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
Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. Primary care offers an ideal setting to reach adults who smoke cigarettes and improve uptake of evidence-based... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 29, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: 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 and Jennifer Dahne Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research
The safety of patient management in family medicine in Slovenia during Covid-19: a cross-sectional study
During the Covid-19 pandemic, family medicine practices (FMPs) changed to improve safety against new coronavirus infections for both patients and employees. Protocols for treating patients with suspected Sars-... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 29, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Maja Cvetko Gomezelj, Špela Miroševič, Alina Verdnik Tajki, Ksenija Tušek Bunc, Esther Van Poel, Sara Willems and Zalika Klemenc-Ketiš Tags: Research Source Type: 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
Healthcare organizations are increasingly exploring ways to address the social determinants of health. Accurate data on social determinants is essential to identify opportunities for action to improve health o... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 25, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: 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 Muhajari Tags: Research Source Type: research
Patient perspective on task shifting from general practitioners to medical practice assistants – a quantitative survey in Germany
Various developments result in increasing workloads in general practices. New models of care and a restructuring of the division of tasks could provide relief. One approach is to extend the delegation of medic... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 25, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Doreen Kuschick, Marius Tibor Dierks, Ulrike Grittner, Christoph Heintze, Lisa K ümpel, Burgi Riens, Liliana Rost, Konrad Schmidt, Daniel Schulze, Kahina Toutaoui, Florian Wolf and Susanne Döpfmer Tags: Research Source Type: research
Cohort study investigating gout flares and management in UK general practice
Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis and is almost exclusively managed in primary care, however the course and severity of the condition is variable and poorly characterised. This research aims impro... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 22, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Samuel Finnikin, Christian D. Mallen and Edward Roddy Tags: Research Source Type: research
The cost of primary care consultations associated with long COVID in non-hospitalised adults: a retrospective cohort study using UK primary care data
The economic impact of managing long COVID in primary care is unknown. We estimated the costs of primary care consultations associated with long COVID and explored the relationship between risk factors and costs. (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 20, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: 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 and Shamil Haroon Tags: Research Source Type: research
Implementation strategies for large scale quality improvement initiatives in primary care settings: a qualitative assessment
The EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care was designed to assist primary care practices in the US in implementing evidence-based practices in cardiovascular care and building capacity for quality... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 17, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Debora Goetz Goldberg, Constance Owens-Jasey, Sahar Haghighat and Sneha Kavalloor Tags: Research Source Type: research
“That’s probably how you would want care to be” - experiences of sick leave teams at a health center, a mixed method study
The health center where this study was performed the management wanted to test whether a sick leave team provided the physicians with better conditions for the task of assessing sick leave. The goals were to e... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 17, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: E. H ällås, I. Skoglund and L. Nordeman Tags: Research Source Type: research
Sustainability of integrated hypertension and diabetes with HIV care for people living with HIV at primary health care in South Ethiopia: implication for integration
People living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) have an increased risk of developing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) compared with people without HIV. The multimorbidity of NCDs and HIV increases the ne... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 17, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Abebe Sorsa Badacho and Ozayr Haroon Mahomed Tags: Research Source Type: 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
The management of long-term physical conditions is a challenge worldwide, absorbing a majority resources despite the importance of acute care. The management of these conditions is done largely in primary care... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 16, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Francois van Loggerenberg, Dickens Akena, Racheal Alinaitwe, Harriet Birabwa-Oketcho, Camilo Andr és Cabarique Méndez, Carlos Gómez-Restrepo, Alma Džubur Kulenović, Nejra Selak, Meliha Kiseljaković, Seggane Musisi, Noeline Nakasujja, Nelson K. Sewan Tags: Research Source Type: research
How do patients with high cardiovascular risk evaluate online health information? A qualitative study
People are exposed to variable health information from the Internet, potentially influencing their health decision-making and behaviour. It remains a challenge for people to discern between good- and poor-qual... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 15, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Hooi Min Lim, Chirk Jenn Ng, Adina Abdullah and Adam G. Dunn Tags: Research Source Type: research
How do older adults with multimorbidity navigate healthcare?: a qualitative study in Singapore
Patients living with multimorbidity may require frequent visits to multiple healthcare institutions and to follow diverse medical regimens and advice. Older adults with multimorbidity could face additional cha... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 14, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Poay Sian Sabrina Lee, Evelyn Ai Ling Chew, Hui Li Koh, Stephanie Xin En Quak, Yew Yoong Ding, Mythily Subramaniam, Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar and Eng Sing Lee Tags: Research Source Type: research
Primary care utilisation, adherence to guideline-based pharmacotherapy and continuity of care in primary care patients with chronic diseases and multimorbidity – a cross-sectional study
To understand how to improve care for patients with chronic diseases and multimorbidity we wanted to describe the prevalence of different chronic diseases and the pattern of multimorbidity and to analyse the a... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 13, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Andy Maun, Cecilia Bj örkelund and Eva Arvidsson Tags: Research Source Type: research
Knowledge and practice attitudes regarding the relationship between diabetes and periodontitis: a survey among Swiss endocrinologists and general physicians
The objective of the present survey is to assess the knowledge about the relationship between oral health and diabetes and to identify the practice behaviors of Swiss endocrinologists and general practitioners... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 13, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Natalia Chatzaki, Alkisti Zekeridou, Elsa Paroz, Giacomo Gastaldi and Catherine Giannopoulou Tags: Research Source Type: research
Adapting and implementing breast cancer follow-up in primary care: protocol for a mixed methods hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation cluster randomized study
Advances in detection and treatment for breast cancer have led to an increase in the number of individuals managing significant late and long-term treatment effects. Primary care has a role in caring for patie... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 9, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: 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 and Shawna V. Hudson Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research
