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BMC Primary Care

Issue 1/2023

Content (275 Articles)

Open Access Hypertension Research

The reliability of patient blood pressure self-assessments – a cross-sectional study

Katarzyna Nessler, Anna Krztoń-Królewiecka, Anna Suska, Mitchell R. Mann, Michał B. Nessler, Adam Windak

Open Access Care Research

Interprofessional team-based collaboration between designated GPs and care home staff: a qualitative study in an urban Danish setting

Line Due Christensen, Linda Huibers, Flemming Bro, Morten Bondo Christensen, Anna Mygind

Open Access Care Research

Real-world data in primary care: validation of diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in primary care electronic medical records and estimated prevalence among consulting patients’

C. de Burgos-Lunar, I. del Cura-González, J. Cárdenas-Valladolid, P. Gómez-Campelo, J. C. Abánades-Herranz, A. López-de Andrés, M. Sotos-Prieto, V. Iriarte-Campo, M. A. Salinero-Fort

Open Access Care Research

How general practitioners perceive the aging trajectory of oldest-old - A qualitative study

Emile Escourrou, Thomas Joyeux, Matthieu Guilhem, Stéphane Oustric, Virginie Gardette

Open Access Care Research

Pharmacist-led clinical medication review service in primary care: the perspective of general practitioners

Urska Nabergoj Makovec, Tanja Tomsic, Mitja Kos, Tea Stegne Ignjatovic, Antonija Poplas Susic

Open Access Care Research

Team-based primary care reforms and older adults: a descriptive assessment of sociodemographic trends and prescribing endpoints in two Canadian provinces

Nichole Austin, David Rudoler, Sara Allin, Lisa Dolovich, Richard H. Glazier, Agnes Grudniewicz, Elisabeth Martin, Caroline Sirois, Erin Strumpf

Open Access Hypertension Research

Mobile APP-assisted family physician program for improving blood pressure outcome in hypertensive patients

Fang Xing, Yijia Guo, Nan Xia, Suolei Zhang, Jinfeng Yin, Liyi Qin, Chendi Zhu, Qing Gao, Junnan Jia, Yuesong Zhao, Yousheng Qi, Weimin Li

Open Access Hypercholesterolemia Research

“Decline and uneven recovery from 7 common long-term conditions managed in the Catalan primary care after two pandemic years: an observational retrospective population-based study using primary care electronic health records”

Núria Mora, Francesc Fina, Leonardo Méndez-Boo, Roser Cantenys, Mència Benítez, Nemesio Moreno, Elisabet Balló, Eduardo Hermosilla, Mireia Fàbregas, Carolina Guiriguet, Xavier Cos, Sara Rodoreda, Ariadna Mas, Yolanda Lejardi, Ermengol Coma, Manuel Medina

Open Access Care Research

Effectiveness of a provider and patient-focused intervention to improve hypertension management and control in the primary health care setting in Cuba: a controlled before-after study

Esteban Londoño Agudelo, Tullia Battaglioli, Addys Díaz Piñera, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Tom Smekens, Fernando Achiong Estupiñán, Isabel Carbonell García, Patrick Van der Stuyft

Open Access Care Research

Creating space to talk about patients’ personal goals: experiences from primary care stakeholders

Dagje Boeykens, Reini Haverals, Muhammed Mustafa Sirimsi, Lotte Timmermans, Dominique Van de Velde, Patricia De Vriendt, Pauline Boeckxstaens, Roy Remmen, Emily Verté, 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, Nick Verhaeghe, An De Sutter, Lies Lahousse, Peter Pype, Ann Van Hecke, Peter Decat, Rudi Roose, Sandra Martin, Erica Rutten, Sam Pless, Vanessa Gauwe, Didier Reynaert, Leen Van Landschoot, Maja Lopez Hartmann, Tony Claeys, Hilde Vandenhoudt, Kristel De Vliegher

Open Access Care Research

People with early-onset colorectal cancer describe primary care barriers to timely diagnosis: a mixed-methods study of web-based patient reports in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand

Klay Lamprell, Diana Fajardo Pulido, Gaston Arnolda, Bróna Nic Giolla Easpaig, Yvonne Tran, Syeda Somyyah Owais, Winston Liauw, Jeffrey Braithwaite

Open Access Artificial Intelligence Research

Machine learning in general practice: scoping review of administrative task support and automation

Natasha Lee Sørensen, Brian Bemman, Martin Bach Jensen, Thomas B. Moeslund, Janus Laust Thomsen

Open Access Research

Development of eConsult reflective learning tools for healthcare providers: a pragmatic mixed methods approach

Douglas Archibald, Rachel Grant, Delphine S. Tuot, Clare Liddy, Justin L. Sewell, David W. Price, Roland Grad, Scott A. Shipman, Craig Campbell, Sheena Guglani, Timothy J. Wood, Erin Keely

Open Access Research

GPs’ prescription patterns, experience, and attitudes towards medicinal cannabis—a nationwide survey at the early stage of the Danish test scheme

F. Rosenbæk, H. Riisgaard, J. B. Nielsen, S. Wehberg, F. B. Waldorff, L. B. Pedersen, J. Søndergaard

Open Access COVID-19 Research

The effect of peer-to-peer education on health literacy, knowledge, and adherence to COVID-19 protocols in vulnerable adolescents

Alireza Shoghli, Azam Maleki, Mohammad Reza Masjedi, Mohammadreza Bahrami Hessari, Siavash Khodaei

Open Access COVID-19 Research

The status of emotional labour and its influence on job burnout among village doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic in China: a cross-sectional study

Jia Song, Chengxin Fan, Qiusha Li, Anqi Wang, Wanchen Wang, Lifang Zhou, Haiyuan Lv, Dongping Ma, Zhongming Chen, Wenqiang Yin

Open Access Care Research

Competency lists for urban general practitioners/family physicians using the modified Delphi method

Toshichika Mitsuyama, Daisuke Son, Masato Eto, Makoto Kikukawa

Open Access Care Research

The journey to a learning health system in primary care: a qualitative case study utilising an embedded research approach

Genevieve Dammery, Louise A. Ellis, Kate Churruca, Janani Mahadeva, Francisco Lopez, Ann Carrigan, Nicole Halim, Simon Willcock, Jeffrey Braithwaite

Open Access Research

Workload and workflow implications associated with the use of electronic clinical decision support tools used by health professionals in general practice: a scoping review

Emily Fletcher, Alex Burns, Bianca Wiering, Deepthi Lavu, Elizabeth Shephard, Willie Hamilton, John L. Campbell, Gary Abel

Open Access Research

An analytic hierarchy process analysis for reinforcing doctor–patient communication

Sewon Park, Han-Kyoul Kim, Munjae Lee

Open Access Care Research

Daily practices of advanced practice nurses within a multi-professional primary care practice in Switzerland: a qualitative analysis

Renate Altermatt-von Arb, Hansruedi Stoll, Annette Kindlimann, Dunja Nicca, Elke Lauber, Sandra Staudacher, Monique Sailer Schramm, Franziska Vökt, Franziska Zúñiga

Open Access Care Research

Prevention and screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative findings from the BETTER WISE project

N. Sopcak, M. Wong, C. Fernandes, D. Ofosu, I. Khalil, D. Manca

Open Access Mood Disorders Research article

Feasibility of a video-delivered mental health course for primary care patients: a single-group prospective cohort study

Karoline Kolaas, Anne H. Berman, Erik Hedman-Lagerlöf, Anastasiya Zakrevska, Majken Epstein, Sandra af Winklerfelt Hammarberg, Erland Axelsson

Open Access Care Research

Primary care physician beliefs and practices regarding blood pressure measurement: results from BP-CHECK qualitative interviews

Clarissa Hsu, Laurel Hansell, Kelly Ehrlich, Sean Munson, Melissa Anderson, Karen L. Margolis, Jennifer B. McClure, Yoshio N. Hall, Matthew Thompson, Dwayne Joseph, Beverly B. Green

Open Access Proton Pump Inhibitors Research

Patients' perspectives on a patient-oriented electronic decision support tool to reduce overuse of proton pump inhibitors (arriba-PPI): a qualitative study in primary care

Alexandra Schmidt, Bettina Bücker, Michaela Maas, Susanne Löscher, Annette Becker, Annika Viniol, Julia Heisig, Stefan Wilm, Anne Barzel

