protocol for a cluster randomised stepped wedge pragmatic trial

Lex J. J. Groot, Henk J. Schers, Jako S. Burgers, Francois G. Schellevis, Martin Smalbrugge, Annemarie A. Uijen, Peter M. van de Ven, Henriëtte E. van der Horst, Otto R. Maarsingh

Open Access Research

Anti-hypertensive drugs deprescribing: an updated systematic review of clinical trials

Salvatore Crisafulli, Nicoletta Luxi, Raffaele Coppini, Annalisa Capuano, Cristina Scavone, Alessia Zinzi, Simona Vecchi, Graziano Onder, Janet Sultana, Gianluca Trifirò

Open Access Research

Postpartum opportunistic advice in primary care for women who have had gestational diabetes: a qualitative study of health care professionals’ views

Josie M. M. Evans, Aileen V. Ireland, Dawn M. Cameron, Kate M. Clarke, Claire E. Eades

Open Access Research

Challenges and visions for managing pain-related insomnia in primary care using the hybrid CBT approach: a small-scale qualitative interview study with GPs, nurses, and practice managers

V. E. J. Collard, C. Moore, V. Nichols, D. R. Ellard, S. Patel, H. Sandhu, H. Parsons, U. Sharma, M. Underwood, J. Madan, N. K. Y. Tang

Open Access Research

Physicians’ experiences, attitudes, and beliefs towards medical cannabis: a systematic literature review

Sabrina Trappaud Rønne, Frederik Rosenbæk, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen, Frans Boch Waldorff, Jesper Bo Nielsen, Helle Riisgaard, Jens Søndergaard

Open Access Research

Medical resilience and morality: a survey study on the opinions and actions of exemplary family physicians

Roger Ruiz Moral, Diana Monge Martín, Cristina Garcia de Leonardo, Santiago Alvarez Montero, Fernando Caballero Martínez

Open Access Research

Somatic complaints as a mediator in the association between body mass index and quality of life in children and adolescents

Hevy Hassan, Winifred D. Paulis, Patrick J. E. Bindels, Bart W. Koes, Marienke van Middelkoop

Open Access Research

Factors affecting statin uptake among people living with HIV: primary care provider perspectives

Allison J. Ober, Sae Takada, Deborah Zajdman, Ivy Todd, Tamara Horwich, Abraelle Anderson, Soma Wali, Joseph A. Ladapo

Open Access Research

Pharmacist’s recommendations of over-the-counter treatments for the common cold - analysis of prospective cases in Poland

Malgorzata Pietrusiewicz, Paulina Natalia Kopa-Stojak, Rafal Pawliczak

Open Access Research

Type of treatment, symptoms and patient satisfaction play an important role in primary care contact during prostate cancer follow-up: results from the population-based PROFILES registry

Barbara M. Wollersheim, Mies van Eenbergen, Kristel M. van Asselt, Laurent M. C. L. Fossion, Evert L. Koldewijn, Jorg R. Oddens, Eric H. Oomens, Bart P. Wijsman, Lonneke V. van de Poll-Franse, Nicole P. M. Ezendam

Open Access Research

Optimising an intervention to support home-living older adults at risk of malnutrition: a qualitative study

Liz Payne, Daniela Ghio, Elisabeth Grey, Joanna Slodkowska-Barabasz, Philine Harris, Michelle Sutcliffe, Sue Green, Helen C. Roberts, Caroline Childs, Sian Robinson, Bernard Gudgin, Pam Holloway, Jo Kelly, Kathy Wallis, Oliver Dean, Paul Aveyard, Paramjit Gill, Mike Stroud, Paul Little, Lucy Yardley, Leanne Morrison

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Strategies for working across Canadian practice-based research and learning networks (PBRLNs) in primary care: focus on frailty

Manpreet Thandi, Sabrina T. Wong, Sylvia Aponte-Hao, Mathew Grandy, Dee Mangin, Alexander Singer, Tyler Williamson

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Detection and follow-up of chronic health conditions in Rio de Janeiro – the impact of residency training in family medicine

