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People with early-onset colorectal cancer describe primary care barriers to timely diagnosis: a mixed-methods study of web-based patient reports in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background People with early-onset colorectal cancer, under the age of 50, are more likely to experience diagnostic delay and to be diagnosed at later stages of the disease than older people.
Klay Lamprell, Diana Fajardo Pulido, G. Arnolda, B. N. G. Easpaig, Yvonne Tran, S. Owais, W. Liauw, J. Braithwaite   +7 more
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Doubly and triply extended MSRD codes [PDF]

, 2022
In this work, doubly extended linearized Reed--Solomon codes and triply extended Reed--Solomon codes are generalized. We obtain a general result in which we characterize when a multiply extended code for a general metric attains the Singleton bound.
Martínez-Peñas, Umberto
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What improves access to primary healthcare services in rural communities? A systematic review

BMC Primary Care, 2022
Background To compile key strategies from the international experiences to improve access to primary healthcare (PHC) services in rural communities. Different innovative approaches have been practiced in different parts of the world to improve access to ...
Zemichael Gizaw, Tigist Astale, Getnet Kassie   +2 more
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What do patients experience? Interprofessional collaborative practice for chronic conditions in primary care: an integrative review

BMC Primary Care, 2022
Background Improving the patient experience is one of the quadruple aims of healthcare. Therefore, understanding patient experiences and perceptions of healthcare interactions is paramount to quality improvement.
A. Davidson, Jaimon T. Kelly, L. Ball, Mark Morgan, D. Reidlinger   +4 more
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Patients’ preferences for telemedicine versus in-clinic consultation in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Primary Care, 2022
Background The Hybrid Patient Care system integrates telehealth and in-clinic consultation. While COVID-19 increased telehealth use, healthcare providers are still seeking the best combination of virtual and in-clinic consultation. Understanding patients’
I. Mozes, D. Mossinson, H. Schilder, D. Dvir, O. Baron-Epel, A. Heymann   +5 more
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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among primary healthcare workers in Singapore

BMC Primary Care, 2022
Background Factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among primary healthcare workers (HCW) remain poorly understood. This study aims to identify factors associated with vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among HCW. Methods A multi-centre
S. Koh, Y. Liow, V. Loh, S. J. Liew, Y. Chan, D. Young   +5 more
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Patient perception of doctor communication skills and patient trust in rural primary health care: the mediating role of health service quality

BMC Primary Care, 2022
Background This study aimed to explore the relationship between communication skills, health service quality, and patient trust in primary health services. Method This study was conducted in village clinics in rural China. A simple random sampling method
Linni Gu, Bo Tian, Yujia Xin, Shengfa Zhang, Jing Li, Zhijun Sun   +5 more
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Resilience of the primary health care system – German primary care practitioners’ perspectives during the early COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Primary Care, 2022
Background Primary care is a relevant pillar in managing not only individual, but also societal medical crises. The COVID-19 pandemic has demanded a rapid response from primary care with interventions in the health care system.
S. Stengel, Catharina Roth, Amanda Breckner, Lara Cordes, Sophia Weber, Charlotte Ullrich, F. Peters-Klimm, M. Wensing   +7 more
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Patients’ health literacy and health behaviour assessment in primary health care: evidence from a cross-sectional survey

BMC Primary Care, 2022
Background Health literacy is defined as a person's ability to find, understand, and use health-related information when making health-related decisions.
Kristina Šulinskaitė, Daiva Zagurskienė, A. Blaževičienė   +2 more
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Primary care physicians’ knowledge and attitudes about obesity, adherence to treatment guidelines and association with confidence to treat obesity: a Swedish survey study

BMC Primary Care, 2022
Background Obesity is a chronic disease with increasing prevalence. We aimed to explore primary care physicians’ knowledge and attitudes about obesity and how knowledge and attitudes are associated with confidence and adherence to obesity guidelines and ...
Daniel Carrasco, H. Thulesius, U. Jakobsson, E. Memarian   +3 more
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