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BMC Primary Care

Ausgabe 1/2024

Inhalt (189 Artikel)

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Patterns of knee osteoarthritis management in general practice: a retrospective cohort study using electronic health records

Ilgin G. Arslan, A. C. van Berkel, J. Damen, P. Bindels, M. de Wilde, S. M.A. Bierma-Zeinstra, D. Schiphof

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Primary care occupational, physical, and respiratory therapy role adaptation in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Cara L. Brown, Louise Chartrand, Brontë Vollebregt, Dayajyot Kaur, Tory Crawford, Patricia Thille

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Perspectives on the representation of frailty in the electronic frailty index

Manpreet Thandi, Sabrina T. Wong, Morgan Price, Jennifer Baumbusch

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Exploring private sector perspectives on barriers and facilitators in availing tuberculosis care cascade services: a qualitative study from the Indian state

Harsh D Shah, Shalu Chaudhary, Bharat Desai, Jay Patel, Sandul Yasobant, Priya Bhavsar, Somen Saha, Anish K Sinha, Deepak Saxena, Yogesh Patel, Bhavesh Modi

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Blood pressure measurements for diagnosing hypertension in primary care: room for improvement

Vincent M.I. Voorbrood, Evelien I.T. de Schepper, Arthur M. Bohnen, Marit F.E. Ruiterkamp, Peter R. Rijnbeek, Patrick J.E. Bindels

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Undertaking multi-centre randomised controlled trials in primary care: learnings and recommendations from the PULsE-AI trial researchers

Kevin G. Pollock, Carissa Dickerson, Manjit Kainth, Sarah Lawton, Michael Hurst, Daniel M. Sugrue, Chris Arden, D. Wyn Davies, Anne-Céline Martin, Belinda Sandler, Jason Gordon, Usman Farooqui, David Clifton, Christian Mallen, Jennifer Rogers, Nathan R. Hill, A. John Camm, Alexander T. Cohen

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Factors contributing to the variation in antibiotic prescribing among primary health care physicians: a systematic review

Gashaw Enbiyale Kasse, Judy Humphries, Suzanne M. Cosh, Md Shahidul Islam

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Expectations of general practitioners on a practice based research network in Germany- a qualitative study within the Bavarian Research Practice Network (BayFoNet)

Linda Sanftenberg, Julia Stofella, Katharina Mayr, Armin Nassehi, Annette Härdtlein, Stefanie Stark, Thomas Kühlein, Peter Konstantin Kurotschka, Ildikò Gágyor, Stefanie Eck, Antonius Schneider, Melanie Bößenecker, Marco Roos, Tobias Dreischulte, Jochen Gensichen, Andrea Baumgärtel, Isabell Endrich, Maike Ermster, Jan Gehrmann, Alexander Hapfelmeier, Susann Hueber, Merle Klanke, Christian Kretzschmann, Peter Konstantin Kurotschka, Klaus Linde, Klara Lorenz, Linda Sanftenberg, Antonius Schneider, Stefanie Stark, Til Uebel, Fabian Walter

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Contextualizing the revised Patient Perception of Patient-Centeredness (PPPC-R) scale in primary healthcare settings: a validity and reliability evaluation study

Yiyuan Cai, Pengfei Guo, Jiong Tu, Mengyao Hu, Lingrui Liu, Bridget L. Ryan, Jing Liao, Rubee Dev, Yiran Li, Tianyu Huang, Ruilin Wang, Li Kuang, Ruonan Huang, Xinfang Li, Edmundo Roberto Melipillán, Shuaixiang Zhao, Wenjun He, Xiaohui Wang, Nan Zhang, Dong (Roman) Xu

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Core values of employed general practitioners in Germany – a qualitative study

Leonie Horn, Charlotte Ullrich, Leonie Boelter, Michel Wensing, Frank Peters-Klimm, Sandra Stengel

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Healthcare providers’ perspectives on implementing a brief physical activity and diet intervention within a primary care smoking cessation program: a qualitative study

Nadia Minian, Kamna Mehra, Mathangee Lingam, Rosa Dragonetti, Scott Veldhuizen, Laurie Zawertailo, Wayne K. deRuiter, Osnat C. Melamed, Rahim Moineddin, Kevin E. Thorpe, Valerie H. Taylor, Margaret Hahn, Peter Selby

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Improving patient experience for people prescribed medicines with a risk of dependence or withdrawal: co-designed solutions using experience based co-design

Jennifer Seddon, Claire Friedrich, Sarah Wadd, David Dicks, Sion Scott, Anthea Robinson, Charlotte Walker

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Communication and coordination of care for people living with HIV: a qualitative study of the patient perspective

Sherridan Warner, Daniel Cheung, Ashleigh Condon, Juliet Cunningham, Jodie Bailie, Ariane Minc, Simone Herbert, Natalie Edmiston

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What helps patients access web-based services in primary care? Free-text analysis of patient responses to the Di-Facto questionnaire

Nada Khan, Emma Pitchforth, Rachel Winder, Gary Abel, Christopher E. Clark, Emma Cockcroft, John Campbell

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Barriers and enablers to implementing interprofessional primary care teams: a narrative review of the literature using the consolidated framework for implementation research

