Issue 1/2013
Content (202 Articles)
Australian general practitioners’ perspectives on their role in well-child health care
Adrian Jeyendra, Jeremy Rajadurai, Joanna Chanmugam, Alan Trieu, Suraj Nair, Radheshan Baskaran, Virginia Schmied
Prescribing ANtiDepressants Appropriately (PANDA): a cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care
Esther Muskens, Rhona Eveleigh, Peter Lucassen, Chris van Weel, Jan Spijker, Peter Verhaak, Anne Speckens, Richard Oude Voshaar
Patients’ expectations of acute low back pain management: implications for evidence uptake
Tammy C Hoffmann, Chris B Del Mar, Jenny Strong, Juliana Mai
Testing a peer support intervention for people with type 2 diabetes: a pilot for a randomised controlled trial
David Simmons, Simon Cohn, Christopher Bunn, Kym Birch, Sarah Donald, Charlotte Paddison, Candice Ward, Peter Robins, A Toby Prevost, Jonathan Graffy
Do pregnant women contact their general practitioner? A register-based comparison of healthcare utilisation of pregnant and non-pregnant women in general practice
Esther I Feijen-de Jong, Frank Baarveld, Danielle EMC Jansen, Jennie Ursum, Sijmen A Reijneveld, François G Schellevis
Family physician enabling attitudes: a qualitative study of patient perceptions
Catherine Hudon, Denise St-Cyr Tribble, Gina Bravo, William Hogg, Mireille Lambert, Marie-Eve Poitras
Comorbidity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in family practice: a cross sectional study
Luis García-Olmos, Ángel Alberquilla, Victoria Ayala, Pilar García-Sagredo, Leticia Morales, Montserrat Carmona, María José de Tena-Dávila, Mario Pascual, Adolfo Muñoz, Carlos H Salvador, Jose L Monteagudo
Cost-effectiveness of supported self-management for CFS/ME patients in primary care
Gerry Richardson, David Epstein, Carolyn Chew-Graham, Christopher Dowrick, Richard P Bentall, Richard K Morriss, Sarah Peters, Lisa Riste, Karina Lovell, Graham Dunn, Alison J Wearden
Finding common ground to achieve a “good death”: family physicians working with substitute decision-makers of dying patients. A qualitative grounded theory study
Amy Tan, Donna Manca
Diffusion of a collaborative care model in primary care: a longitudinal qualitative study
Isabelle Vedel, Veronique Ghadi, Matthieu De Stampa, Christelle Routelous, Howard Bergman, Joel Ankri, Liette Lapointe
Avoiding inappropriate paediatric admission: facilitating General Practitioner referral to Community Children’s Nursing Teams
Richard G Kyle, Michele Banks, Susan Kirk, Peter Powell, Peter Callery
Assessment of antibiotic prescribing in Latvian general practitioners
Uga Dumpis, Elīna Dimiņa, Mārtiņš Akermanis, Edgars Tirāns, Sarmīte Veide
How useful is a history of rubella vaccination for determination of disease susceptibility? A cross-sectional study at a public funded health clinic in Malaysia
Ai Theng Cheong, Seng Fah Tong, Ee Ming Khoo
Family physicians’ diagnostic gut feelings are measurable: construct validation of a questionnaire
Christiaan F Stolper, Margje WJ Van de Wiel, Henrica CW De Vet, Alexander LB Rutten, Paul Van Royen, Marloes A Van Bokhoven, Trudy Van der Weijden, Geert Jan Dinant
General practitioners’ hypertension knowledge and training needs: a survey in Xuhui district, Shanghai
Qian Chen, Xiangjie Zhang, Jie Gu, Tianhao Wang, Yuan Zhang, Shanzhu Zhu
How do general practitioners experience providing care to refugees with mental health problems? A qualitative study from Denmark
Natasja Koitzsch Jensen, Marie Norredam, Stefan Priebe, Allan Krasnik
Barriers, facilitators and attitudes influencing health promotion activities in general practice: an explorative pilot study
Wytske W Geense, Irene M van de Glind, Tommy LS Visscher, Theo van Achterberg
Representations of influenza and influenza-like illness in the community - a qualitative study
Christine Cedraschi, Laurence Saya, Patrick Klein, Marie-France Bordet, Fabrice Carrat
Efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial
Miguel Román, Concepción Larraz, Amalia Gómez, Joana Ripoll, Isabel Mir, Eduardo Z Miranda, Ana Macho, Vicenç Thomas, Magdalena Esteva
In-vivo-validation of a cardiovascular risk prediction tool: the arriba-pro study
Annette Diener, Salomé Celemín-Heinrich, Karl Wegscheider, Kai Kolpatzik, Katrin Tomaschko, Attila Altiner, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Jörg Haasenritter
A qualitative evaluation of New Zealand consumers perceptions of general practice nurses
Elizabeth J Halcomb, Kath Peters, Deborah Davies
Are family practice trainers and their host practices any better? comparing practice trainers and non-trainers and their practices
Pieter van den Hombergh, Saskia Schalk-Soekar, Anneke Kramer, Ben Bottema, Stephen Campbell, Jozé Braspenning
Impact of care management processes and integration of care on blood pressure control in diabetes
Ken Wong, Luke Boulanger, Amy Smalarz, Ning Wu, Kimberly Fraser, Jenifer Wogen
Health care providers’ perspective on using family history in the prevention of type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study including different disciplines
Suzanne CM van Esch, Wieke H Heideman, Wilmy Cleijne, Martina C Cornel, Frank J Snoek
An observational descriptive study of the epidemiology and treatment of neuropathic pain in a UK general population
Gillian C Hall, Steve V Morant, Dawn Carroll, Zahava L Gabriel, Henry J McQuay
The “cost” of treating to target: cross-sectional analysis of patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in Australian general practice
John Furler, Justin W S Hii, Danny Liew, Irene Blackberry, James Best, Leonie Segal, Doris Young
Agreement of general practitioners with the guideline-based stepped-care strategy for patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: a cross-sectional study
Agnes J Smink, Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra, Joost Dekker, Thea PM Vliet Vlieland, Johannes WJ Bijlsma, Bart A Swierstra, Joke H Kortland, Theo B Voorn, Cornelia HM van den Ende, Henk J Schers
Cardiometabolic prevention consultation in the Netherlands: screening uptake and detection of cardiometabolic risk factors and diseases – a pilot study
