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People-centred primary health care: a scoping review

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Integrated people-centred health services (IPCHS) are vital for ensuring comprehensive care towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC). The World Health Organisation (WHO) envisions IPCHS in delivery and access to health services.
R. Khatri, E. Wolka, Frehiwot Nigatu, Anteneh Zewdie, Daniel Erku, A. Endalamaw, Yibeltal Assefa   +6 more
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Telemedicine in the primary care of older adults: a systematic mixed studies review

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Most health systems have been able to adapt quickly to virtual consultations with their patients, but there are still opportunities for improvement for older populations. Older patients want to have access to both in-person and virtual consultations when
Marwa Ilali, M. Le Berre, I. Vedel, V. Khanassov   +3 more
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Primary healthcare competencies needed in the management of person-centred integrated care for chronic illness and multimorbidity: Results of a scoping review

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Chronic disease management is important in primary care. Disease management programmes focus primarily on the respective diseases. The occurrence of multimorbidity and social problems is addressed to a limited extent. Person-centred integrated
Leslie Michielsen, E. Bischoff, T. Schermer, M. Laurant   +3 more
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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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Supporting primary care through symptom checking artificial intelligence: a study of patient and physician attitudes in Italian general practice

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have led to the adoption of AI-driven symptom checkers in primary care. This study aimed to evaluate both patients' and physicians' attitudes towards these tools in Italian general practice ...
A. Mahlknecht, A. Engl, G. Piccoliori, C. Wiedermann   +3 more
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Barriers to community participation in primary health care of district health: a qualitative study

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Introduction Community participation is one of the principles of primary health care (PHC). However, it has not been adequately institutionalized due to numerous barriers.
K. Gholipour, A. Shokri, Ali Akbar Yarahmadi, J. Tabrizi, Shabnam Iezadi, Deniz Naghibi, F. Bidarpoor   +6 more
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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. Easpaig, Yvonne Tran, S. Owais, W. Liauw, J. Braithwaite   +7 more
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The capacity of primary healthcare facilities in Bangladesh to prevent and control non-communicable diseases

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background The rapid rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has become a significant public health concern in Bangladesh. This study assesses the readiness of primary healthcare facilities to manage the following NCDs: diabetes mellitus (DM), cervical ...
A. Kabir, M. N. Karim, B. Billah
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The cost of primary care consultations associated with long COVID in non-hospitalised adults: a retrospective cohort study using UK primary care data

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background The economic impact of managing long COVID in primary care is unknown. We estimated the costs of primary care consultations associated with long COVID and explored the relationship between risk factors and costs.
Jake Tufts, N. Guan, Dawit T Zemedikun, A. Subramanian, K. Gokhale, Puja Myles, T. Williams, Tom Marshall, Melanie Calvert, K. Matthews, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Louise J Jackson, S. Haroon   +12 more
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Implementation strategies to increase smoking cessation treatment provision in primary care: a systematic review of observational studies

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Internationally, there is an ‘evidence-practice gap’ in the rate healthcare professionals assess tobacco use and offer cessation support in clinical practice, including primary care.
Bernadett E. Tildy, A. McNeill, P. Perman-Howe, L. Brose   +3 more
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