Practical mixed methods strategies used to integrate qualitative and quantitative methods in community-based primary health care research
ConclusionsThis review can provide guidance to CBPHC researchers for planning, conducting and reporting practical strategies and combinations of strategies used for integrating qualitative and quantitative methods in MM research. (Source: Family Practice)
Source: Family Practice - March 19, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
Primary care cost savings —the role of trust
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Source: Family Practice - March 11, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
Cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Chinese Burden of Treatment Questionnaire (C-TBQ) in primary care patients with multi-morbidity
ConclusionThe newly translated Chinese version of the TBQ appears to be valid and reliable for use in Cantonese-speaking, adult primary care patients with multi-morbidity. (Source: Family Practice)
Source: Family Practice - March 1, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
Talk About Self-Harm (TASH): participatory action research with young people, GPs and practice nurses to explore how the experiences of young people who self-harm could be improved in GP surgeries
AbstractBackgroundThe incidence of self-harm in young people in primary care is increasing dramatically, and many young people who self-harm visit their GP surgery as a first point of contact for help.ObjectiveTo explore with young people, GPs and practice nurses (PNs): (i) why young people present with self-harm to primary care and (ii) whether young people, GPs and PNs can take steps to have more helpful consultations about self-harm in GP surgeries that include self-help materials developed by young people being used to support such consultations to take place.MethodsParticipatory action research with GPs, PNs and young...
Source: Family Practice - February 23, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
Effectiveness of individual and group multicomponent interventions for smoking cessation in primary care: a quasi-experimental study
ConclusionsOur study found that multicomponent group and individual interventions in primary care were associated with an overall quit rate of smoking of 36.9% at 12-month follow-up, with higher probability of success among patients with higher education and those who received the group intervention and drug treatment. (Source: Family Practice)
Source: Family Practice - February 17, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
Challenges and strategies for hypertension management: qualitative analysis of small primary care practices with varying blood pressure control
ConclusionsHow providers communicate with patients may impact outcomes —future quality improvement initiatives should consider trainings to improve patient–provider communication. (Source: Family Practice)
Source: Family Practice - February 8, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
Regularity of contact with GPs: Measurement approaches to improve valid associations with hospitalization
ConclusionA new measure of regularity of GP contact was less correlated with the number of contacts than previously published measures and better suited to estimating unconfounded relationships of regularity with hospitalization. (Source: Family Practice)
Source: Family Practice - January 26, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
Consultations for gastroenteritis in general practice and out-of-hours services in Norway 2006 –15
ConclusionsThe proportion of gastroenteritis consultations was higher in the OOH services when compared with daytime general practice. Young children and young adults dominated among the patients. The seasonal variation in consultation frequency is similar to that shown for gastroenteritis caused by norovirus. (Source: Family Practice)
Source: Family Practice - January 26, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
Symptom profile of patients receiving antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections in general practice: an observational study using smartphone technology
ConclusionsThe recovery of most patients within days of receiving antibiotics for URTI mimics the trajectory of patients with viral URTIs without treatment. Antibiotics did not appear to hasten recovery. Monitoring of patients in this context using smart phone technology is feasible but limited by modest response rates. (Source: Family Practice)
Source: Family Practice - January 14, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
Barriers to GPs identifying patients at the end-of-life and discussions about their care: a qualitative study
ConclusionsPalliative Care Registers are widely used by GPs for patients with malignant diagnoses, but seldom for other patients. The findings from our study suggest that this arises because GPs find prognosticating for patients with non-malignant disease more challenging. GPs would value better communication from secondary care, tools for prognostication and training in speaking with patients at the end-of-life enabling them to better identify non-malignant patients at the end-of-life. (Source: Family Practice)
Source: Family Practice - January 14, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
Non-dispensing pharmacists ’ actions and solutions of drug therapy problems among elderly polypharmacy patients in primary care
ConclusionNon-dispensing pharmacists integrated in general practice identified a large number of drug therapy problems and successfully implemented a proportionally high number of recommendations that solved the majority of drug therapy problems. (Source: Family Practice)
Source: Family Practice - January 10, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
Screening for poverty and intervening in a primary care setting: an acceptability and feasibility study
ConclusionsOur study contributes to the evidence based on addressing the social determinants of health in clinical settings. Future approaches could involve routine screening, engaging other members of the team in intervening and following up, and better integration with the electronic health record. (Source: Family Practice)
Source: Family Practice - January 9, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
The future of primary care rural cancer research: a commentary on Murage et al.
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Source: Family Practice - January 9, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
Motivations and willingness of general practitioners in France to participate in primary care research as investigators
ConclusionsBased on our results, we were able to establish a profile of GPs willing to participate in primary care research as investigators. GPs ’ involvement should be based on their preferred areas of research. Different incentives such as a dedicated clinical research nurse or financial support could also be considered. (Source: Family Practice)
Source: Family Practice - January 3, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
The effectiveness of self-care and family-oriented interventions in patients with diabetes mellitus
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Source: Family Practice - December 31, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
