Sustainability for planetary health: A seventh domain of quality in primary care [PDF]
Slovenian Journal of Public Health, 2022 Climate change is one of the biggest threats to public health. Sustainability is characterized by using resources wisely in a way that protects finite resources and the environment, and takes into account the needs of our planets’ inhabitants in the ...
Klemenc Ketiš Zalika, Rochfort Andree
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Fall Risk in Adult Family Practice Non-Attenders: A Cross-Sectional Study from Slovenia [PDF]
Slovenian Journal of Public Health, 2023 Not much is known about the fall risk among the adult population of those who rarely visit doctors. We wanted to determine the prevalence of increased fall risk in a population of family practice non-attenders and the factors associated with it.
RUŽIĆ-GORENJEC Nina +3 more
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Working conditions and satisfaction with working conditions among Slovenian family medicine trainees: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Slovenian Journal of Public Health, 2021 In order to achieve a high standard in training programmes for future family medicine specialists, it is essential to have good tutors with well-organised family medicine practices.
Pašić Klemen, Ivetić Vojislav
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Primary care research – influencing and implementing into policy [PDF]
Slovenian Journal of Public Health, 2021 This editorial describes how research in primary health care can be used to influence policy. It draws on previous literature to give an example from the UK of how research in one part of primary care, the health-visiting service, has endeavoured to use ...
Kendall Sally
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Successful implementation of integrated care in Slovenian primary care [PDF]
Slovenian Journal of Public Health, 2020 For the purpose of celebrating the 40th anniversary of Alma Ata declaration, the WHO published a successful model of integrated patient care being performed in Slovenia. After two years, the WHO experts evaluated the success in practise during a visit to
Susič Antonija Poplas +1 more
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Peer Support as Part of Scaling-Up Integrated Care in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Arterial Hypertension at the Primary Healthcare Level: A Study Protocol [PDF]
Slovenian Journal of Public Health, 2023 Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and arterial hypertension (AH) are among the greatest challenges facing health systems worldwide and require comprehensive patient-centred care.
VIRTIČ Tina +5 more
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Scaling-up an integrated care for patients with non-communicable diseases: An analysis of healthcare barriers and facilitators in Slovenia and Belgium [PDF]
Slovenian Journal of Public Health, 2021 Although the concept of integrated care for non-communicable diseases was introduced at the primary level to move from disease-centered to patient-centered care, it has only been partially implemented in European countries.
Zavrnik Črt +9 more
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Frailty assessment scales for the elderly and their application in primary care: A systematic literature review [PDF]
Slovenian Journal of Public Health, 2019 The increase in the elderly population is causing changes and challenges that demand a comprehensive public health response. A specific characteristic of the elderly is their frailty. Today’s problems with identifying levels of frailty are being resolved
Dolenc Eva, Rotar-Pavlič Danica
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Validation of the Slovene Version of the Stop-Bang Questionnaire in a Primary Practice Setting [PDF]
Slovenian Journal of Public HealthThe aim of our study was to validate the Slovene translation of the STOP-BANG (SBQ) questionnaire for use in the primary practice setting.
PANGERC Andrej +2 more
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Perception of Patient Safety Culture at the Primary Care Level: The Case of the Community Health Centre Ljubljana [PDF]
Slovenian Journal of Public HealthPatient safety is a crucial element of quality healthcare, and endeavours to enhance it are vital for attaining universal health coverage and improving patient outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the perception of patient safety culture among staff at
VIRTIČ POTOČNIK Tina +1 more
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