Amy Grant, Julia Kontak, Elizabeth Jeffers, Beverley Lawson, Adrian MacKenzie, Fred Burge, Leah Boulos, Kelly Lackie, Emily Gard Marshall, Amy Mireault, Susan Philpott, Tara Sampalli, Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine, Ruth Martin-Misener

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Practice and attitude of general practitioners towards initiating isotretinoin for acne vulgaris in Fars province, Iran: cross-sectional study

Parisa Hosseinpour, Ghazal Gholamabbas, Fatemehsadat Pezeshkian, Amirhossein Erfani, Reza Shahriarirad, Ahmad Reza Parhizkar

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Does health literacy influence health-related lifestyle behaviors among specialists of health management? A cross-sectional study

Shunsuke Kinoshita, Nobutaka Hirooka, Takeru Kusano, Kohei Saito, Ryutaro Aoyagi

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Barriers and facilitators to depression care among Latino men in a primary care setting: a qualitative study

Nathan Swetlitz, Ladson Hinton, Morgan Rivera, Mishen Liu, Anna Claire Fernandez, Maria E Garcia

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Point-of-care testing and antibiotics prescribing in out-of-hours general practice: a register-based study in Denmark

Line Due Christensen, Claus Høstrup Vestergaard, Ellen Keizer, Bodil Hammer Bech, Flemming Bro, Morten Bondo Christensen, Linda Huibers

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Understanding paramedic work in general practice in the UK: a rapid realist synthesis

Hannah Stott, Trudy Goodenough, Justin Jagosh, Andy Gibson, Nicky Harris, Cathy Liddiard, Alyesha Proctor, Behnaz Schofield, Nicola Walsh, Matthew Booker, Sarah Voss

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A comparison of opioid dose between home palliative care and hospital palliative care

Hiroyoshi Iwata, Shuhei Hamada, Hiroko Harada, Katsuhiro Kusaka

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Preventive treatment patterns in the adult migraine population: an observational UK study over 7 years

David Kernick, Nazanin Kondori, Andrew Pain, Julie Mount, Camilla Appel, Michael Ranopa, Tania Gulati

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Feasibility and perceptions of a benzodiazepine deprescribing quality improvement initiative for primary care providers in Japan

Masahiro Nishimura, Alan R. Teo, Takahiro Mochizuki, Naoki Fujiwara, Masakazu Nakamura, Daisuke Yamashita

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‘There’s a will, but not a way’: Norwegian GPs’ experiences of collaboration with child welfare services – a grounded theory study

Oda Martine Steinsdatter Øverhaug, Johanna Laue, Svein Arild Vis, Mette Bech Risør

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Feasibility of a reconfigured domestic violence and abuse training and support intervention responding to affected women, men, children and young people through primary care

Eszter Szilassy, Caroline Coope, Elizabeth Emsley, Emma Williamson, Estela Capelas Barbosa, Medina Johnson, Anna Dowrick, Gene Feder

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Physiotherapists’ barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a behaviour change-informed exercise intervention to promote the adoption of regular exercise practice in patients at risk of recurrence of low back pain: a qualitative study

Alexandre Moniz, Susana T. Duarte, Pedro Aguiar, Carmen Caeiro, Diogo Pires, Rita Fernandes, Diogo Moço, Marta M. Marques, Rute Sousa, Helena Canhão, Jaime Branco, Ana Maria Rodrigues, Eduardo B. Cruz

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Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress and associated reasons among Iranian primary healthcare workers: a mixed method study

Edris Kakemam, Katayoun Maassoumi, Somayeh Azimi, Madineh Abbasi, Fateme Tahmasbi, Mahasti Alizadeh

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Optimizing the frequency of physician encounters in follow - up care for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review

Wanchun Xu, Ivy Lynn Mak, Ran Zhang, Esther Yee Tak Yu, Amy Pui Pui Ng, David Tak Wai Lui, David Vai Kiong Chao, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Cindy Lo Kuen Lam, Eric Yuk Fai Wan

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Navigating the doctor-patient-AI relationship - a mixed-methods study of physician attitudes toward artificial intelligence in primary care

Matthew R. Allen, Sophie Webb, Ammar Mandvi, Marshall Frieden, Ming Tai-Seale, Gene Kallenberg

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A comparison between different patient groups for diabetes management during phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada

A. Senthinathan, K. Tu, E. Stephenson, B. O’Neill, L. Lipscombe, C. Ji, D. A. Butt, J. Apajee, A. Train, N. Crampton

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Physical activity advice given by French general practitioners for low back pain and the role of digital e-health applications: a qualitative study

Marion Dehainault, Olivia Gaillard, Bintou Ouattara, Matthieu Peurois, Cyril Begue

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The formation mechanism of primary health care team effectiveness : a qualitative comparative analysis research

Chanjiao Li, Lu Cui, Siyu Zhou, Anning He, Ziling Ni

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Characteristics of self-management education and support programmes for people with chronic diseases delivered by primary care teams: a rapid review

Emmanuel Allory, Jordan Scheer, Vincent De Andrade, Ronan Garlantézec, Rémi Gagnayre

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Research on the control rate of hypertension under family physician-contracted service

Yiping Zheng, Yuqing Liu, Dongyu Xue, Zhao Shang, Baoquan Zhang, Yue Dai

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Implementing decision aids for cardiovascular disease prevention: stakeholder interviews and case studies in Australian primary care

