Supporting primary care through symptom checking artificial intelligence: a study of patient and physician attitudes in Italian general practice
CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest a positive reception of the symptom checker, albeit with differing focus between patients and physicians. With the potential to be integrated further into primary care, these tools require meticulous clinical guidance to maximize their benefits.TRIAL REGISTRATION: The study was not registered, as it did not include direct medical intervention on human participants.PMID:37661285 | DOI:10.1186/s12875-023-02143-0 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - September 3, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Angelika Mahlknecht Adolf Engl Giuliano Piccoliori Christian Josef Wiedermann Source Type: research
Study on the determinants of health professionals' performance on diabetes management care in China
CONCLUSIONS: Attention should be paid to the training of health professionals' knowledge on diabetes management capacity. Furthermore, measures to improve training for health professionals could satisfying their needs for self-growth and improve the motivation of health professionals. The information system supporting management care should be improved continuously to improve the health professionals' working opportunities and decrease the workload.PMID:37660002 | DOI:10.1186/s12875-023-02136-z (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - September 2, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Shanshan Jing Yahang Yu Beibei Yuan Source Type: research
Study on the determinants of health professionals' performance on diabetes management care in China
CONCLUSIONS: Attention should be paid to the training of health professionals' knowledge on diabetes management capacity. Furthermore, measures to improve training for health professionals could satisfying their needs for self-growth and improve the motivation of health professionals. The information system supporting management care should be improved continuously to improve the health professionals' working opportunities and decrease the workload.PMID:37660002 | DOI:10.1186/s12875-023-02136-z (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - September 2, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Shanshan Jing Yahang Yu Beibei Yuan Source Type: research
Perception of self-management and glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes receiving insulin injection therapy: A qualitative study
CONCLUSION: All of our findings increase the understanding of self-management and glycaemic control in people with T2D receiving insulin injection therapy. Healthcare professionals should recognise the unmet needs of this cohort to promote their diabetes management. Appropriate and effective self-management programmes should be developed and implemented to alleviate the negative impacts of insulin injection therapy on diabetes management with consideration of cultural and personal context.PMID:37658019 | DOI:10.1016/j.pcd.2023.08.006 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - September 1, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Wei Liang Suzanne Hoi Shan Lo Ka Ming Chow Jie Zhong Xiaoying Ni Source Type: research
A care substitution service in the Netherlands: impact on referral, cost, and patient satisfaction
CONCLUSIONS: The care substitution service showed promise for specialisms that require fewer hospital facilities, as exemplified by dermatology.PMID:37658285 | DOI:10.1186/s12875-023-02137-y (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - September 1, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Trijntje Albada Marjolein Y Berger Wim Brunninkhuis Daphne van Kalken Karin M Vermeulen Robert J Damstra Gea A Holtman Source Type: research
Lessons Learned From Contact Tracing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Public Health Students' Experiences in the Field
This study employed a qualitative thematic approach to capture 11 graduate-level public health students' experiences, motivations, challenges, and recommendations on contact tracing procedures as DOH contract tracers. In-depth interview questions focused on students' interest in public health, experiences as a contact tracer, patient/case interactions, and personal outlook on the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic brought new experiences and challenges for public health students employed by local health departments as contact tracers. Three categories and subthemes emerged from interviews: (1) motivations to work as ...
Source: Primary Care - August 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Tienna Fenton Talegria Brown Elena Bastida Source Type: research
Can health insurance help to improve the personal and economical health of India?
