Effectiveness of teaching general practitioners skills in brief cognitive behaviour therapy to treat patients with depression: randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Objective To assess the effectiveness of teaching general practitioners skills in brief cognitive behaviour therapy.Design Parallel group, cluster randomised, controlled trial of an educational package on cognitive behaviour therapy.Setting General ...
Davidson, Oliver +11 more
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The accuracy, completeness and timeliness of discharge medication information and implementing medication reconciliation: A cross-sectional survey of general practitioners [PDF]
Background and objectives: General practitioners (GPs) require accurate medication information to care for recently discharged hospital patients. Pre-discharge medication reconciliation improves the accuracy of patient medication lists that GPs receive ...
Hewitt, Jayne +4 more
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Objective To support high‐quality, patient‐centered care for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) developed evidence‐based measures incorporating clinical and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs). Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), we conducted semistructured interviews ...
Catherine Nasrallah +13 more
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Metabolic screening in primary care for patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and taking antipsychotic medication [PDF]
INTRODUCTIONLife expectancy in patients with schizophrenia is 15–20 years less than the general population. A dominant cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients is cardiovascular disease.
Ross Lawrenson +11 more
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Minor surgery in general practice in Ireland- a report of workload and safety
Background The provision of minor surgical services is an established part of the task profile of general practitioners (GPs) in many countries in Europe and elsewhere.
Ailís ní Riain +2 more
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Nutrition care by general practitioners: Enhancing women's health during and after pregnancy [PDF]
Background: The importance of healthy dietary behaviours during pregnancy and after birth is well recognised given the short-term and long-term effects on the health of mothers and infants.
Wilkinson, Shelley, Ball, Lauren
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Benzodiazepine prescribing behaviour and attitudes: a survey among general practitioners practicing in northern Thailand. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Over-prescribing of benzodiazepines appears common in many countries, a better understanding of prescribing practices and attitudes may help develop strategies to reduce prescribing.
Garner Paul +15 more
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Objective Cam morphology, which is a significant risk factor for hip osteoarthritis, is commonly quantified by the alpha angle (AA). This study aims to explore the potential of the triangular index ratio (TIR) to quantify cam morphology on anteroposterior radiographs by assessing the association between TIR‐defined cam morphology and the development of
Jinchi Tang +7 more
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COMMUNITY GENERAL PRACTITIONER
The attainment of quality in general practice entails explicit recognition of the public-health content of primary care. General practitioners should accept responsibility for auditing the state of the practice health, monitoring and controlling environmental disease, planning local services, auditing the effectiveness of preventive programmes, and ...
Mant, D, Anderson, P
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General practitioners learning qualitative research: a case study of postgraduate education [PDF]
BackgroundQualitative research is increasingly being recognised as a vital aspect of primary healthcare research. Teaching and learning how to conduct qualitative research is especially important for general practitioners and other clinicians in the ...
Hepworth, Julie, Kay, Margaret
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