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

Between empathy and anger: healthcare workers’ perspectives on patient disengagement from antiretroviral treatment in Khayelitsha, South Africa - a qualitative study

Tsephiso Nhemachena, Carmen Späth, Kirsten D. Arendse, Keitumetse Lebelo, Nompumelelo Zokufa, Tali Cassidy, Katherine Whitehouse, Claire M. Keene, Alison Swartz

Open Access Research

Psychosocial factors and caregiver burden among primary family caregivers of frail older adults with multimorbidity

Cheuk Ying Chan, Jacqueline Giovanna De Roza, Gabriel Teck Yong Ding, Hui Li Koh, Eng Sing Lee

Open Access Child Abuse Research

Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding child maltreatment amongst Iranian medical students through internship course: an 18-month longitudinal study

Mahsa Boroon, Saba Mokhtari, Marzieh Nojomi, Fatemeh Hadi, Shiva Soraya, Mohammadreza Shalbafan

Open Access Research

Parenting and parenting resources among Chinese parents with children under three years of age: rural and urban differences

Jing Han, Yinjun Hao, Naixue Cui, Zhenhui Wang, Pingping Lyu, Lei Yue

Open Access Research

Consultation frequency and general practitioners’ and practices’ characteristics

Laura Baudier, Nicolas Senn, Pascal Wild, Christine Cohidon

Open Access Care Research

Prevalence and characteristics of musculoskeletal complaints in primary care: an analysis from the population level and analysis reporting (POLAR) database

Romi Haas, Alexandra Gorelik, Ljoudmila Busija, Denise O’Connor, Christopher Pearce, Danielle Mazza, Rachelle Buchbinder

Open Access Care Research

Two point-of-care test-based approaches for the exclusion of deep vein thrombosis in general practice: a cost-effectiveness analysis

J. S. Heerink, J. Nies, H. Koffijberg, R. Oudega, M. M. A. Kip, R. Kusters

Open Access Care Research

Subclinical atherosclerosis burden in non-diabetic hypertensives treated in primary care center: the IMTABI study

José M. Ramírez-Torres, Antonio López-Téllez, María J. Ariza, José Rioja, Natalia García-Casares, Elena E. González Rodríguez, José A. Ramírez García, Miguel A. Sánchez Chaparro, Miguel A. Barbancho, Pedro Valdivielso

Open Access Obesity Research

Understanding weight management experiences from patient perspectives: qualitative exploration in general practice

Kimberley Norman, Lisette Burrows, Lynne Chepulis, Rawiri Keenan, Ross Lawrenson

Open Access Research

Determining the key performance indicators of human resource management of military hospital managers; a TOPSIS study

Sadegh Fanaei, Armin Zareiyan, Saeid Shahraki, Abasat Mirzaei

Open Access Tendinopathy Research

Knowledge and appropriateness of care of family physicians and physiotherapists in the management of shoulder pain: a survey study in the province of Quebec, Canada

Véronique Lowry, Patrick Lavigne, Diana Zidarov, Kadija Perreault, Jean-Sébastien Roy, François Desmeules

Open Access Stroke Research

The association between renal impairment and polypharmacy among older Palestinian patients: a multi-center cross-sectional study

Shayma Naghnaghia, Zaher Nazzal, Layan Abu Alya, Rowa’ AL-Ramahi, Zakaria Hamdan, Esra’a Samara

Open Access Research

Counting what counts: a systematic scoping review of instruments used in primary healthcare services to measure the wellbeing of Indigenous children and youth

Vicki Saunders, Janya McCalman, Sena Tsey, Deborah Askew, Sandy Campbell, Crystal Jongen, Candace Angelo, Geoff Spurling, Yvonne Cadet-James

Open Access Care Research

Delivering diabetes shared medical appointments in primary care: early and mid-program adaptations and implications for successful implementation

Andrea Nederveld, Phoutdavone Phimphasone-Brady, Dennis Gurfinkel, Jeanette A. Waxmonsky, Bethany M. Kwan, Jodi Summers Holtrop

Open Access Research

The Integrated Electronic Health System in Iranian health centers: benefits and challenges

Sasan Ghorbani Kalkhajeh, Azam Aghajari, Behnaz Dindamal, Zohreh Shahvali-Kuhshuri, Farzad Faraji-Khiavi

Open Access Care Research

Family physicians’ responses to personal protective equipment shortages in four regions in Canada: a qualitative study

Maria Mathews, Dana Ryan, Lindsay Hedden, Julia Lukewich, Emily Gard Marshall, Shabnam Asghari, Amanda Lee Terry, Richard Buote, Leslie Meredith, Lauren Moritz, Sarah Spencer, Judith B. Brown, Erin Christian, Thomas R. Freeman, Paul S. Gill, Shannon L. Sibbald, Eric Wong

Open Access Obesity Research

In it for the long haul: the complexities of managing overweight in family practice: qualitative thematic analysis from the Health eLiteracy for Prevention in General Practice (HeLP-GP) trial

Katrina Paine, Sharon Parker, Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, Jane Lloyd, Sue Randall, Carmel McNamara, Don Nutbeam, Richard Osborne, Shoko Saito, Mark Harris

Open Access Research

Screen exposure time of children under 6 years old: a French cross-sectional survey in general practices in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

Mehtap Akbayin, Aurélien Mulliez, Frédéric Fortin, Mathilde Vicard Olagne, Catherine Laporte, Philippe Vorilhon

Open Access Insomnia Study Protocol

Group-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy versus waiting list in the treatment of insomnia in primary care: study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre randomized controlled trial

Maria Hrozanova, Ingebrigt Meisingset, Håvard Kallestad, Ståle Pallesen, Anne Lovise Nordstoga, Eivind Schjelderup Skarpsno

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Lung cancer screening in rural primary care practices in Colorado: time for a more team-based approach?

Rebekah Gomes, Andrea Nederveld, Russell E. Glasgow, Jamie L. Studts, Jodi Summers Holtrop

Open Access Care Research

Cardiovascular risk reduction with integrated care: results of 8 years follow up

Geert H. J. M. Smits, Sander van Doorn, Michiel L. Bots, Monika Hollander

Open Access Diabetic Foot Research

Screening behaviors for diabetic foot risk and their influencing factors among general practitioners: a cross-sectional study in Changsha, China

Nan Zhao, Jingcan Xu, Qiuhong Zhou, Juanyi Hu, Wenjing Luo, Xinyi Li, Ying Ye, Huiwu Han, Weiwei Dai, Qirong Chen

Open Access Nutrition Research

Improving family health climate, effect of role modeling and maternal support in female students

Jeyran Ostovarfar, Mohammad Hossein Kaveh, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani, Leila Ghahramani, Masoud Karimi, Abdolrahim Asadollahi, Razie Zare

Open Access Care Research article

Implementation and use of technology-enabled blood pressure monitoring and teleconsultation in Singapore’s primary care: a qualitative evaluation using the socio-technical systems approach

Sok Huang Teo, Evelyn Ai Ling Chew, David Wei Liang Ng, Wern Ee Tang, Gerald Choon Huat Koh, Valerie Hui Ying Teo

Open Access Research

Barriers and facilitators of integration of pharmacists in the provision of clinical pharmacy services in Tanzania

Manase Kilonzi, Ritah F. Mutagonda, Hamu J. Mlyuka, Dorkasi L. Mwakawanga, Wigilya P. Mikomangwa, Wema A. Kibanga, Alphonce Ignace Marealle, Bertha Mallya, Deogratias Katabalo, Sofia Sanga, Fredrick Kalokola, John Rwegasha, Rose Magambo, John Mmassy, Sungwa Kabissi, Josephine A. Balati, Peter Maduki, OmaryMashikuMinzi, Appolinary A. R. Kamuhabwa

Open Access Stroke Study protocol

Study protocol of a telephone problem-solving intervention for Spanish-speaking caregivers of veterans post-stroke: an 8-session investigator-blinded, two-arm parallel (intervention vs usual care), randomized clinical trial

I. Magaly Freytes, Magda K. Schmitzberger, Naiomi Rivera-Rivera, Janet Lopez, Keryl Motta-Valencia, Samuel S. Wu, Tatiana Orozco, Jennifer Hale-Gallardo, Nathaniel Eliazar-Macke, Jennifer H. LeLaurin, Constance R. Uphold