Adelson Guaraci Jantsch, Bo Burström, Gunnar Nilsson, Antônio Ponce de Leon

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Follow-up care delivery in community-based hypertension and type 2 diabetes management: a multi-centre, survey study among rural primary care physicians in China

Yi Wang, Xiu-Jing Hu, Harry H. X. Wang, Hong-Yan Duan, Ying Chen, Yu-Ting Li, Zi-Lin Luo, Xin Li, Jia-Ji Wang, Stewart W. Mercer

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Context and general practitioner decision-making - a scoping review of contextual influence on antibiotic prescribing

Resha Al-Azzawi, Peder A. Halvorsen, Torsten Risør

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Care for caregivers- a mission for primary care

Aya Biderman, Sara Carmel, Shimon Amar, Yaacov G. Bachner

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A pilot study of participatory and rapid implementation approaches to increase depression screening in primary care

Briana S. Last, Alison M. Buttenheim, Anne C. Futterer, Cecilia Livesey, Jeffrey Jaeger, Rebecca E. Stewart, Megan Reilly, Matthew J. Press, Maryanne Peifer, Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Rinad S. Beidas

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Priorities for family physician and general practitioner recruitment and retention in Singapore: a PRIORITIZE study

Lorainne Tudor Car, Yee Sean Teng, Jin Wei How, Nadia Nasuha Binte Mohammad Nazri, Amy Li Xian Tan, Joanne Quah, Stephen Peckham, Helen Smith

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Effects of the dementia care toolbox on personnel’s self-reported confidence in patient care: a CRT in general practices

Sabine Christine Jäger, Anna-Liesa Filbert, Thomas Welchowski, Birgitta Weltermann

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Euthanasia in advanced dementia; the view of the general practitioners in the Netherlands on a vignette case along the juridical and ethical dispute

Jaap Schuurmans, Chantalle Crol, Boudewijn Chabot, Marcel Olde Rikkert, Yvonne Engels

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Living with a chronic disease: insights from patients with a low socioeconomic status

Lisa Van Wilder, Peter Pype, Fien Mertens, Elke Rammant, Els Clays, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Pauline Boeckxstaens, Delphine De Smedt

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Low-touch, team-based care for co-morbidity management in cancer patients: the ONE TEAM randomized controlled trial

Leah L. Zullig, Mohammad Shahsahebi, Benjamin Neely, Terry Hyslop, Renee A. V. Avecilla, Brittany M. Griffin, Kacey Clayton-Stiglbauer, Theresa Coles, Lynda Owen, Bryce B. Reeve, Kevin Shah, Rebecca A. Shelby, Linda Sutton, Michaela A. Dinan, S. Yousuf Zafar, Nishant P. Shah, Susan Dent, Kevin C. Oeffinger

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Correction to: The general practitioners perspective regarding registration of persistent somatic symptoms in primary care: a survey

Willeke M. Kitselaar, Rosalie van der Vaart, Madelon van Tilborg-den Boeft, Hedwig M. M. Vos, Mattijs E. Numans, Andrea W. M. Evers

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A qualitative study of high-performing primary care practices during the COVID-19 pandemic

Stephanie L. Albert, Margaret M. Paul, Ann M. Nguyen, Donna R. Shelley, Carolyn A. Berry

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Barriers and facilitators to diabetic retinopathy screening within Australian primary care

Matthew J. G. Watson, Peter J. McCluskey, John R. Grigg, Yogesan Kanagasingam, Judith Daire, Mohamed Estai

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Nonspecific symptoms dominate at first contact to emergency healthcare services among cases with invasive meningococcal disease

Nichlas Hovmand, Helle Collatz Christensen, Lene Fogt Lundbo, Håkon Sandholdt, Gitte Kronborg, Perle Darsø, Jacob Anhøj, Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg, Asmus Thun Bisgaard, Thomas Benfield

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How concerned significant others experience Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) – a qualitative study

Rikke Hellum, Randi Bilberg, Gallus Bischof, Anette Søgaard Nielsen

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Effect of a price display intervention on laboratory test ordering behavior of general practitioners

