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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
This study tests the impact of a telephone and online problem-solving intervention for Spanish-speaking stroke caregivers on caregiver outcomes.METHODS: The design is a two-arm parallel randomized clinical trial with repeated measures. We will enroll 290 caregivers from 3 Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers. Participants randomized into the intervention arm receive a problem-solving intervention that uses telephone and online education and care management tools on the previously developed and nationally available RESCUE en Español Caregiver website. In the usual care group, participants receive the information and/or su...
Source: Primary Care - March 18, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: 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 Source Type: research

The association between renal impairment and polypharmacy among older Palestinian patients: a multi-center cross-sectional study
CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates a relationship between polypharmacy and renal impairment. Some people with renal impairment receive drugs that those with kidney illness should avoid or use with caution. It is important to prescribe only necessary medication, choose non-nephrotoxic alternatives, and frequently monitor renal function.PMID:36797685 | PMC:PMC9936647 | DOI:10.1186/s12875-023-02005-9
Source: Primary Care - February 16, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Shayma Naghnaghia Zaher Nazzal Layan Abu Alya Rowa' Al-Ramahi Zakaria Hamdan Esra'a Samara Source Type: research

The effectiveness of atrial fibrillation special clinic on oral anticoagulant use for high risk atrial fibrillation patients managed in the community
CONCLUSION: AFSC is effective in enhancing OAC use and maintaining optimal modifiable CVD risk factor control among high risk AF patients managed in primary care setting, and therefore may reduce AF-associated morbidity and mortality in the long run.PMID:36788489 | PMC:PMC9926793 | DOI:10.1186/s12875-023-02004-w
Source: Primary Care - February 15, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Ka Man Lau To Fung Leung Yim Chu Li Catherine Xiao Rui Chen Source Type: research

Organization and costs of stroke care in outpatient settings: Systematic review
CONCLUSIONS: Thirty studies, of which 14 (46.6%) were related to post-stroke costs and 12 (40%) to cardiovascular prevention costs. The results show that most of them are retrospective analyzes of different databases of short-term hospital care, and do not allow a detailed analysis of the costs by different segments of services. The possibilities for improvement are centered on primary and secondary prevention, selection and pre-hospital transfer, early discharge with support, and social and health care.PMID:36773416 | DOI:10.1016/j.aprim.2023.102578
Source: Atencion Primaria - February 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jorgina Lucas-Noll Mar Lleix à-Fortuño Llu ïsa Queralt-Tomas Anna Panisello-Tafalla Miseric òrdia Carles-Lavila Jos é L Clua-Espuny Source Type: research

Socioeconomic deprivation and post-stroke care in the community
Br J Gen Pract. 2023 Jan 26;73(727):56-57. doi: 10.3399/bjgp23X731781. Print 2023 Feb.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36702607 | DOI:10.3399/bjgp23X731781
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - January 26, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Anna Pawlak Eugene Yee Hing Tang Source Type: research