Open Access Care Research

Seeking lifestyle counselling at primary health care centres: a cross-sectional study in the Swedish population

Frida Lundin Gurné, Per-Arne Svensson, Ida Björkman, Eva Lidén, Sofie Jakobsson

Open Access Pharyngitis Research

Influence of a guideline or an additional rapid strep test on antibiotic prescriptions for sore throat: the cluster randomized controlled trial of HALS (Hals und Antibiotika Leitlinien Strategien)

Hannelore Wächtler, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Oskar Kuhnert, Karolina Agata Malottki, Sonja Maaß, Jürgen Hedderich, Birgitt Wiese, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Julia Hansmann-Wiest

Open Access Care Research

Increasing the chance of dying at home: roles, tasks and approaches of general practitioners enabling palliative care: a systematic review of qualitative literature

Shangavi Balasundram, Anne Holm, Kirstine Skov Benthien, Frans Boch Waldorff, Susanne Reventlow, Gritt Overbeck

Open Access Care Research

General practice wide adaptations to support patients affected by DVA during the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid qualitative study

Sharon Dixon, Anna De Simoni, Eszter Szilassy, Elizabeth Emsley, Vari Wileman, Gene Feder, Lucy Downes, Estela Capelas Barbosa, Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths, Chris Griffiths, Anna Dowrick

Open Access Care Research

Impact of hypertension diagnosis on morbidity and mortality: a retrospective cohort study in primary care

Jesus Martín-Fernández, Tamara Alonso-Safont, Elena Polentinos-Castro, Maria Dolores Esteban-Vasallo, Gloria Ariza-Cardiel, Mª Isabel González-Anglada, Luis Sánchez-Perruca, Gemma Rodríguez-Martínez, Rafael Rotaeche-del-Campo, Amaia Bilbao-González

Open Access Care Research

How do respondents of primary care surveys compare to typical users of primary care? A comparison of two surveys

Shawna Cronin, Allanah Li, Yu Qing Bai, Mehdi Ammi, William Hogg, Sabrina T. Wong, Walter P. Wodchis

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Lost in translation? A qualitative study of representations and management of chronic depression in general practice

Audrey Linder, Daniel Widmer, Claire Fitoussi, Lucile Gagnebin, Yves de Roten, Jean-Nicolas Despland, Gilles Ambresin

Open Access Opioids Research article

Can academic detailing reduce opioid prescriptions in chronic non-cancer pain?

Ketil Arne Espnes, Torunn Hatlen Nøst, Marte Handal, Svetlana O. Skurtveit, Harald C. Langaas

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Learning in a real-life escape room: an explorative study on the supervisory relationship in GP residency during the COVID-19 pandemic

Iris Meljes, Irene Slootweg, Vera Nierkens, Maartje van den Bogaard, Anneke Kramer

Open Access Suicide Research

Nudging General Practitioners to explore suicidal thoughts among depressed patients

Elke Elzinga, Derek P. de Beurs, Aartjan T.F. Beekman, Otto R. Maarsingh, Renske Gilissen

Open Access Care Research

Parent involvement in child anthropometric measurement

Sarah Rae, Frank Ong, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Jill Hamilton, Eleanor Pullenayegum, Jonathon Maguire, Catherine Birken

Open Access Care Research

Primary health care research in COVID-19: analysis of the protocols reviewed by the ethics committee of IDIAPJGol, Catalonia

Anna Moleras-Serra, Rosa Morros-Pedros, Mónica Monteagudo, Cristina Vedia-Urgell, Ainhoa Gómez-Lumbreras

Open Access Antibiotic Research

Family doctors’ roles and perceptions on antibiotic consumption and antibiotic resistance in Romania: a qualitative study

Ioana Ghiga, Emma Pitchforth, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Anna Machowska

Open Access Care Research

Point-of-care laboratory testing in primary care: utilization, limitations and perspectives of general practitioners in Germany

Anni Matthes, Florian Wolf, Guido Schmiemann, Ildikó Gágyor, Jutta Bleidorn, Robby Markwart

Open Access Care Study Protocol

Impact of externally facilitated continuous quality improvement cohorts on Advanced Access to support primary healthcare teams: protocol for a quasi-randomized cluster trial

Mylaine Breton, Isabelle Gaboury, Elisabeth Martin, Michael E. Green, Tara Kiran, Maude Laberge, Janusz Kaczorowski, Noah Ivers, Nadia Deville-Stoetzel, Francois Bordeleau, Christine Beaulieu, Sarah Descoteaux

Open Access Obesity Research

Characterization of an obese population: a retrospective longitudinal study from real-world data in northern Portugal

Rosália Páscoa, Andreia Teixeira, Teresa S. Henriques, Hugo Monteiro, Rosário Monteiro, Carlos Martins

Open Access Research

Randomized prospective trial to detect and distinguish between medication nonadherence, drug-drug interactions, and disease progression in chronic cardiometabolic disease

John W Peabody, Divya Ganesan, Czarlota Valdenor, David Paculdo, Joshua Schrecker, Christopher Westerfield, Rebecca Heltsley

Open Access Bisphosphonate Research

Use of preventive medication and supplements in general practice in patients in their last year of life: a Retrospective cohort study

Anne Antonisse, Frederieke H. van der Baan, Matthew Grant, Gon Uyttewaal, Cathelijne Verboeket, Hanneke Smits-Pelser, Saskia C. C. M. Teunissen, Eric C. T. Geijteman

Open Access Care Research

Adjusted morbidity groups and survival: a retrospective cohort study of primary care patients with chronic conditions

Mariana Bandeira-de Oliveira, Teresa Aparicio-González, Isabel del Cura-González, Carmen Suárez-Fernández, Ricardo Rodríguez-Barrientos, Jaime Barrio-Cortes

Open Access Care Research

Adaptation of a model for integration of interventions for alcohol use disorders in primary health care in Tanzania

Dorothy Mushi, Charlotte Hanlon, Joel M. Francis, Moshiro Candida, Mekdes Demissie, Solomon Teferra

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Symptoms and signs of urogenital cancer in primary care

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

Open Access Care Study Protocol

Evaluating an app for digital medical history taking in urgent care practices: study protocol of the cluster-randomized interventional trial ‘DASI’

Eva Maria Noack, Dagmar Zajontz, Tim Friede, Kai Antweiler, Eva Hummers, Tobias Schmidt, Lea Roddewig, Dominik Schröder, Frank Müller

Open Access Arterial Diseases Research

Determinants of referral for suspected coronary artery disease: a qualitative study based on decision thresholds

Katja Winkler, Navina Gerlach, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Anika Berberich, Jutta Jung-Henrich, Kathrin Schlößler

Open Access Care Research

Patient-centredness in primary care walk-in clinics for refugees in Hamburg

Josephine Nana Hill, Katarina Krüger, Sigrid Boczor, Thomas Kloppe, Olaf von dem Knesebeck, Martin Scherer

Barriers and opportunities for implementation of a brief psychological intervention for post-ICU mental distress in the primary care setting – results from a qualitative sub-study of the PICTURE trial

Linda Sanftenberg, Antina Beutel, Chris Maria Friemel, Robert Philipp Kosilek, Maggie Schauer, Thomas Elbert, Ulf-Dietrich Reips, Sabine Gehrke-Beck, Tomke Schubert, Konrad Schmidt, Jochen Gensichen, Christine Adrion, Matthias Angstwurm, Antje Bergmann, Gerhard Bielmeier, Andrea Bischhoff, Ralph Bogdanski, Franz Brettner, Christian Brettschneider, Josef Briegel, Martin Bürkle, Johanna Dohmann, Peter Falkai, Thomas Felbinger, Richard Fisch, Hans Förstl, Benjamin Fohr, Martin Franz, Patrick Friederich, Chris Maria Friemel, Jürgen Gallinat, Herwig Gerlach, Andreas Güldner, Hanna Hardt, Christoph Heintze, Andreas Heinz, Axel Heller, Christian von Heymann, Petra Hoppmann, Volker Huge, Michael Irlbeck, Ulrich Jaschinski, Dominik Jarczak, Stefanie Joos, Elisabeth Kaiser, Melanie Kerinn, Frank-Rainer Klefisch, Stefan Kluge, Roland Koch, Thea Koch, Michelle Kowalski, Hans-Helmut König, Peter Lackermeier, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, Yvonne Lemke, Achim Lies, Klaus Linde, Daniela Lindemann, Dagmar Lühmann, Stephanie May, Ludwig Ney, Jan Oltrogge, Wulf Pankow, Sergi Papiol, Maximilian Ragaller, Nikolaus Rank, Lorenz Reill, Hans-Peter Richter, Reimer Riessen, Grit Ringeis, Ann Rüchhardt, Gustav Schelling, Jörg Schelling, André Scherag, Martin Scherer, Antonius Schneider, Gerhard Schneider, Jürgen Schneider, Julia Schnurr, Susanne Schultz, Thomas G Schulze, Karin Schumacher, Peter Spieth, Franka Thurm, Thomas Vogl, Karen Voigt, Andreas Walther, Dietmar Wassilowsky, Cornelia Wäscher, Steffen Weber-Carstens, Regina Wehrstedt, Roland Weierstall-Pust, Marion Weis, Georg Weiss, Harald Well, Christian Zöllner, Bernhard Zwissler