Victor Van der Meer, Markus MJ Nielen, Anton JM Drenthen, Mieke Van Vliet, Willem JJ Assendelft, Francois G Schellevis
Early community-based family practice elective positively influences medical students’ career considerations – a Pre-post-comparison
Tobias Deutsch, Petra Hönigschmid, Thomas Frese, Hagen Sandholzer
Unlocking information for coordination of care in Australia: a qualitative study of information continuity in four primary health care models
Michelle Banfield, Karen Gardner, Ian McRae, James Gillespie, Robert Wells, Laurann Yen
Patients’ perceptions of depression and coronary heart disease: a qualitative UPBEAT-UK study
Rosemary L Simmonds, Andre Tylee, Paul Walters, Diana Rose
Activation of the maternal caregiving system by childhood fever – a qualitative study of the experiences made by mothers with a German or a Turkish background in the care of their children
Thorsten Langer, Miriam Pfeifer, Aynur Soenmez, Vera Kalitzkus, Stefan Wilm, Wilfried Schnepp
Implementation of Spanish adaptation of the European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in primary care
Carlos Brotons, José Maria Lobos, Miguel Ángel Royo-Bordonada, Antonio Maiques, Ana de Santiago, Ángel Castellanos, Santiago Diaz, Juan Carlos Obaya, Juan Pedro-Botet, Irene Moral, Vicenta Lizarbe, Rosa Moreno, Antonio Pérez, Alberto Cordero, Francisco Fornés-Ubeda, Benilde Serrano-Saiz, Miguel Camafort-Babkowski, Roberto Elosua, Susana Sans, Carmen de Pablo, Antonio Gil-Nuñez, Fernando de Álvaro-Moreno, Pedro Armario, Olga Cortés Rico, Fernando Villar, Ángel Lizcano
Sex- and age-specific trends in antibiotic resistance patterns of Escherichia coli urinary isolates from outpatients
Jessina C McGregor, Miriam R Elman, David T Bearden, David H Smith
The development of academic family medicine in central and eastern Europe since 1990
Anna Krztoń-Królewiecka, Igor Švab, Marek Oleszczyk, Bohumil Seifert, W Henry Smithson, Adam Windak
At the coalface and the cutting edge: general practitioners’ accounts of the rewards of engaging with HIV medicine
Christy E Newman, Asha Persson, John BF de Wit, Robert H Reynolds, Peter G Canavan, Susan C Kippax, Michael R Kidd
Impact of communicative and critical health literacy on understanding of diabetes care and self-efficacy in diabetes management: a cross-sectional study of primary care in Japan
Machiko Inoue, Miyako Takahashi, Ichiro Kai
What professional activities do general practitioners find most meaningful? Cross sectional survey of Norwegian general practitioners
Peder Andreas Halvorsen, Adrian Edwards, Ivar Johannes Aaraas, Olaf Gjerløw Aasland, Ivar Sønbø Kristiansen
The effectiveness of medical assistant health coaching for low-income patients with uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia: protocol for a randomized controlled trial and baseline characteristics of the study population
Rachel Willard-Grace, Denise DeVore, Ellen H Chen, Danielle Hessler, Thomas Bodenheimer, David H Thom
How do GPs identify a need for palliative care in their patients? An interview study
Susanne JJ Claessen, Anneke L Francke, Yvonne Engels, Luc Deliens
Dutch postgraduate GP selection procedure; reliability of interview assessments
Margit I Vermeulen, Marijke M Kuyvenhoven, Nicolaas P A Zuithoff, Yolanda van der Graaf, Roger A M J Damoiseaux
A qualitative study of primary care professionals’ views of case finding for depression in patients with diabetes or coronary heart disease in the UK
Margaret Maxwell, Fiona Harris, Carina Hibberd, Eddie Donaghy, Rebekah Pratt, Chris Williams, Jill Morrison, Jennifer Gibb, Philip Watson, Chris Burton
Patient and physician related factors of adherence to evidence based guidelines in diabetes mellitus type 2, cardiovascular disease and prevention: a cross sectional study
Johanna Fürthauer, Maria Flamm, Andreas Sönnichsen
What is different about living alone with cancer in older age? A qualitative study of experiences and preferences for care
Barbara Hanratty, Julia Addington-Hall, Antony Arthur, Lucy Cooper, Gunn Grande, Sheila Payne, Jane Seymour
Minimal improvement of nurses’ motivational interviewing skills in routine diabetes care one year after training: a cluster randomized trial
Renate Jansink, Jozé Braspenning, Miranda Laurant, Ellen Keizer, Glyn Elwyn, Trudy van der Weijden, Richard Grol
Quality of sickness certification in primary health care: a retrospective database study
Ylva Skånér, Britt Arrelöv, Lars G Backlund, Magdalena Fresk, Amanda Waleh Åström, Gunnar H Nilsson
Early Dementia Questionnaire (EDQ): A new screening instrument for early dementia in primary care practice
Zurraini Arabi, Noor Azah Aziz, Aznida Firzah Abdul Aziz, Rosdinom Razali, Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh
Efficacy of high doses of oral penicillin versus amoxicillin in the treatment of adults with non-severe pneumonia attended in the community: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Carl Llor, Javier Arranz, Rosa Morros, Anna García-Sangenís, Helena Pera, Joan Llobera, Mireia Guillén-Solà, Eugenia Carandell, Jesús Ortega, Silvia Hernández, Marc Miravitlles
Healthcare improvement as planned system change or complex responsive processes? a longitudinal case study in general practice
Barbara J Booth, Nicholas Zwar, Mark F Harris
Evidence of prescription of antidepressants for non-psychiatric conditions in primary care: an analysis of guidelines and systematic reviews
Alain Mercier, Isabelle Auger-Aubin, Jean-Pierre Lebeau, Matthieu Schuers, Pascal Boulet, Jean-Loup Hermil, Paul Van Royen, Lieve Peremans
When the group practice breaks up: a qualitative study
François Marechal, Dorothée Schmidt, Evelyne Lasserre, Laurent Letrilliart
The study design and rationale of the randomized controlled trial: translating COPD guidelines into primary care practice
Donna R Parker, Charles B Eaton, David K Ahern, Mary B Roberts, Caitlin Rafferty, Roberta E Goldman, F Dennis McCool, Joseph Wroblewski
Medicines use reviews: a potential resource or lost opportunity for general practice?
