General medical news
- Effect of an eHealth intervention on older adults’ quality of life and health-related outcomes: a randomized clinical trial.By 2030, the number of US adults age ≥65 will exceed 70 […]
- From Passive Gatekeeper to Quarterback: Evolving Perceptions of Primary Care Among Medical Students in Longitudinal Outpatient Clerkships.Longitudinal clerkships provide students with meaningful clinical care roles that promote learning […]
- General Health Checks in Adult Primary Care: A Review.General health checks, also known as general medical examinations, periodic health evaluations, […]
- Patient Risk Interpretation of Symptoms Model (PRISM): How Patients Assess Cardiac Risk.While there is a prevailing perception that coronary artery disease (CAD) is […]
- Risk Stratification in Primary Care: Value-Based Contributions of Provider Adjudication.In primary care risk stratification, automated algorithms do not consider the same […]
- Implications of incidental findings from lung screening for primary care: data from a UK pilot.Regional lung cancer screening (LCS) is underway in England, involving a “lung […]
- Changes in antibiotic prescription following an education strategy for acute respiratory infections.The objective of this study was to assess the impact of an […]
- Phenotype and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in general population in China: a nationally cross-sectional study.This study aims to investigate the characteristics of the phenotype and management […]
- When primary care providers and smokers meet: a systematic review and metasynthesis.Primary Care Providers (PCPs) often deal with patients on daily clinical practice […]
- Association between doctor-patient familiarity and patient-centred care during general practitioner’s consultations: a direct observational study in Chinese primary care practice.Patient-centred care is a core attribute of primary care. Not much is […]
- FORM-2C (Frequency of Renal Monitoring – Creatinine and Cystatin C): An observational cohort study of primary care patients with reduced eGFR.Monitoring is the mainstay of chronic kidney disease management in primary care. […]
- Identifying safe care processes when GPs work in or alongside emergency departments: realist evaluation.Increasing pressure on emergency services has led to the development of different […]
- Increasing uptake of NHS Health Checks: an RCT using GP computer prompts.Public Health England wants to increase the uptake of the NHS Health […]
- Thriving among Primary Care Physicians: a Qualitative Study.Burnout is high in primary care physicians and negatively impacts the quality […]
- Patient perspectives on tablet-based technology to collect risk factor information in primary care.Primary care provides an opportunity to introduce prevention strategies and identify risk […]
- Association of Health Insurance Literacy with Health Care Utilization: a Systematic Review.Given increasing numbers of people experiencing transitions in health insurance due to […]
- Association of Team-Based Care and Continuity of Care with Hospitalizations for Veterans with Comorbid Mental and Physical Health Conditions.Integrating mental health in primary care settings is associated with improved screening […]
- Utilization of community health care centers and family doctor contracts services among community residents: a community-based analysis in Shenzhen, China.Family doctor contract services (FDCS) began in China in 2016. Shenzhen, one […]
- Managing diabetes mellitus with comorbidities in primary healthcare facilities in urban settings: a qualitative study among physicians in Odisha, India.To explore the perceived barriers and facilitators in the management of the […]
- Cost-effectiveness of oral ondansetron for children with acute gastroenteritis in primary care: a randomised controlled trial.Acute gastroenteritis is a common childhood disease with substantial medical and indirect […]