Open Access Insulins Research

HbA1c as a shared treatment goal in type 2 diabetes? A secondary analysis of the DEBATE trial

Sara Santos, Michael Pentzek, Attila Altiner, Anne Daubmann, Eva Drewelow, Christian Helbig, Christin Löffler, Susanne Löscher, Karl Wegscheider, Heinz-Harald Abholz, Stefan Wilm, Anja Wollny

Open Access Research

Influencing factors of interprofessional collaboration in multifactorial fall prevention interventions: a qualitative systematic review

J. S. C. Muusse, R. Zuidema, M. C. van Scherpenseel, S. J. te Velde

Open Access Care Research

Barriers to community participation in primary health care of district health: a qualitative study

Kamal Gholipour, Azad Shokri, Ali Akbar Yarahmadi, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Shabnam Iezadi, Deniz Naghibi, Farzam Bidarpoor

Open Access Separation Anxiety Disorder Research

Topical corticosteroid counselling among Malaysian community pharmacists: a qualitative interview study

Abigail Dayang Nathan, Pathiyil Ravi Shankar, Chandrashekhar T. Sreeramareddy

Open Access Dementia Research

The effect of polypharmacy on healthcare services utilization in older adults with comorbidities: a retrospective cohort study

George Doumat, Darine Daher, Mira Itani, Lina Abdouni, Khalil El Asmar, Georges Assaf

Open Access Celiac Disease Research

Identifying and validating the educational needs to develop a Celiac Self-Care System

Mostafa Langarizadeh, Pakzad Rahmati, Shahram Yousefpour Azari, Fatemeh Sarpourian, Mohammad Javad Sayadi, Mohammad Hossein Langarizadeh, Seyed Ali Fatemi Aghda

Open Access Autism Spectrum Disorder Research article

Recommendations for post-implementation adaptations to optimize family navigation in pediatric primary care: a qualitative study with parents and navigators

Julia Levinson, Emily Hickey, Plyce Fuchu, Andrea Chu, Miya Barnett, Nicole A. Stadnick, Emily Feinberg, Sarabeth Broder-Fingert

Open Access General Medicine Research

Effects of an educational compact intervention in self-care – a mixed methods study with postgraduate trainees in primary care

Simon Schwill, Till Johannes Bugaj, Annalena Rentschler, Christoph Nikendei, Joachim Szecsenyi, Katja Krug

Open Access Care Research

Qualitative study on the use of emergency services by people with serious mental disorder in Spain

Alejandro Pérez-Milena, Juan Andrés Ramos-Ruiz, Natalia Zafra-Ramirez, Carmen Noguera-Cuenca, Antonina Rodríguez-Bayón, Beatriz Ruiz-Díaz

Open Access Care Research

Development, successes, and potential pitfalls of multidisciplinary chronic disease management clinics in a family health team: a qualitative study

Laura Brooks, Jacobi Elliott, Paul Stolee, Veronique Maria Boscart, Sarah Gimbel, Brittany Holisek, Jason Randle, George Albert Heckman

Open Access Research

“You’re stuck in the middle here”: a qualitative study of GPs’ experiences of managing knee pain attributed to a degenerative meniscal tear

Helen O’Leary, Katie Robinson, Liam Glynn, Brian Lenehan, Karen McCreesh

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Chronic kidney disease in primary care: risk of cardiovascular events, end stage kidney disease and death

Rikke Borg, Margit Kriegbaum, Mia Klinten Grand, Bent Lind, Christen Lykkegaard Andersen, Frederik Persson

Open Access Care Editorial

Frailty in primary care: challenges, innovations, and future directions

Kristiana Ludlow, Oliver Todd, Natasha Reid, Hakan Yaman

Open Access Care Review

What quantifies good primary care in the United States? A review of algorithms and metrics using real-world data

Yun Wang, Jianwei Zheng, Todd Schneberk, Yu Ke, Alexandre Chan, Tao Hu, Jerika Lam, Mary Gutierrez, Ivan Portillo, Dan Wu, Chih-Hung Chang, Yang Qu, Lawrence Brown, Michael B. Nichol

Open Access Dementia Research

Primary care physicians' perspectives and challenges on managing multimorbidity for patients with dementia: a Japan–Michigan qualitative comparative study

Shinji Tsunawaki, Michiko Abe, Melissa DeJonckheere, Christine T. Cigolle, Kristin K. Philips, Ellen B. Rubinstein, Masakazu Matsuda, Michael D. Fetters, Machiko Inoue

Open Access Care Research

General health and working conditions of Flemish primary care professionals

Veerle Buffel, Muhammed Mustafa Sirimsi, Patricia De Vriendt, Dominique Van de Velde , Lies Lahousse

Open Access Buprenorphine Research

Video-telecare collaborative pain management during COVID-19: a single-arm feasibility study

Daniel G. Rogers, Joseph W. Frank, Danielle M. Wesolowicz, Charlotte Nolan, Allison Schroeder, Caroline Falker, Audrey Abelleira, Brent A. Moore, William C. Becker, Sara N. Edmond

Open Access Atrial Fibrillation Research article

Screening for undiagnosed atrial fibrillation using a single-lead electrocardiogram at primary care visits: patient uptake and practitioner perspectives from the VITAL-AF trial

Steven J. Atlas, Jeffrey M. Ashburner, Yuchiao Chang, Leila H. Borowsky, Patrick T. Ellinor, David D. McManus, Steven A. Lubitz, Daniel E. Singer

Open Access Care Research

Weighing the necessities and concerns of deprescribing among older ambulatory patients and primary care trainees: a qualitative study

Sheron Sir Loon Goh, Pauline Siew Mei Lai, Siti Nurkamilla Ramdzan, Kit Mun Tan

Open Access COVID-19 Research

COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the continuity of care for chronic patients: evidence from a cross-sectional retrospective study in a developing country

Abbasali Dehghani Tafti, Azadeh Fatehpanah, Ibrahim Salmani, Mohammad Amin Bahrami, Hossien Tavangar, Hossien Fallahzadeh, Ali Ahmadi Tehrani, Sajjad Bahariniya, Gholamreza Ahmadi Tehrani

Open Access Hypertension Research

Assessment of availability, readiness, and challenges for scaling-up hypertension management services at primary healthcare facilities, Central Highland region, Vietnam, 2020

Thang Nghia Hoang, Thuy Phuong Nguyen, Mai Phuong Pham, Hue Kim Le Nguyen, Hieng H, Y Dech Buonya, Tram Dinh Le, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon

Open Access General Medicine Research

Roles considered important for hospitalist and non-hospitalist generalist practice in Japan: a survey study

Taiju Miyagami, Taro Shimizu, Shunsuke Kosugi, Yohei Kanzawa, Kazuya Nagasaki, Hiroyuki Nagano, Toru Yamada, Kazutoshi Fujibayashi, Gautam A. Deshpande, Flora Kisuule, Susumu Tazuma, Toshio Naito

Open Access Care Research

Tools to guide clinical discussions on physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and/or sleep for health promotion between primary care providers and adults accessing care: a scoping review

