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BMC Primary Care

Ausgabe 1/2022

Inhalt (341 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Stepwise implementation of a cardiovascular risk management care program in primary care

Geert Smits, A. Romeijnders, H. Rozema, C. Wijnands, Monika Hollander, Sander van Doorn, Michiel Bots

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Validation of the revised Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ-R) in the primary care setting

Bernadett Márkus, Csenge Hargittay, Barbara Iller, József Rinfel, Péter Bencsik, Ilona Oláh, László Kalabay, Krisztián Vörös

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The shift from old age to very old age: an analysis of the perception of aging among older people

Emile Escourrou, Sarah Laurent, Jacques Leroux, Stéphane Oustric, Virginie Gardette

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Health care utilization following “digi-physical” assessment compared to physical assessment for infectious symptoms in primary care

Artin Entezarjou, Maria Sjöbeck, Patrik Midlöv, Veronica Milos Nymberg, Lina Vigren, Ashkan Labaf, Ulf Jakobsson, Susanna Calling

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Are primary care and continuity of care associated with asthma-related acute outcomes amongst children? A retrospective population-based study

Sarah Cooper, Elham Rahme, Sze Man Tse, Roland Grad, Marc Dorais, Patricia Li

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Physical examination performed by general practitioners in 5 community health service institutions in Beijing: an observational study

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

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What do patients experience? Interprofessional collaborative practice for chronic conditions in primary care: an integrative review

Alexandra R. Davidson, Jaimon Kelly, Lauren Ball, Mark Morgan, Dianne P. Reidlinger

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Misbeliefs about non-specific low back pain and attitudes towards treatment by primary care providers in Spain: a qualitative study

Ester García-Martínez, Jorge Soler-González, Joan Blanco-Blanco, Francesc Rubí-Carnacea, María Masbernat-Almenara, Fran Valenzuela-Pascual

Open Access Research

Attitudes & behaviors toward the management of tobacco smoking patients: qualitative study with French primary care physicians

Guillaume Coindard, Michaël Acquadro, Raphaël Chaumont, Benoit Arnould, Philippe Boisnault, Rachel Collignon-Portes, Didier Duhot, François Raineri, Béatrice Tugaut, Henri-Jean Aubin

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Improving primary palliative care – a Delphi consensus study on measures for general practice in Germany

Esma Sümeyya Bilgin, Rojda Ülgüt, Nils Schneider, Stephanie Stiel

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Delivering colon cancer survivorship care in primary care; a qualitative study on the experiences of general practitioners

Julien A. M. Vos, Robin de Best, Laura A. M. Duineveld, Henk C. P. M. van Weert, Kristel M. van Asselt

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Impact of patients’ beliefs about insulin on acceptance and adherence to insulin therapy: a qualitative study in primary care

Changwei Liu, Jacqueline De Roza, Chai Wah Ooi, Blessy Koottappal Mathew, Elya, Wern Ee Tang

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Community perspective on family medicine and family physician in Saudi Arabia 2020

Manal Abdulaziz Murad, Rawan Maatouk Kheimi, Mohammed Majdi Toras, Rahaf Hussain Alem, Atheer Meshal Aljuaid, Jafar Naji Alobaidan, Hebah Yousef Binishaq, Abdulrahman Ahmed Asiri, Manar Khalid Sagga

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Factors associated with C-reactive protein testing when prescribing antibiotics in general practice: a register-based study

Rikke Vognbjerg Sydenham, Malene Plejdrup Hansen, Ulrik Stenz Justesen, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen, Rune Munck Aabenhus, Sonja Wehberg, Dorte Ejg Jarbøl

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Initial risk perception and feeling of preparedness of primary care physicians regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, France and Spain in February 2020

C Guerrisi, B Thomas, A Ordax Diez, D Van Cauteren, J E Lozano Alonso, S Moreels, A Falchi, T Vega Alonso, I Bonmarin, J Raude, A M Vilcu, T Hanslik, M Debin, L Rossignol, V Colizza, C Souty, T Blanchon

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Group-tailored feedback on online mental health screening for university students: using cluster analysis

Seonmi Lee, Jiwoo Lim, Sangil Lee, Yoon Heo, Dooyoung Jung

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Bio-psycho-social characteristics and impact of musculoskeletal pain in one hundred children and adolescents consulting general practice

Negar Pourbordbari, Martin Bach Jensen, Jens Lykkegaard Olesen, Sinead Holden, Michael Skovdal Rathleff

Open Access Research

Implementation of motivational interviewing in the general practice setting: a qualitative study

Saskia M Boom, Riëtta Oberink, Abigail J E Zonneveld, Nynke van Dijk, Mechteld R M Visser

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General practitioners treating their own family members: a cross-sectional survey in Germany

Natalie Alida Mücke, Alexandra Schmidt, Christine Kersting, Vera Kalitzkus, Michael Pentzek, Stefan Wilm, Achim Mortsiefer

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The experiences of people with type 2 diabetes in communicating with general practitioners in China – a primary care focus group study

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

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Factors affecting primary care physician decision-making for patients with complex multimorbidity: a qualitative interview study

Linnaea Schuttner, Stacey Hockett Sherlock, Carol Simons, James D. Ralston, Ann-Marie Rosland, Karin Nelson, Jennifer R. Lee, George Sayre

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Efficacy and safety of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with 12+ months of adjuvant multidisciplinary support

Prudence Carr, Tim Keighley, Peter Petocz, Michelle Blumfield, Graeme G. Rich, Felicity Cohen, Asha Soni, Isabella R. Maimone, Flavia Fayet-Moore, Elizabeth Isenring, Skye Marshall

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Barriers to and motives for engagement in an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programme in Ireland: a qualitative study

Alison Bourke, Vikram Niranjan, Raymond O’Connor, Catherine Woods

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Perspectives of physicians and pharmacists on rational use of antibiotics in Turkey and among Turkish migrants in Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands: a qualitative study

Hilal Özcebe, Sarp Üner, Ozge Karadag, Achraf Daryani, Olga Gershuni, Katarzyna Czabanowska, Helmut Brand, Fabian Erdsiek, Tuğba Aksakal, Patrick Brzoska

Open Access Research

Accuracy of parents’ subjective assessment of paediatric fever with thermometer measured fever in a primary care setting

George Edwards, Susannah Fleming, Jan Y. Verbakel, Ann van den Bruel, Gail Hayward

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Perceptions on barriers, facilitators, and recommendations related to mental health service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Canada: a qualitative descriptive study

Jessica Spagnolo, Marie Beauséjour, Marie-Josée Fleury, Jean-François Clément, Claire Gamache, Carine Sauvé, Lyne Couture, Richard Fleet, Shane Knight, Christine Gilbert, Helen-Maria Vasiliadis

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Patients’ preferences for telemedicine versus in-clinic consultation in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic

I. Mozes, D. Mossinson, H. Schilder, D. Dvir, O. Baron-Epel, A. Heymann

Open Access Research

Danish feasibility study of a new innovation for treating alcohol disorders in primary care: the 15-method

Peter Næsborg Schøler, Jens Søndergaard, Sverre Barfod, Anette Søgaard Nielsen

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Lifestyle counselling – a long-term commitment based on partnership

Lena Lönnberg, Mattias Damberg, Åsa Revenäs

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Sustainability of healthcare professionals’ adherence to clinical practice guidelines in primary care

Xian-Liang Liu, Tao Wang, Jing-Yu Tan, Simon Stewart, Raymond J. Chan, Sabina Eliseeva, Mary Janice Polotan, Isabella Zhao

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Representations of personalised medicine in family medicine: a qualitative analysis

Marie S. Boyer, Daniel Widmer, Christine Cohidon, Béatrice Desvergne, Jacques Cornuz, Idris Guessous, Daniela Cerqui

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Medical marijuana knowledge and attitudes amongst internal medicine residents

Iman Makki, Binbin Zheng-Lin, Maanit Kohli

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Utilization of point-of-care tests among general practitioners, a cross-sectional study

Ricarda Oehme, Angelika Sabine Sandholzer-Yilmaz, Marcus Heise, Thomas Frese, Thomas Fankhaenel

Open Access Study protocol

The Procalcitonin-guided Antibiotics in Respiratory Infections (PARI) project in general practice – a study protocol

Nadia Filipsen, Holger Bro, Lars Bjerrum, Jens-Ulrik Staehr Jensen, Rune Aabenhus

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Satisfaction of primary care physicians towards initiation of phone consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic management in Qatar: a cross-sectional study

Marwa Neshnash, Nourhan Metwally, Mansoura Ismail, Anwar Joudeh, Ayman Al-Dahshan, Anna Ramish Sharif, Najma Sharief, Muna Nur, Nagah Selim

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Brief lifestyle interventions for prediabetes in primary care: a service evaluation

Rhys Thatcher, Nicholas Gregory, Wai Yee Cheung, Gareth J. Dunseath, Sharon N. Parsons, Mark Goodwin, Stephen D. Luzio

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Tools for early screening of autism spectrum disorders in primary health care – a scoping review

Mateusz Sobieski, Aleksandra Sobieska, Małgorzata Sekułowicz, Maria Magdalena Bujnowska-Fedak

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Dermoscopy use in primary care: a qualitative study with general practitioners