Carissa Bonner, Samuel Cornell, Kristen Pickles, Carys Batcup, Carl de Wet, Mark Morgan, Kim Greaves, Denise O’Connor, Anna L Hawkes, Paul Crosland, Niamh Chapman, Jenny Doust

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Patients’ views on usefulness and effects of a risk communication tool for cardiovascular disease: a qualitative analysis

Anders Elkær Jensen, Jens Søndergaard, Niels Kristian Kjær, Jesper Bo Nielsen

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Factors associated with usability of the EMPOWER-SUSTAIN Global Cardiovascular Risks Self-Management Booklet© among individuals with metabolic syndrome in primary care: a cross-sectional study

Mohamad Abu Zar Abdul-Halim, Noorhida Baharudin, Hasidah Abdul-Hamid, Mohamed-Syarif Mohamed-Yassin, Maryam Hannah Daud, Siti Fatimah Badlishah-Sham, Suraya Abdul-Razak, Anis Safura Ramli

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Key informants perspectives on creating a high impact research department in family and community medicine: a qualitative project

Allison Gayapersad, Mary Ann O’Brien, Christopher Meaney, Ishan Aditya, Julia Baxter, Peter Selby

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Quality of care in patients with hypertension: a retrospective cohort study of primary care routine data in Germany

Christoph Strumann, Nicola J. Engler, Wolfgang C. G. von Meissner, Paul-Georg Blickle, Jost Steinhäuser

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Patient characteristics and reasons for discontinuation in a cardiovascular risk management programme in The Netherlands

Geert H.J.M. Smits, Sander van Doorn, Michiel L. Bots, Monika Hollander

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Psychologists’ involvement in and experiences of treating patients with stress-related exhaustion in primary care

Susanne Ellbin, Agneta Lindegård, Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir, Elisabeth Dahlborg

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Opinions and perceptions of patients with cardiovascular disease on adherence: a qualitative study of focus groups

Álvaro Carbonell-Soliva, Rauf Nouni-García, Adriana López-Pineda, Alberto Cordero-Fort, Virtudes Pérez-Jover, Jose A. Quesada, Domingo Orozco-Beltrán, Andreu Nolasco, Jose Maria Castellano-Vázquez, Jose Joaquín Mira-Solves, Vicente F. Gil-Guillen, Concepción Carratala-Munuera

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The relationship between general practitioner movement behaviours with burnout and fatigue

Richard S. Mayne, Gregory J. H. Biddle, Charlotte L Edwardson, Nigel D. Hart, Amanda J. Daley, Neil Heron

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Unprofessional behaviour of GP residents leading to a dismissal dispute: characteristics and outcomes of those who appeal

Judith A. Godschalx-Dekker, Charlotte A. M. Sijbom, Pieter C. Barnhoorn, Walther N. K. A. van Mook

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Youth preferences for healthcare providers and healthcare interactions: a qualitative study

Marika Waselewski, Xochitl Amaro, Ryan Huerto, Jessica Berger, Marcus Spinelli da Silva, Kate Siroky, Anthony Torres, Tammy Chang

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Scoping review on the role of the family doctor in the prevention and care of patients with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Sébastien Leruste, Bérénice Doray, Thierry Maillard, Christophe Lebon, Catherine Marimoutou, Michel Spodenkiewicz

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Evaluation of the primary health care expansion program with public-private partnership in slum areas from the perspective of stakeholders: a qualitative study

Aboalfazl Marvi, Fatemeh Kokabisaghi, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaee, Ehsan Moallem, Javad Moghri

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Project nature: promoting outdoor physical activity in children via primary care

Georgia M. Griffin, Carolina Nieto, Kirsten Senturia, Marshall Brown, Kimberly Garrett, Elizabeth Nguyen, Danette Glassy, Emily Kroshus, Pooja Tandon

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Limited incremental predictive value of the frailty index and other vulnerability measures from routine care data for mortality risk prediction in older patients with COVID-19 in primary care

Hannah M. la Roi-Teeuw, Kim Luijken, Marieke T. Blom, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Simon P. Mooijaart, Harmke A. Polinder-Bos, Maarten van Smeden, Geert-Jan Geersing, Carline J. van den Dries

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric dental procedures in primary healthcare settings in Piracicaba, Brazil: an ecological study

Rúbia Vanessa Figueiredo dos Santos, Fernanda Maria Rovai Bado, Inara Pereira da Cunha, Marcelo de Castro Meneghim

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Behavioural determinants shaping infection prevention and control behaviour among healthcare workers in Dutch general practices: a qualitative study reflecting on pre-, during and post-COVID-19 pandemic

Famke Houben, Casper DJ den Heijer, Mitch van Hensbergen, Nicole HTM Dukers-Muijrers, Eefje GPM de Bont, Christian JPA Hoebe

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Trends in low-value GP care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study

Joris L. J. M. Müskens, Tim C. Olde Hartman, Henk J. Schers, Reinier P. Akkermans, Gert P. Westert, Rudolf B. Kool, Simone A. van Dulmen

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Physical work environment and burnout among primary care physicians in Israel: a cross-sectional study

Yaara Bentulila, Liat Lev Shalem, Bar Cohen, Limor Adler

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Self-management support (SMS) in primary care practice: a qualitative focus group study of care professionals’ experiences