J Family Med Prim Care. 2023 Jul;12(7):1474-1475. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_186_23. Epub 2023 Jul 14.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37649737 | PMC:PMC10465037 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_186_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - August 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Sahjid S Mukhida Abhi Patel Source Type: research
Outpatient pediatric cardiology consultations in a tertiary academic hospital
CONCLUSION: Most of the referrals were new patients. Of those who underwent echocardiography, 48.2% had abnormal results. We recommend further studies to help guide the direction of the residents' education and to provide better patient healthcare services.PMID:37649738 | PMC:PMC10465035 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_65_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - August 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Razan N Alturkestani Rafeef A Bahafzalla Maha A Safhi Anhar M Hasanain Saud A Bahaidarah Source Type: research
A sweet emergency due to bitter poisoning-A case report
We present a case of a 22-year-old male patient, without previous history of diabetes, who was brought to the ER in an unresponsive state with an HbA1c of 5%. His initial laboratory investigations revealed hyperglycemia, high anion gap metabolic acidosis, ketonuria, and glycosuria. His relatives revealed intentional ingestion of OPC. He was treated for both OPC poisoning and hyperglycemic ketoacidosis. Adequate acute care was instigated though prognosis could not be gauged due to the early discharge of the patient against medical advice. This case highlights that OPC poisoning can be a possible etiological factor for hyper...
Source: Primary Care - August 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jenny Joseph Saravanan Thangavelu J Shanjitha Deepak Jacob Source Type: research
Health system factors related to COVID-19 mortality in Eastern India: Hospital-based cross-sectional study
CONCLUSION: Health system factors related to death of COVID-19 need to be addressed to avoid the avoidable deaths during the pandemic situation. The resilience of the health system can be helpful in reducing death toll in a low-resource country like India.PMID:37649740 | PMC:PMC10465061 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1956_22 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - August 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Dinesh Prasad Sahu Arvind Kumar Singh Baijayantimala Mishra Bijayini Behera Binod Kumar Patro Jawahar Sreevihar Kunjanpillai Jyolsna Nair Manoj Kumar Panigrahi Manoj Kumar Mohanty Priyamadhaba Behera Prasanta Raghav Mohapatra Sadananda Barik Sachidanand M Source Type: research
Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral Mucormycosis (ROCM) in COVID-19 Patients
J Family Med Prim Care. 2023 Jul;12(7):1472-1473. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_636_23. Epub 2023 Jul 14.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37649741 | PMC:PMC10465039 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_636_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - August 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Vagisha Sharma Isha Preet Tuli Source Type: research
Association of depression with disease duration, quality of life and adherence in Parkinson's disease: A cross sectional study
CONCLUSION: Depression was found in 39.22% of PD patients and was more significantly associated with disease duration, non-adherence to treatment and decreased quality of life.PMID:37649742 | PMC:PMC10465023 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2288_22 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - August 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Subhash Samanta Manisha Bisht M Kanimozhi Niraj Kumar Shailendra S Handu Source Type: research
The study on the prevalence of Mongolian spots in the neonates
CONCLUSION: The study concluded that the maximum number of neonates had been found with Mongolian spots and it is very common among neonates. This study will enlighten the awareness of the physician to distinguish the other lesions from other cutaneous skin conditions. The only drawbacks of this research study are a smaller sample size and limited study duration. The study of diameter, size, and dimensions of spots are not included. More intervention studies are required to compare MS with other skin conditions and their therapies. Further research is required for the study of the dimensions of marks on the neonate's body....
Source: Primary Care - August 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Sabiha Quazi Sanjiv Choudhary Adarsh Lata Singh Vikrant Saoji Khalid Khan Sugat Jawade Source Type: research
Family planning unmet need among women attending primary healthcare clinics in Western Region, Saudi Arabia
CONCLUSION: The prevalence of unmet need of contraception use among women in Taif city is high. Husband-related factors were significantly associated with unmet contraception use.PMID:37649744 | PMC:PMC10465038 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1695_22 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - August 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Adhari Alselmi Source Type: research
Effects of anticonvulsant drug on liver enzymes among children in a tribal state of India: A longitudinal study
CONCLUSION: We concluded that these Antiepileptic drugs are safe to use in children up to 1 year.PMID:37649745 | PMC:PMC10465034 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2307_22 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - August 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Pradeep Minz Asha Oroan Anit Kujur Dilip K Paswan Alka R Nag Source Type: research
