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  1. Primary care has an important role in cardiovascular risk management (CVRM) and a minimum size of scale of primary care practices may be needed for efficient delivery of CVRM . We examined CVRM in patients wit...

    Authors: Jan van Lieshout, Richard Grol, Stephen Campbell, Hector Falcoff, Eva Frigola Capell, Mathias Glehr, Margalit Goldfracht, Esko Kumpusalo, Beat Künzi, Sabine Ludt, Davorina Petek, Veerle Vanderstighelen and Michel Wensing
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:96
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  2. We describe the health of "revolving door" patients in general practice in Scotland, estimate changes in their number over the timescale of the study, and explore reasons for changes, particularly related to N...

    Authors: Andrea E Williamson, Paul CD Johnson, Kenneth Mullen and Philip Wilson
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:95
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  3. In many OECD countries, the gender differences in physicians’ pay favour male doctors. Due to the feminisation of the doctor profession, it is essential to measure this income gap in the French context of Fee-...

    Authors: Magali Dumontet, Marc Le Vaillant and Carine Franc
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:94
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  4. NICE guidelines emphasise the need for a confident, early diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ Myalgic Encephalitis (CFS/ME) in Primary Care with management tailored to the needs of the patient. Research sug...

    Authors: Kerin Hannon, Sarah Peters, Louise Fisher, Lisa Riste, Alison Wearden, Karina Lovell, Pam Turner, Yvonne Leech and Carolyn Chew-Graham
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:93
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  5. Children make up about 20% of the UK population and caring for them is an important part of a general practitioner’s (GP’s) workload. However, the UK Quality Outcomes Framework (pay-for-performance system) lar...

    Authors: Peter J Gill, Jenny Hislop, David Mant and Anthony Harnden
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:92
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  6. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk for inappropriate or potentially harmful prescribing. The aim of this study was to examine whether a multifaceted intervention including the use...

    Authors: Antje Erler, Martin Beyer, Juliana J Petersen, Kristina Saal, Thomas Rath, Justine Rochon, Walter E Haefeli and Ferdinand M Gerlach
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:91
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  7. Treatment goals for cardiovascular risk management are generally not achieved. Specialized practice nurses are increasingly facilitating the work of general practitioners and self-monitoring devices have been ...

    Authors: Ans H Tiessen, Andries J Smit, Jan Broer, Klaas H Groenier and Klaas van der Meer
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:90
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  8. Many patients are transferred from home to hospital during the final phase of life and the majority die in hospital. The aim of the study is to explore hospital referrals of palliative care patients for whom a...

    Authors: Maria C De Korte-Verhoef, H Roeline W Pasman, Bart PM Schweitzer, Anneke L Francke, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen and Luc Deliens
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:89
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  9. Since 2004, a national Disease Management Program (DMP) has been implemented in Germany, which includes educational measures aimed at patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D). However, about 15-20% of T2D patients ...

    Authors: Eva Drewelow, Anja Wollny, Michael Pentzek, Janine Immecke, Sarah Lambrecht, Stefan Wilm, Iris Schluckebier, Susanne Löscher, Karl Wegscheider and Attila Altiner
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:88
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  10. Good General Practice is essential for an effective health system. Good General Practice training is essential to sustain the workforce, however training for General Practice can be hampered by a number of pre...

    Authors: Stephen Barnett, Sandra C Jones, Sue Bennett, Don Iverson and Andrew Bonney
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:87
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  11. A growing number of health care providers are nowadays involved in heart failure care. This could lead to discontinuity and fragmentation of care, thus reducing trust and hence poorer medication adherence. Thi...

    Authors: Annemarie A Uijen, Marije Bosch, Wil JHM van den Bosch, Hans Bor, Michel Wensing and Henk J Schers
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:86
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  12. The health effects of ultraviolet radiation vary according to wavelength, timing and pattern of exposure, personal characteristics and practices. Negative effects include skin cancers, eye diseases and immune ...

    Authors: Anthony Ivor Reeder, Janet Ann Jopson and Andrew Robert Gray
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:85
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  13. Colombia has a highly segmented and fragmented national health system that contributes to inequitable health outcomes. In 2004 the district government of Bogota initiated a Primary Health Care (PHC) strategy t...

    Authors: Paola A Mosquera, Jinneth Hernández, Román Vega, Jorge Martínez, Ronald Labonte, David Sanders and Miguel San Sebastián
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:84
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  14. Medical records that do not accurately reflect the patient’s current medication list are an open invitation to errors and may compromise patient safety.

    Authors: Matthew D Olson, Gretchen L Tong, Beat D Steiner, Anthony J Viera, Evan Ashkin and Warren P Newton
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:83
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  15. Depression is frequently cited as the reason for sickness absence, and it is estimated that sickness certificates are issued in one third of consultations for depression. Previous research has considered GP vi...

    Authors: Sara Macdonald, Margaret Maxwell, Philip Wilson, Michael Smith, Will Whittaker, Matt Sutton and Jill Morrison
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:82
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  16. Chest pain is a common complaint in primary care, with coronary heart disease (CHD) being the most concerning of many potential causes. Systematic reviews on the sensitivity and specificity of symptoms and sig...