Jonathan A. Fee, Finbar P. McGrady, Nigel D. Hart

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Tensions in the therapeutic relationship: emotional labour in the response to child abuse and neglect in primary healthcare

Jacqueline Kuruppu, Cathy Humphreys, Gemma McKibbin, Kelsey Hegarty

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Let’s talk about sex: exploring factors influencing the discussion of sexual health among chronically Ill patients in general practice

P. C. Barnhoorn, Inge C. Prins, Hannah R. Zuurveen, Brenda L. den Oudsten, Marjolein E. M. den Ouden, Mattijs E. Numans, Henk W. Elzevier, Gaby F. van Ek

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Validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Patient readiness to engage in health information technology (PRE-HIT) instrument

Reza Safdari, Ping Yu, Sahar Khenarinezhad, Ehsan Ghazanfari Savadkoohi, Zohreh Javanmard, Ala Yousefi, Saeed Barzegari

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The role of primary physician training in improving regional standardized management of diabetes: a pre-post intervention study

Hanbing Liu, Huimin Hou, Mingfeng Yang, Yusheng Hou, Zhongyan Shan, Yanli Cao

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Direct-to-consumer strategies to promote deprescribing in primary care: a pilot study

Amy M. Linsky, Nancy R. Kressin, Kelly Stolzmann, Jacquelyn Pendergast, Amy K. Rosen, Barbara G. Bokhour, Steven R. Simon

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Implementation of a text messaging intervention to patients on warfarin therapy in Brazilian primary care units: a quasi-experimental study

Maira Viana Rego Souza-Silva, Mara Luiza de Paiva Domingues, Victor Schulthais Chagas, Daniella Nunes Pereira, Laura Caetano de Sá, Mychelle Stefany Santos Almeida, Thaís Lorenna Souza Sales, Magda César Raposo, Nathalia Sernizon Guimarães, João Antônio de Queiroz Oliveira, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro, Clareci Silva Cardoso, Maria Auxiliadora Parreiras Martins, Thais Bueno Enes, Thiago Barbabela de Castro Soares, André Oliveira Baldoni, Milena Soriano Marcolino

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HABIT (Health visitors delivering Advice in Britain on Infant Toothbrushing): a qualitative exploration of the acceptability of a complex oral health intervention

Amrit Bhatti, Faye Wray, Ieva Eskytė, Kara A Gray-Burrows, Jenny Owen, Erin Giles, Timothy Zoltie, Victoria Smith, Sue Pavitt, Robert West, Rosemary RC McEachan, Zoe Marshman, Peter F Day

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Designing and describing an electronic referral system to facilitate direct hospital admissions

Marion Montellier, Raphaëlle Delpech, Mathieu Mion, François Boué, Marie-Hélène Metzger

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Costing of an Australian general practice COVID-19 drive-through testing and respiratory clinic

Patrick Abraham, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Ruby Biezen, Christine Mary Hallinan, Katherine B. Gibney, Lena Sanci, Jemimah Ride

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“What do you mean I can’t have a doctor? this is Canada!” – a qualitative study of the myriad consequences for unattached patients awaiting primary care attachment

Emily Gard Marshall, Sara Wuite, Beverley Lawson, Melissa K. Andrew, Lynn Edwards, Adrian MacKenzie, Ana Correa Woodrow, Sarah Peddle

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Responding to vulnerable patients with multimorbidity: an interprofessional team approach

Judith B. Brown, Sonja M. Reichert, Pauline Boeckxstaens, Moira Stewart, Martin Fortin

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Self-management support in flemish primary care practice: the development of a preliminary conceptual model using a qualitative approach

Lotte Timmermans, Dagje Boeykens, Mustafa Muhammed Sirimsi, Peter Decat, Veerle Foulon, Ann Van Hecke, Mieke Vermandere, Birgitte Schoenmakers, Roy Remmen, Emily Verté, Muhammed Mustafa Sirimsi, Peter Van Bogaert, Hans De Loof, Kris Van den Broeck, Sibyl Anthierens, Ine Huybrechts, Peter Raeymaeckers, Veerle Buffel, Dirk Devroey, Bert Aertgeerts, Birgitte Schoenmakers, Lotte Timmermans, Veerle Foulon, Anja Declerq, Dominique Van de Velde, Pauline Boeckxstaens, An De Sutter, Patricia De Vriendt, Lies Lahousse, Peter Pype, Dagje Boeykens, Ann Van Hecke, Peter Decat, Rudi Roose, Sandra Martin, Erica Rutten, Sam Pless, Anouk Tuinstra, Vanessa Gauwe, Didier Reynaert, Leen Van Landschoot, Maja Lopez Hartmann, Tony Claeys, Hilde Vandenhoudt, Kristel De Vliegher, Susanne Op de Beeck

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Internal dynamics within primary care teams in two Spanish regions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Montserrat Pulido-Fuentes, Ana María Palmar-Santos, Juan Antonio Flores-Martos, Carmen Cipriano-Crespo, Laura Alicia Rubio, Luisa Abad González, MVictoria Navarta-Sánchez

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Real-world clinical burden and economic assessment associated with hyperkalaemia in a large integrated healthcare system: a retrospective analysis

Joseph B. Muhlestein, Jennifer Kammerer, Tami L. Bair, Kirk U. Knowlton, Viet T. Le, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Donald L. Lappé, Heidi T. May

Open Access Research article

The challenges of integrating signposting into general practice: qualitative stakeholder perspectives on care navigation and social prescribing in primary care

Lisa Brunton, Abigail Tazzyman, Jane Ferguson, Damian Hodgson, Pauline A. Nelson

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Power sources among district health managers in Ghana: a qualitative study

Vitalis Bawontuo, Augustine Adomah-Afari, Roger A. Atinga, Desmond Kuupiel, Irene Akua Agyepong

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Utilization of healthcare by immigrants in Canada: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey

Nisanthini Ravichandiran, Maria Mathews, Bridget L. Ryan

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Adherence of physicians to evidence-based management guidelines for treating type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in Ajman, United Arab Emirates

Farah Jabbar Ali Alliabi, Ammar Ali Saleh Jaber, Mahir Khalil Ibrahim Jallo, Mirza R. Baig

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Professionals’ perspectives on existing practice and conditions for nurse-led gout care based on treatment recommendations: a qualitative study in primary healthcare

Helene Sedelius, Malin Tistad, Ulrika Bergsten, Mats Dehlin, David Iggman, Lars Wallin, Anna Svärd

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Specialist wait time reporting using family physicians’ electronic medical record data: a mixed method study of feasibility and clinical utility

Michelle S. Naimer, Babak Aliarzadeh, Chaim M. Bell, Noah Ivers, Liisa Jaakkimainen, Warren McIsaac, Christopher Meaney, Rahim Moineddin, Joanne A. Permaul, Tutsirai Makuwaza, Sahana Kukan

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Implementing a community-based shared care breast cancer survivorship model in Singapore: a qualitative study among primary care practitioners

Yu Ke, Rose Wai Yee Fok, Yoke Lim Soong, Kiley Wei-Jen Loh, Mohamad Farid, Lian Leng Low, Joanne Hui Min Quah, Farhad Fakhrudin Vasanwala, Sher Guan Low, Ling Ling Soh, Ngiap-Chuan Tan, Alexandre Chan

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Interprofessional care of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary care: family physicians’ perspectives

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

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The impact of a rapid home test on telehealth decision-making for influenza: a clinical vignette study

Xinyan Cai, Mark H. Ebell, Rachel E. Geyer, Matthew Thompson, Nicole L. Gentile, Barry Lutz

Open Access Study protocol

An integrated primary care-based programme of PRE-Pregnancy cARE to improve pregnancy outcomes in women with type 2 Diabetes (The PREPARED study): protocol for a multi-method study of implementation, system adaptation and performance

Rita Forde, Olubunmi Abiola, Janet Anderson, Debra Bick, Anna Brackenridge, Anita Banerjee, Mark Chamley, Kia-Chong Chua, Lily Hopkins, Katharine Hunt, Helen R. Murphy, Helen Rogers, Renee Romeo, James Shearer, Kirsty Winkley, Angus Forbes

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Addressing chronic pain with Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in integrated primary care: findings from a mixed methods pilot randomized controlled trial

Kathryn E. Kanzler, Patricia J. Robinson, Donald D. McGeary, Jim Mintz, Lisa Smith Kilpela, Erin P. Finley, Cindy McGeary, Eliot J. Lopez, Dawn Velligan, Mariana Munante, Joel Tsevat, Brittany Houston, Charles W. Mathias, Jennifer Sharpe Potter, Jacqueline Pugh

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Accuracy of the COPD diagnostic questionnaire as a screening tool in primary care

Lisa Pagano, Zoe McKeough, Sally Wootton, Nicholas Zwar, Sarah Dennis

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How parents express their worry in calls to a medical helpline: a mixed methods study

Caroline Gren, Maria Kjøller Pedersen, Asbjørn Børch Hasselager, Fredrik Folke, Annette Kjær Ersbøll, Dina Cortes, Ingrid Egerod, Hejdi Gamst-Jensen

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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among primary healthcare workers in Singapore

Sky Wei Chee Koh, Yiyang Liow, Victor Weng Keong Loh, Seaw Jia Liew, Yiong-Huak Chan, Doris Young