Dennis M. J. Muris, Max Molenaers, Trang Nguyen, Paul W. M. P. Bergmans, Bernadette A. C. van Acker, Mariëlle M. E. Krekels, Jochen W. L. Cals

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COPD – do the right thing

Hanna Sandelowsky, Ulla Møller Weinreich, Bernt B. Aarli, Josefin Sundh, Kristian Høines, Georgios Stratelis, Anders Løkke, Christer Janson, Christian Jensen, Kjell Larsson

Open Access Research

Clinician perspectives on having point of care tests made available to them during out of hours home visiting

S. Dixon, M. Glogowska, S. Garland, H. Hunt, D. Lasserson, G. Hayward

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Willingness, beliefs, and barriers regarding the COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia: a multiregional cross-sectional study

Noura Altulahi, Shouq AlNujaim, Azzam Alabdulqader, Abdullah Alkharashi, Assaf AlMalki, Faisal AlSiari, Yara Bashawri, Sarah Alsubaie, Dayel AlShahrani, Yara AlGoraini

Open Access Research

Unprofessional behaviour of GP residents and its remediation: a qualitative study among supervisors and faculty

Pieter C. Barnhoorn, Vera Nierkens, Marianne C. Mak-van der Vossen, Mattijs E. Numans, Walther N. K. A. van Mook, Anneke W. M. Kramer

Open Access Research article

Acceptability of physician associate interns in primary care: results from a service evaluation

Elizabeth Cottrell, Victoria Silverwood, Alex Strivens-Joyce, Lucy Minshull, John J. Edwards, Sarah Lawton, Matt Aiello, Sharon Turner

Open Access Research article

Patient perspectives on health care provider practices leading to an axial spondyloarthritis diagnosis: an exploratory qualitative research study

Kate L. Lapane, Catherine Dubé , Katarina Ferrucci, Sara Khan, Kristine A. Kuhn, Esther Yi, Jonathan Kay, Shao-Hsien Liu

Open Access Research article

The success of behavioral economics in improving patient retention within an intensive primary care practice

Phillip Groden, Alexandra Capellini, Erica Levine, Ania Wajnberg, Maria Duenas, Sire Sow, Bernard Ortega, Nia Medder, Sandeep Kishore

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Doctor-patient relationship improved during COVID-19 pandemic, but weakness remains

Yanan Zhou, Yuejiao Ma, Winson Fu Zun Yang, Qiuxia Wu, Qianjin Wang, Dongfang Wang, Honghong Ren, Yinli Luo, Dong Yang, Tieqiao Liu, Xiaoming Wu

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Evaluation of a social determinants of health screening questionnaire and workflow pilot within an adult ambulatory clinic

Rachel L. Berkowitz, Linh Bui, Zijun Shen, Alice Pressman, Maria Moreno, Stephanie Brown, Anne Nilon, Chris Miller-Rosales, Kristen M. J. Azar

Open Access Research

Patients’ perception of safety climate in Irish general practice: a cross-sectional study

Caoimhe Madden, Sinéad Lydon, Andrew W. Murphy, Paul O’Connor

Open Access Research

Earning opportunities and informal payment as influencing factors in medical students’ speciality choice

András Mohos, Thomas Frese, László Kolozsvári, József Rinfel, Albert Varga, Csenge Hargittay, Dalma Csatlós, Péter Torzsa

Open Access Research article

Physiotherapists’ experiences of osteoarthritis guidelines in primary health care – an interview study

Karin Sturesdotter Åkesson, Anne Sundén, Eva Ekvall Hansson, Kjerstin Stigmar

Open Access Research

Barriers and attitudes towards cervical cancer screening in primary healthcare in Poland - doctors’ perspective

Katarzyna Nessler, Francis Ball, Sze Kay Florence Chan, Michal Chwalek, Anna Krztoń-Królewiecka, Adam Windak

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Swiss GPs’ preferences for antidepressant treatment in mild depression: vignette-based quantitative analysis

Michael P. Hengartner, Stefan Neuner-Jehle, Oliver Senn

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