    Authors: Jörg Haasenritter, Marc Aerts, Stefan Bösner, Frank Buntinx, Bernard Burnand, Lilli Herzig, J André Knottnerus, Girma Minalu, Staffan Nilsson, Walter Renier, Carol Sox, Harold Sox and Norbert Donner-Banzhoff
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:81
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  17. Doctor-patient communication has been influenced over time by factors such as the rise of evidence-based medicine and a growing emphasis on patient-centred care. Despite disputes in the literature on the tensi...

    Authors: Ligaya Butalid, Peter F M Verhaak, Hennie R Boeije and Jozien M Bensing
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:80
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  18. As in clinical practice resources may be limited compared to experimental settings, translation of evidence-based lifestyle interventions into daily life settings is challenging. In this study we therefore eva...

    Authors: Paulina WA Vermunt, Ivon EJ Milder, Frits Wielaard, Caroline A Baan, Jos DM Schelfhout, Gert P Westert and Hans AM van Oers
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:79
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  20. We know little about when and why general practitioners (GPs) submit stool specimens in patients with diarrhoea. The recent UK-wide intestinal infectious disease (IID2) study found ten GP consultations for eve...

    Authors: Cliodna AM McNulty, Gemma Lasseter, Katie Newby, Puja Joshi, Harry Yoxall, Kalyanaraman Kumaran, Sarah J O’Brien and Mark Evans
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:77
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  21. The STRATIFY score is a clinical prediction rule (CPR) derived to assist clinicians to identify patients at risk of falling. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to determine the overall ...

    Authors: Jennifer Billington, Tom Fahey and Rose Galvin
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:76
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  22. In many countries out-of-hours care faces serious challenges, including shortage of general practitioners, a high workload, reduced motivation to work out of hours, and increased demand for out-of-hours care. ...

    Authors: Nancy Wijers, Lisette Schoonhoven, Paul Giesen, Hubertus Vrijhoef, Regi van der Burgt, Joke Mintjes, Michel Wensing and Miranda Laurant
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:75
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  23. Chest wall syndrome (CWS), the main cause of chest pain in primary care practice, is most often an exclusion diagnosis. We developed and evaluated a clinical prediction rule for CWS.

    Authors: Alexandre Ronga, Paul Vaucher, Jörg Haasenritter, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Stefan Bösner, François Verdon, Thomas Bischoff, Bernard Burnand, Bernard Favrat and Lilli Herzig
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:74
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  25. Medical students at the University of Wollongong experience continuity of patient care and clinical supervision during an innovative year-long integrated (community and hospital) clinical clerkship. In this mo...

    Authors: Judith N Hudson, Patricia J Knight and Kathryn M Weston
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:72
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  26. The prevalence and impact of long term conditions continues to rise. Care planning for people with long term conditions has been a policy priority in England for chronic disease management. However, it is not ...

    Authors: Jenny Newbould, Jenni Burt, Peter Bower, Tom Blakeman, Anne Kennedy, Anne Rogers and Martin Roland
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:71
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  27. Almost half of the adult Dutch population is currently overweight and the prevalence of overweight children is rising at alarming rates as well. Obese children consult their general practitioner (GP) more ofte...

    Authors: Winifred D Paulis, Marienke van Middelkoop, Herman Bueving, Pim A J Luijsterburg, Johannes C van der Wouden and Bart W Koes
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:70
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  28. Unattached patients do not have a regular primary care provider. Initiatives are being developed to increase attachment rates across Canada. Most existing attention paid to patient unattachment has focused on ...

    Authors: Valorie A Crooks, Gina Agarwal and Angela Harrison
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:69
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  29. Elderly patients with multimorbidity who are treated according to guidelines use a large number of drugs. This number of drugs increases the risk of adverse drug events (ADEs). Stopping medication may relieve ...

    Authors: Jan Schuling, Henkjan Gebben, Leonardus Johannes Gerardus Veehof and Flora Marcia Haaijer-Ruskamp
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:56
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  30. General practitioners (GPs) often fail to correctly adhere to guidelines for the treatment of hypertension. The reasons for this are unclear, but could be related to lack of knowledge in assessing individual p...

    Authors: Rickard Ekesbo, Patrik Midlöv, Sofia Gerward, Kristin Persson, Christina Nerbrand and Lennart Johansson
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:34
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  31. Nationwide surveys have shown that the prevalence of diabetes rates in Malaysia have almost doubled in the past ten years; yet diabetes control remains poor and insulin therapy is underutilized. This study aim...

    Authors: Yew Kong Lee, Ping Yein Lee and Chirk Jenn Ng
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:28
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  32. Little is known about pressure from patients or relatives on physician’s decision making of continuous palliative sedation. We aim to describe experienced pressure by general practitioners (GPs) in cases of co...