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The challenge for general practitioners to keep in touch with vulnerable patients during the COVID-19 lockdown: an observational study in France

Tiphanie Bouchez, Sylvain Gautier, Julien Le Breton, Yann Bourgueil, Aline Ramond-Roquin

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Co-design, implementation, and evaluation of an expanded train-the-trainer strategy to support the sustainability of evidence-based practice guides for registered nurses and social workers in primary care clinics: a developmental evaluation protocol

Marie-Eve Poitras, Yves Couturier, Emmanuelle Doucet, Vanessa T. Vaillancourt, Marie-Dominique Poirier, Gilles Gauthier, Catherine Hudon, Nathalie Delli-Colli, Dominique Gagnon, Emmanuelle Careau, Arnaud Duhoux, Isabelle Gaboury, Ali Ben Charif, Rachelle Ashcroft, Julia Lukewich, Aline Ramond-Roquin, Sylvie Massé

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How do nurses support chronically ill clients’ participation and self-management in primary care? A cross-country qualitative study

Kerstin Hämel, Gundula Röhnsch, Marcus Heumann, Dirce Stein Backes, Beatriz Rosana Gonçalves de Oliveira Toso, Ligia Giovanella

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Influence of data disclosures on physician decisions about off-label uses: findings from a qualitative study

Melanie C. Chansky, Simani M. Price, Kathryn J. Aikin, Amie C. O’Donoghue

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Factors associated with self-rated health in primary care in the South-Western health zone of Malawi

Stephen Kasenda, Eivind Meland, Øystein Hetlevik, Thomas Mildestvedt, Luckson Dullie

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Higher chronic stress and less satisfaction with GP communication in migrants with unemployment experience: data from the representative German DEGS1 and the GPCare-1 study

Luisa K. Offenberg, Samira T. Sommer, Manuela Schmidt, Stefanie Kasten, Florian Bockheim, Boris Gavrilov, Carmen Hunzelar, Nur Ikar, Maja P. S. Oberholz, Joana L. Paños-Willuhn, Birgitta Weltermann

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Quality of end-of-life care in general practice – a pre–post comparison of a two-tiered intervention

Katharina van Baal, Birgitt Wiese, Gabriele Müller-Mundt, Stephanie Stiel, Nils Schneider, Kambiz Afshar

Open Access Research

Implicit and explicit ethnic biases in multicultural primary care: the case of trainee general practitioners

Camille Duveau, Stéphanie Demoulin, Marie Dauvrin, Brice Lepièce, Vincent Lorant

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Use of telemedicine in the outpatient sector during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey of German physicians

Vera Knörr, Lorena Dini, Sophie Gunkel, Jan Hoffmann, Laura Mause, Tim Ohnhäuser, Arno Stöcker, Nadine Scholten

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“I have always lived with the disease in the family”: family adaptation to hereditary cancer-risk

Eliana Silva, Pedro Gomes, Paula M. Matos, Eunice R. Silva, João Silva, Catarina Brandão, Fernando Castro, Maria Carolina Neves, Célia M. D. Sales

Open Access Research

Determinants and disparities in access to paediatricians in Poland

Tadeusz Zienkiewicz, Maria Klatka, Ewa Zienkiewicz, Janusz Klatka

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Evaluation of electronic recruitment efforts of primary care providers as research subjects during the COVID-19 pandemic

Olena Mazurenko, Lindsey Sanner, Nate C. Apathy, Burke W. Mamlin, Nir Menachemi, Meredith C. B. Adams, Robert W. Hurley, Saura Fortin Erazo, Christopher A. Harle

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Feasibility, acceptability and costs of nurse-led Alpha-Stim cranial electrostimulation to treat anxiety and depression in university students

Simon Royal, Stuart Keeling, Nick Kelsall, Larry Price, Richard Fordham, Georgios Xydopoulos, Gerard R. Dawson, Jonathan Kingslake, Richard Morriss

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Sleep pattern and predictors of daily versus as-needed hypnotics use in middle-aged and older adults with insomnia

Maria Tanielian, Jumana Antoun, Munir Sidani, Ahmad Halabi, Malak Hoballah, Kegham Hawatian, Georges Assaf

Open Access Research

Providing antibiotics to immigrants: a qualitative study of general practitioners’ and pharmacists’ experiences

Dominique L. A. Lescure, Wilbert van Oorschot, Rob Brouwer, Janneke van der Velden, Aimée M. L. Tjon-A-Tsien, Iris V. Bonnema, Theo J. M. Verheij, Jan Hendrik Richardus, Hélène A. C. M. Voeten

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The i-ACT™ in Obesity educational intervention: a pilot study on improving Canadian family physician care in obesity medicine

Sean Wharton, David Macklin, Marie-Philippe Morin, Jessica Blavignac, Stuart Menzies, Laura Garofalo, Michelle A. Francisco, Carol Thomas, Maxime Barakat

Open Access Study protocol

Health alliance for prudent prescribing and yield of antibiotics in a patient-centred perspective (HAPPY PATIENT): a before-and-after intervention and implementation study protocol

Anders Bjerrum, Ana García-Sangenís, Daniela Modena, Gloria Córdoba, Lars Bjerrum, Athina Chalkidou, Jesper Lykkegaard, Malene Plejdrup Hansen, Jens Søndergaard, Jørgen Nexøe, Ingrid Rebnord, Isabel Sebjørnsen, Jette Nygaard Jensen, Matilde Bøgelund Hansen, Katja Taxis, Maarten Lambert, Ria Benko, Beatriz González López-Valcárcel, Fabiana Raynal, Nieves Barragán, Pia Touboul, Pascale Bruno, Ruta Radzeviciene, Lina Jaruseviciene, Auste Bandzaite, Maciek Godycki-Cwirko, Anna Kowalczyk, Christos Lionis, Maria-Nefeli Karkana, Marilena Anastasaki, Jamie Coleman, Helena Glasová, Michiel van Agtmael, Pierre Tattevin, Alicia Borràs, Carl Llor

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General practitioners’ experiences in consultations with foreign language patients after the introduction of a user’s fee for professional interpretation: a qualitative interview study

Annette Sofie Davidsen, Johanna Falby Lindell, Cæcilie Hansen, Camilla Michaëlis, Melissa Catherine Lutterodt, Allan Krasnik, Marie Louise Norredam, Susanne Reventlow

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Experience of relatives in the first three months after a non-COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit discharge: a qualitative study

Matteo Danielis, Stefano Terzoni, Tamara Buttolo, Chiara Costantini, Tommaso Piani, Davide Zanardo, Alvisa Palese, Anne Lucia Leona Destrebecq

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A motivational interview program for cardiac rehabilitation after acute myocardial infarction: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial in primary healthcare

Rocío Rodríguez-Romero, Carles Falces, Belchin Kostov, Noemí García-Planas, Esther Blat-Guimerà, María C. Alvira-Balada, Mireia López-Poyato, María L. Benito-Serrano, Ingrid Vidiella-Piñol, Juan J. Zamora-Sánchez, Marta Benet, Manuel V. Garnacho-Castaño, Susana Santos-Ruiz, Rosalia Santesmases-Masana, Silvia Roura-Rovira, Jaume Benavent-Areu, Antoni Sisó-Almirall, Luis González-de Paz

Open Access Research

Assessing research self-efficacy among primary health care physicians: a snapshot from Qatar

Iheb Bougmiza, Sarah Naja, Mohamad Alchawa, Muna Abed Alah, Noora Al Kaabi, Noora Al Kubaisi, Nagah Selim

Open Access Research

Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of a short form of the family health scale

Fei Wang, Yunchou Wu, Xiaonan Sun, Dong Wang, Wai-Kit Ming, Xinying Sun, Yibo Wu

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Patients’ trust and associated factors among primary care institutions in China: a cross-sectional study

Liqing Li, Liyong Zhu, Xiaogang Zhou, Guohua Zeng, Hongwei Huang, Yong Gan, Zuxun Lu, Xiaofang Wang, Zhensheng Chen, Ke Sun, Di Yang, Qi Zhang, Chunmei Wu

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Tasks of COVID-19 prevention and control management teams at primary health care facilities in mainland China: a nationwide online cross-sectional survey

Yun-yun Yan, Jian-li Ge, Teng-yang Fan, Hai-tang Wang, Yan-feng Gu, Xue Xiao, Zhao-hui Du, Xiao-ming Sun

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Insights into patient characteristics and documentation of the use of sedative-hypnotic/anxiolytics in primary care: a retrospective chart review study

Kiana Gozda, Joyce Leung, Lindsay Baum, Alexander Singer, Gerald Konrad, Diana E. McMillan, Jamie Falk, Leanne Kosowan, Christine Leong

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Development and validation of a Japanese version of the person-centered primary care measure

Makoto Kaneko, Tadao Okada, Takuya Aoki, Machiko Inoue, Takamasa Watanabe, Makoto Kuroki, Daichi Hayashi, Masato Matsushima

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Health literacy and medication adherence in psoriasis patients: a survey in Iran

Yasaman Avazeh, Soheila Rezaei, Peivand Bastani, Gholamhossein Mehralian

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A qualitative assessment of medical assistant professional aspirations and their alignment with career ladders across three institutions