Tamara L. Morgan, Emma Faught, Amanda Ross-White, Michelle S. Fortier, Mary Duggan, Rahul Jain, Kirstin N. Lane, Amanda Lorbergs, Kaleigh Maclaren, Taylor McFadden, Jennifer R. Tomasone

Open Access Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Research article

The effects of an innovative GP-physiotherapist partnership in improving COPD management in primary care

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

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Research

Patient activation in adults attending appointments in general practice: a cross-sectional study

Ingvild Hernar, Marit Graue, Jannicke Igland, David A. Richards, Hilde Kristin Refvik Riise, Anne Haugstvedt, Beate-Christin Hope Kolltveit

Open Access Research

Cannabis dispensary staff approaches to counseling on potential contraindications to cannabis use: insights from a national self-report survey

Deepika E. Slawek, Andrew D. Althouse, Robert Feldman, Julia H. Arnsten, Hailey W. Bulls, Jane M. Liebschutz, Shannon M. Nugent, Steven R. Orris, Rebecca Rohac, Joanna L. Starrels, Benjamin J. Morasco, Devan Kansagara, Jessica S. Merlin

Open Access Vaccination Study Protocol

A complex intervention on vaccination uptake among older adults (≥ 60 years) in Germany – a study protocol with a mixed methods design

Sarah A. K. Uthoff, Anna Zinkevich, Dominika Franiel, Maike Below, Helene Splieth, Julia Iwen, Marc Biedermann, Dorothee Heinemeier, Lena Ansmann

Open Access Care Research

Indicators of the dimensions of trust (and mistrust) in early primary care practice: a qualitative study

Allen F. Shaughnessy, Andrea Vicini, SJ, Mary Zgurzynski, Monica O’Reilly-Jacob, Ashley P. Duggan

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Research

Prevalence of increased risk of type 2 diabetes in general practice: a cross-sectional study in Norway

Hilde Kristin Refvik Riise, Marit Graue, Jannicke Igland, Kåre I. Birkeland, Beate-Christin Hope Kolltveit

Open Access Telemedicine Research

Telemedicine in the primary care of older adults: a systematic mixed studies review

Marwa Ilali, Mélanie Le Berre, Isabelle Vedel, Vladimir Khanassov

Open Access Care Study Protocol

Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the care experiences of people with mental-physical multimorbidity: protocol for a mixed methods study

Matthew Menear, Arnaud Duhoux, Myreille Bédard, Jean-Sébastien Paquette, Marie Baron, Mylaine Breton, Simon Courtemanche, Savannah Dubé, Stefany Dufour, Martin Fortin, Ariane Girard, Émilie Larouche-Côté, Audrey L’Espérance, Annie LeBlanc, Marie-Eve Poitras, Sophie Rivet, Maxime Sasseville, Amélie Achim, Patrick Archambault, Virtue Bajurny, Judith Belle Brown, Jean-Daniel Carrier, Nancy Côté, Yves Couturier, Maman Joyce Dogba, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Sergio Cortez Ghio, Emily Gard Marshall, Anita Kothari, Marie-Thérèse Lussier, Frances S. Mair, Susan Smith, Brigitte Vachon, Sabrina Wong

Open Access Osteoarthrosis Research

Diagnosing knee osteoarthritis in patients, differences between general practitioners and orthopedic surgeons: a retrospective cohort study

Bob J. Evers, Henk J. Schers, Cornelia H. M. van den Ende, Rogier M. Thurlings, Sander Koëter

Open Access Anxiety Research

Anxiety management in Australian general practice: an analysis of encounters from 2006 – 2016

Erin L. Parker, Michelle Banfield, Daniel B. Fassnacht, Christine B. Phillips, Christopher Harrison

Open Access Research

Testing a single item screener to support family doctors in identifying patients with limited health literacy: convergent validity of the SILS and the HLS-EU-Q16

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

Open Access Research

General practitioners’ perspectives regarding early developmental surveillance for autism within the australian primary healthcare setting: a qualitative study

Josephine Barbaro, Teresa Winata, Melissa Gilbert, Radhika Nair, Feroza Khan, Abbie Lucien, Raisa Islam, Anne Masi, Antonio Mendoza Diaz, Cheryl Dissanayake, Lisa Karlov, Joseph Descallar, John Eastwood, Iqbal Hasan, Bin Jalaludin, Jane Kohlhoff, Siaw-Teng Liaw, Raghu Lingam, Natalie Ong, Chun Wah Michael Tam, Sue Woolfenden, Valsamma Eapen

Open Access Care Research

Telephone outreach by volunteer navigators: a theory-based evaluation of an intervention to improve access to appropriate primary care

Jeannie Haggerty, Mélanie-Ann Smithman, Christine Beaulieu, Mylaine Breton, Émilie Dionne, Virginia Lewis

Open Access Research

Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes – does New Zealand General Practice adequately prepare patients to self-manage their Condition?

Lynne Chepulis, Jessie Mellsop-Kupe, Suzanne Moorhouse, Rawiri Keenan, Kimberley Norman, Ryan Paul

Open Access Migrating Redness Research

Prevalence and factors associated with a prescription of a Lyme borreliosis serology for erythema migrans diagnosis in general practice: a study from the French sentinel network, 2009–2020

Camille Bonnet, Julie Figoni, Cécile Souty, Alexandra Septfons, Sylvie de Martino, Henriette de Valk, Lucie Fournier, Thomas Hanslik, Benoît Jaulhac, Thierry Blanchon

Open Access Hypertension Research

Interrelationship between arterial hypertension, health service costs, therapeutic treatment and physical activity

Lionai Lima dos Santos, Jamile Sanches Codogno, Bruna Camilo Turi-Lynch, Monique Yndawe Castanho Araujo, Romulo Araujo Fernandes, Grace Angelica de Oliveira Gomes, Shirley Crankson, Nana Anokye

Open Access Breast Cancer Research

Inequities in referrals to a breast cancer risk assessment and prevention clinic: a mixed methods study

Claire B. King, Brittany L. Bychkovsky, Erica T. Warner, Tari A. King, Rachel A. Freedman, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, Fisher Katlin, Anna Revette, Danielle M. Crookes, Neil Maniar, Lydia E. Pace

Open Access Mammography Research

Link between the referring physician and breast and cervical cancers screening: a cross-sectional study in France

Lisa Ouanhnon, Marie-Eve Rouge Bugat, Vladimir Druel, Pascale Grosclaude, Cyrille Delpierre

Open Access Care Research

Primary care services in the English NHS: are they a thorn in the side of integrated care systems? A qualitative analysis

Claire Mitchell, James Higgerson, Abigail Tazzyman, Will Whittaker

Open Access Ovarian Cancer Research

Healthcare use and clinical investigations before a diagnosis of ovarian cancer: a register-based study in Denmark

Isabella Gringer Rousing, Peter Vedsted, Peter Hjertholm, Per Kallestrup, Marie-Louise Ladegaard Baun, Line Flytkjaer Virgilsen

Open Access Care Research

A care substitution service in the Netherlands: impact on referral, cost, and patient satisfaction

Trijntje Albada, Marjolein Y. Berger, Wim Brunninkhuis, Daphne van Kalken, Karin M. Vermeulen, Robert J. Damstra, Gea A. Holtman

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Supporting primary care through symptom checking artificial intelligence: a study of patient and physician attitudes in Italian general practice

Angelika Mahlknecht, Adolf Engl, Giuliano Piccoliori, Christian Josef Wiedermann

Open Access Research

Structured communication methods for mental health consultations in primary care: a scoping review

Franziska Mosler, Katy Packer, Lauren Jerome, Victoria Bird

Open Access Research

Examining nursing processes in primary care settings using the Chronic Care Model: an umbrella review

Emilie Dufour, Jolianne Bolduc, Jérôme Leclerc-Loiselle, Martin Charette, Isabelle Dufour, Denis Roy, Andrée-Anne Poirier, Arnaud Duhoux

Open Access COVID-19 Research

The impact of COVID-19 on patient engagement with primary healthcare: lessons from the saudi primary care setting

Alaa Alghamdi, Angus I. G. Ramsay, Ruth Abrams, Julia V. Bailey

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

Determinants of access to general practice in a shared care model for people living with HIV: a qualitive study of patients’ perspectives in an Australian rural community

Juliet Cunningham, Jodie Bailie, Sherridan Warner, Ashleigh Condon, Daniel Cheung, Ariane Minc, Simone Herbert, Natalie Edmiston