Asam Latif, Kristian Pollock, Helen F Boardman
End of life care for frail older patients in family practice (ELFOP) – protocol of a longitudinal qualitative study on needs, appropriateness and utilisation of services
Gabriele Müller-Mundt, Jutta Bleidorn, Karin Geiger, Katharina Klindtworth, Sabine Pleschberger, Eva Hummers-Pradier, Nils Schneider
Investigating the role of the general practitioner in cancer prevention: a mixed methods study
Sonja McIlfatrick, Sinead Keeney, Hugh McKenna, Nigel McCarley, Gerry McElwee
Economic evaluation of a lifestyle intervention in primary care to prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases: a randomized controlled trial
Marieke F van Wier, Jeroen Lakerveld, Sandra D M Bot, Mai J M Chinapaw, Giel Nijpels, Maurits W van Tulder
Live well: a practical and effective low-intensity dietary counseling intervention for use in primary care patients with dyslipidemia - a randomized controlled pilot trial
Doina Kulick, Robert D Langer, Judith M Ashley, Kim M Gans, Karen Schlauch, Chad Feller
A program of nurse algorithm-guided care for adult patients with acute minor illnesses in primary care
Núria Fabrellas, Carmen Sánchez, Eulàlia Juvé, Eva Aurin, Dolors Monserrat, Esther Casanovas, Magali Urrea
What makes up good consultations? A qualitative study of GPs’ discourses
Kaatje Van Roy, Stijn Vanheule, Myriam Deveugele
Level of distress, somatisation and beliefs on health-disease in newly arrived immigrant patients attended in primary care centres in Catalonia and definition of professional competences for their most effective management: PROMISE Project
Pere Torán-Monserrat, Jordi Cebrià-Andreu, Josep Arnau-Figueras, Jordi Segura-Bernal, Anna Ibars-Verdaguer, Josep Massons-Cirera, Mª Carmen Barreiro-Montaña, Sandra Santamaria-Bayes, Esther Limón-Ramírez, Juan José Montero-Alia, Carles Pérez-Testor, Guillem Pera-Blanco, Laura Muñoz-Ortiz, Carolina Palma-Sevillano, Gerard Segarra-Gutiérrez, Sergi Corbella-Santomà
The integration of occupational therapy into primary care: a multiple case study design
Catherine Donnelly, Christie Brenchley, Candace Crawford, Lori Letts
Identifying frailty: do the Frailty Index and Groningen Frailty Indicator cover different clinical perspectives? a cross-sectional study
Irene Drubbel, Nienke Bleijenberg, Guido Kranenburg, René JC Eijkemans, Marieke J Schuurmans, Niek J de Wit, Mattijs E Numans
Coping strategies as predictors of pain and disability in older people in primary care: a longitudinal study
Kay Benyon, Sara Muller, Susan Hill, Christian Mallen
Effects of self-care, self-efficacy, social support on glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes
Junling Gao, Jingli Wang, Pinpin Zheng, Regine Haardörfer, Michelle C Kegler, Yaocheng Zhu, Hua Fu
Depression, anxiety and stress symptoms among diabetics in Malaysia: a cross sectional study in an urban primary care setting
Gurpreet Kaur, Guat Hiong Tee, Suthahar Ariaratnam, Ambigga S Krishnapillai, Karuthan China
Effectiveness of a multifaceted implementation strategy on physicians’ referral behavior to an evidence-based psychosocial intervention in dementia: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Carola ME Döpp, Maud JL Graff, Steven Teerenstra, Maria WG Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Marcel GM Olde Rikkert, Myrra JFJ Vernooij-Dassen
Women with symptoms of uncomplicated urinary tract infection are often willing to delay antibiotic treatment: a prospective cohort study
Bart J Knottnerus, Suzanne E Geerlings, Eric P Moll van Charante, Gerben ter Riet
Particular difficulties faced by GPs with young adults who will attempt suicide: a cross-sectional study
Nadia Younes, Christine Chan Chee, Clement Turbelin, Thomas Hanslik, Christine Passerieux, Maria Melchior
Survival of stroke patients after introduction of the ‘Dutch Transmural Protocol TIA/CVA’
Leonie de Weerd, Feikje Groenhof, Boudewijn J Kollen, Klaas van der Meer
Effects of a general practice guided web-based weight reduction program - results of a cluster-randomized controlled trial
Michael Mehring, Max Haag, Klaus Linde, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Florian Frensch, Jasper Blome, Antonius Schneider
Rationale, design and organization of the delayed antibiotic prescription (DAP) trial: a randomized controlled trial of the efficacy and safety of delayed antibiotic prescribing strategies in the non-complicated acute respiratory tract infections in general practice
Mariam de la Poza Abad, Gemma Mas Dalmau, Mikel Moreno Bakedano, Ana Isabel González González, Yolanda Canellas Criado, Silvia Hernández Anadón, Rafael Rotaeche del Campo, Pere Torán Monserrat, Antonio Negrete Palma, Guillem Pera, Eulàlia Borrell Thió, Carl LLor, Paul Little, Pablo Alonso Coello
The validity of the diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis in a large population-based primary care database
Markus MJ Nielen, Jennie Ursum, François G Schellevis, Joke C Korevaar
General practitioner’s clinical practices, difficulties and educational needs to manage Alzheimer’s disease in France: analysis of national telephone-inquiry data
Dominique Somme, Arnaud Gautier, Stéphanie Pin, Aline Corvol
An analysis of actions to promote health in underprivileged urban areas: a case in Brazil
Érika Cardoso dos Reis Moreira, Gisele O’Dwyer
Do family physicians advise younger people on cardiovascular disease prevention? A cross-sectional study from Slovenia
Davorina Petek, Rok Platinovsek, Zalika Klemenc-Ketis, Janko Kersnik
Predictors of relational continuity in primary care: patient, provider and practice factors
Elizabeth Kristjansson, William Hogg, Simone Dahrouge, Meltem Tuna, Liesha Mayo-Bruinsma, Goshu Gebremichael
