Search Results - "Family practice"

Post-acute and long-COVID-19 symptoms in patients with mild diseases: a systematic review by van Kessel, Sophie A M, Olde Hartman, Tim C, Lucassen, Peter L B J, van Jaarsveld, Cornelia H M

“…It is expected that GPs are increasingly confronted with a large group of patients with symptoms persisting three weeks after initial symptoms of a mild…”
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The effectiveness of teleconsultations in primary care: systematic review by Carrillo de Albornoz, Sara, Sia, Kah-Ling, Harris, Anthony

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has focussed attention on models of healthcare that avoid face-to-face contacts between clinicians and patients, and teleconsultations…”
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Sleep hygiene education as a treatment of insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Chung, Ka-Fai, Lee, Chit-Tat, Yeung, Wing-Fai, Chan, Man-Sum, Chung, Emily Wing-Yue, Lin, Wai-Ling

“…Abstract Background Sleep hygiene education (SHE) is commonly used as a treatment of insomnia in general practice. Whether SHE or cognitive-behavioural therapy…”
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Immersion–Crystallization: a valuable analytic tool for healthcare research by Borkan, Jeffrey M

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Survey strategies to increase participant response rates in primary care research studies by Booker, Quiera S, Austin, Jessica D, Balasubramanian, Bijal A

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Tokenism in patient engagement by Hahn, David L, Hoffmann, Amanda E, Felzien, Maret, LeMaster, Joseph W, Xu, Jinping, Fagnan, Lyle J

“…Patient engagement throughout research is a way to generate more relevant patient-important research questions, methods and results with the ultimate aim of…”
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Ensuring the continuation of routine primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a review of the international literature by Matenge, Sethunya, Sturgiss, Elizabeth, Desborough, Jane, Hall Dykgraaf, Sally, Dut, Garang, Kidd, Michael

“…Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the diversion of health resources away from routine primary care delivery. This disruption of health…”
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Lessons for the global primary care response to COVID-19: a rapid review of evidence from past epidemics by Desborough, Jane, Dykgraaf, Sally Hall, Phillips, Christine, Wright, Michael, Maddox, Raglan, Davis, Stephanie, Kidd, Michael

“…COVID-19 is the fifth and most significant infectious disease epidemic this century. Primary health care providers, which include those working in primary care…”
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Videoconferencing psychological therapy and anxiety: a systematic review by Berryhill, M Blake, Halli-Tierney, Anne, Culmer, Nathan, Williams, Nelle, Betancourt, Alex, King, Michael, Ruggles, Hannah

“…The growing worldwide prevalence of individuals with anxiety disorders has increased needs for mental health services. Due to limited number of mental health…”
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Multidisciplinary collaboration in primary care: a systematic review by Saint-Pierre, Cecilia, Herskovic, Valeria, Sepúlveda, Marcos

“…Abstract Background Several studies have discussed the benefits of multidisciplinary collaboration in primary care. However, what remains unclear is how…”
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Adverse impacts of chronic pain on health-related quality of life, work productivity, depression and anxiety in a community-based study by Kawai, Kosuke, Kawai, Alison Tse, Wollan, Peter, Yawn, Barbara P

“…Chronic pain has major clinical and social consequences. Few studies have examined any variation in the extent of impairment on quality of life and work…”
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The prevalence of multimorbidity in primary care and its effect on health care utilization and cost by Glynn, Liam G, Valderas, Jose M, Healy, Pamela, Burke, Evelyn, Newell, John, Gillespie, Patrick, Murphy, Andrew W

“…Introduction. Multimorbidity is common among the heterogeneous primary care population, but little data exist on its association with health care utilization…”
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Electronic consultation systems: worldwide prevalence and their impact on patient care-a systematic review by Liddy, Clare, Drosinis, Paul, Keely, Erin

“…Many health organizations are exploring the potential of electronic consultation (eConsult) services to address excessive wait times for specialist care. To…”
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The inconvincible patient: how clinicians perceive demand for antibiotics in the outpatient setting by Kohut, Mike R, Keller, Sara C, Linder, Jeffrey A, Tamma, Pranita D, Cosgrove, Sara E, Speck, Kathleen, Ahn, Roy, Dullabh, Prashila, Miller, Melissa A, Szymczak, Julia E

“…Perceived patient demand for antibiotics drives unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in outpatient settings, but little is known about how clinicians experience…”
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Potentially inappropriate medications in older adults: a population-based cohort study by Roux, Barbara, Sirois, Caroline, Simard, Marc, Gagnon, Marie-Eve, Laroche, Marie-Laure

“…Non-optimal medication use among older adults is a public health concern. A concrete picture of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use is imperative to…”
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Inappropriate antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract indications: most prominent in adult patients by Dekker, Anne R J, Verheij, Theo J M, van der Velden, Alike W

“…Numerous studies suggest overprescribing of antibiotics for respiratory tract indications (RTIs), without really authenticating inappropriate prescription; the…”
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Primary care access and foregone care: a survey of transgender adolescents and young adults by Clark, Beth A, Veale, Jaimie F, Greyson, Devon, Saewyc, Elizabeth

“…Abstract Objective To examine the issues of primary care access and foregone health care among transgender adolescents and young adults. Methods This…”
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An introduction to machine learning for classification and prediction by Black, Jason E, Kueper, Jacqueline K, Williamson, Tyler S

“…Classification and prediction tasks are common in health research. With the increasing availability of vast health data repositories (e.g. electronic medical…”
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Survival following a diagnosis of heart failure in primary care by Taylor, Clare J, Ryan, Ronan, Nichols, Linda, Gale, Nicola, Hobbs, Fd Richard, Marshall, Tom

“…Heart failure is a common long term condition affecting around 900 000 people in the UK and patients commonly present to primary care. The prognosis of…”
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Organizational aspects of primary care related to avoidable hospitalization: a systematic review by van Loenen, Tessa, van den Berg, Michael J, Westert, Gert P, Faber, Marjan J

“…Often used indicators for the quality of primary care are hospital admissions rates for conditions which are potentially avoidable by well-functioning primary…”
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