Lotte Timmermans, Dagje Boeykens, Muhammed Mustafa Sirimsi, Dominique Van de Velde, Patricia De Vriendt, Peter Decat, Veerle Foulon, Ann Van Hecke, Mieke Vermandere, Birgitte Schoenmakers

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Development and acceptability of PETS-Now, an electronic point-of-care tool to monitor treatment burden in patients with multiple chronic conditions: a multi-method study

David T. Eton, Kathleen J. Yost, Jennifer L. Ridgeway, Bayly Bucknell, Mike Wambua, Natalie C. Erbs, Summer V. Allen, Elizabeth A. Rogers, Roger T. Anderson, Mark Linzer

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Interprofessional collaboration in the home care setting: perspectives of people receiving home care, relatives, nurses, general practitioners, and therapists—results of a qualitative analysis

Uta Sekanina, Britta Tetzlaff, Ana Mazur, Tilman Huckle, Anja Kühn, Richard Dano, Carolin Höckelmann, Martin Scherer, Katrin Balzer, Sascha Köpke, Eva Hummers, Christiane Müller

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Family physicians’ preferences for education to support family caregivers: a sequential mixed methods study

Jasneet Parmar, Sara Hafeez, Tanya L’Heureux, Lesley Charles, Josephine Tite, Peter George J. Tian, Sharon Anderson

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Validation of self-reported cardiovascular problems in childhood cancer survivors by contacting general practitioners: feasibility and results

Eva-Maria Hau, Tomáš Sláma, Stefan Essig, Gisela Michel, Laura Wengenroth, Eva Bergstraesser, Nicolas X. von der Weid, Christina Schindera, Claudia E. Kuehni

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A systematic review of the types, workload, and supervision mechanism of community health workers: lessons learned for Indonesia

Sofwatun Nida, Agatha Swasti Ayuning Tyas, Nidya Eka Putri, Ayudina Larasanti, Aldhea Ayu Widoyopi, Rima Sumayyah, Saetia Listiana, Aufia Espressivo

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Barriers and facilitators to primary care management of type 2 diabetes in Shijiazhuang City, China: a mixed methods study

Xuanchen Tao, Limin Mao, Puhong Zhang, Xinyan Ma, Zhenyu Liang, Kaige Sun, David Peiris

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A qualitative examination of primary care team’s participation in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccination

Rachelle Ashcroft, Catherine Donnelly, Simon Lam, Peter Sheffield, Bryn Hamilton, Connor Kemp, Keith Adamson, Judith Belle Brown

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Development of the national consensus statement on ear health and hearing check recommendations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged under 6 years attending primary care: systematic scoping review and e-Delphi

Samantha Harkus, Vivienne Marnane, Isabel O’Keeffe, Carmen Kung, Meagan Ward, Neil Orr, John Skinner, Jessica Kate Hughes, Lose Fonua (Wiradjuri), Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri), Kelvin Kong (Worimi), Mary Belfrage

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Effect of online infographics for enhancing health literacy among patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomized controlled trial

Suchada Sutthiworapon, Polathep Vichitkunakorn, Kittisakdi Choomalee, Pitchayanont Ngamchaliew

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Exploring treatment burden in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a thematic analysis in china's primary care settings

Kai Lin, Mi Yao, Lesley Andrew, Rouyan Li, Yilin Chen, Jacques Oosthuizen, Moira Sim, Yongsong Chen

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The relation between usage of an eHealth intervention for stress urinary incontinence and treatment outcomes: an observational study

Lotte Firet, Theodora Alberta Maria Teunissen, Rudolf Bertijn Kool, Reinier Peter Akkermans, Antoinette Leonarda Maria Lagro-Janssen, Huub van der Vaart, Willem Jan Jozef Assendelft

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European expert consensus recommendations on the primary care use of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with venous thromboembolism

Carter Patrice, Fuat Ahmet, Haas Sylvia, Smyth Elizabeth, Brotons Carlos, Cools Frank, Bauersachs Rupert, Hobbs F. D. Richard

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Attitudes and knowledge about weight management among primary care physicians in Israel: a cross-sectional study

Keren Or Unger Freinkel, Ilan Yehoshua, Bar Cohen, Roni Peleg, Limor Adler

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Training Australian general practitioners to counsel women experiencing intimate partner abuse (WEAVE): a pre-post training analysis

Felicity Young, Mohajer Hameed, Leesa Hooker, Angela Taft, Kelsey Hegarty

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Correction: Physiotherapists’ barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a behaviour change-informed exercise intervention to promote the adoption of regular exercise practice in patients at risk of recurrence of low back pain: a qualitative study

Alexandre Moniz, Susana T. Duarte, Pedro Aguiar, Carmen Caeiro, Diogo Pires, Rita Fernandes, Diogo Moço, Marta M. Marques, Rute Sousa, Helena Canhão, Jaime Branco, Ana Maria Rodrigues, Eduardo B. Cruz

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Translation and validation of menopause quick 6 (MQ6) into the Malay language

Anusha Manoharan, Megat Muhammad Harris, Beh Hooi Chin, Koh Wen Ming, Zamzurina Asmuee, Norafini Salamon, Jerampang Pefer, H. Radhiyah, M. Nadia Hamimmah, Susan Goldstein, Shamala Ramasamy, Chandrashekhar T. Sreeramareddy

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General practitioners’ experiences of providing somatic care for patients with severe mental illness: a qualitative study