Primary care Physicians’ perspective on the management of anxiety and depressive disorders: a cross-sectional survey in Emilia Romagna Region
Federica Casini, Cecilia Sighinolfi, Paola Tedesco, Pier Venanzio Bandieri, Maria Bologna, Niccolò Colombini, Clara Curcetti, Michele Magnani, Mara Morini, Alberto Serio, Ilaria Tarricone, Domenico Berardi, Marco Menchetti
Context factors in general practitioner - patient encounters and their impact on assessing communication skills - an exploratory study
Geurt Essers, Anneke Kramer, Boukje Andriesse, Chris van Weel, Cees van der Vleuten, Sandra van Dulmen
Preventive care in general practice among healthy older New South Wales residents
Mark F Harris, Fakhrul Md Islam, Bin Jalaludin, Jack Chen, Adrian E Bauman, Elizabeth J Comino
Frailty prevalence and slow walking speed in persons age 65 and older: implications for primary care
Maria-Victoria Castell, Mercedes Sánchez, Rosa Julián, Rocio Queipo, Sagrario Martín, Ángel Otero
How French physicians manage with a future change in the primary vaccination of infants against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and poliomyelitis? A qualitative study with focus groups
Karine Lungarde, Fanette Blaizeau, Isabelle Auger-Aubin, Daniel Floret, Serge Gilberg, Christine Jestin, Thomas Hanslik, Corinne Le Goaster, Daniel Lévy-Bruhl, Thierry Blanchon, Louise Rossignol
The choice of alternatives to acute hospitalization: a descriptive study from Hallingdal, Norway
Øystein Lappegard, Per Hjortdahl
Integrating nurse-led Self-Management Support (SMS) in routine primary care: design of a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study among type 2 diabetes patients with problems of daily functioning and emotional distress: a study protocol
Anneke van Dijk - de Vries, Marloes A van Bokhoven, Berend Terluin, Trudy van der Weijden, Jacques Th M van Eijk
Suboptimal blood pressure control in chronic kidney disease stage 3: baseline data from a cohort study in primary care
Simon DS Fraser, Paul J Roderick, Natasha J Mcintyre, Scott Harris, Christopher W Mcintyre, Richard J Fluck, Maarten W Taal
Do patient and practice characteristics confound age-group differences in preferences for general practice care? A quantitative study
Willemijn A de Graaf-Ruizendaal, Annette J Berendsen, Dolf de Boer, Dinny H de Bakker
Supporting smoking cessation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with behavioral intervention: a randomized controlled trial
Peian Lou, Yanan Zhu, Peipei Chen, Pan Zhang, Jiaxi Yu, Ning Zhang, Na Chen, Lei Zhang, Hongmin Wu, Jing Zhao
GP perspectives of irritable bowel syndrome – an accepted illness, but management deviates from guidelines: a qualitative study
Elaine F Harkness, Val Harrington, Sue Hinder, Sarah J O’Brien, David G Thompson, Paula Beech, Carolyn A Chew-Graham
Behavior change in a lifestyle intervention for type 2 diabetes prevention in Dutch primary care: opportunities for intervention content
Paulina WA Vermunt, Ivon EJ Milder, Frits Wielaard, Caroline A Baan, Jos DM Schelfhout, Gert P Westert, Hans AM van Oers
The use of quality information by general practitioners: does it alter choices? A randomized clustered study
David Ikkersheim, Xander Koolman
A mobile phone application for the assessment and management of youth mental health problems in primary care: health service outcomes from a randomised controlled trial of mobiletype
Sophie C Reid, Sylvia D Kauer, Stephen J C Hearps, Alexander H D Crooke, Angela S Khor, Lena A Sanci, George C Patton
Problem alcohol use among problem drug users in primary care: a qualitative study of what patients think about screening and treatment
Catherine Anne Field, Jan Klimas, Joseph Barry, Gerard Bury, Eamon Keenan, Bobby P Smyth, Walter Cullen
GPs’ recognition of death in the foreseeable future and diagnosis of a fatal condition: a national survey
Susanne JJ Claessen, Anneke L Francke, Michael A Echteld, Bart PM Schweitzer, Gé A Donker, Luc Deliens
Effectiveness of a drug dosing service provided by community pharmacists in polymedicated elderly patients with renal impairment — a comparative study
M Angeles Via-Sosa, Natali Lopes, Marian March
Systematic tailoring for the implementation of guideline recommendations for anxiety and depressive disorders in general practice: perceived usefulness of tailored interventions
Henny Sinnema, Berend Terluin, Michel Wensing, Daniëlle Volker, Gerdien Franx, Anton van Balkom, Jacomine de Lange
Interpreting and acting upon home blood pressure readings: a qualitative study
Konstantina Vasileiou, Julie Barnett, Terry Young
How QOF is shaping primary care review consultations: a longitudinal qualitative study
Carolyn A Chew-Graham, Cheryl Hunter, Susanne Langer, Alexandra Stenhoff, Jessica Drinkwater, Elspeth A Guthrie, Peter Salmon
Changing practice as a quality indicator for primary care: analysis of data on voluntary disenrollment from the English GP Patient Survey
Shobhana Nagraj, Gary Abel, Charlotte Paddison, Rupert Payne, Marc Elliott, John Campbell, Martin Roland
Development and validity of a questionnaire to test the knowledge of primary care personnel regarding nutrition in obese adolescents
Lucinéia de Pinho, Paulo Henrique Tolentino Moura, Marise Fagundes Silveira, Ana Cristina Carvalho de Botelho, Antônio Prates Caldeira
A small unconditional non-financial incentive suggests an increase in survey response rates amongst older general practitioners (GPs): a randomised controlled trial study
Sabrina Winona Pit, Vibeke Hansen, Dan Ewald
Why is tractable vision loss in older people being missed? Qualitative study
Kalpa Kharicha, Steve Iliffe, Sybil Myerson
Addressing the deficiencies in the evidence-base for primary practice in regional Australia - sentinel practices data sourcing (SPDS) project: a pilot study