Stacie Vilendrer, Alexis Amano, Cati Brown Johnson, Timothy Morrison, Steve Asch

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Linking a peer coach physical activity intervention for older adults to a primary care referral scheme

Paul L. van de Vijver, Frank H. Schalkwijk, Mattijs E. Numans, Joris P. J. Slaets, David van Bodegom

Open Access Research

Primary healthcare professionals’ perspectives on patient help-seeking for lung cancer warning signs and symptoms: a qualitative study

Mohamad M. Saab, Michelle O’Driscoll, Serena FitzGerald, Laura J. Sahm, Patricia Leahy-Warren, Brendan Noonan, Caroline Kilty, Noreen Lyons, Heather E. Burns, Una Kennedy, Áine Lyng, Josephine Hegarty

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Description of organizational and clinician characteristics of primary dementia care in Canada: a multi-method study

Mary Henein, Geneviève Arsenault-Lapierre, Nadia Sourial, Claire Godard-Sebillotte, Howard Bergman, Isabelle Vedel

Open Access Research

Involving patients in medicines optimisation in general practice: a development study of the “PREparing Patients for Active Involvement in medication Review” (PREPAIR) tool

Amanda Sandbæk, Marlene Christina Rosengaard Møller, Flemming Bro, Kirsten Høj, Line Due Christensen, Anna Mygind

Open Access Research

Parents’ experiences caring for children with acute otitis media: a qualitative analysis

Matthew C. Lee, Dio Kavalieratos, Anastasia Alberty, Destin Groff, Mary Ann Haralam, Nader Shaikh

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Underuse of cardiorenal protective agents in high-risk diabetes patients in primary care: a cross-sectional study

Robin Hao, Tyler Myroniuk, Taylor McGuckin, Donna Manca, Denise Campbell-Scherer, Darren Lau, Roseanne O. Yeung

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Course of uncomplicated acute gastroenteritis in children presenting to out-of-hours primary care

Anouk A. H. Weghorst, Irma J. Bonvanie, Gea A. Holtman, Michiel R. de Boer, Marjolein Y. Berger

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Factors used by general practitioners for referring patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study

Syl Slatman, Annemiek Mossink, Duncan Jansen, José Broeks, Peter van der Lugt, Gert-Jan Prosman, Wendy Oude Nijeweme - d’Hollosy

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An unexpected transition to virtual care: family medicine residents’ experience during the COVID-19 pandemic

Neale Smith, Christie Newton, Demetra Barbacuta, Olivia Ling-I Tseng

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A cross-sectional study evaluating cardiovascular risk and statin prescribing in the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network database

Ian S. Johnston, Brendan Miles, Boglarka Soos, Stephanie Garies, Grace Perez, John A. Queenan, Neil Drummond, Alexander Singer

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Exploration of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of home health care workers in Japan: a multicenter cross-sectional web-based survey

Jun Hamano, Hirokazu Tachikawa, Sho Takahashi, Saori Ekoyama, Hiroka Nagaoka, Sachiko Ozone, Shoichi Masumoto, Takahiro Hosoi, Tetsuaki Arai

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Home blood pressure monitoring and adherence in patients with hypertension on primary prevention treatment: a survey of 1026 patients in general medicine in the Auvergne region

Jéromine Trefond, Lucie Hermet, Céline Lambert, Hélène Vaillant-Roussel, Denis Pouchain, Thibault Ménini, Bruno Pereira, Philippe Vorilhon

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Development and validation of a risk score to predict the frequent emergency house calls among older people who receive regular home visits

Yu Sun, Masao Iwagami, Nobuo Sakata, Tomoko Ito, Ryota Inokuchi, Kazuaki Uda, Shota Hamada, Miho Ishimaru, Jun Komiyama, Naoaki Kuroda, Satoru Yoshie, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Katsuya Iijima, Nanako Tamiya

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How do general practitioners handle complexities? A team ethnographic study in Japan

Junji Haruta, Ryohei Goto, Ozone Sachiko, Shuhei Kimura, Junko Teruyama, Yusuke Hama, Tetsuhiro Maeno

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Opportunities and challenges in delivering remote primary care during the Coronavirus outbreak

V Kaufman-Shriqui, M Shani, M Boaz, A Lahad, S Vinker, R Birk

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A survey of knowledge, attitudes, barriers and support needs in providing hepatitis B care among GPs practising in Australia

Yinzong Xiao, Caroline van Gemert, Jess Howell, Jack Wallace, Jacqueline Richmond, Emily Adamson, Alexander Thompson, Margaret Hellard

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Psychometric properties of screening questionnaires to detect depression in primary healthcare setting in rural Ethiopia

Kassahun Habtamu, Rahel Birhane, Girmay Medhin, Charlotte Hanlon, Abebaw Fekadu

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Knowing the entire story – a focus group study on patient experiences with chronic Lyme-associated symptoms (chronic Lyme disease)

M. E. Baarsma, S. A. Claassen, H. E. van der Horst, J. W. Hovius, J. M. Sanders

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Identifying and prioritizing do-not-do recommendations in Dutch primary care

Simone A. van Dulmen, Ngoc Hue Tran, Tjerk Wiersma, Eva W. Verkerk, Jasmine CL Messaoudi, Jako S. Burgers, Rudolf B. Kool

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Assessing and addressing vulnerability in pregnancy: General practitioners perceived barriers and facilitators - a qualitative interview study

Louise Brygger Venø, L. Bjørnskov Pedersen, J. Søndergaard, R. K. Ertmann, D. E. Jarbøl

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Barriers to following imaging guidelines for the treatment and management of patients with low-back pain in primary care: a qualitative assessment guided by the Theoretical Domains Framework

Andrea Pike, Andrea Patey, Rebecca Lawrence, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Jeremy Grimshaw, Sameh Mortazhejri, Shawn Dowling, Yamile Jasaui, Sacha Bhatia, D’Arcy Duquettes, Erin Gionet, Kyle Kirkham, Wendy Levinson, Brian Johnston, Kelly Mrklas, Patrick Parfrey, Justin Presseau, Todd Sikorski, Monica Taljaard, Kednapa Thavorn, Krista Mahoney, Shannon Ruzycki, Amanda Hall

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Practices among General Practitioners in Rheumatoid Arthritis (GEPRA-I): results of a region-wide online survey

Anne-Laure Yailian, Charline Estublier, Aurélie Fontana, Emmanuelle Vignot, Cyrille Confavreux, Roland Chapurlat, Humbert de Fréminville, Audrey Janoly-Dumenil

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Effects of structured involvement of the primary care team versus standard care after a cancer diagnosis on patient satisfaction and healthcare use: the GRIP randomised controlled trial

I. A. A. Perfors, C. W. Helsper, E. A. Noteboom, E. A. Visserman, E. B. L. van Dorst, T. van Dalen, M. A. M. T. Verhagen, A. J. Witkamp, R. Koelemij, A. E. Flinterman, K. A. B. M. Pruissen-Peeters, F. M. N. H. Schramel, M. T. M. van Rens, M. F. Ernst, L. M. G. Moons, E. van der Wall, N. J. de Wit, A. M. May

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Parents’ satisfaction of tele-rehabilitation for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pamela Frigerio, Liliana Del Monte, Aurora Sotgiu, Costantino De Giacomo, Aglaia Vignoli

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Psychometric evaluation of the Arabic version of the 5-item Problem Areas in Diabetes (AR-PAID-5) scale

Hazem A. Sayed Ahmed, Samar F. Mohamed, Mona Mostafa, Sally Fawzy Elotla, Asghar Shah, Jaffer Shah, Ahmed Mahmoud Fouad

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Diagnostic accuracy and feasibility of a rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen test in general practice – a prospective multicenter validation and implementation study

Jörn Rohde, Wolfgang Himmel, Clemens Hofinger, Thiên-Trí Lâm, Hanna Schrader, Julia Wallstabe, Oliver Kurzai, Ildikó Gágyor

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Non-adherence to guideline recommendations for insulins: a qualitative study amongst primary care practitioners

M. Dankers, M. J. E. van den Berk-Bulsink, M. van Dalfsen-Slingerland, H.J.M.G. Nelissen-Vrancken, A. K. Mantel-Teeuwisse, L. van Dijk

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A 360 degree mixed-methods evaluation of a specialized COVID-19 outpatient clinic and remote patient monitoring program

Stacie Vilendrer, Anna Lestoquoy, Maja Artandi, Linda Barman, Kendell Cannon, Donn W. Garvert, Douglas Halket, Laura M. Holdsworth, Sara Singer, Laura Vaughan, Marcy Winget

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Views of breast cancer survivors on work participation guidance by general practitioners: a qualitative study

Marie-Christine Sarfo, Kristel M. van Asselt, Monique H. Frings-Dresen, Femke de Jong, Nynke van Dijk, Angela G. E. M. de Boer

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Anatomy of diagnosis in a clinical encounter: how clinicians discuss uncertainty with patients

Maram Khazen, Erin E. Sullivan, Jason Ramos, Maria Mirica, Mark Linzer, Gordon D. Schiff, Andrew P. J. Olson

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Benzydamine hydrochloride for the treatment of sore throat and irritative/inflammatory conditions of the oropharynx: a cross-national survey among pharmacists and general practitioners