Alexandra Brandt Ryborg Jønsson, John Brandt Brodersen, Susanne Reventlow, Christina Svanholm, Anne Møller, Marius Brostrøm Kousgaard

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Social concordance and patient reported experiences in countries with different gender equality: a multinational survey

D. Eggermont, A. E. Kunst, P. P. Groenewegen, R. A. Verheij

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The impact of communication training on the clinical care of hypertension in general practice: a cluster randomized controlled trial in China

Chuan Zou, Lili Deng, Jianzhao Luo, Hua Dai, Yu Zhang, Ru Guo, Xiaolu Luo, Rong Yang, Haiqi Song, John Spicer, Qian Zhao, Xiaoyang Liao

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Barriers and strategies for primary health care workforce development: synthesis of evidence

Aklilu Endalamaw, Resham B Khatri, Daniel Erku, Anteneh Zewdie, Eskinder Wolka, Frehiwot Nigatu, Yibeltal Assefa

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Accuracy of urgency allocation in patients with shortness of breath calling out-of-hours primary care: a cross-sectional study

Michelle Spek, Roderick P. Venekamp, Esther de Groot, Geert-Jan Geersing, Daphne C. A. Erkelens, Maarten van Smeden, Anna S. M. Dobbe, Mathé Delissen, Frans H. Rutten, Dorien L. Zwart

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Self-protective behaviors of Thai village health volunteers in community engagement during a COVID-19 outbreak: interpretation using the health belief model

Paleeratana Wongrith, Phuwasin Buakate, Lateefah Doylee, Naseeyah Phonla, Omid Dadras, Geoff Frampton

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Involving community pharmacists in interprofessional collaboration in primary care: a systematic review

Morgane Angibaud, Maud Jourdain, Solene Girard, Louise Rouxel, Adam Mouhib, Antoine Nogueira, Cédric Rat, Jean-François Huon

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Classification system for primary care provider eConsults about medications for older adults with frailty

T Schneider, B Farrell, S Karunananthan, A Afkham, E Keely, C Liddy, L. M. McCarthy

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Low-value chronic prescription of acid reducing medication among Dutch general practitioners: impact of a patient education intervention

Joris L. J. M. Müskens, Simone A. van Dulmen, Karin Hek, Gert P. Westert, Rudolf B. Kool

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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

Maria Mathews, Lindsay Hedden, Julia Lukewich, Emily Gard Marshall, Leslie Meredith, Lauren Moritz, Dana Ryan, Sarah Spencer, Judith B. Brown, Paul S. Gill, Eric K. W. Wong

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Development and validation of a scale for the assessment of the knowledge-attitude-practice of parents towards children snoring

Siyan Guo, Xiaoyue Hu, Xiaokai Wang, Hongyan Tie, Qiujun Zhang, Caixia Li, Luying Qin, Hongxia Su

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Empowering patients in primary care: a qualitative exploration of the usability and utility of an online diabetes self-management tool

Jeremy Wei Song Choo, Aminath Shiwaza Moosa, Jeremy Wei Mei Koh, Chirk Jenn Ng, Ngiap Chuan Tan

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Asking the generalist – evaluation of a General Practice rounding and consult service

Katharina Schmalstieg-Bahr, Sophia MacDonald, Nadine Pohontsch, Sebastian Debus, Martin Scherer

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Patient and relative experiences of the ReSPECT process in the community: an interview-based study

Karin Eli, Jenny Harlock, Caroline J. Huxley, Celia Bernstein, Claire Mann, Rachel Spencer, Frances Griffiths, Anne-Marie Slowther

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Statin use for cardiovascular disease prevention: perceptions among people living with HIV in the United States

Adedotun Ogunbajo, Ivy Todd, Deborah Zajdman, Abraelle Anderson, Soma Wali, Allison Diamant, Joseph A. Ladapo, Allison J. Ober

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Burden of antimicrobial prescribing in primary care attributable to sore throat: a retrospective cohort study of patient record data

Kylie S Carville, Niamh Meagher, Yara-Natalie Abo, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, James Fielding, Andrew Steer, Jodie McVernon, David J Price

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Factors associated with plans for early retirement among Ontario family physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Rachel Walsh, Deanna Telner, Debra A. Butt, Paul Krueger, Karen Fleming, Sarah MacDonald, Aakriti Pyakurel, Michelle Greiver, Liisa Jaakkimainen

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Home care needs assessment among caregivers of children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta: a cross-sectional study

Xinyi Wang, Yuqing Li, Yaping Zhong, Min Wang, Xuehua Liu, Wenxuan Han, Huifang Chen, Ji Ji

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Prevalence and associated risk factors of resistant hypertension among Chinese hypertensive patients in primary care setting

Kilpatrick Kiupak Chan, Lapkin Chiang, Clarence Chuenming Choi, Yimchu Li, Catherine Xiarui Chen

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Tailoring remote patient management in cardiovascular risk management for healthcare professionals using panel management: a qualitative study

Margot Rakers, Nicoline van Hattem, Iris Simic, Niels Chavannes, Petra van Peet, Tobias Bonten, Rimke Vos, Hendrikus van Os

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Understanding suboptimal insulin use in type 1 and 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional survey of healthcare providers who treat people with diabetes

Rachel S. Newson, Erik Spaepen, Birong Liao, Julie Bower, Indranil Bhattacharya, Esther Artime, William Polonsky