Open Access Back Pain Research

Effectiveness of an exercise intervention based on preactivation of the abdominal transverse muscle in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain in primary care: a randomized control trial

Francesc Rubí-Carnacea, Maria Masbernat-Almenara, Carolina Climent-Sanz, Jorge Soler-González, María García-Escudero, Oriol Martínez-Navarro, Fran Valenzuela-Pascual

Open Access Stroke Research

Stroke Riskometer Application (SRA™) influence on lifestyle changes of home bound familial Malaysian stroke caregivers: a randomised controlled trial in a primary care based longer term stroke care facility

Radhiyah Hussin, Aznida Firzah Abdul Aziz, Mohd Fairuz Ali, Ezura Madiana Md Monoto, HS Arvinder-Singh, Alabed Ali Ahmed Alabed, Wan Asyraf Wan Zaidi, Norlinah Mohamed Ibrahim

Open Access Care Research

Identifying populations with chronic pain in primary care: developing an algorithm and logic rules applied to coded primary care diagnostic and medication data

Nasrin Hafezparast, Ellie Bragan Turner, Rupert Dunbar-Rees, Amoolya Vusirikala, Alice Vodden, Victoria de La Morinière, Katy Yeo, Hiten Dodhia, Stevo Durbaba, Siddesh Shetty, Mark Ashworth

Open Access Hypertension Research

Reporting of blood pressure levels and self-monitoring practices: a survey among outpatients diagnosed with hypertension in Bogotá, Colombia

Juan Carlos Villar, Skarlet Marcell Vásquez, Angela Manuela Balcázar, Luz Angela Torres López, Edgar Camilo Barrera, Angélica María Moreno

Open Access Research

Perceptions of the influence of a mobile phone-based messaging platform on caregiver ECD knowledge, attitudes and practices: a qualitative exploration in an informal settlement in Nairobi

Elizabeth Wambui, Margaret Nampijja, Kenneth Odhiambo Okelo, Ruth Muendo, Silas Onyango, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage, Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo

Open Access Care Research

The SOFIA pilot study: assessing feasibility and fidelity of coordinated care to reduce excess mortality and increase quality of life in patients with severe mental illness in a general practice setting; a cluster-randomised pilot trial

Katrine Tranberg, Alexandra Jønsson, Tina Due, Volkert Siersma, John Brandt Brodersen, Kristine Bissenbakker, Frederik Martiny, Annette Davidsen, Pia Kürstein Kjellberg, Kevin Doherty, Stewart W. Mercer, Maria Haahr Nielsen, Susanne Reventlow, Anne Møller, Maarten Rozing

Open Access Research

Uptake of signposting to web-based resources: pregnant women’s use of a preventive web-based intervention

Emil Rønn Sørensen, Ida Scheel Rasmussen, Gritt Overbeck, Volkert Siersma, Clara Lundmark Appel, Philip Wilson

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Family physicians’ questions about the COVID-19 pandemic: a content analysis of 2,272 helpline calls

Allan McDougall, Jacqueline H. Fortier, Cathy Zhang, Caroline Ehrat, Kerri Best, Heather Blois, Gary Garber

Open Access Care Research

Does employer involvement in primary health care enhance return to work for patients with stress-related mental disorders? a cluster randomized controlled trial

Anja Beno, Monica Bertilsson, Kristina Holmgren, Kristina Glise, Anders Pousette, Karin Segerfelt, Lisa Björk

Open Access Care Research

Primary care providers’ perceptions on the integration of community-led advance care planning activities with primary care: a cross-sectional survey

Rachel Z Carter, Monika Ludwig, Angela Gao, Amy Tan, Doris Barwich, Michelle Howard

Open Access Care Research article

An evidence-based primary health care intervention to address domestic violence against women in Brazil: a mixed method evaluation

Loraine J. Bacchus, Ana Flávia Pires Lucas d’Oliveira, Stephanie Pereira, Lilia Blima Schraiber, Janaina Marques de Aguiar, Cecilia Guida Vieira Graglia, Renata Granusso Bonin, Gene Feder, Manuela Colombini

Open Access Care Research

Policy and practices in primary care that supported the provision and receipt of care for older persons during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative case study in three Canadian provinces

Jacobi Elliott, Catherine Tong, Susie Gregg, Sara Mallinson, Anik Giguere, Meaghan Brierley, Justine Giosa, Maggie MacNeil, Don Juzwishin, Joanie Sims-Gould, Kenneth Rockwood, Paul Stolee

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Results from the BETTER WISE trial: a pragmatic cluster two arm parallel randomized controlled trial for primary prevention and screening in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Donna Patricia Manca, Carolina Fernandes, Aisha Lofters, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Melissa Shea-Budgell, Denise Campbell-Scherer, Nicolette Sopcak, Christopher Meaney, Rahim Moineddin, Kerry McBrien, Paul Krueger, Tracy Wong, Eva Grunfeld

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

Understanding the effect of an educational intervention to optimize HIV testing strategies in primary care in Amsterdam – results of a mixed-methods study

Saskia Bogers, Pythia Nieuwkerk, Nynke van Dijk, Maarten Schim van der Loeff, Suzanne Geerlings, Jan van Bergen, T. van Benthem, D. Bons, G. J. de Bree, P. Brokx, U. Davidovich, F. Deug, M. Heidenrijk, E. Hoornenborg, M. Prins, P. Reiss, A. van Sighem, M. van der Valk, J. de Wit, W. Zuilhof, N. Schat, D. Smith, M. van Agtmael, J. Ananworanich, D. van de Beek, G. E. L. van den Berk, D. Bezemer, A. van Bijnen, J. P. Bil, W. L. Blok, M. Bomers, A. Boyd, W. Brokking, D. Burger, K. Brinkman, M. de Bruin, S. Bruisten, L. Coyer, R. van Crevel, M. Dijkstra, Y. T. van Duijnhoven, A. van Eeden, L. Elsenburg, M. A. M. van den Elshout, E. Ersan, P. E. V. Felipa, T. B. H. Geijtenbeek, J. van Gool, A. Goorhuis, M. Groot, C. A. Hankins, A. Heijnen, M. M. J. Hillebregt, M. Hommenga, J. W. Hovius, N. Brinkman, Y. Janssen, K. de Jong, V. Jongen, N. A. Kootstra, R. A. Koup, F. P. Kroon, T. J. W. van de Laar, F. Lauw, M. M. van Leeuwen, K. Lettinga, I. Linde, D. S. E. Loomans, I. M. van der Lubben, J. T. van der Meer, T. Mouhebati, B. J. Mulder, J. Mulder, F. J. Nellen, A. Nijsters, H. Nobel, E. L. M. Op de Coul, E. Peters, I. S. Peters, T. van der Poll, O. Ratmann, C. Rokx, W. E. M. Schouten, J. Schouten, J. Veenstra, A. Verbon, F. Verdult, J. de Vocht, H. J. de Vries, S. Vrouenraets, M. van Vugt, W. J. Wiersinga, F. W. Wit, L. R. Woittiez, S. Zaheri, P. Zantkuijl, A. Żakowicz, M. C. van Zelm, H. M. L. Zimmermann

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Primary care during COVID-19 pandemic - a survey to establish clinical needs and lessons learned in infectious respiratory diseases in Spain

Manuel Linares, Laura Santos Larregola, Pilar Galicia García de Yébenes, Joaquín Santos Galilea

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Pathways to lung cancer diagnosis among individuals who did not receive lung cancer screening: a qualitative study

Rachel D. McCarty, Mollie E. Barnard, Katherine A. Lawson-Michod, Makelle Owens, Sarah E. Green, Samantha Derzon, Lea Karabegovic, Wallace L. Akerley, Melissa H. Watt, Jennifer A. Doherty, Laurie Grieshober

Open Access Antibiotic Research

Perceptions and attitudes regarding delayed antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract infections: a qualitative study

Gemma Mas-Dalmau, Sandra Pequeño-Saco, Mariam de la Poza-Abad, Eulàlia Borrell-Thió, Marta Besa-Castellà, Maria Alsina-Casalduero, Lluís Cuixart-Costa, Mercedes Liroz-Navarro, Carlos Calderón-Gómez, Joel Martí, Irene Cruz-Gómez, Pablo Alonso-Coello