Abhijeet Ghosh, Karen E Charlton, Lisa Girdo, Marijka J Batterham, Keith McDonald
Effectiveness of the ACA (Availability, Current issues and Anticipation) training programme on GP-patient communication in palliative care; a controlled trial
Willemjan Slort, Annette H Blankenstein, Bart PM Schweitzer, Dirk L Knol, Luc Deliens, Neil K Aaronson, Henriëtte E van der Horst
Improving the management of people with a family history of breast cancer in primary care: before and after study of audit-based education
Imran Rafi, Susmita Chowdhury, Tom Chan, Ibrahim Jubber, Mohammad Tahir, Simon de Lusignan
Satisfaction of well-controlled type 2 diabetes patients with three-monthly and six-monthly monitoring
Paulien R Wermeling, Jolien Janssen, Kees J Gorter, Joline WJ Beulens, Guy EHM Rutten
Parents’ information needs, self-efficacy and influences on consulting for childhood respiratory tract infections: a qualitative study
Jenny Ingram, Christie Cabral, Alastair D Hay, Patricia J Lucas, Jeremy Horwood
Practice assistants in primary care in Germany – associations with organizational attributes on job satisfaction
Amina Gavartina, Stavria Zaroti, Joachim Szecsenyi, Antje Miksch, Dominik Ose, Stephen M Campbell, Katja Goetz
Generalist solutions to complex problems: generating practice-based evidence - the example of managing multi-morbidity
Joanne Reeve, Tom Blakeman, George K Freeman, Larry A Green, Paul A James, Peter Lucassen, Carmel M Martin, Joachim P Sturmberg, Chris van Weel
General practice variation in spirometry testing among patients receiving first-time prescriptions for medication targeting obstructive lung disease in Denmark: a population-based observational study
Mette M Koefoed, Jens Søndergaard, René dePont Christensen, Dorte E Jarbøl
Nationwide continuous monitoring of end-of-life care via representative networks of general practitioners in Europe
Lieve Van den Block, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Koen Meeussen, Gé Donker, Francesco Giusti, Guido Miccinesi, Viviane Van Casteren, Tomas Vega Alonso, Oscar Zurriaga, Luc Deliens
The “Health Coaching” programme: a new patient-centred and visually supported approach for health behaviour change in primary care
Stefan Neuner-Jehle, Margareta Schmid, Ueli Grüninger
Preferences, predictions and patient enablement: a preliminary study
Carl J Brusse, Laurann E Yen
Teamwork in primary care: perspectives of general practitioners and community nurses in Lithuania
Lina Jaruseviciene, Ida Liseckiene, Leonas Valius, Ausrine Kontrimiene, Gediminas Jarusevicius, Luís Velez Lapão
“Psychiatry is not a science like others” - a focus group study on psychotropic prescribing in primary care
Tove M Hedenrud, Staffan A Svensson, Susanna M Wallerstedt
Primary care clinicians’ attitudes towards point-of-care blood testing: a systematic review of qualitative studies
Caroline HD Jones, Jeremy Howick, Nia W Roberts, Christopher P Price, Carl Heneghan, Annette Plüddemann, Matthew Thompson
General practitioners’ views on polypharmacy and its consequences for patient health care
Juliane Köberlein, Mandy Gottschall, Kathrin Czarnecki, Alexander Thomas, Antje Bergmann, Karen Voigt
Perceived facilitators and barriers in diabetes care: a qualitative study among health care professionals in the Netherlands
Lieke GM Raaijmakers, Femke JM Hamers, Marloes K Martens, Charlotte Bagchus, Nanne K de Vries, Stef PJ Kremers
Accessibility to primary health care in Belgium: an evaluation of policies awarding financial assistance in shortage areas
Bart Dewulf, Tijs Neutens, Yves De Weerdt, Nico Van de Weghe
Which patient and treatment factors are related to successful cardiovascular risk score reduction in general practice? Results from a randomized controlled trial
Ans H Tiessen, Andries J Smit, Jan Broer, Klaas H Groenier, Klaas Van der Meer
Patient and primary care provider experience using a family health history collection, risk stratification, and clinical decision support tool: a type 2 hybrid controlled implementation-effectiveness trial
R Ryanne Wu, Lori A Orlando, Tiffany L Himmel, Adam H Buchanan, Karen P Powell, Elizabeth R Hauser, Astrid B Agbaje, Vincent C Henrich, Geoffrey S Ginsburg
Australian general practitioner perceptions of the detection and screening of at-risk drinking, and the role of the AUDIT-C: a qualitative study
Chun Wah Michael Tam, Nicholas Zwar, Roslyn Markham
Patients’ experiences of referral for colorectal cancer
Shane W Pascoe, Craig Veitch, Lisa J Crossland, Justin J Beilby, Allan Spigelman, John Stubbs, Mark F Harris
Cluster randomized, controlled trial on patient safety improvement in general practice: a study protocol
Natasha J Verbakel, Maaike Langelaan, Theo JM Verheij, Cordula Wagner, Dorien LM Zwart
Visit complexity, diagnostic uncertainty, and antibiotic prescribing for acute cough in primary care: a retrospective study
Lauren E Whaley, Alexandra C Businger, Patrick P Dempsey, Jeffrey A Linder
Do practitioners and friends support patients with coronary heart disease in lifestyle change? a qualitative study
Judith A Cole, Susan M Smith, Nigel Hart, Margaret E Cupples
Physical activity on prescription (PAP) from the general practitioner’s perspective – a qualitative study
Gerthi Persson, Annika Brorsson, Eva Ekvall Hansson, Margareta Troein, Eva Lena Strandberg
Recruitment for a clinical trial of chronic disease self-management for older adults with multimorbidity: a successful approach within general practice
Richard L Reed, Christopher A Barton, Linda M Isherwood, Jodie M Oliver Baxter, Leigh Roeger
A qualitative descriptive study on the alignment of care goals between older persons with multi-morbidities, their family physicians and informal caregivers