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The relationship between relational continuity and family physician follow-up after an antidepressant prescription in older adults: a retrospective cohort study

David Rudoler, Natasha Lane, Agnes Grudniewicz, Vicki Ling, David Snadden, Therese A Stukel

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“They are saying it’s high, but I think it’s quite low”: exploring cardiovascular disease risk communication in NHS health checks through video-stimulated recall interviews with patients – a qualitative study

Lisa Cowap, Victoria Riley, Sarah Grogan, Naomi J. Ellis, Diane Crone, Elizabeth Cottrell, Ruth Chambers, David Clark-Carter, Christopher J. Gidlow

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Primary Technology Enhanced Care Home HbA1c Testing (PTEC HAT) programme: a feasibility pilot study in Singapore

Shilpa Tyagi, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh, Eng Sing Lee, Kah Pieng Ong, Roy Heng, Lian Hwa Er, Evonne Oh, Valerie Teo, David Wei Liang Ng

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Perceptions and beliefs of general practitioners on their role in the cancer screening programmes in the Netherlands: a mixed-methods study

Thomas H.G. Bongaerts, Frederike L. Büchner, Vera Nierkens, Matty R. Crone, Onno R. Guicherit, Mattijs E. Numans

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The impact of hypertension follow-up management on the choices of signing up family doctor contract services: does socioeconomic status matter?

Xuehong Wang, Jie Chu, Dan Zhao, Tingting Gao, Jingjing Luo, Xueqing Wang, Shujun Chai, Jiayan Li, Jingjie Sun, Peilong Li, Chengchao Zhou

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Impact of COVID-19 on essential healthcare services at the primary healthcare level in Armenia: a qualitative study

Varduhi Hayrumyan, Arpine Abrahamyan, Arusyak Harutyunyan, Lorky Libaridian, Serine Sahakyan

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Patient experiences in primary care do not differ according to rurality: a cross-sectional study

Makoto Kaneko, Hironori Yamada, Tadao Oakada

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Comparative analysis of village doctors’ relative deprivation: based on two cross-sectional surveys

Qiusha Li, Zixuan Zhao, Chunxiao Yang, Bei Lu, Chenxiao Yang, Jiahui Qiao, Dongmei Huang, Zhongming Chen, Wenqiang Yin

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How family physicians in Singapore recognise complexity during consultations: a qualitative study

Jing Sheng Quek, Eng Sing Lee, Lian Leng Low, Sabrina Kay Wye Wong

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Does engagement matter? The impact of patient and community engagement on implementation of cardiovascular health materials in primary care settings

Linda Zittleman, John M. Westfall, Danelle Callen, Alisha M. Herrick, Carolina Nkouaga, Matthew Simpson, L. Miriam Dickinson, Douglas Fernald, Arthur Kaufman, Aimee F. English, W. Perry Dickinson, Donald E. Nease Jr

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Uptake of self-management education programmes for people with type 2 diabetes in primary care through the embedding package: a cluster randomised control trial and ethnographic study

Melanie J Davies, Danielle H Bodicoat, Alan Brennan, Simon Dixon, Helen Eborall, Agnieszka Glab, Laura J Gray, Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, Lisa Huddlestone, Nicky Hudson, Anju Keetharuth, Kamlesh Khunti, Graham Martin, Alison Northern, Rebecca Pritchard, Sally Schreder, Jane Speight, Jackie Sturt, Jessica Turner

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Dental practitioners’ knowledge, management practices, and attitudes toward collaboration in the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders: a mixed-methods study

Muhammad Taqi, Syed Jaffar Abbas Zaidi, Saad uddin Siddiqui, Babar Zia, Maria Khadija Siddiqui

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Assessment and management of chronic insomnia disorder: an algorithm for primary care physicians

Hugh Selsick, Anna Heidbreder, Jason Ellis, Luigi Ferini-Strambi, Diego García-Borreguero, Chrysoula Leontiou, Michael S.B. Mak, David O’Regan, Liborio Parrino

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Opening the black box of registration practice for self-harm and suicide attempts in emergency departments: a qualitative study

Sarah Grube Jakobsen, Pernille Tanggaard Andersen, Jens Lauritsen, Christina Petrea Larsen, Elsebeth Stenager, Erik Christiansen

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Advancing social care integration in health systems with community health workers: an implementation evaluation based in Bronx, New York

Kevin P. Fiori, Samantha Levano, Jessica Haughton, Renee Whiskey-LaLanne, Andrew Telzak, Hemen Muleta, Kavita Vani, Earle C. Chambers, Andrew Racine

Open Access Research

Evolution of public funding since primary care research was considered as a priority research domain in france

Jordan Scheer, Taylor Leroy, Sylvie Guillo, Florence Tubach, Antoine Rozès, Amandine Verga-Gérard, Francis Guillemin, Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre, Anthony Chapron

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The short and long-term efficacy of nurse-led interventions for improving blood pressure control in people with hypertension in primary care settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Masami Ito, Aran Tajika, Rie Toyomoto, Hissei Imai, Masatsugu Sakata, Yukiko Honda, Sanae Kishimoto, Memori Fukuda, Noboru Horinouchi, Ethan Sahker, Toshi A. Furukawa

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Advancing health equity for Indigenous peoples in Canada: development of a patient complexity assessment framework

