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Watchful waiting as a strategy to reduce low-value spinal imaging: study protocol for a randomized trial

Trials, 2021
Background Patients with acute low back pain frequently request diagnostic imaging, and clinicians feel pressure to acquiesce to such requests to sustain patient trust and satisfaction. Spinal imaging in patients with acute low back pain poses risks from
Joshua J. Fenton, Anthony Jerant, Peter Franks, Melissa Gosdin, Ilona Fridman, Camille Cipri, Gary Weinberg, Andrew Hudnut, Daniel J. Tancredi   +8 more
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A qualitative study of the views of patients with long-term conditions on family doctors in Hong Kong [PDF]

, 2010
<b>Background</b> Primary care based management of long-term conditions (LTCs) is high on the international healthcare agenda, including the Asia-Pacific region.
Al Strauss, B Starfield, BG Glaser, Cindy LK Lam, CLK Lam, CSC Fung, G Meads, GM Leung, Hong Kong College of Family Physicians, J Gillies Gillies, J Mason, J Ritchie, JA Dickinson, Judy Y Siu, MB Miles, P Liamputtong, R Gauld, Sheila M Hillier, Sian M Griffiths, Stewart W Mercer, T Bodenheimer, Tai Pong Lam, TW Wong, Yvonne YC Lo   +23 more
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Systematic review on the instruments used for measuring the association of the level of multimorbidity and clinically important outcomes

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives There are multiple instruments for measuring multimorbidity. The main objective of this systematic review was to provide a list of instruments that are suitable for use in studies aiming to measure the association of a specific outcome with ...
Bridget L Ryan, Martin Fortin, Eng Sing Lee, Moira Stewart, Hui Li Koh, Elaine Qiao-Ying Ho, Sok Huang Teo, Fang Yan Wong   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers to and facilitators of antiretroviral therapy adherence in Nepal: a qualitative study. [PDF]

, 2012
Patient's adherence is crucial to get the best out of antiretroviral therapy (ART). This study explores in-depth the barriers to and facilitators of ART adherence among Nepalese patients and service providers prescribing ART. Face-to-face semi-structured
Freeman, J.V., Randall, Julian, Simkhada, Padam, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Wasti, Sharada Prasad   +4 more
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A narrative review of facilitating and inhibiting factors in advance care planning initiation in people with dementia [PDF]

, 2020
Purpose of the review: To identify and assess factors that affect the decisions to initiate advance care planning (ACP) amongst people living with dementia (PwD).Methods: A narrative review was conducted. A keyword search of Medline, CINAHL PsycINFO, and
Buchanan, Deans, McSwiggan, Linda, Phenwan, Tharin, Sixsmith, Judith   +3 more
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Challenges in diagnosing and treating postpartum depression in the primary care Setting- a qualitative study

BMC Primary Care
Background Postpartum depression has a significant impact on the lives of the mother, her family, and the newborn. Yet, there is a significant delay in the diagnosis and treatment.
Dana Katz Krepak, Avital Bilitzky Kopit, Aya Biderman, Ilan Yehoshua, Limor Adler   +4 more
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Addressing Colorado's Primary Care Provider Shortage [PDF]

, 2009
Outlines projected shortages of physicians, physician assistants, and advance practice nurses in family practice, internal medicine, and pediatrics and potential impact on health, healthcare access, and the economy.

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Emerging communities of child-healthcare practice in the management of long-term conditions such as chronic kidney disease: Qualitative study of parents' accounts [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Parents of children and young people with long-term conditions who need to deliver clinical care to their child at home with remote support from hospital-based professionals, often search the internet for care-giving information.
A Macfadyen, AL May, Andy Hall, B Flyvbjerg, BL Patterson, C Clarke, C Jaye, C Pope, C Tuffrey, Darzi, DJ Ward, DOH, E Ahmann, E Coakes, E Lesser, E Wenger, E Wenger, E Wenger, G Crow, H Roberts, I Falk, Ian Carolan, ICT, J Betancourt, J Collier, J Ellins, J Flora, J Lathlean, J Lave, KL Whyte, L Lowes, L Thrysoe, M Dixon-Woods, M Lewis, MD Sinha, MRC, Office for National Statistics (2013) National-Statistics-Online, P Griffiths, R Lazarus, S Bowles, S Marr, SDCNSRN Sullivan-Bolyai, T Egan, T Ferguson, T Rapley, Trish Smith, V Swallow, V Swallow, V Swallow, V Swallow, V Swallow, V Swallow, V Swallow, V Swallow, Veronica M Swallow, VM Swallow, VM Swallow, VM Swallow   +57 more
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Case Report: Whining toddler: could it be a serious illness

Frontiers in Endocrinology
Children in the developing stages whine for a variety of reasons. It can serve as a way of communicating when they cannot express their needs or feelings verbally.
Sandhya J. Kadam, Archana Reddy Bongurala, Rishika Sharma, Anshuman Srivastava   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source