Development and validation of a scale for the assessment of the knowledge-attitude-practice of parents towards children snoring
Children Snoring is a common childhood disorder that affects the growth and development of children and is detrimental to their health. Increasing awareness of Children Snoring among parents is important. (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 8, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Siyan Guo, Xiaoyue Hu, Xiaokai Wang, Hongyan Tie, Qiujun Zhang, Caixia Li, Luying Qin and Hongxia Su Tags: Research Source Type: research
Common barriers and enablers to the use of non-drug interventions for managing common chronic conditions in primary care: an overview of reviews
Non-drug interventions are recommended for chronic condition prevention and management yet are underused in clinical practice. Understanding barriers and enablers to using non-drug interventions may help imple... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 6, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Hannah Greenwood, Alexandra R. Davidson, Rae Thomas and Loai Albarqouni Tags: Research Source Type: research
Adapting care provision in family practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study exploring the impact of primary care reforms in four Canadian regions
Over the past two decades, Canadian provinces and territories have introduced a series of primary care reforms in an attempt to improve access to and quality of primary care services, resulting in diverse orga... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 6, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Maria Mathews, Lindsay Hedden, Julia Lukewich, Emily Gard Marshall, Leslie Meredith, Lauren Moritz, Dana Ryan, Sarah Spencer, Judith B. Brown, Paul S. Gill and Eric K. W. Wong Tags: Research Source Type: research
Barriers and facilitators of the reporting by family doctors of cases of domestic violence – a qualitative study across Portugal
Domestic violence (DV) is a serious and prevalent public health problem with devastating consequences for the victims and their families. Whilst the number of cases reported to the authorities has risen in rec... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 5, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Diana Nadine Moreira and Mariana Pinto da Costa Tags: Research Source Type: research
Exploring how people achieve recommended levels of physical activity, despite self-reported economic difficulties: a sense of coherence perspective
The salutogenic theory forms the basis for health promotion and describes health as a continuum from a dis-ease pole of health to an ease pole. The core concept for the salutogenic theory is sense of coherence... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 4, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Lisbeth M. Johansson, Eleonor I. Fransson, Hans Lingfors and Marie Gols äter Tags: Research Source Type: research
Low-value chronic prescription of acid reducing medication among Dutch general practitioners: impact of a patient education intervention
Dyspepsia is a commonly encountered clinical condition in Dutch general practice, which is often treated through the prescription of acid-reducing medication (ARM). However, recent studies indicate that the ma... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 4, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Joris L. J. M. M üskens, Simone A. van Dulmen, Karin Hek, Gert P. Westert and Rudolf B. Kool Tags: Research Source Type: research
Outreach work in Belgian primary care practices during COVID-19: results from the cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study
This study aim... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 3, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Dorien Vanden Bossche, Esther Van Poel, Pierre Vanden Bussche, Benoit Petr é, Cécile Ponsar, Peter Decat and Sara Willems Tags: Research Source Type: research
Classification system for primary care provider eConsults about medications for older adults with frailty
Providing primary care for people with frailty can be challenging due to an increased risk of adverse outcomes and use of potentially inappropriate medications which may exacerbate characteristics of frailty. ... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 2, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: T Schneider, B Farrell, S Karunananthan, A Afkham, E Keely, C Liddy and L. M. McCarthy Tags: Research Source Type: research
Involving community pharmacists in interprofessional collaboration in primary care: a systematic review
The World Health Organization supports interprofessional collaboration in primary care. On over the past 20 years, community pharmacists had been taking a growing number of new responsibilities and they are re... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 1, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Morgane Angibaud, Maud Jourdain, Solene Girard, Louise Rouxel, Adam Mouhib, Antoine Nogueira, C édric Rat and Jean-François Huon Tags: Research Source Type: research
Self-protective behaviors of Thai village health volunteers in community engagement during a COVID-19 outbreak: interpretation using the health belief model
Village health volunteers (VHVs) engaging in community-based COVID-19 prevention and control measures played a key role in mitigating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. We conducted a cross-sectiona... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - March 28, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Paleeratana Wongrith, Phuwasin Buakate, Lateefah Doylee, Naseeyah Phonla, Omid Dadras and Geoff Frampton Tags: Research Source Type: research
Communication barriers faced by pharmacists when managing patients with hypertension in a primary care team: a qualitative study
As primary care pharmacists take on an increasingly important and collaborative role in managing patients with chronic diseases, communication barriers with patients and healthcare colleagues have emerged. Thi... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - March 27, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Reuben Tan, Ariffin Kawaja, Swee Phaik Ooi and Chirk Jenn Ng Tags: Research Source Type: research
Accuracy of urgency allocation in patients with shortness of breath calling out-of-hours primary care: a cross-sectional study
In out-of-hours primary care (OHS-PC), semi-automatic decision support tools are often used during telephone triage. In the Netherlands, the Netherlands Triage Standard (NTS) is used. The NTS is mainly expert-... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - March 27, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Michelle Spek, Roderick P. Venekamp, Esther de Groot, Geert-Jan Geersing, Daphne C. A. Erkelens, Maarten van Smeden, Anna S. M. Dobbe, Math é Delissen, Frans H. Rutten and Dorien L. Zwart Tags: Research Source Type: research
Barriers and strategies for primary health care workforce development: synthesis of evidence
Having a sufficient and well-functioning health workforce is crucial for reducing the burden of disease and premature death. Health workforce development, focusing on availability, recruitment, retention, and ... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - March 27, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Aklilu Endalamaw, Resham B Khatri, Daniel Erku, Anteneh Zewdie, Eskinder Wolka, Frehiwot Nigatu and Yibeltal Assefa Tags: Research Source Type: research
The impact of communication training on the clinical care of hypertension in general practice: a cluster randomized controlled trial in China
Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases with a low control rate globally. The effect of communication skills training contributing to hypertension control remains uncertain. The aim of the pres... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - March 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Chuan Zou, Lili Deng, Jianzhao Luo, Hua Dai, Yu Zhang, Ru Guo, Xiaolu Luo, Rong Yang, Haiqi Song, John Spicer, Qian Zhao and Xiaoyang Liao Tags: Research Source Type: research
Social concordance and patient reported experiences in countries with different gender equality: a multinational survey
Patient reported experiences (PREMs) are important indices of quality of care. Similarities in demography between patient and doctor, known as social concordance, can facilitate patient-doctor interaction and ... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - March 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: D. Eggermont, A. E. Kunst, P. P. Groenewegen and R. A. Verheij Tags: Research Source Type: research