Anika Sehgal, Rita Henderson, Adam Murry, Lynden (Lindsay) Crowshoe, Cheryl Barnabe

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Accessibility and availability of maternal and reproductive health care services: ensuring health equity among rural women in Southern India

Geetha Jeganathan, Sampath Kumar Srinivasan, Senthilkumar Ramasamy, Pitchaimani Govindharaj

Open Access Research

Assessing primary health care provider and organization readiness to address family violence in Alberta, Canada: development of a Delphi consensus readiness tool

Stephanie Montesanti, Anika Sehgal, Lubna Zaeem, Carrie McManus, Suzanne Squires, Peter Silverstone

Open Access Research

Self-initiated lifestyle changes during a fasting-mimicking diet programme in patients with type 2 diabetes: a mixed-methods study

Elske L. van den Burg, Marjolein P. Schoonakker, Bregje Korpershoek, Lara E. Sommeling, Carlijn A. Sturm, Hildo J. Lamb, Hanno Pijl, Mattijs E. Numans, Marieke A. Adriaanse, Petra G. van Peet

Open Access Research

Life disturbance and hospital visit experiences among Chinese patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a qualitative study

ZiYan An, QiWei Zhou, JinPeng Shao, ShuWei Xiao, Kun Zhao, WenJie Wei, YangYang Wu, Yong Song, Qing Yuan, WeiJun Fu, Xu Zhang

Open Access Research

Sexually transmitted infections, the epidemic that persists after the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of the primary care electronic health records covering about 5 million people in Catalonia

Carolina Guiriguet, Mireia Alberny, Núria Mora, Oriol Rebagliato, Carme Roca, Francesc Fina, Mireia Fàbregas, Mència Benítez, Mariam de la Poza, Manuel Medina, Souhel Flayeh, David Pedrazas, Montserrat Sabatés, Ermengol Coma

Open Access Research

Access to primary health care: perspectives of primary care physicians and community stakeholders

Darene Toal-Sullivan, Simone Dahrouge, Johanna Tesfaselassie, Laura Olejnik

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Harmonization of clinical practice guidelines for primary prevention and screening: actionable recommendations and resources for primary care

Carolina Fernandes, Denise Campbell-Scherer, Aisha Lofters, Eva Grunfeld, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Heidi Cheung, Katherine Latko, Wendy Tink, Richard Lewanczuk, Melissa Shea-Budgell, Ruth Heisey, Tracy Wong, Huiming Yang, Sakina Walji, Margo Wilson, Elizabeth Holmes, Kelly Lang-Robertson, Christina DeLonghi, Donna Patricia Manca

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Trends in the mobility of primary healthcare human resources in underdeveloped regions of western China from 2000 to 2021: Evidence from Nanning

Xinyi Xu, Jingyi Huang, Xiaoqian Zhao, Yumin Luo, Linxuan Wang, Yishan Ge, Xingyin Yu, Pinghua Zhu

Open Access Research

Primary health care professionals’ experiences with caring for patients with advanced Huntington’s disease: a qualitative study

Marleen R. van Walsem, Emilie I. Howe, Nada Andelic, Jan C. Frich

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Healthcare utilization patterns of individuals with depression after national policy to increase the mental health workforce in primary care: a data linkage study

Jesper T. Dros, Christel E. van Dijk, Koen B.E. Böcker, Lotte C.J.A.F Bruins Slot, Robert A. Verheij, Bert R. Meijboom, Jan-Willem Dik, Isabelle Bos

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Perspectives on low-value care and barriers to de-implementation among primary care physicians: a multinational survey

Aleksi Raudasoja, Kari A. O. Tikkinen, Benedetta Bellini, Eliana Ben-Sheleg, Moriah E Ellen, Paolo Francesconi, Muaad Hussien, Yuki Kaji, Eleni Karlafti, Shunzo Koizumi, Emir Ouahrani, Muna Paier-Abuzahra, Christos Savopoulos, Ulrike Spary-Kainz, Jorma Komulainen, Raija Sipilä

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Perception of the compatibility of Quebec residency program characteristics with the advanced access model: a cross-sectional study

Marie-Ève Boulais, Nadia Deville-Stoetzel, François Racine-Hemmings, David Perrier, Élisabeth Martin, Étienne Boyer-Richard, Raffaele Di Zazzo, Eve Labbe, Mylaine Breton, Isabelle Gaboury

Open Access Research

General practitioners’ management of mastitis in breastfeeding women: a mixed method study in Australia

Lisa H. Amir, Sharinne B. Crawford, Meabh Cullinane, Luke E. Grzeskowiak

Open Access Research

Identifying strategies to support implementation of interprofessional primary care teams in Nova Scotia: Results of a survey and knowledge sharing event

Amy Grant, Rachel Giacomantonio, Kelly Lackie, Adrian MacKenzie, Elizabeth Jeffers, Julia Kontak, Emily Gard Marshall, Susan Philpott, Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine, Elizabeth Lappin, Alice Bruce, Amy Mireault, Deanna Beck, Lindsay Cormier, Ruth Martin-Misener

Open Access Research

Addressing food insecurity in rural primary care: a mixed-methods evaluation of barriers and facilitators

Kayla E. Jordanova, Arvind Suresh, Chelsey R. Canavan, Tiffany D’cruze, Alka Dev, Maureen Boardman, Meaghan A. Kennedy

