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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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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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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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Understanding barriers to and facilitators of clinician-patient conversations about brain health and cognitive concerns in primary care: a systematic review and practical considerations for the clinician

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Primary care clinicians (PCCs) are typically the first practitioners to detect cognitive impairment in their patients, including those with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias (ADRD). However, conversations around cognitive changes can be
Soo Borson, G. W. Small, Quentin O’Brien, Andrea Morrello, Malaz A Boustani   +4 more
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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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Point-of-care laboratory testing in primary care: utilization, limitations and perspectives of general practitioners in Germany

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Due to their fast turnaround time and user-friendliness, point-of-care tests (POCTs) possess a great potential in primary care. The purpose of the study was to assess general practitioners’ (GPs) perspectives on POCT use in German primary care,
Anni Matthes, F. Wolf, G. Schmiemann, I. Gágyor, J. Bleidorn, Robby Markwart   +5 more
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Frailty in primary care: challenges, innovations, and future directions

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Frailty is one of the biggest challenges to healthy ageing, and yet our understanding and management of frailty is in its infancy. In this editorial we outline challenges, innovations and future directions in frailty research in primary care, and invite ...
Kristiana Ludlow, O. Todd, N. Reid, H. Yaman   +3 more
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Primary care team and its association with quality of care for people with multimorbidity: a systematic review

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Multimorbidity is posing an enormous burden to health systems, especially for primary healthcare system. While primary care teams (PCTs) are believed to have potentials to improve quality of primary health care (PHC), less is known about their
Mingyue Li, Haoqing Tang, Xiaoyun Liu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
semanticscholar   +1 more source