Determinants of vitamin B12 deficiency in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus — A primary-care retrospective cohort study
Like many developed nations, the prevalence of both older people and type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Singapore is rising. This demographic shift predisposes the population to greater risks of both frailty a... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 20, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Andrew Kien Han Wee and Rehena Sultana Tags: Research Source Type: research
Characterization of an obese population: a retrospective longitudinal study from real-world data in northern Portugal
Obesity is a serious and largely preventable global health problem. Obesity-related electronic health records can be a useful resource to identify and address obesity. The analysis of real-world data from T82-... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 15, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Ros ália Páscoa, Andreia Teixeira, Teresa S. Henriques, Hugo Monteiro, Rosário Monteiro and Carlos Martins Tags: Research Source Type: research
Randomized prospective trial to detect and distinguish between medication nonadherence, drug-drug interactions, and disease progression in chronic cardiometabolic disease
Disentangling nonadherence (NA), drug-drug interactions (DDIs), and disease progression from each other is an important clinical challenge for providers caring for patients with cardiometabolic diseases. NAs a... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 15, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: John W Peabody, Divya Ganesan, Czarlota Valdenor, David Paculdo, Joshua Schrecker, Christopher Westerfield and Rebecca Heltsley Tags: Research Source Type: research
Use of preventive medication and supplements in general practice in patients in their last year of life: a Retrospective cohort study
Several preventive medications and supplements become inappropriate in the last phase of life due to increased risk of adverse events caused by changed pharmacokinetics, drug-drug interactions, and changed car... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 15, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Anne Antonisse, Frederieke H. van der Baan, Matthew Grant, Gon Uyttewaal, Cathelijne Verboeket, Hanneke Smits-Pelser, Saskia C. C. M. Teunissen and Eric C. T. Geijteman Tags: Research Source Type: research
Primary healthcare competencies needed in the management of person-centred integrated care for chronic illness and multimorbidity: Results of a scoping review
Chronic disease management is important in primary care. Disease management programmes focus primarily on the respective diseases. The occurrence of multimorbidity and social problems is addressed to a limited... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 12, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Leslie Michielsen, Erik W.M.A. Bischoff, Tjard Schermer and Miranda Laurant Tags: Research Source Type: research