Open Access Research

A randomized trial of a theory-driven model of health coaching for older adults: short-term and sustained outcomes

Kathleen Potempa, Margaret Calarco, Marna Flaherty-Robb, Susan Butterworth, Deanna Marriott, Stacia Potempa, Candia Laughlin, Patricia Schmidt, Laura Struble, Karen Harden, Bidisha Ghosh, Philip Furspan, Alexis Ellis

Open Access Care Research

Introducing extended consultations for patients with severe mental illness in general practice: Results from the SOFIA feasibility study

A. B. R. Jønsson, F. H. J. Martiny, M. K. Søndergaard, J. B. Brodersen, T. D. Due, M. H. Nielsen, C. Bakkedal, J. E. Bardram, K. Bissenbakker, I. Christensen, K. Doherty, P. Kjellberg, S. W. Mercer, S. Reventlow, M. P. Rozing, A. Møller

Open Access COVID-19 Vaccination Research

Why healthcare providers are not vaccinated? A qualitative study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

Fatemeh Kokabisaghi, Fatemeh Akhtar, Ali Taghipour, Javad Javan-Noughabi, Javad Moghri, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaee

Open Access Hepatitis B Research

Barriers to hepatitis B virus screening of pregnant women in primary healthcare centers in Nigeria: health workers’ perspective

Babayemi O. Olakunde, Daniel A. Adeyinka, Olubunmi A. Olakunde, Hasiya B. Raji, Hidayat B. Yahaya, Olugbengba A. Ijaodola, Clement O. Adesigbin

Open Access Care Research

Implementing and evaluating care and support planning: a qualitative study of health professionals’ experiences in public polyclinics in Singapore

Vikki A. Entwistle, Sharon McCann, Victor Weng Keong Loh, E Shyong Tai, Wee Hian Tan, Tong Wei Yew

Open Access Care Research

Differences in the healthcare needs of older adults attending primary health centers in urban and rural areas of Taiwan

Chen-I Shih, Hui-Fei Yang, Shu-Li Chia, Tang-Kuei Lin, Sheng-Yu Fan

Open Access Metformin Research

Type 2 diabetes progression in an adult Ugandan population with new-onset diabetes: an observational prospective study

Davis Kibirige, Isaac Sekitoleko, William Lumu, Moffat J. Nyirenda

Open Access Appendicitis Research

What is important to the GP in recognizing acute appendicitis in children: a delphi study

Guus C.G.H. Blok, Marjolein Y. Berger, Arjan B. Ahmeti, Gea A. Holtman

Open Access Care Study Protocol

Social Prescribing Schemes in Primary Care in Spain (EvalRA Project): a mixed-method study protocol to build an evaluation model

M. Pola-Garcia, A. M. Carrera Noguero, M. P. Astier-Peña, J. J. Mira, M. Guilabert-Mora, V. Cassetti, E. Melús-Palazón, A. Gasch-Gallén, N. Enríquez Martín, A. Asencio Aznar, C. Gimeno-Monterde, K. Cheikh-Moussa, M. L. Lou Alcaine, C. B. Benedé Azagra

Open Access Overweight Research

Activities of daily living limitations and family doctor contract services among overweight and obese older adults: is there a rural-urban difference?

Jingjing Luo, Dan Zhao, Tingting Gao, Jingjie Sun, Peilong Li, Xuehong Wang, Xueqing Wang, Shujun Chai, Jiayan Li, Chengchao Zhou

Open Access Obesity Research

Effect of the weight-loss program using daily self-weighing combined with personalized counseling led by village health volunteers in adults with obesity in a rural community, Thailand: a randomized controlled trial

Saharat Liampeng, Naphat Wongkliawrian, Surapas Junlawakkananon, Asaya Prapaso, Napatthawan Panichnantho, Saranphruk Kiengsiri, Maneepatsorn Sirisereewan, Onnalin Rungrotchanarak, Visavabhak Mahapol, Thanyaporn Boonsawat, Bhoom Tumrongteppitux, Pak Likitkulthanaporn, Sirakarn Tejavanija, Pongpisut Thakhampaeng, Mathirut Mungthin, Ram Rangsin, Boonsub Sakboonyarat

Open Access Care Research

The impact of eHealth on relationships and trust in primary care: a review of reviews

Meena Ramachandran, Christopher Brinton, David Wiljer, Ross Upshur, Carolyn Steele Gray

Open Access Research

Factors influencing French community pharmacists’ willingness to participate in research projects: a mixed method study

Arthur Piraux, Morgane Angibaud, Pierre Nizet, Dominique Navas, Claire Sallenave-Namont, Sonia Prot-Labarthe, Jean-François Huon

Open Access COVID-19 Study Protocol

Study protocol: assessment of the usefulness and practicability of a psychoeducational intervention to prevent the negative psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary care health workers

Enric Aragonès, Sara Rodoreda, Meritxell Guitart, Eva Garcia, Anna Berenguera, Francisco Martin, Concepció Rambla, Guillem Aragonès, Antoni Calvo, Ariadna Mas, Josep Basora

Open Access Paracetamol Research

Pediatric pharmaceutical interventions in self-medication: a descriptive study in community pharmacies

Sabrina Bedhomme, Hélène Vaillant-Roussel, Philippe Vorilhon, Elodie Lafarge, Bénédicte Pereton, Céline Prunet-Spano, Bruno Pereira, Brigitte Vennat, Chantal Savanovitch

Open Access Care Research

Supporting family carers in general practice: a scoping review of clinical guidelines and recommendations

Mary Cronin, Kathy McLoughlin, Tony Foley, Sinéad McGilloway

Open Access Breast Cancer Study Protocol

Adapting and implementing breast cancer follow-up in primary care: protocol for a mixed methods hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation cluster randomized study

Sarah J. Fadem, Benjamin F. Crabtree, Denalee M. O’Malley, Lisa Mikesell, Jeanne M. Ferrante, Deborah L. Toppmeyer, Pamela A. Ohman-Strickland, Jennifer R. Hemler, Jenna Howard, Alicja Bator, Ayana April-Sanders, Rachel Kurtzman, Shawna V. Hudson

Open Access Care Research

People-centred primary health care: a scoping review

Resham B. Khatri, Eskinder Wolka, Frehiwot Nigatu, Anteneh Zewdie, Daniel Erku, Aklilu Endalamaw, Yibeltal Assefa

Open Access Research

How do older adults with multimorbidity navigate healthcare?: a qualitative study in Singapore

Poay Sian Sabrina Lee, Evelyn Ai Ling Chew, Hui Li Koh, Stephanie Xin En Quak, Yew Yoong Ding, Mythily Subramaniam, Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Eng Sing Lee

Open Access Statins Research

How do patients with high cardiovascular risk evaluate online health information? A qualitative study

Hooi Min Lim, Chirk Jenn Ng, Adina Abdullah, Adam G. Dunn

Open Access Research

Feasibility and outcomes of using DIALOG+ in primary care to improve quality of life and mental distress of patients with long-term physical conditions: an exploratory non-controlled study in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia and Uganda

Francois van Loggerenberg, Dickens Akena, Racheal Alinaitwe, Harriet Birabwa-Oketcho, Camilo Andrés Cabarique Méndez, Carlos Gómez-Restrepo, Alma Džubur Kulenović, Nejra Selak, Meliha Kiseljaković, Seggane Musisi, Noeline Nakasujja, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Stefan Priebe

Open Access Research

Implementation strategies for large scale quality improvement initiatives in primary care settings: a qualitative assessment

Debora Goetz Goldberg, Constance Owens-Jasey, Sahar Haghighat, Sneha Kavalloor

Open Access Long-COVID Syndrome Research

The cost of primary care consultations associated with long COVID in non-hospitalised adults: a retrospective cohort study using UK primary care data

Jake Tufts, Naijie Guan, Dawit T Zemedikun, Anuradhaa Subramanian, Krishna Gokhale, Puja Myles, Tim Williams, Tom Marshall, Melanie Calvert, Karen Matthews, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Louise J Jackson, Shamil Haroon

Open Access Gout Research

Cohort study investigating gout flares and management in UK general practice

Samuel Finnikin, Christian D. Mallen, Edward Roddy

Open Access Research

Screening for poverty and related social determinants to improve knowledge of and links to resources (SPARK): development and cognitive testing of a tool for primary care