Desiderio Passali, Maria Felice Arezzo, Alessandra De Rose, Gianmarco De Simone, Gianluigi Forte, Michalina Jablko-Musial, Ralph Mösges

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Examining telehealth use among primary care patients, providers, and clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic

Claudia Der-Martirosian, Karen Chu, W. Neil Steers, Tamar Wyte-Lake, Michelle D. Balut, Aram Dobalian, Leonie Heyworth, Neil M. Paige, Lucinda Leung

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Genetics education in primary care residency training: satisfaction and current barriers

Nadia Falah, Amna Umer, Emilea Warnick, Manuel Vallejo, Timothy Lefeber

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Utilisation of government-subsidised chronic disease management plans and cardiovascular care in Australian general practices

Genevieve Coorey, Anna Campain, John Mulley, Tim Usherwood, Julie Redfern, Mark Harris, Nicholas Zwar, Sharon Parker, Enrico Coiera, David Peiris

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Experiences and expectation with the use of health data: a qualitative interview study in primary care

Kadri Suija, Laura Alexandra Mardo, Reet Laidoja, Siim Nahkur, Anu Parvelo, Ruth Kalda

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Practitioner perceptions of the feasibility of common frailty screening instruments within general practice settings: a mixed methods study

Rachel C. Ambagtsheer, Mavourneen G. Casey, Michael Lawless, Mandy M. Archibald, Solomon Yu, Alison Kitson, Justin J. Beilby

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Screen time increases overweight and obesity risk among adolescents: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

Purya Haghjoo, Goli Siri, Ensiye Soleimani, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Samira Alesaeidi

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Trends in the epidemiology of depression and comorbidities from 2000 to 2019 in Belgium

Roosje Walrave, Simon Gabriël Beerten, Pavlos Mamouris, Kristien Coteur, Marc Van Nuland, Gijs Van Pottelbergh, Lidia Casas, Bert Vaes

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HIOPP-6 – a pilot study on the evaluation of an electronic tool to assess and reduce the complexity of drug treatment considering patients’ views

Viktoria S. Wurmbach, Steffen J. Schmidt, Anette Lampert, Simone Bernard, Andreas D. Meid, Eduard Frick, Michael Metzner, Stefan Wilm, Achim Mortsiefer, Bettina Bücker, Attila Altiner, Lisa Sparenberg, Joachim Szecsenyi, Frank Peters-Klimm, Petra Kaufmann-Kolle, Petra A. Thürmann, Hanna M. Seidling, Walter E. Haefeli

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Investigating the burden of disease dimensions (time-dependent, developmental, physical, social and emotional) among family caregivers with COVID-19 patients in Iran

Hojjat Sheikhbardsiri, Asghar Tavan, Parya Jangipour Afshar, Sahar Salahi, Majid Heidari-Jamebozorgi

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Australian general practitioner perceptions to sharing clinical data for secondary use: a mixed method approach

Richard J. Varhol, Sean Randall, James H. Boyd, Suzanne Robinson

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General practitioners’ views on retaining Singapore’s primary care doctors: a cross-sectional survey and qualitative analysis

Yang Fang, Michael Soljak, Shawn Lien Ler Tan, Stephen Peckham, Tze Lee Tan, Helen E. Smith

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Interprofessional collaboration to support patients with social problems in general practice—a qualitative focus group study

Thomas Kloppe, Britta Tetzlaff, Claudia Mews, Thomas Zimmermann, Martin Scherer

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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an intervention to improve Initial Medication Adherence to treatments for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in primary care: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial and economic model (the IMA-cRCT study)

Alba Sánchez-Viñas, Carmen Corral-Partearroyo, Montserrat Gil-Girbau, M. Teresa Peñarrubia-María, Carmen Gallardo-González, María-del-Carmen Olmos-Palenzuela, Ignacio Aznar-Lou, Antoni Serrano-Blanco, Maria Rubio-Valera

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Opioid prescribing in general practice: an Australian cross-sectional survey

Sharon Reid, Carolyn Day, Natalie White, Christopher Harrison, Paul Haber, Clare Bayram

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The Sentiworld project: global mapping of sentinel surveillance networks in general practice

Andrew Meci, Florence Du Breuil, Ana Vilcu, Thibaud Pitel, Caroline Guerrisi, Quentin Robard, Clément Turbelin, Thomas Hanslik, Louise Rossignol, Cécile Souty, Thierry Blanchon

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Patient perspectives on the management of COPD and Type 2 Diabetes in general practice: an interview study

Kim Lee, Signe Beck Titlestad, Birgitte Nørgaard, Niels Bentzen, Jens Søndergaard, Michael Marcussen

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Incidence rates and trends of childhood urinary tract infections and antibiotic prescribing: registry-based study in general practices (2000 to 2020)

Hanne A. Boon, Thomas Struyf, Jonas Crèvecoeur, Nicolas Delvaux, Gijs Van Pottelbergh, Bert Vaes, Ann Van den Bruel, Jan Y. Verbakel

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Patients’ gut feelings seem useful in primary care professionals’ decision making

C. F. Stolper, M. W. J. van de Wiel, M. A. van Bokhoven, G. J. Dinant, P. Van Royen

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How does safety netting for lung cancer symptoms help patients to reconsult appropriately? A qualitative study

Georgia B. Black, Sandra van Os, Cristina Renzi, Fiona M. Walter, Willie Hamilton, Katriina L. Whitaker

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Shared medical appointments in English primary care for long-term conditions: a qualitative study of the views and experiences of patients, primary care staff and other stakeholders

Fiona Graham, Helen Martin, Jan Lecouturier, Amy O’Donnell, Mei Yee Tang, Katherine Jackson, Falko F. Sniehotta, Eileen Kaner

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Awareness of caregivers of geriatric deficits among older people—the results of a cross-sectional study in Krakow, Poland

Anna Pachołek, Karolina Piotrowicz, Jerzy Gąsowski, Tomasz Tomasik

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The GP’s perceived role and use of language concerning the existential dimension of palliative patients: a Dutch interview study

Sara T. Busser, Jeanne Rens, Bregje Thoonsen, Yvonne Engels, Anne B. Wichmann

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Patient experience (PX) among individuals with disabilities in Japan: a mixed-methods study

Miho Iwakuma, Takuya Aoki, Mariko Morishita

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The multi-subject cooperation mechanism of home care for the disabled elderly in Beijing: a qualitative research

Ruyi Zhang, Zhiying Zhang, Yingchun Peng, Shaoqi Zhai, Jiaojiao Zhou, Jingjing Chen

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Challenges in the cross-sectoral collaboration on vulnerable pregnant women: a qualitative study among Danish general practitioners

L. Brygger Venø, L. B. Pedersen, J. Søndergaard, R. K. Ertmann, D. E. Jarbøl

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Coping with ‘the grey area’ of antibiotic prescribing: a theory-informed qualitative study exploring family physician perspectives on antibiotic prescribing

Michelle Simeoni, Marianne Saragosa, Celia Laur, Laura Desveaux, Kevin Schwartz, Noah Ivers

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Correction: Development of a clinical diagnostic tool to differentiate multiple myeloma from bone metastasis in patients with destructive bone lesions (MM-BM DDx)

Phichayut Phinyo, Titinat Maihom, Areerak Phanphaisarn, Pakorn Kerdsinchai, Ekarat Rattarittamrong, Jayanton Patumanond, Dumnoensun Pruksakorn

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An integrative review on individual determinants of enrolment in National Health Insurance Scheme among older adults in Ghana

Anthony Kwame Morgan, Dina Adei, Williams Agyemang-Duah, Anthony Acquah Mensah

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Patient-reported outcomes after initial conservative fracture treatment in primary healthcare – a survey study

Stein Vabo, Knut Steen, Christina Brudvik, Steinar Hunskaar, Tone Morken

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The association of glycemic control and fall risk in diabetic elderly: a cross-sectional study in Hong Kong

Long Yee Cheng, Shuk Yun Leung, Maria Kwan Wa Leung

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Chronotype, chrononutrition and glucose tolerance among prediabetic individuals: research protocol for a prospective longitudinal study Chrono-DM™

Guey Yong Chong, Satvinder Kaur, Ruzita Abd Talib, See Ling Loy, Hui Yin Tan, Sarjit Singh Harjit Singh, Rosmiza Binti Abdullah, Hanisah Binti Mahmud, Woan Yie Siah, Hui Chin Koo

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Correction: How does safety netting for lung cancer symptoms help patients to reconsult appropriately? A qualitative study

Georgia B. Black, Sandra van Os, Cristina Renzi, Fiona M. Walter, Willie Hamilton, Katriina L. Whitaker

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Collective outbreak of severe acute histoplasmosis in immunocompetent Chinese in South America: the clinical characteristics and continuous monitoring of serum cytokines/chemokines

Yin-yin Peng, Shu-liang Guo, Xiao-feng Yan, Lv-lang Zhang, Jing Wang, Guo-dan Yuan, Gang Qing, Lu-lu Xu, Qian Zhan

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Clinical effectiveness of care managers in collaborative primary health care for patients with depression: 12- and 24-month follow-up of a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial

Sandra af Winklerfelt Hammarberg, Cecilia Björkelund, Shabnam Nejati, Maria Magnil, Dominique Hange, Irene Svenningsson, Eva-Lisa Petersson, Malin André, Camilla Udo, Nashmil Ariai, Lars Wallin, Carl Wikberg, Jeanette Westman