Open Access Research

The association between population health management tools and clinician burnout in the United States VA primary care patient-centered medical home

Jane Wang, Lucinda Leung, Nicholas Jackson, Michael McClean, Danielle Rose, Martin L. Lee, Susan E. Stockdale

Open Access Research

Effect of GP visits in the compliance of preventive services: a cross-sectional study in Europe

Sara Ares-Blanco, Juan A. López-Rodríguez, Elena Polentinos-Castro, Isabel del Cura-González

Open Access Research

Exploring how Australian general practice registrars define cultural safety with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients: a mixed method study

Kay Brumpton, Hannah Woodall, Rebecca Evans, Henry Neill, Tarun Sen Gupta, Lawrie McArthur, Raelene Ward

Open Access Research

Management of physical and psychological trauma resulting from motor vehicle crashes in Australian general practice: a mixed-methods approach

Carla Bernardo, Elizabeth Hoon, David Alejandro Gonzalez-Chica, Oliver Frank, Sean Black-Tiong, Nigel Stocks

Open Access Research

International cross-cultural development and field testing of the primary care practice questionnaire for the PaRIS survey (PaRIS-PCPQ)

Janika Bloemeke-Cammin, Oliver Groene, Marta Ballester, Frederico Guanais, Peter Groenewegen, Candan Kendir, Ian Porter, Amun Rehsi, Mieke Rijken, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Rosa Suñol, Jose Maria Valderas, Rachel Williams, Michael van den Berg

Open Access Research

They are my worries, so it’s me the doctor should listen to—adolescent males’ experiences of consultations with general practitioners

Johanna Haraldsson, Linus Johnsson, Ylva Tindberg, Per Kristiansson, Lena Nordgren

Open Access Correction

Correction: Translation and validation of Menopause Quick 6 (MQ6) into the Malay language

Anusha Manoharan, Megat Muhammad Harris, Beh Hooi Chin, Koh Wen Ming, Zamzurina Asmuee, Norafini Salamon, Jerampang Pefer, H. Radhiyah, M. Nadia Hamimmah, Susan Goldstein, Shamala Ramasamy, Chandrashekhar T. Sreeramareddy

Open Access Research

Barriers and benefits of mHealth for community health workers in integrated community case management of childhood diseases in Banda Parish, Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Winnifred K. Kansiime, Edwinah Atusingwize, Rawlance Ndejjo, Emmanuel Balinda, Moses Ntanda, Richard K. Mugambe, David Musoke

Open Access Study Protocol

Evaluation of different landing pages on behavioural engagement with the CARA dashboard: A user research protocol

Nathaly Garzón-Orjuela, Heike Vornhagen, Catherine Blake, Akke Vellinga

Open Access Research

Using a general practice research database to assess the spatio-temporal COVID-19 risk

Oana Petrof, Thomas Neyens, Bert Vaes, Arne Janssens, Christel Faes

Open Access Research

Exploring the factors influencing evidence-based approaches to advanced chronic kidney disease: a qualitative study involving nurses and physicians

Elena Pintado-Outumuro, Victoria Morin-Fraile, Betlem Salvador-González, Llúcia Benito, Maricel Julve-Ibáñez, M.-Pilar Sancho-Campos, Carolina Alves-Tafur, Iris Lumillo-Gutiérrez

Open Access Study Protocol

Professional identity work of nurse practitioners and family physicians in primary care in Quebec and Ontario – a study protocol

Charo Rodríguez, Douglas Archibald, Roland Grad, Katya Loban, Kelley Kilpatrick

Open Access Research

A qualitative study of the experiences of insulin use by older people with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Chaya Langerman, Angus Forbes, Glenn Robert

Open Access Research

Chronic cough diagnosis, treatment, and referral practices among family physicians in the United States: a survey study

Joel B. Shields, Elisabeth Callen, Natalia Y. Loskutova, Jonathan Schelfhout, Christina M. Hester

Open Access Research

Practice pathways, education, and regulation influencing nurse practitioners’ decision to provide primary care: a rapid scoping review

Norah Elvidge, Megan Hobbs, Amanda Fox, Jane Currie, Suzanne Williams, Karen Theobald, Melanie Rolfe, Claire Marshall, Jane L. Phillips

Open Access Research

Trends in dispensing errors reported in Finnish community pharmacies in 2015–2020: a national retrospective register-based study

Emilia Mäkinen, Anna-Riia Holmström, Marja Airaksinen, Anna Schoultz

Open Access Research

Norwegian general practitioners’ perceptions of their depression care – a national survey

Ina Grung, Stefan Hjørleifsson, Norman Anderssen, Berit Bringedal, Sabine Ruths, Øystein Hetlevik

Open Access Research

General practitioners’ perspectives on relocating care: a Dutch interview study

L.J. Damen, L.H.D. Van Tuyl, B. J. Knottnerus, J.D. De Jong

Open Access Research

Physician perspectives of the community paramedicine at clinic (CP@clinic) and my care plan app (myCP app) for older adults

Pauneez Sadri, Amelia Keenan, Ricardo Angeles, Francine Marzanek, Melissa Pirrie, Gina Agarwal

Open Access Research

Person-centred medicine in the care home setting: development of a complex intervention

Kirsten Høj, Hilary Louise Bekker, Flemming Bro, Anne Estrup Olesen, Jette Kolding Kristensen, Line Due Christensen

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