    Authors: Marco H Blanker, Marlies Koerhuis-Roessink, Siebe J Swart, Wouter WA Zuurmond, Agnes van der Heide, Roberto SGM Perez and Judith AC Rietjens
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:68
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  35. Reform of primary healthcare (PHC) organisations is underway in Canada. The capacity of various types of PHC organizations to respond to populations’ needs remains to be assessed. The main objective of this st...

    Authors: Jean-Frédéric Levesque, Raynald Pineault, Marjolaine Hamel, Danièle Roberge, Costas Kapetanakis, Brigitte Simard and Alexandre Prud’homme
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:66
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  36. Given the potential value of self-management support programs for people with chronic diseases, it is vital to understand how they influence participants’ health attitudes and behaviours. The Stanford Chronic ...

    Authors: Sharon Johnston, Hannah Irving, Karina Mill, Margo S Rowan and Clare Liddy
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:65
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  37. Family and friends may help patients seek out and engage in depression care. However, patients’ social networks can also undermine depression treatment and recovery. In an effort to improve depression care in ...

    Authors: Erik Fernandez y Garcia, Paul Duberstein, Debora A Paterniti, Camille S Cipri, Richard L Kravitz and Ronald M Epstein
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:64
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  38. Diagest 3 was a study aimed at lowering the risk of developing type 2 diabetes within 3 years after childbirth. Women with gestational diabetes were enrolled in the study. After childbirth, the subjects showed...

    Authors: Christophe Berkhout, Marie Vandaele-Bétancourt, Stéphane Robert, Solène Lespinasse, Gamil Mitha, Quentin Bradier, Anne Vambergue and Pierre Fontaine
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:63
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  40. In spite of the potential impact upon population health and expenditure, interventions promoting medication adherence have been found to be of moderate effectiveness and cost effectiveness. Understanding the r...

    Authors: Tracey-Lea Laba, Jo-anne Brien and Stephen Jan
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:61
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  41. The number of cancer patients and the number of patients surviving initial treatments is expected to rise. Traditionally, follow-up monitoring takes place in secondary care. The contribution of general practic...

    Authors: Lea Jabaaij, Marjan van den Akker and François G Schellevis
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:60
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  42. In our research we examined the frequency of somatic symptoms among bereaved (N = 185) and non-bereaved men and women in a national representative sample (N = 4041) and investigated the possible mediating fact...

    Authors: Barna Konkolÿ Thege, János Pilling, Zoltán Cserháti and Maria S Koppˆ
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:59
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  43. Governmental funding support is seen as a prerequisite for the growth of research in general practice. Several funding programs in the amount of € 13.2 Mio were introduced in Germany from 2002 to February 2012...

    Authors: Antonius Schneider, Nadine Großmann and Klaus Linde
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:58
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  44. Registered Sick Children’s Nurses and District Nurses employed at Child Health Care centres are in a position to help prevent childhood overweight and obesity. Prevention of this challenging public health thre...

    Authors: Gabriella E Isma, Ann-Cathrine Bramhagen, Gerd Ahlstrom, Margareta Östman and Anna-Karin Dykes
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:57
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  45. Adoption and maintenance of healthy behaviours is pivotal to chronic disease self-management as this influences disease progression and impact. This qualitative study investigated health behaviour changes adop...

    Authors: Julia A E Walters, Helen Cameron-Tucker, Helen Courtney-Pratt, Mark Nelson, Andrew Robinson, Jenn Scott, Paul Turner, E Haydn Walters and Richard Wood-Baker
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:55
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  46. Preventive health care is an important part of general practice however uptake of activities by patients is variable. Monetary incentives for doctors have been used in the UK and Australia to improve rates of ...

    Authors: Nigel Stocks, James Allan, Oliver Frank, Sue Williams and Philip Ryan
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:54
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  47. Systematic preventive health checks in primary care have been introduced in several countries. The Danish Health Service does not provide this service, but health checks are nevertheless being conducted unsyst...

    Authors: Anne Søndergaard, Bo Christensen and Helle Terkildsen Maindal
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:53
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  48. About 30% of the Danish population has one or more chronic conditions, and general practitioners (GPs) play a key role in effective chronic care management. However, little is known about these encounters in g...

    Authors: Grete Moth, Mogens Vestergaard and Peter Vedsted
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:52
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  49. Child and adolescent mental health problems are common in primary healthcare settings. However, few parents of children with mental health problems express concerns about these problems during consultations. B...

    Authors: Kapil Sayal, Myanthi Amarasinghe, Sarah Robotham, Caroline Coope, Mark Ashworth, Crispin Day, Andre Tylee and Emily Simonoff
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:51
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  50. Patient encounters are the core learning activity of Australian general practice (family practice) training. Exposure to patient demographics and presentations may vary from one general practice registrar (voc...

    Authors: Simon Morgan, Parker J Magin, Kim M Henderson, Susan M Goode, John Scott, Steven J Bowe, Catherine M Regan, Kevin P Sweeney, Julian Jackel and Mieke L van Driel
    Citation: BMC Family Practice 2012 13:50
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