Dental practitioners ’ knowledge, management practices, and attitudes toward collaboration in the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders: a mixed-methods study
This study aims to... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Muhammad Taqi, Syed Jaffar Abbas Zaidi, Saad uddin Siddiqui, Babar Zia and Maria Khadija Siddiqui Tags: Research Source Type: research
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
This study reports on the effectiveness of the E... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 25, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: 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, Tags: Research Source Type: research
Patient experiences in primary care do not differ according to rurality: a cross-sectional study
Living in rural areas is a major contributor of health inequity. Tackling health inequity is important for primary care physicians. Therefore, it is important to compare the quality of primary care between rur... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 25, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Makoto Kaneko, Hironori Yamada and Tadao Oakada Tags: Research Source Type: research
Comparative analysis of village doctors ’ relative deprivation: based on two cross-sectional surveys
Village doctors are the main health service providers in China ’s rural areas. Compared with other rural groups, they will have a sense of relative deprivation, which has an impact on their practice mentality a... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 25, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Qiusha Li, Zixuan Zhao, Chunxiao Yang, Bei Lu, Chenxiao Yang, Jiahui Qiao, Dongmei Huang, Zhongming Chen and Wenqiang Yin Tags: Research Source Type: research
How family physicians in Singapore recognise complexity during consultations: a qualitative study
The prevalence of persons with complex needs in Singapore is rising. Poor understanding of what constitutes complexity impedes the identification of care gaps and development of interventions to improve care f... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 25, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jing Sheng Quek, Eng Sing Lee, Lian Leng Low and Sabrina Kay Wye Wong Tags: Research Source Type: research
Does engagement matter? The impact of patient and community engagement on implementation of cardiovascular health materials in primary care settings
Engaging patients and community members in healthcare implementation, research and evaluation has become more popular over the past two decades. Despite the growing interest in patient engagement, there is sca... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 25, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: 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 and Donald E. Nease Jr Tags: Research Source Type: research
Patients ’ expectations of primary health care from both patients’ and physicians’ perspectives: a questionnaire study with a qualitative approach
Patients ’ ideas, concerns, and expectations are three important concepts in consultation techniques. Limited studies on these concepts include responses from both health care providers and care recipients of t... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 24, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Andreas Oster, Eivor Wiking, Gunnar H Nilsson and Christina B Olsson Tags: Research Source Type: research
Perceptions and beliefs of general practitioners on their role in the cancer screening programmes in the Netherlands: a mixed-methods study
In the Netherlands, population-based cancer screening programmes (CSPs) are organized aiming at cervical, breast and colorectal cancer. For a CSP to be effective, high participation rates are essential; howeve... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 24, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Thomas H.G. Bongaerts, Frederike L. B üchner, Vera Nierkens, Matty R. Crone, Onno R. Guicherit and Mattijs E. Numans Tags: Research Source Type: research
The impact of hypertension follow-up management on the choices of signing up family doctor contract services: does socioeconomic status matter?
This study aimed to explore the association between hypertension follow-up management and family doctor contract services, as well as to examine whether socioeconomic status (SES) had an interaction effect on ... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 24, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Xuehong Wang, Jie Chu, Dan Zhao, Tingting Gao, Jingjing Luo, Xueqing Wang, Shujun Chai, Jiayan Li, Jingjie Sun, Peilong Li and Chengchao Zhou Tags: Research Source Type: research
Primary Technology Enhanced Care Home HbA1c Testing (PTEC HAT) programme: a feasibility pilot study in Singapore
Considering time-consuming, cost-related limitations of laboratory-based HbA1c testing and follow-up clinic visits for diabetes management, it is important to explore alternative care models which incorporate ... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Shilpa Tyagi, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh, Eng Sing Lee, Kah Pieng Ong, Roy Heng, Lian Hwa Er, Evonne Oh, Valerie Teo and David Wei Liang Ng Tags: Research Source Type: research
“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
NHS Health Check (NHSHC) is a national cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk identification and management programme. However, evidence suggests a limited understanding of the most used metric to communicate CVD r... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Lisa Cowap, Victoria Riley, Sarah Grogan, Naomi J. Ellis, Diane Crone, Elizabeth Cottrell, Ruth Chambers, David Clark-Carter and Christopher J. Gidlow Tags: Research Source Type: research
Understanding suboptimal insulin use in type 1 and 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional survey of healthcare providers who treat people with diabetes
The purpose of this study was to understand the healthcare provider (HCP) perspective on the extent of suboptimal insulin dosing in people with diabetes (PwD), as well as specific challenges and solutions to i... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Rachel S. Newson, Erik Spaepen, Birong Liao, Julie Bower, Indranil Bhattacharya, Esther Artime and William Polonsky Tags: Research Source Type: research
The relationship between relational continuity and family physician follow-up after an antidepressant prescription in older adults: a retrospective cohort study
Side effects can occur within hours to days of starting antidepressant medications, whereas full therapeutic benefit for mood typically takes up to four weeks. This mismatch between time to harm and lag to ben... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: David Rudoler, Natasha Lane, Agnes Grudniewicz, Vicki Ling, David Snadden and Therese A Stukel Tags: Research Source Type: research
Tailoring remote patient management in cardiovascular risk management for healthcare professionals using panel management: a qualitative study
While remote patient management (RPM) has the potential to assist in achieving treatment targets for cardiovascular risk factors in primary care, its effectiveness may vary among different patient subgroups. P... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 20, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margot Rakers, Nicoline van Hattem, Iris Simic, Niels Chavannes, Petra van Peet, Tobias Bonten, Rimke Vos and Hendrikus van Os Tags: Research Source Type: research
Developing an interprofessional decision support tool for diabetic foot ulcers management in primary care within the family medicine group model: a Delphi study in Canada
Primary care professionals encounter difficulties coordinating the continuum of care between primary care providers and second-line specialists and adhere to practice guidelines pertaining to diabetic foot ulc... (Source: BMC Family Practice)
Source: BMC Family Practice - April 20, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Magali Brousseau-Foley, Virginie Blanchette, Julie Houle and Fran çois Trudeau Tags: Research Source Type: research
