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Process quality of type 2 diabetes mellitus care and association with patient perceived attributes of family doctor service in urban general practices, Beijing, China

BMC Primary Care, 2022
Background Family doctor service (FDS) is a scheme oriented to improving the access and continuity of primary care in China. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management is a core component of FDS.
Feiyue Wang, Yun Wei, Meirong Wang, Zhaolu Pan, Guanghui Jin, Xiaoqin Lu   +5 more
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Sustaining general practice [PDF]

BMJ, 1996
After 30 years of considerable achievement, the attractiveness of general practice as a career is again in question, and along with it the viability of primary care. The British government has placed great store on a primary care led health care system, but its rhetoric has not always been matched by clear consensus about development, concern for staff
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Interprofessional team-based collaboration between designated GPs and care home staff: a qualitative study in an urban Danish setting

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Being a general practitioner for residents in many care homes may challenge communication with residents, relatives, and care home staff, and potentially lead to lower quality of care.
Line Due Christensen, Linda Huibers, Flemming Bro, Morten Bondo Christensen, Anna Mygind   +4 more
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Rewilding general practice [PDF]

British Journal of General Practice, 2021
Lyn Jenkins, a retired GP like me, and now, increasingly, taking the perspective of patients, has proposed the ‘rewilding’ of NHS general practice.1 Answering the question ‘What is rewilding?’, the charity Rewilding Britain states: ‘ … restoring ecosystems to the point where nature can take care of itself, and restoring our relationship with the ...
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Management of symptomatic patients with suspected mild-moderate COVID-19 in general practice. What was published within the first year of the pandemic? A scoping review

European Journal of General Practice, 2021
Background Most COVID-19 patients experience a mild course of the disease and can be managed in general practice. However, in the early pandemic, most research was conducted in secondary care.
Anne Holm, Anne Møller, Rune Aabenhus
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Reliability and validity of the script concordance test for postgraduate students of general practice

European Journal of General Practice, 2017
Background: The script concordance test (SCT) is a validated method of examining students’ clinical reasoning. Medical students’ professional skills are assessed during their postgraduate years as they study for a specialist qualification in general ...
Julie Subra, Bruno Chicoulaa, André Stillmunkès, Pierre Mesthé, Stéphane Oustric, Marie-Eve Rougé Bugat   +5 more
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Generating Social Practices [PDF]

Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2014
Changing consumer behaviour is key to reducing the environmental effects of industrialised societies. Social practice theories provide an integrated approach to understanding consumer behaviour. The mechanisms underlying the emergence and diffusion of social practices are however until now poorly understood.
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Healthcare utilisation in general practice and hospitals in the year preceding a diagnosis of cancer recurrence or second primary cancer: a population-based register study

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background The organisation of cancer follow-up is under scrutiny in many countries, and general practice is suggested to become more involved. A central focus is timely detection of recurring previous cancer and new second primary cancer. More knowledge
Linda Aagaard Rasmussen, Henry Jensen, Line Flytkjær Virgilsen, Alina Zalounina Falborg, Henrik Møller, Peter Vedsted   +5 more
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Availability of point-of-care culture and microscopy in general practice - does it lead to more appropriate use of antibiotics in patients with suspected urinary tract infection?

European Journal of General Practice, 2020
Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common condition in general practice, and urine culture can help reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions. In case of delay of the result, antibiotic treatment can be guided by one or more point-of-care (
Anne Holm, Volkert Siersma, Lars Bjerrum, Gloria Cordoba   +3 more
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Disentangling concepts of inappropriate polypharmacy in old age: a scoping review

BMC Public Health, 2023
Introduction Polypharmacy is a common concern, especially in the older population. In some countries more that 50% of all individuals over 60 receive five or more drugs, most often due to multimorbidity and increased longevity.
Sofie Rosenlund Lau, Frans Waldorff, Anne Holm, Anne Frølich, John Sahl Andersen, Mette Sallerup, Sarah Emilie Christensen, Stine Søndersted Clausen, Tina Drud Due, Pernille Hølmkjær   +9 more
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