Kerry Kuluski, Ashlinder Gill, Gayathri Naganathan, Ross Upshur, R Liisa Jaakkimainen, Walter P Wodchis
Barriers and facilitating factors for disease self-management: a qualitative analysis of perceptions of patients receiving care for type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension in San José, Costa Rica and Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
Meredith P Fort, Nadia Alvarado-Molina, Liz Peña, Carlos Mendoza Montano, Sandra Murrillo, Homero Martínez
Growth curves in short supply: a descriptive study of the availability and utility of growth curve data in adolescents with eating disorders
Megan E Harrison, Nicole Obeid, Maeghan CY Fu, Mark L Norris
Evaluation of sun holiday, diet habits, origin and other factors as determinants of vitamin D status in Swedish primary health care patients: a cross-sectional study with regression analysis of ethnic Swedish and immigrant women
Anne Björk, Åsa Andersson, Gunnar Johansson, Karin Björkegren, Annika Bardel, Per Kristiansson
Shared decision-making in antihypertensive therapy: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Iris Tinsel, Anika Buchholz, Werner Vach, Achim Siegel, Thorsten Dürk, Angela Buchholz, Wilhelm Niebling, Karl-Georg Fischer
Views and experiences of nurse practitioners and medical practitioners with collaborative practice in primary health care – an integrative review
Verena Schadewaldt, Elizabeth McInnes, Janet E Hiller, Anne Gardner
Factors influencing the adoption, implementation, and continuation of physical activity interventions in primary health care: a Delphi study
Johanna M Huijg, Mathilde R Crone, Marieke W Verheijden, Nicolette van der Zouwe, Barend JC Middelkoop, Winifred A Gebhardt
The safety netting behaviour of first contact clinicians: a qualitative study
Caroline HD Jones, Sarah Neill, Monica Lakhanpaul, Damian Roland, Hayley Singlehurst-Mooney, Matthew Thompson
Health risk appraisal in older people 6: factors associated with self-reported poor vision and uptake of eye tests in older people
Steve Iliffe, Kalpa Kharicha, Danielle Harari, Cameron Swift, Gerhard Gillmann, Andreas E Stuck
Risk of cardiovascular disease? A qualitative study of risk interpretation among patients with high cholesterol
Pia Kirkegaard, Adrian Edwards, Mette Bech Risør, Janus Laust Thomsen
The impact of neighborhood deprivation on patients’ unscheduled out-of-hours healthcare seeking behavior: a cross-sectional study
Sara Willems, Wim Peersman, Philippe De Maeyer, Walter Buylaert, Jan De Maeseneer, Peter De Paepe
Patient-experienced effect of an active implementation of a disease management programme for COPD – a randomised trial
Margrethe Smidth, Frede Olesen, Morten Fenger-Grøn, Peter Vedsted
Management of low back pain in general practice – is it of acceptable quality: an observational study among 25 general practices in South Tyrol (Italy)
Giuliano Piccoliori, Adolf Engl, Doris Gatterer, Emiliano Sessa, Jürgen in der Schmitten, Heinz-Harald Abholz
Vertically integrated shared learning models in general practice: a qualitative study
Christine M Ahern, Thea F van de Mortel, Peter L Silberberg, Janet A Barling, Sabrina W Pit
Primary care patient willingness for genetic testing for salt-sensitive hypertension: a cross sectional study
Masanobu Okayama, Taro Takeshima, Ryusuke Ae, Masanori Harada, Eiji Kajii
The views of mothers and GPs about postpartum care in Australian general practice
Wendy Brodribb, Maria Zadoroznyj, Aimée Dane
Morbidity and doctor characteristics only partly explain the substantial healthcare expenditures of frequent attenders: a record linkage study between patient data and reimbursements data
Frans T Smits, Henk J Brouwer, Aeilko H Zwinderman, Jacob Mohrs, Hugo M Smeets, Judith E Bosmans, Aart H Schene, Henk C Van Weert, Gerben ter Riet
Cardiovascular screening in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional primary care database study
Helen L Monk, Sara Muller, Christian D Mallen, Samantha L Hider
Child overweight in general practice – parents’ beliefs and expectations – a questionnaire survey study
Merethe K Andersen, Bo Christensen, Jens Søndergaard
The consultants’ role in the referring process with general practitioners: partners or adjudicators? a qualitative study
Olav Thorsen, Miriam Hartveit, Anders Baerheim
Assessment of weight-related factors of adolescents by private practitioners
Rong Huang, Sai Yin Ho, Wing Sze Lo, Tai Hing Lam
Obstacles to the prevention of overweight and obesity in the context of child health care in Sweden
Gabriella E Isma, Ann-Cathrine Bramhagen, Gerd Ahlstrom, Margareta Östman, Anna-Karin Dykes
Impact of the implementation of an online network support tool among clinicians of Primary Health Care and Specialists: ECOPIH Project
David Lacasta Tintorer, Souhel Flayeh Beneyto, Xavier Alzaga Reig, Xavier Mundet Tuduri, Josep Anton De la Fuente, Josep Maria Manresa, Pere Torán Monserrat, Francesc Saigí Rubió
Depression prevalence and primary care among vulnerable patients at a free outpatient clinic in Paris, France, in 2010: results of a cross-sectional survey
Claire Rondet, Philippe Cornet, Bacha Kaoutar, Jacques Lebas, Pierre Chauvin
Chest pain in primary care: is the localization of pain diagnostically helpful in the critical evaluation of patients? - A cross sectional study
Stefan Bösner, Katharina Bönisch, Jörg Haasenritter, Patrice Schlegel, Eyke Hüllermeier, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff
Primary care obesity management in Hungary: evaluation of the knowledge, practice and attitudes of family physicians
Imre Rurik, Péter Torzsa, István Ilyés, Endre Szigethy, Eszter Halmy, Gabriella Iski, László Róbert Kolozsvári, Lajos Mester, Csaba Móczár, József Rinfel, Lajos Nagy, László Kalabay