Itunuoluwa Adekoya, Alannah Delahunty-Pike, Dana Howse, Leanne Kosowan, Zita Seshie, Eunice Abaga, Jane Cooney, Marjeiry Robinson, Dorothy Senior, Alexander Zsager, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Mandi Irwin, Lois Jackson, Alan Katz, Emily Marshall, Nazeem Muhajarine, Cory Neudorf, Andrew D. Pinto

Open Access Research

Patient perspective on task shifting from general practitioners to medical practice assistants – a quantitative survey in Germany

Doreen Kuschick, Marius Tibor Dierks, Ulrike Grittner, Christoph Heintze, Lisa Kümpel, Burgi Riens, Liliana Rost, Konrad Schmidt, Daniel Schulze, Kahina Toutaoui, Florian Wolf, Susanne Döpfmer

Open Access Study Protocol

The patient’s first point of contact (PINPOINT) – protocol of a prospective multicenter study of communication and decision-making during patient assessments by primary care registered nurses

Annelie J Sundler, Lena Hedén, Inger K Holmström, Sandra van Dulmen, Karin Bergman, Sofia Östensson, Malin Östman

Open Access Telemedicine Research

Telemedicine in home-based care for COVID-19 patients

Si Van Nguyen, Huong Nguyen Viet Duong, Hieu Bao Nguyen, My Ai Thao Doan, Duc Thanh Nguyen, An Tuan Tran, Khoi Kim Hoang, Oanh Hoang Ly, Thanh Xuan Dang, Tung Ho Thanh Tran, Hung Quang Tran, Nam Ba Nguyen, Thuy Thi Thu Nguyen, Raghu Rai, An Le Pham

Open Access Research

Blackbox error management: how do practices deal with critical incidents in everyday practice? A qualitative interview study

Aljoscha Bodek, Marina Pommée, Alexandra Berger, Maria Giraki, Beate Sigrid Müller, Dania Schütze

Open Access Back Pain Research

Competences to self-manage low back pain among care-seeking adolescents from general practice - a qualitative study

Christian Lund Straszek, Lotte Stausgaard Skrubbeltrang, Kieran O’Sullivan, Janus Laust Thomsen, Michael Skovdal Rathleff

Open Access Research

Interprofessional collaboration in primary care: what effect on patient health? A systematic literature review

Céline Bouton, Manon Journeaux, Maud Jourdain, Morgane Angibaud, Jean-François Huon, Cédric Rat

Open Access Study Protocol

Rationale, design, and protocol for a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial of a proactive smoking cessation electronic visit for scalable delivery via primary care: the E-STOP trial

Margaret C. Fahey, Amy E. Wahlquist, Vanessa A. Diaz, Marty S. Player, Noelle Natale, Katherine R. Sterba, Brian K. Chen, Eric D. A. Hermes, Mathew J. Carpenter, Jennifer Dahne

Open Access Hypertension Research

Barriers and facilitators to self-measured blood pressure monitoring among US-resettled Arab refugees with hypertension: a qualitative study

Lana Bridi, Behnan Albahsahli, Nissma Bencheikh, Dania Abu Baker, Job G. Godino, Kelli N. O’Laughlin, Tala Al-Rousan

Open Access Research

Clinical impact of medication reviews for community-dwelling patients in primary healthcare

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

Open Access Actinic Keratosis Research

Needs and challenges among general practitioners in the management of actinic keratosis: a qualitative study

Charlotte Verhoeven, Zilke Claessens, Satish F.K. Lubeek, Henk J. Schers

Motivations for continued tobacco smoking and reasons for quitting among youths in Wakiso district, Uganda: a qualitative study

Alex Daama, Stephen Mugamba, William Ddaaki, Grace Kigozi Nalwoga, Asani Kasango, Fred Nalugoda, Robert Bulamba, James Menya Nkale, Emmanuel Kyasanku, Ritah Bulamu, Gertrude Nakigozi, Godfrey Kigozi, Joseph Kagaayi, Stevens Kisaka

Open Access Cryotherapy Research

Molluscum contagiosum survey – common approach and attitude towards treatment and research in Dutch general practice

Roeland M. Watjer, Tobias N. Bonten, Koen D. Quint, Mohammad M. Hasani, Mattijs E. Numans, Just A.H. Eekhof

Open Access Research

The impact of patients as trainers on registered nurses’ patient engagement in primary care clinics: a qualitative study

A. Morin, Y. Couturier, M-D. Poirier, V. T. Vaillancourt, S. Massé, A. D. Tardif, M-E. Poitras

Open Access Prediabetes Research

Making prediabetes visible in primary health care: a qualitative study of health care professionals’ perspectives

Katri Harcke, Marit Graue, Timothy Charles Skinner, Christina B. Olsson, Nouha Saleh-Stattin

Open Access Diarrhea Research

Healthcare providers’ knowledge and clinical practice surrounding shigellosis — DocStyles Survey, 2020

Julia C. Haston, Laura Ford, Kayla L. Vanden Esschert, Ian D. Plumb, Naeemah Logan, Louise K. Francois Watkins, Amanda G. Garcia-Williams

Open Access Research

Where the joy comes from: a qualitative exploration of deep GP-patient relationships

Hayley Thomas, Johanna Lynch, Emily Burch, Megan Best, Lauren Ball, Elizabeth Sturgiss, Nancy Sturman

Open Access COVID-19 Research

COVID-19- related work, managerial factors and exhaustion among general practitioners in Sweden: a cross-sectional study

Helena Månsson Sandberg, Bodil J. Landstad, Åsa Tjulin, Emma Brulin

Open Access Research

Challenges of Implementing an Effective Primary Health Care Accreditation Program: a qualitative study in Iran

Farid Gharibi, Esmaeil Moshiri, Masoumeh Ebrahimi Tavani, Koustuv Dalal

Open Access Research

Does children’s healthcare seeking change after participation in a musculoskeletal study? A register-based study

Charlotte Raadkjaer Lykkegaard, Niels Wedderkopp, Sonja Wehberg, Sinead Holden, Helene Stoettrup Andersen, Frans Boch Waldorff, Jens Søndergaard

Open Access Hypertension Research

Impact of community health workers on improving identification and primary care of hypertension among the urban poor – findings from Chhattisgarh state of India

Samir Garg, Mukesh Dewangan, Prabodh Nanda, Ashu Sahu, Lalita Xalxo, Kirtti Kumar Bebarta, Vishnu Gupta, Mohammad Jawed Quereishi, Anand Kumar Sahu, Pradeep Tandan

Open Access Research

Self-reported preferences and barriers to continued professional development in primary care physicians: a cross-sectional web-based survey in Qatar

Deema Al-Sheikhly, Saima Ali, Phyllis Sui Muffuh Navti, Ziyad Riyad Mahfoud, Laudy Mattar, Samar Aboulsoud, Mohannad Khandakji, Lara Al Hakim, Thurayya Arayssi

Open Access Geriatric Assessment Research

Exploring stakeholders’ experiences of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the community and out-patient settings: a qualitative evidence synthesis

Christina Hayes, Christine Fitzgerald, Íde O’Shaughnessy, Brian Condon, Aoife Leahy, Margaret O’Connor, Molly Manning, Anne Griffin, Liam Glynn, Katie Robinson, Rose Galvin

Open Access Research

The usage of data in NHS primary care commissioning: a realist evaluation

Alexandra Jager, Chrysanthi Papoutsi, Geoff Wong

Digital solutions for decision support in general practice – a rapid review focused on systems developed for the universal healthcare setting in Denmark

Anne Clausen, Emilie Rosenfeldt Christensen, Pernille Ravn Jakobsen, Jens Søndergaard, Bo Abrahamsen, Katrine Hass Rubin

Open Access Dementia Research

Dementia and comorbidities in primary care: a scoping review

Howard Bergman, Soo Borson, Frank Jessen, Pierre Krolak-Salmon, Alessandro Pirani, Jill Rasmussen, Jesus Rodrigo, Daiana Taddeo

Open Access Research

Role of family factors in provision and perception of social support for older people in Iran: a cross-sectional survey

Maryam Tajvar, Emily Grundy, Astrid Fletcher, Elizabeth Allen, Badriyeh Karami