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Detection of primary Sjögren’s syndrome in primary care: developing a classification model with the use of routine healthcare data and machine learning

Jesper T. Dros, Isabelle Bos, Frank C. Bennis, Sytske Wiegersma, John Paget, Chiara Seghieri, Jaime Barrio Cortés, Robert A. Verheij

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Underuse of primary healthcare in France during the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020 according to individual characteristics: a national observational study

Philippe Tuppin, Thomas Lesuffleur, Panayotis Constantinou, Alice Atramont, Carole Coatsaliou, Emilie Ferrat, Florence Canouï-Poitrine, Gonzague Debeugny, Antoine Rachas

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Implementing a new physiotherapist-led primary care model for low back pain: a qualitative study of patient and primary care team perspectives

Kyle Vader, Catherine Donnelly, Simon D. French, Colleen Grady, Jonathan C. Hill, Dean A. Tripp, Ashley Williams, Jordan Miller

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Developing and pilot testing an oral health screening tool for diabetes care providers

Ajesh George, Prakash Poudel, Ariana Kong, Amy Villarosa, Hanny Calache, Amit Arora, Rhonda Griffiths, Vincent W. Wong, Mark Gussy, Rachel E. Martin, Phyllis Lau

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Resilience of the primary health care system – German primary care practitioners’ perspectives during the early COVID-19 pandemic

Sandra Stengel, Catharina Roth, Amanda Breckner, Lara Cordes, Sophia Weber, Charlotte Ullrich, Frank Peters-Klimm, Michel Wensing

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Comparing a ses-sensitive and an all-ses implementation strategy to improve participation rates of patients with a lower socioeconomic background in a web-based intervention for depressive complaints: a cluster randomised trial in primary care

Stephanie S. Leone, Odile Smeets, Suzanne Lokman, Brigitte Boon, Agnes van der Poel, Tessa Van Doesum, Laura Shields-Zeeman, Jeannet Kramer, Filip Smit

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Experiences of treatment-resistant mental health conditions in primary care: a systematic review and thematic synthesis

Amelia Talbot, Charlotte Lee, Sara Ryan, Nia Roberts, Kamal R. Mahtani, Charlotte Albury

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Comparing the effects of SMS-based education with group-based education and control group on diabetes management: a randomized educational program

Hourvash Haghighinejad, Leila Liaghat, Fatemeh Malekpour, Peyman Jafari, Kaveh Taghipour, Mehrdad Rezaie, Parisa Jooya, Hamidreza Ghazipoor, Mani Ramzi

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Evaluation of a pharmacist-led intervention to improve medication adherence in patients initiating dabigatran treatment: a comparison with standard pharmacy practice in Poland

Piotr Merks, Jameason D. Cameron, Marcin Balcerzak, Urszula Religioni, Damian Świeczkowski, Mikołaj Konstanty, Dagmara Hering, Filip M. Szymański, Milosz Jaguszewski, Régis Vaillancourt

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Longitudinal changes of mental health problems in children and adolescents treated in a primary care-based health-coaching programme – results of the PrimA-QuO cohort study

Siona Decke, Karina Hamacher, Martin Lang, Otto Laub, Lars Schwettmann, Ralf Strobl, Eva Grill

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Control and complications of diabetes in urban primary care units in Thailand: a cross-sectional study

Thanapat Puangpet, Tanyaporn Pongkunakorn, Nahathai Chulkarat, Chutikan Bunlangjit, Apinya Surawit, Bonggochpass Pinsawas, Pichanun Mongkolsucharitkul, Korapat Mayurasakorn

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Changes in primary care management of atrial fibrillation patients following the shift from warfarin to non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants: a Norwegian population based study

Sigrun Halvorsen, Jørgen Anton Smith, Fabian Söderdahl, Marcus Thuresson, Oddvar Solli, Maria Ulvestad, Christian Jonasson

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Introducing quality clusters in general practice – a qualitative study of the experiences of cluster coordinators

Marius Brostrøm Kousgaard, Thorbjørn Hougaard Mikkelsen, Maria Bundgaard, Marie Henriette Madsen, Morten Bonde Klausen, Mads Toft Kristensen, Pia Kürstein Kjellberg, Jens Søndergaard

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The impact of clinical experience on working tasks and job-related stress: a survey among 1032 Norwegian GPs

Tor Magne Johnsen, Børge Lønnebakke Norberg, Frode Helgetun Krogh, Hanne Dahl Vonen, Linn Okkenhaug Getz, Bjarne Austad

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The work-life balance of general practitioners as a predictor of burnout and motivation to stay in the profession

Erik Bodendieck, Franziska U. Jung, Ines Conrad, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Felix S. Hussenoeder

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Predictive factors of acute sensorineural hearing loss in adult Japanese patients for clinical application by primary care doctors: a cross-sectional study

Toru Miwa, Tomoya Yamaguchi, Shin-ichiro Kita, Kazuto Osaka, Rie Kanai, Toshiki Maetani, Shin-ichi Kanemaru

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Family doctors’ attitudes toward peer support programs for type 2 diabetes and/or coronary artery disease: an exploratory survey among German practitioners

K. Majjouti, L. Küppers, A. Thielmann, M. Redaélli, F. Vitinius, C. Funke, I. van der Arend, L. Pilic, M. Hessbrügge, S. Stock, B. Weltermann, D. Wild

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Building resilience in German primary care practices: a qualitative study

Nicola Litke, Aline Weis, Jan Koetsenruijter, Valeska Fehrer, Martina Koeppen, Stephanie Kuemmel, Joachim Szecsenyi, Michel Wensing

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Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8) for the Brazilian Portuguese language

Camila Fernandes Pollo, Silmara Meneguin, Hélio Amante Miot, César de Oliveira

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Patients’ health literacy and health behaviour assessment in primary health care: evidence from a cross-sectional survey

Kristina Šulinskaitė, Daiva Zagurskienė, Aurelija Blaževičienė

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Adherence to and usefulness of the national treatment guideline for urinary tract infections (UTI) in a risk area

A. A. van Driel, M. Mulder, E. E. Stobberingh, A. Verbon

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Explaining health care providers’ perceptions about the integration of palliative care with primary health care; a qualitative study

Suzanne Hojjat-Assari, Maryam Rassouli, Vahid Kaveh, Heshmatolah Heydari

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Understanding the invisible workforce: lessons for general practice from a survey of receptionists

Ian Litchfield, Michael Burrows, Nicola Gale, Sheila Greenfield

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Priorities for improvement across cancer and non-cancer related preventive services among rural and non-rural clinicians

Michaela Brtnikova, Jamie L. Studts, Elise Robertson, L. Miriam Dickinson, Jennifer K. Carroll, Alex H. Krist, John T. Cronin, Russell E. Glasgow

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Abnormal ankle-brachial index, cardiovascular risk factors and healthy lifestyle factors in hypertensive patients: prospective cohort study from a primary care urban population

Ana María Armas-Padrón, Miriam Sicilia-Sosvilla, Sergio Rodríguez-Bello, María Dolores López-Carmona, Pedro Ruiz-Esteban, Domingo Hernández

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Use of primary health care services among older patients with and without diabetes

Anna-Kaisa Aro, Merja Karjalainen, Miia Tiihonen, Hannu Kautiainen, Juha Saltevo, Maija Haanpää, Pekka Mäntyselkä

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Conjoint analyses of patients’ preferences for primary care: a systematic review

Audrey Huili Lim, Sock Wen Ng, Xin Rou Teh, Su Miin Ong, Sheamini Sivasampu, Ka Keat Lim

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GPs’ and practice nurses’ views on their management of paediatric anxiety problems: an interview study

Lukas B. M. Koet, Jessie J. M. Bennenbroek, Annouk Y. S. Bruggeman, Evelien I. T. de Schepper, Arthur M. Bohnen, Patrick J. E. Bindels, Heike Gerger

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Economic evaluation of a Decision Support Tool to guide intensity of mental health care in general practice: the Link-me pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Mary Lou Chatterton, Meredith Harris, Philip Burgess, Susan Fletcher, Matthew J. Spittal, Jan Faller, Victoria J. Palmer, Patty Chondros, Bridget Bassilios, Jane Pirkis, Jane Gunn, Cathrine Mihalopoulos

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Pharmacist-led medication reviews in primary healthcare for adult community-dwelling patients – a descriptive study charting a new target group

Katarina Wickman, Annika Dobszai, Sara Modig, Beata Borgström Bolmsjö, Gabriella Caleres, Cecilia Lenander

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Drugs utilization profile in England and Wales in the past 15 years: a secular trend analysis

Abdallah Y. Naser, Hassan Alwafi, Tamara Al-Daghastani, Sara Ibrahim Hemmo, Hamzeh Mohammad Alrawashdeh, Zahraa Jalal, Vibhu Paudyal, Nawras Alyamani, Murouj Almaghrabi, Ahmad Shamieh

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Japanese primary care physicians’ experience in treating their family members: a cross-sectional study

Taku Matsunaga, Makoto Kaneko, Michael D. Fetters, Machiko Inoue

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Using social media data in diabetes care: bridging the conceptual gap between health providers and the network population