Comparison of physician referral and insurance claims data-based risk prediction as approaches to identify patients for care management in primary care: an observational study
Tobias Freund, Matthias Gondan, Justine Rochon, Frank Peters-Klimm, Stephen Campbell, Michel Wensing, Joachim Szecsenyi
“What kind of general practitioner do I need for smoking cessation?” Results from a qualitative study in Poland
Krzysztof Buczkowski, Ludmila Marcinowicz, Slawomir Czachowski, Elwira Piszczek, Agnieszka Sowinska
GPAQ-R: development and psychometric properties of a version of the General Practice Assessment Questionnaire for use for revalidation by general practitioners in the UK
Martin Roland, Martin Roberts, Valerie Rhenius, John Campbell
Understanding the relationship between stress, distress and healthy lifestyle behaviour: a qualitative study of patients and general practitioners
Suzanne H McKenzie, Mark F Harris
How does gender influence the recognition of cardiovascular risk and adherence to self-care recommendations?: a study in polish primary care
Ireneusz Szymczyk, Ewa Wojtyna, Witold Lukas, Joanna Kępa, Teresa Pawlikowska
Organisational targets of patient safety improvement programs in primary care; an international web-based survey
Joost Johan Godert Wammes, Wim Verstappen, Sander Gaal, Michel Wensing
Interpreter-mediated diabetes consultations: a qualitative analysis of physician communication practices
Patricia Hudelson, Melissa Dominicé Dao, Noelle Junod Perron, Alexander Bischoff
Multiple perspectives on symptom interpretation in primary care research
Marianne Rosendal, Dorte Ejg Jarbøl, Anette Fischer Pedersen, Rikke Sand Andersen
Designing a complex intervention for dementia case management in primary care
Amy Waugh, Allana Austin, Jill Manthorpe, Chris Fox, Barbara Stephens, Louise Robinson, Steve Iliffe
The chlamydia knowledge, awareness and testing practices of Australian general practitioners and practice nurses: survey findings from the Australian Chlamydia Control Effectiveness Pilot (ACCEPt)
Rebecca Lorch, Jane Hocking, Meredith Temple-Smith, Matthew Law, Anna Yeung, Anna Wood, Alaina Vaisey, Basil Donovan, Christopher K Fairley, John Kaldor, Rebecca Guy
Improvement in the management of gout is vital and overdue: an audit from a UK primary care medical practice
Elizabeth Cottrell, Valerie Crabtree, John J Edwards, Edward Roddy
Could the patient have been seen by a nurse; a questionnaire based survey of GP and patient views in Danish general practice
Karen Busk Nørøxe, Grete Moth, Helle Terkildsen Maindal, Peter Vedsted
Insufficient preparedness of primary care practices for pandemic influenza and the effect of a preparedness plan in Japan: a prefecture-wide cross-sectional study
Taro Tomizuka, Yasuhiro Kanatani, Kazuo Kawahara
Differences in the perceived role of the healthcare provider in delivering vascular health checks: a Q methodology study
Stephanie Honey, Louise D Bryant, Jenny Murray, Kate Hill, Allan House
Developing a toolkit for panel management: improving hypertension and smoking cessation outcomes in primary care at the VA
Stella M Savarimuthu, Ashley E Jensen, Antoinette Schoenthaler, Anne Dembitzer, Craig Tenner, Colleen Gillespie, Mark D Schwartz, Scott E Sherman
GPs’ strategies in exploring the preschool child’s wellbeing in the paediatric consultation
Kirsten Lykke, Pia Christensen, Susanne Reventlow
Primary care nurses’ experiences of how the mass media influence frontline healthcare in the UK
Jennifer E van Bekkum, Shona Hilton
Recognition of depression and anxiety and their association with quality of life, hospitalization and mortality in primary care patients with heart failure – study protocol of a longitudinal observation study
Marion Eisele, Eva Blozik, Stefan Störk, Jens-Martin Träder, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Martin Scherer
Parents’ and clinicians’ views of an interactive booklet about respiratory tract infections in children: a qualitative process evaluation of the EQUIP randomised controlled trial
Nick A Francis, Rhiannon Phillips, Fiona Wood, Kerry Hood, Sharon Simpson, Christopher C Butler
Using read codes to identify patients with irritable bowel syndrome in general practice: a database study
Elaine F Harkness, Laura Grant, Sarah J O’Brien, Carolyn A Chew-Graham, David G Thompson
Challenges in diagnostic accuracy studies in primary care: the fecal calprotectin example
Gea A Holtman, Leeuwen Yvonne Lisman-van, Boudewijn J Kollen, Johanna C Escher, Angelika Kindermann, Rheenen Patrick F van, Marjolein Y Berger
Patient reported barriers and facilitators to using a self-management booklet for hip and knee osteoarthritis in primary care: results of a qualitative interview study
Nienke Cuperus, Agnes J Smink, Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra, Joost Dekker, Henk J Schers, Fijgje de Boer, Cornelia H van den Ende, Thea PM Vliet Vlieland
Improving chronic disease prevention and screening in primary care: results of the BETTER pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial
Eva Grunfeld, Donna Manca, Rahim Moineddin, Kevin E Thorpe, Jeffrey S Hoch, Denise Campbell-Scherer, Christopher Meaney, Jess Rogers, Jaclyn Beca, Paul Krueger, Muhammad Mamdani
A cross-sectional study assessing Australian general practice patients’ intention, reasons and preferences for assistance with losing weight
Sze Lin Yoong, Mariko Leanne Carey, Robert William Sanson-Fisher, Catherine Anne D’Este
Poor glycemic control in younger women attending Malaysian public primary care clinics: findings from adults diabetes control and management registry
Ai Theng Cheong, Ping Yein Lee, Shariff-Ghazali Sazlina, Bujang Mohamad Adam, Boon How Chew, Ismail Mastura, Haniff Jamaiyah, Syed-Abdul-Rahman Syed Alwi, Taher Sri Wahyu, Mat-Nasir Nafiza
