Issue 1/2007
Content (65 Articles)
Barriers to apply cardiovascular prediction rules in primary care: a postal survey
Klaus Eichler, Marco Zoller, Peter Tschudi, Johann Steurer
Protocol for the THREAD (THREshold for AntiDepressants) study: a randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of antidepressants plus supportive care, versus supportive care alone, for mild to moderate depression in UK general practice
Judy Chatwin, Tony Kendrick
Buprenorphine versus dihydrocodeine for opiate detoxification in primary care: a randomised controlled trial
Nat MJ Wright, Laura Sheard, Charlotte NE Tompkins, Clive E Adams, Victoria L Allgar, Nicola S Oldham
Striking variations in consultation rates with general practice reveal family influence
Mieke Cardol, Liset van Dijk, Wil JHM van den Bosch, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Dinny H de Bakker, Peter P Groenewegen
Value of histopathologic analysis of subcutis excisions by general practitioners
Pieter AJ Buis, Wim Verweij, Paul J van Diest
The cost of monitoring warfarin in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation in primary care in Sweden
Ingela Björholt, Stina Andersson, Gunnar H Nilsson, Ingvar Krakau
Generalist care managers for the treatment of depressed medicaid patients in North Carolina: A pilot study
Suzanne E Landis, Bradley N Gaynes, Joseph P Morrissey, Nina Vinson, Alan R Ellis, Marisa E Domino
The perceived meaning of a (w)holistic view among general practitioners and district nurses in Swedish primary care: a qualitative study
Eva Lena Strandberg, Ingvar Ovhed, Lars Borgquist, Susan Wilhelmsson
Management of children's urinary tract infections in Dutch family practice: a cohort study
Mirjam Harmsen, Michel Wensing, Jozé CC Braspenning, René J Wolters, Johannes C van der Wouden, Richard PTM Grol
Clinical decision-making: physicians' preferences and experiences
Elizabeth Murray, Lance Pollack, Martha White, Bernard Lo
Chinese and white Canadian satisfaction and compliance with physicians
Richard Liu, Lawrence So, Hude Quan
A before and after study of the impact of academic detailing on the use of diagnostic imaging for shoulder complaints in general practice
Norm A Broadhurst, Christopher A Barton, Debra Rowett, Lisa Yelland, David K Martin, Angela Gialamas, Justin J Beilby
General practitioners apply the usual care for shoulder complaints better than expected – analysis of videotaped consultations
Camiel De Bruijn, Rob de Bie, Jacques Geraets, Marielle Goossens, Albère Köke, Wim van den Heuvel, Geert-Jan Dinant
Does Family Medicine training in Thailand affect patient satisfaction with primary care doctors?
Darin Jaturapatporn, Alan Dellow
Improving management of patients with acute cough by C-reactive protein point of care testing and communication training (IMPAC3T): study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial
Jochen WL Cals, Rogier M Hopstaken, Christopher C Butler, Kerenza Hood, Johan L Severens, Geert-Jan Dinant
The effect of health literacy on knowledge and receipt of colorectal cancer screening: a survey study
David P Miller Jr, Caroline D Brownlee, Thomas P McCoy, Michael P Pignone
Telephone survey of private patients' views on continuity of care and registration with general practice in Ireland
Patricia Carmody, David L Whitford
The gender specific frequency of risk factor and CHD diagnoses prior to incident MI: A community study
Barbara P Yawn, Peter C Wollan, Roy A Yawn, Steven J Jacobsen, Veronique Roger
Bursaries, writing grants and fellowships: a strategy to develop research capacity in primary health care
Karin Ried, Elizabeth A Farmer, Kathryn M Weston
Patient Engagement and Coaching for Health: The PEACH study – a cluster randomised controlled trial using the telephone to coach people with type 2 diabetes to engage with their GPs to improve diabetes care: a study protocol
Doris Young, John Furler, Margarite Vale, Christine Walker, Leonie Segal, Patricia Dunning, James Best, Irene Blackberry, Ralph Audehm, Nabil Sulaiman, James Dunbar, Patty Chondros
Quality of chronic disease care in general practice: the development and validation of a provider interview tool
Judith Proudfoot, Upali W Jayasinghe, Fernando Infante, Justin Beilby, Cheryl Amoroso, Gawaine Powell Davies, Jane Grimm, Christine Holton, Tanya Bubner, Mark Harris
Quality in general practice consultations; a qualitative study of the views of patients living in an area of high socio-economic deprivation in Scotland
Stewart W Mercer, Peter G Cawston, Annemieke P Bikker
Practice development plans to improve the primary care management of acute asthma: randomised controlled trial
Juliet M Foster, Gaylor Hoskins, Barbara Smith, Amanda J Lee, David Price, Hilary Pinnock
GPs' use of problem solving therapy for depression: a qualitative study of barriers to and enablers of evidence based care
David Pierce, Jane Gunn
Depression and the nature of Trinidadian family practice: a cross-sectional study
Rohan G Maharaj
The use of CAM and conventional treatments among primary care consulters with chronic musculoskeletal pain
Majid Artus, Peter Croft, Martyn Lewis
Factors influencing the speed of cancer diagnosis in rural Western Australia: a General Practice perspective
Moyez Jiwa, Georgia Halkett, Samar Aoun, Hayley Arnet, Marthe Smith, Megan Pilkington, Cheryl McMullen
Observational studies of depression in primary care: what do we know?