Ru-Hsueh Wang, Yu-Wen Hong, Chia-Chun Li, Siao-Ling Li, Jenn-Long Liu, Chih-Hsing Wu, Ching-Ju Chiu

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A new model for general practice-led, regional, community-based, memory clinics

Rebecca Disler, Amy Pascoe, Holly Anderson, Ewa Piejko, Adel Asaid, Peter Disler

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Profiles of GPs with high and low self-reported physician empathy—personal, professional, and antibiotic prescribing characteristics

Troels Kristensen, Charlotte Ejersted, Peder Ahnfeldt-Mollerup, Jens Søndergaard, Justin A. Charles

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Veterans’ ambulatory care experience during COVID-19: veterans’ access to and satisfaction with primary care early in the pandemic

Brice Thomas, Aanchal Thadani, Patricia V. Chen, Israel C. Christie, Lisa M. Kern, Mangala Rajan, Himabindu Kadiyala, Drew A. Helmer

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Combining default choices and an encounter decision aid to improve tobacco cessation in primary care patients: protocol for a cluster-randomized trial

Christina Hempel-Bruder, Inès Habfast-Robertson, Marie-Anne Durand, Ivan Berlin, Joachim Marti, Yasser Khazaal, Carlos Quinto, Mohamed Faouzi, Kevin Selby

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Primary care physician responses to requests by older adults for unnecessary drugs: a qualitative study

Zhijie Xu, Yiting Lu, Xujian Liang, Yuanqu Ye, Yang Wang, Zhiling Deng, Yuanyuan Xu, Lizheng Fang, Yi Qian

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Barriers and facilitators for implementation of a digital referral algorithm for inflammatory arthritis - a qualitative assessment in patients and caregivers

Elke van Delft, Ruben Bos, Patricia Pennings, Mieke Hazes, Deirisa Lopes Barreto, Angelique Weel-Koenders

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Recruitment of general practitioners in China: a scoping review of strategies and challenges

Shiwei Chen, Xin Hui Sam, Aijia Soong, Lorainne Tudor Car, Siqing Lian, Helen E. Smith

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Investigating women’s health issues and help-seeking intentions in primary care in Japan: a cross-sectional study

Keiichiro Narumoto, Kei Miyazaki, Machiko Inoue, Makoto Kaneko, Tadao Okada, Motoi Sugimura

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Ontario family physicians’ perspectives about their scope of practice: what is it, what drives it and how does it change?

Sophia M. Myles, Elizabeth F. Wenghofer, Rachel H. Ellaway, Michael T. Yeo

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MediQuit – an electronic deprescribing tool: a pilot study in German primary care; GPs’ and patients’ perspectives

Matthias Michiels-Corsten, Navina Gerlach, Ulrike Junius-Walker, Tanja Schleef, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Annika Viniol

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The effect of lockdowns and distant learning on the health-related behaviours of school students in the United Arab Emirates

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Perceived barriers to physical activity behaviour among patients with diabetes and hypertension in Kosovo: a qualitative study

Ariana Bytyci Katanolli, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Katrina Ann Obas, Jana Gerold, Manfred Zahorka, Naim Jerliu, Qamile Ramadani, Nicu Fota, Sonja Merten

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Shared decision making for women with uncomplicated Cystitis in Primary Care in the Netherlands: a qualitative interview study

Tessa M.Z.X.K. van Horrik, Bart J. Laan, Rosanne van Seben, Gerda Rodenburg, Edwin J. Heeregrave, Suzanne E. Geerlings

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Psychological health and wellbeing of primary healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia: a longitudinal qualitative study

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Using a mixed method to identify communication skills training priorities for Chinese general practitioners in diabetes care

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Community pharmacists’ counseling practices and patient experiences about topical corticosteroids – an online survey in the Klang Valley, Malaysia

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Perception of providers on use of the WHO mental health Gap Action Programme-Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) electronic version and smartphone-based clinical guidance in Nigerian primary care settings

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Physician participation in quality improvement work- interest and opportunity: a cross-sectional survey

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Antibiotic prescribing patterns at children’s outpatient departments of primary care institutions in Southwest China

Wenju Wang, Shitao Yu, Xunrong Zhou, Lei Wang, Xun He, Hanni Zhou, Yue Chang

Open Access Research

The role of area level social deprivation on childhood and adolescent consultation rate in primary care: a population based, cohort study

M. S. Fonderson, P. J. E. Bindels, A. M. Bohnen, E. I. T. de Schepper

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Community-acquired pneumonia – use of chest x-rays for diagnosis in family practice

Sophia Eilat-Tsanani, Carmel Kasher, Hana Levine-Kremer

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Health management of malnourished elderly in primary health care: a scoping review

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Psychometric qualities of the patient rated Wrist/Hand evaluation (PRWHE) in dutch primary care patients with wrist complaints

Britt van Gorp, Patrick Krastman, Gerald Kraan, Nina M.C. Mathijssen, Sita M.A. Bierma-Zeinstra, Jos Runhaar

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Identifying complex patients in family medicine for potential benefit from a case manager: a short questionnaire derived from the INTERMED Self-Assessment (IMSA) questionnaire

Christine Cohidon, Emilie Gallay, Pascal Wild, Friedrich Stiefel, Céline Bourquin, Nicolas Senn

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Design and feasibility of an implementation strategy to address Chagas guidelines engagement focused on attending women of childbearing age and children at the primary healthcare level in Argentina: a pilot study

Karen Klein, Javier Roberti, Mariel Rouvier, Maria Belizan, Maria Luisa Cafferata, Amanda Mabel Berrueta, Juan Pedro Alonso

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Mode of treatments and achievement of treatment targets among type 2 diabetes patients with different comorbidities – a register-based retrospective cohort study in Finland

Nazma Akter Nazu, Katja Wikström, Marja-Leena Lamidi, Jaana Lindström, Hilkka Tirkkonen, Päivi Rautiainen, Tiina Laatikainen

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Decision-making and related outcomes of patients with complex care needs in primary care settings: a systematic literature review with a case-based qualitative synthesis

Mathieu Bujold, Pierre Pluye, France Légaré, Quan Nha Hong, Marie-Claude Beaulieu, Paula L. Bush, Yves Couturier, Reem El Sherif, Justin Gagnon, Anik Giguère, Genevieve Gore, Serge Goulet, Roland Grad, Vera Granikov, Catherine Hudon, Edeltraut Kröger, Irina Kudrina, Christine Loignon, Marie-Therese Lussier, Marie-Eve Poitras, Rebekah Pratt, Benoît Rihoux, Nicolas Senn, Isabelle Vedel, Michel Wensin

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Feasibility of a protocol for deprescribing antihypertensive medication in older patients in Dutch general practices

Dimokrat Hassan, Jorie Versmissen, Karin Hek, Liset van Dijk, Patricia M. L. A. van den Bemt

Open Access Research

Characteristics and general practice resource use of people with comorbid cancer and dementia in England: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Michelle Collinson, Ellen Mason, Rachael Kelley, Alys Griffiths, Laura Ashley, Ann Henry, Hayley Inman, Fiona Cowdell, June Hennell, Liz Jones, Maria Walsh, Margaret Ogden, Amanda Farrin, Claire Surr

Open Access Research

Experimental system of care coordination for the home return of patients with metastatic cancer: a survey of general practitioners

Laëtitia Gimenez, Vladimir Druel, Anastasia Bonnet, Cyrille Delpierre, Pascale Grosclaude, Marie-Eve Rouge-Bugat

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A simple parasitological technique to increase detection of Strongyloides stercoralis in Bolivian primary health care system

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Enhancing the role of the social network in activity (re)engagement post-stroke: a focus group study with rehabilitation professionals

Dinja J. van der Veen, Sandra Jellema, Philip J. van der Wees, Maud J. L. Graff, Bert J. M. de Swart, Esther M. J. Steultjens

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Non-prescribed antibiotic dispensing practices for symptoms of urinary tract infection in community pharmacies and accredited drug dispensing outlets in Tanzania: a simulated clients approach

Pendo M. Ndaki, Martha F. Mushi, Joseph R. Mwanga, Eveline T. Konje, Stella Mugassa, Msilikale W. Manyiri, Stanley M. Mwita, Nyanda E. Ntinginya, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Katherine Keenan, Wilber Sabiiti, Mike Kesby, Fernando Benitez-Paez, Alison Sandeman, Matthew T. G. Holden, Stephen E. Mshana

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Patient perceptions and experiences of medication review: qualitative study in general practice

Deborah McCahon, Polly Duncan, Rupert Payne, Jeremy Horwood

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Catherine Donnelly, Christine Mills, Sandeep Gill, Kavita Mehta, Rachelle Ashcroft

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Appropriateness of antibiotic treatment of acute respiratory tract infections in Tunisian primary care and emergency departments: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Khaoula Bel Haj Ali, Adel Sekma, Selma Messous, Imen Trabelsi, Jalel Ben Youssef, Hamida Maghraoui, Rabie Razgallah, Adel walha, Mohamed Habib Grissa, Kaouthar Beltaief, Zied Mezgar, Ahmed Coubantini, Wahid Bouida, Mohamed Amine Msolli, Riadh Boukef, Hamdi Boubaker, Semir Nouira