Effectiveness of spirometry as a motivational tool for smoking cessation: a clinical trial, the ESPIMOAT study
María Isabel Irizar-Aramburu, Jose Manuel Martínez-Eizaguirre, Petra Pacheco-Bravo, Maria Diaz-Atienza, Iñigo Aguirre-Arratibel, Maria Isabel Peña-Peña, Mercedes Alba-Latorre, Mikel Galparsoro-Goikoetxea
Prostate specific antigen testing in family practice: a cross sectional survey of self-reported rates of and reasons for testing participation and risk disclosure
Mariko Carey, Jamie Bryant, Sze Lin Yoong, Grant Russell, Daniel Barker, Rob Sanson-Fisher
Are patients’ preferences regarding the place of treatment heard and addressed at the point of referral: an exploratory study based on observations of GP-patient consultations
Aafke Victoor, Janneke Noordman, Johan A Sonderkamp, Diana M J Delnoij, Roland D Friele, Sandra van Dulmen, Jany J D J M Rademakers
A cluster-randomized controlled trial to study the effectiveness of a protocol-based lifestyle program to prevent type 2 diabetes in people with impaired fasting glucose
Arlette E Hesselink, Henk JG Bilo, Ruud Jonkers, Marloes Martens, Inge de Weerdt, Guy EH Rutten
General practitioners’ experiences and perceptions of benzodiazepine prescribing: systematic review and meta-synthesis
Coral Sirdifield, Sibyl Anthierens, Hanne Creupelandt, Susan Y Chipchase, Thierry Christiaens, Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena
Ethnic inequalities in time to diagnosis of cancer: a systematic review
Tanimola Martins, William Hamilton, Obioha C Ukoumunne
Effect of facemasks on empathy and relational continuity: a randomised controlled trial in primary care
Carmen Ka Man Wong, Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, Stewart Mercer, Sian Griffiths, Kenny Kung, Martin Chi-sang Wong, Josette Chor, Samuel Yeung-shan Wong
Symptoms, unbearability and the nature of suffering in terminal cancer patients dying at home: a prospective primary care study
Cees DM Ruijs, Ad JFM Kerkhof, Gerrit van der Wal, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Primary care and youth mental health in Ireland: qualitative study in deprived urban areas
Dorothy Leahy, Elisabeth Schaffalitzky, Claire Armstrong, Gerard Bury, Paula Cussen-Murphy, Rachel Davis, Barbara Dooley, Blanaid Gavin, Rory Keane, Eamon Keenan, Linda Latham, David Meagher, Pat McGorry, Fiona McNicholas, Ray O’Connor, Ellen O’Dea, Veronica O’Keane, Tom P O’Toole, Edel Reilly, Patrick Ryan, Lena Sanci, Bobby P Smyth, Walter Cullen
Trust, negotiation, and communication: young adults’ experiences of primary care services
Antoinette Davey, Anthea Asprey, Mary Carter, John L Campbell
How many hypertensive patients can be controlled in “real life”: an improvement strategy in primary care
Alessandro Filippi, Diego Sangiorgi, Stefano Buda, Luca Degli Esposti, Giulio Nati, Italo Paolini, Antonino Di Guardo
What influences patients with Osteoarthritis to consult their GP about their symptoms? A narrative review
Zoe Paskins, Tom Sanders, Andrew B Hassell
Analysis of the psychological impact of a vascular risk factor intervention: results from a cluster randomized controlled trial in Australian general practice
Suzanne Helen McKenzie, Upali W Jayasinghe, Mahnaz Fanaian, Megan Passey, Mark Fort Harris
An evidence-based shared decision making programme on the prevention of myocardial infarction in type 2 diabetes: protocol of a randomised-controlled trial
Susanne Buhse, Tabitha Heller, Jürgen Kasper, Ingrid Mühlhauser, Ulrich Alfons Müller, Thomas Lehmann, Matthias Lenz
‘On the surface’: a qualitative study of GPs’ and patients’ perspectives on psoriasis
Pauline A Nelson, Zoë Barker, Christopher EM Griffiths, Lis Cordingley, Carolyn A Chew-Graham
Patterns of disease presentation and management in Egyptian primary care: findings from a survey of 2458 primary care patient consultations
Ahmed Aboulghate, Gary Abel, Georgios Lyratzopoulos, Aida Abdelmohsen, Ahmed R Hamed, Martin Roland
The inter-contact interval: a new measure to define frequent attenders in primary care
Johannes Hauswaldt, Wolfgang Himmel, Eva Hummers-Pradier
Factors influencing insulin acceptance among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in a primary care clinic: a qualitative exploration
Hasliza Abu Hassan, Hizlinda Tohid, Rahmah Mohd Amin, Mohamed Badrulnizam Long Bidin, Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen, Khairani Omar
HOBE+, a case study: a virtual community of practice to support innovation in primary care in Basque Public Health Service
Galder Abos Mendizabal, Roberto Nuño Solinís, Irune Zaballa González
Effectiveness of an intervention for prevention and treatment of burnout in primary health care professionals
Tomás Gómez-Gascón, Jesús Martín-Fernández, Macarena Gálvez-Herrer, Ester Tapias-Merino, Milagros Beamud-Lagos, José Carlos Mingote-Adán
Mind the gaps: a qualitative study of perceptions of healthcare professionals on challenges and proposed remedies for cervical cancer help-seeking in post conflict northern Uganda
Amos D Mwaka, Henry R Wabinga, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza
A multi-center, randomized, clinical trial comparing adhesive polyurethane foam dressing and adhesive hydrocolloid dressing in patients with grade II pressure ulcers in primary care and nursing homes
Mireia Guillén-Solà, Aina Soler Mieras, Antònia M Tomàs-Vidal
Diagnostic utility of a one-item question to screen for depressive disorders: results from the KORA F3 study
Eva Blozik, Martin Scherer, Maria E Lacruz, Karl-Heinz Ladwig
Increased risk for chronic comorbid disorders in patients with inflammatory arthritis: a population based study
Jennie Ursum, Mark MJ Nielen, Jos WR Twisk, Mike JL Peters, François G Schellevis, Michael T Nurmohamed, Joke C Korevaar