Gail Gilchrist, Jane Gunn
General Practitioners involvement in enteral tube feeding at home: a qualitative study
Sharon M Madigan, Paul Fleming, Siobhan McCann, Marion E Wright, Domhnall MacAuley
General practitioners' knowledge and practice of complementary/alternative medicine and its relationship with life-styles: a population-based survey in Italy
Massimo Giannelli, Marina Cuttini, Monica Da Frè, Eva Buiatti
Characteristics of communication guidelines that facilitate or impede guideline use: a focus group study
Wemke Veldhuijzen, Paul M Ram, Trudy van der Weijden, Susan Niemantsverdriet, Cees PM van der Vleuten
The frequency of missed test results and associated treatment delays in a highly computerized health system
Terry L Wahls, Peter M Cram
Patients with persistent medically unexplained symptoms in general practice: characteristics and quality of care
Anja JE Dirkzwager, Peter FM Verhaak
Quality of life and metabolic status in mildly depressed patients with type 2 diabetes treated with paroxetine: A double-blind randomised placebo controlled 6-month trial
Maria Paile-Hyvärinen, Kristian Wahlbeck, Johan G Eriksson
The PSA testing dilemma: GPs' reports of consultations with asymptomatic men: a qualitative study
Alison Clements, Eila Watson, Tanvi Rai, Colleen Bukach, Brian Shine, Joan Austoker
Changing illness perceptions in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, a randomised controlled trial of a family-based intervention: protocol and pilot study
Karen M Keogh, Patricia White, Susan M Smith, Sinead McGilloway, Tom O'Dowd, James Gibney
How do General Practitioners experience providing care for their psychotic patients?
Marian JT Oud, Jan Schuling, Cees J Slooff, Betty Meyboom-de Jong
A randomised controlled trial of a lengthened and multi-disciplinary consultation model in a socially deprived community: a study protocol
David L Whitford, Wai-Sun Chan
General practitioners' beliefs about effectiveness and intentions to recommend smoking cessation services: qualitative and quantitative studies
Florian Vogt, Sue Hall, Theresa M Marteau
Low back pain research priorities: a survey of primary care practitioners
Nicholas Henschke, Christopher G Maher, Kathryn M Refshauge, Anurina Das, James H McAuley
Diagnosis of depression among adolescents – a clinical validation study of key questions and questionnaire
Ole R Haavet, Kaj S Christensen, Manjit K Sirpal, Wenche Haugen
Process evaluation for complex interventions in primary care: understanding trials using the normalization process model
Carl R May, Frances S Mair, Christopher F Dowrick, Tracy L Finch
Exploring men's and women's experiences of depression and engagement with health professionals: more similarities than differences? A qualitative interview study
Carol Emslie, Damien Ridge, Sue Ziebland, Kate Hunt
Views on sick-listing practice among Swedish General Practitioners – a phenomenographic study
Malin Swartling, Stefan Peterson, Rolf Wahlström
Peer support in type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial in primary care with parallel economic and qualitative analyses: pilot study and protocol
Gillian M Paul, Susan M Smith, David L Whitford, Eamon O'Shea, Fergus O'Kelly, Tom O'Dowd
Out-of-hours demand for GP care and emergency services: patients' choices and referrals by general practitioners and ambulance services
Eric P Moll van Charante, Pauline CE van Steenwijk-Opdam, Patrick JE Bindels
Information from the Internet and the doctor-patient relationship: the patient perspective – a qualitative study
Fiona A Stevenson, Cicely Kerr, Elizabeth Murray, Irwin Nazareth
Experiences of refugees and asylum seekers in general practice: a qualitative study