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International Delphi-based consensus on the appropriate use and effect of Benzydamine hydrochloride in the treatment of sore throat

Desiderio Passali, Veronica Barat, Olga Cadevall, Hugo Miguel Freire, Ignazio Grattagliano, Ioan Gutu, Ralph Mösges, Andrey Pavlysh

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HIV retention in care: results and lessons learned from the Positive Pathways Implementation Trial

Michael B. Wohlfeiler, Rachel Palmieri Weber, Laurence Brunet, Jennifer S. Fusco, Christine Uranaka, Quateka Cochran, Monica Palma, Tammeka Evans, Carl Millner, Gregory P. Fusco

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Albuminuria testing and nephrology care among insured US adults with chronic kidney disease: a missed opportunity

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Virtual family physician care during COVID-19: a mixed methods study using health administrative data and qualitative interviews

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Implementing an audit and feedback cycle to improve adherence to the Choosing Wisely Canada recommendations: clustered randomized trail

Alexander Singer, Leanne Kosowan, Elissa M. Abrams, Alan Katz, Lisa Lix, Katrina Leong, Allison Paige

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Motivations of the participants who post a message in an online health forum: a qualitative and quantitative descriptive study in French health forum Doctissimo

C. Blanc-Bisson, A.-L. Benazeth, V. Montané, C. Adam, P. Dzeraviashka, Y.-M. Vincent

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Cardiovascular risk management: the success of target level achievement in high- and very high-risk patients in Hungary

Zoltán Jancsó, Orsolya Csenteri, Gergő József Szőllősi, Péter Vajer, Péter Andréka

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Access to general practice for people with intellectual disability in Australia: a systematic scoping review

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Learning from complex elderly care: a qualitative study on motivating residents in family medicine

K. W.J. Koetsenruijter, W. Veldhuijzen, J. De Lepeleire, Y van Leeuwen, J. W.M. Muris, P. W. Teunissen

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Predictors and outcomes in primary depression care (POKAL) – a research training group develops an innovative approach to collaborative care

J Gensichen, K Lukaschek, C Jung-Sievers, P Falkai, A Schmitt, P Henningsen, T Dreischulte, G Pitschel-Walz, H Krcmar, M Böhm, B Prommegger, K Linde, A Drescher, P Schönweger, C Haas, C Brand, P Younesi, J Vukas, V Brisnik, H Schillok, J Raub, L Kaupe, K Biersack, F Gökce, J Eder, L Hattenkofer, Ph Reindl-Spanner, V von Schrottenberg, C Teusen, Ph Sterner, M Bühner, A Schneider, Hannah Schillock, Regina Wehrstedt von Nessen-Lapp, Kirsten Lochbühler

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Primary healthcare providers challenged during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Lusine Aslanyan, Zaruhi Arakelyan, Astghik Atanyan, Arpine Abrahamyan, Manya Karapetyan, Serine Sahakyan

Open Access Research

Adherence to coprescribing of laxatives with opioids and associated characteristics in general practices in the Netherlands

Karin Hek, Fouzia Lghoul-Oulad Saïd, Joke C. Korevaar, Linda E. Flinterman, Liset van Dijk, Patricia M. L. A. van den Bemt

Open Access Research

What improves access to primary healthcare services in rural communities? A systematic review

Zemichael Gizaw, Tigist Astale, Getnet Mitike Kassie

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Pharmaceutical brochures in Lebanon: do they meet WHO recommendations?

Yara Fadoul, Chadia Haddad, Jad Habib, Marouan Zoghbi

Open Access Research

Multilingual competencies among ambulatory care providers in three German Federal States

Frank Müller, Harland Holman, Eva Hummers, Dominik Schröder, Eva Maria Noack

Open Access Research

Challenges of middle-aged men in utilizing new health services from primary health care providers' perspective: a qualitative study

Nayeb Fadaei Dehcheshmeh, Seyed Mehdi Emamian Fard, Tayebeh Roghani, Parvin Mohammadi, Farzad Faraji-Khiavi

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Patient characteristics and dispatch responses of urinary tract infections in a prehospital setting in Copenhagen, Denmark: a retrospective cohort study

Jeske Verhoeven, Helle Collatz Christensen, Stig Nikolaj Blomberg, Simone Böbel, Mirjam Scholz, Thomas Krafft

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Characterizing the use of virtual care in primary care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study

Alexander Singer, Leanne Kosowan, Lisa LaBine, Daniel Shenoda, Alan Katz, Elissa M Abrams, Gayle Halas, Sabrina T. Wong, Siddhesh Talpade, Sarah Kirby, Alanna Baldwin, Jose Francois

Open Access Research

Actual timing versus GPs’ perceptions of optimal timing of advance care planning: a mixed-methods health record-based study

Willemijn Tros, Jenny T. van der Steen, Janine Liefers, Reinier Akkermans, Henk Schers, Mattijs E. Numans, Petra G. van Peet, A. Stef Groenewoud

Open Access Research

Appropriateness of drug prescriptions in patients with chronic kidney disease in primary care: a double-center retrospective study

Sonia Ruiz-Boy, Montserrat Rodriguez-Reyes, Joan Clos-Soldevila, Marina Rovira-Illamola

Open Access Research

Identifying airway obstruction in primary care: is there a role for physiotherapists?

Lisa Pagano, Sarah Dennis, Sally Wootton, Sriram Mahadev, Andrew S. L. Chan, Nicholas Zwar, Deborah Pallavicini, Zoe McKeough

Open Access Research

Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial

Benjamin Saunders, Adrian Chudyk, Joanne Protheroe, Vincent Cooper, Bernadette Bartlam, Hollie Birkinshaw, Nadine E Foster, Jonathan C Hill

Open Access Study protocol

The Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training (ReCEnT) cohort study: updated protocol

Andrew Davey, Amanda Tapley, Mieke van Driel, Elizabeth Holliday, Alison Fielding, Jean Ball, Katie Mulquiney, Katie Fisher, Neil Spike, Lisa Clarke, Dominica Moad, Anna Ralston, Irena Patsan, Benjamin Mundy, Alexandria Turner, Jordan Tait, Lucrezia Tuccitto, Sarah Roberts, Parker Magin

Open Access Research

General practice management of depression among patients with coronary heart disease in Australia

Habiba Jahan, Carla Bernardo, David Gonzalez-Chica, Jill Benson, Nigel Stocks

Open Access Research

Knowledge, experiences, and attitudes of Australian General Practitioners towards medicinal cannabis: a 2021–2022 survey

Zeeta Bawa, Danielle McCartney, Ramesh Manocha, Iain S. McGregor

Open Access Research

Peer support and whole health coaching to address the healthcare needs of homeless veterans: a pilot study

Daniel Blonigen, David Smelson, Jennifer Smith, Nicole Baldwin, D. Keith McInnes, Ivan Raikov, Jillian Weber, Justeen Hyde

Open Access COVID-19 Research

The primary care COVID-19 integrated pathway: a rapid response to health and social impacts of COVID-19

Fariba Aghajafari, Brian Hansen, Kerry McBrien, Myles Leslie, Alexandra Chiew, Rick Ward, Bing Li, Jia Hu

Open Access COVID-19 Research

General practitioner care in nursing homes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: a retrospective survey among nursing home managers

Anja Kühl, Christian Hering, Wolfram J. Herrmann, Annabell Gangnus, Raphael Kohl, Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen, Adelheid Kuhlmey, Paul Gellert

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Living and working in rural healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study of rural family physicians' lived experiences

Nahid Rahimipour Anaraki, Meghraj Mukhopadhyay, Yordan Karaivanov, Margo Wilson, Shabnam Asghari

Open Access Research

Non-acute chest pain in primary care; referral rates, communication and guideline adherence: a cohort study using routinely collected health data

Simone van den Bulk, Wouter A. Spoelman, Paul R. M. van Dijkman, Mattijs E. Numans, Tobias N. Bonten

Open Access COVID-19 Research

(The shift to) online delivery of a rural faculty development program in research skills: lessons learned

Shabnam Asghari, Jonathan Price, Nahid Rahimipour Anaraki, Hensley Hubert Mariathas, Cheri Bethune, Wendy Graham, Andrew Graham

Open Access Research article

Understanding the primary health care experiences of individuals who are homeless in non-traditional clinic settings

Jahanett Ramirez, Liana J. Petruzzi, Timothy Mercer, Lauren E. Gulbas, Katherine R. Sebastian, Elizabeth A. Jacobs

Open Access Research

Dry needling for the treatment of acute myofascial pain syndrome in general practitioners’ clinics: a cohort study

Ilan Yehoshua, Oded Rimon, Miri Mizrahi Reuveni, Roni Peleg, Limor Adler

Open Access Research

Smoking quit rates among patients receiving pharmacotherapy who received general practitioner counselling versus intensive counselling: a retrospective cohort study

Ilan Yehoshua, Limor Adler, Sharon Alon Hermoni, Miri Mizrahi Reuveni, Avital Bilitzky, Keren Oren, Galia Zacay

Open Access Research

(De)Prescribing of proton pump inhibitors: what has changed in recent years? an observational regional study from the French health insurance database

Pauline Gendre, Julie Mocquard, Pascal Artarit, Anicet Chaslerie, Pascal Caillet, Jean-François Huon

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