Ravi Bhatia, Paul Wallace
The sensitivity and specificity of four questions (HARK) to identify intimate partner violence: a diagnostic accuracy study in general practice
Hardip Sohal, Sandra Eldridge, Gene Feder
A qualitative study of primary care clinicians' views of treating childhood obesity
Olivia Walker, Mark Strong, Rebecca Atchinson, Joanna Saunders, Jo Abbott
Chest wall syndrome among primary care patients: a cohort study
François Verdon, Bernard Burnand, Lilli Herzig, Michel Junod, Alain Pécoud, Bernard Favrat
Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for late-life depression in general practice: uptake and satisfaction by patients, therapists and physicians
Digna JF van Schaik, Harm WJ van Marwijk, Aartjan TF Beekman, Marten de Haan, Richard van Dyck
The necessary shift from diagnostic to prognostic research
Geert-Jan GJ Dinant, Frank F Buntinx, Chris CC Butler
Do general practitioners adhere to the guideline on infectious conjunctivitis? Results of the Second Dutch National Survey of General Practice
Remco P Rietveld, Gerben ter Riet, Patrick JE Bindels, François G Schellevis, Henk CPM van Weert
Diagnostic labelling as determinant of antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract episodes in general practice
Huug J van Duijn, Marijke M Kuyvenhoven, Hanneke M Tiebosch, François G Schellevis, Theo JM Verheij
Are different groups of patients with stroke more likely to be excluded from the new UK general medical services contract? A cross-sectional retrospective analysis of a large primary care population
Colin R Simpson, Philip C Hannaford, Matthew McGovern, Michael W Taylor, Paul N Green, Karen Lefevre, David J Williams
The impact of general practitioner morale on patient satisfaction with care: a cross-sectional study
Brian McKinstry, Jeremy Walker, Mike Porter, Colette Fulton, Ashley Tait, Janet Hanley, Stewart Mercer
A randomised controlled trial of the effects of a web-based PSA decision aid, Prosdex. Protocol
Rhodri Evans, Glyn Elwyn, Adrian Edwards, Robert Newcombe, Paul Kinnersley, Pat Wright, Jeff Griffiths, Joan Austoker, Richard Grol
Prevalence of risk factors for diabetic foot complications
Fatma Al-Maskari, Mohammed El-Sadig
Use of aspirin for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients in an ambulatory care setting in Spain
Antoni Sicras-Mainar, Ruth Navarro-Artieda, Javier Rejas-Gutiérrez, Jaime Fernández-de-Bobadilla, Xavier Frías-Garrido, Rafael Ruiz-Riera
Self-rated health, symptoms of depression and general symptoms at 3 and 12 months after a first-ever stroke: a municipality-based study in Sweden
Ylva Skånér, Gunnar H Nilsson, Kristina Sundquist, Ejda Hassler, Ingvar Krakau
Anxiety and panic fear in adults with asthma: prevalence in primary care
Cindy L Cooper, Glenys D Parry, Carol Saul, Alyn H Morice, Bruce J Hutchcroft, Julia Moore, Lisa Esmonde
Primary care management of diabetes in a low/middle income country: A multi-method, qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to care
Hugh Alberti, Nessiba Boudriga, Mounira Nabli
Recently enlisted patients in general practice use more health care resources
Lea Jabaaij, Dinny H de Bakker, Henk J Schers, Patrick JE Bindels, Janny H Dekker, François G Schellevis
Does training family physicians in shared decision making promote optimal use of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections? Study protocol of a pilot clustered randomised controlled trial
France Légaré, Michel Labrecque, Annie LeBlanc, Robert Thivierge, Gaston Godin, Claudine Laurier, Luc Côté, Annette M O'Connor, Nadine Allain-Boulé, Jean Rousseau, Sylvie Tapp