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Clinical effectiveness of care managers in collaborative primary health care for patients with depression : 12‑ and 24‑month follow‑up of a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2022
Background: In previous studies, we investigated the effects of a care manager intervention for patients withdepression treated in primary health care. At 6 months, care management improved depressive symptoms, remission,return to work, and adherence to ...
Nejati, Shabnam,, Andre, Malin,, Svenningsson, Irene, Dominique Hange, Petersson, Eva‑Lisa,, Westman, Jeanette,, Björkelund, Cecilia, Camilla Udo, Malin André, Magnil, Maria,, Carl Wikberg, Petersson, Eva-Lisa,, Sandra af Winklerfelt Hammarberg, Westman, Jeanette, Cecilia Björkelund, Magnil, Maria, Wallin, Lars,, Björkelund, Cecilia,, Hange, Dominique,, Nejati, Shabnam, Ariai, Nashmil,, Hange, Dominique, Shabnam Nejati, af Winklerfelt Hammarberg, Sandra,, Jeanette Westman, Svenningsson, Irene,, André, Malin, Wikberg, Carl, Maria Magnil, Wikberg, Carl,, af Winklerfelt Hammarberg, Sandra, Irene Svenningsson, Ariai, Nashmil, Petersson, Eva-Lisa, Wallin, L., Udo, Camilla, Lars Wallin, Nashmil Ariai, Udo, Camilla,, Petersson, Eva‑Lisa, Eva-Lisa Petersson, Wallin, Lars   +41 more
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Primary care trusts and primary care research [PDF]

BMJ, 2005
Research networks and academic departments can help to do much needed research P rimary care is central to the NHS and primary care research provides “the missing link in the development of high quality, evidence based health care for populations.”1 2 The recent development of primary care trusts, which are responsible for commissioning local health ...
Frederick, Chen, Azeem, Majeed
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Is there equity of patient health outcomes across models of general practice in Aotearoa New Zealand? A national cross-sectional study

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Background Primary care in Aotearoa New Zealand is largely delivered by general practices, heavily subsidised by government. Te Tiriti o Waitangi (1840) guarantees equal health outcomes for Māori and non-Māori, but differences are stark and longstanding.
Nicolette Sheridan, Tom Love, Timothy Kenealy, The Primary Care Models Study Group   +3 more
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Primary care spirometry* [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 2007
Primary care spirometry is a uniquely valuable tool in the evaluation of patients with respiratory symptoms, allowing the general practitioner to diagnose or exclude chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sometimes to confirm asthma, to determine the efficacy of asthma treatment and to correctly stage patients with COPD.
Derom, E., Liistro, G., Buffels, J., Schermer, Tjard R.J., Lammers, E., Wouters, Emiel, Decramer, M., van Weel, Chris   +7 more
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Use of primary health care services among older patients with and without diabetes [PDF]

, 2022
Background The aim of this study was to compare the utilization of primary healthcare services by older patients with and without type 2 diabetes. Methods Electronic patient records were used to identify persons over 65 years of age with a diagnosis of ...
Mäntyselkä, Pekka, Kautiainen, Hannu, Saltevo, Juha, Karjalainen, Merja, Aro, Anna-Kaisa, Haanpää, Maija, Tiihonen, Miia   +6 more
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Systems for the management of respiratory disease in primary care - an international series: United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2010
INTRODUCTION: The UK National Health Service (NHS) is essentially publicly funded through general taxation. Challenges facing the NHS include the rise in prevalence of long-term conditions and financial pressures.
Allison Worth, Mark Levy, Worth, Allison, Levy, Mark L., Fletcher, Monica, Pinnock, Hilary, Aziz Sheikh, Monica Fletcher, Hilary Pinnock, Pinnock, Hilary; id_orcid, Hoskins, Gaylor, Levy, Mark, Gaylor Hoskins, Sheikh, Aziz, Levy, Mark L   +14 more
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Talk weight : an observational study of communication about patient weight in primary care consultations [PDF]

, 2015
Obesity is a major public health issue and primary care practitioners are well placed to opportunistically raise the issue of overweight or obesity with their patients.
Cecil, Joanne Elizabeth, Laidlaw, Anita Helen, Locke, Heather, McHale, Calum Thomas   +3 more
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Real-world data in primary care: validation of diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in primary care electronic medical records and estimated prevalence among consulting patients’ [PDF]

, 2023
BACKGROUND: Primary care electronic medical records contain clinical-administrative information on a high percentage of the population. Before this information can be used for epidemiological purposes, its quality must be verified.
Abánades-Herranz, J. C., del Cura-González, I., Sotos-Prieto, M., de Burgos Lunar, Carmen, Abánades-Herranz, J C, de Burgos-Lunar, C, Del Cura-Gonzalez, I, Sotos Prieto, Mercedes, Salinero-Fort, M A, Iriarte-Campo, V, López-de Andrés, A, Sotos-Prieto, M, Salinero-Fort, M. A., Gómez-Campelo, P., Iriarte-Campo, V., López-de Andrés, A., de Burgos-Lunar, C., Gómez-Campelo, P, Cárdenas-Valladolid, J, Cárdenas-Valladolid, J.   +19 more
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Primary care: opportunities and threats Deregulating primary care [PDF]

BMJ, 1997
The 1996 primary care white paper, Choice and Opportunity , offers scope for a wide range of new organisations to enter the market for NHS primary care. If the new law is implemented it will sweep away many of the existing legislative, budgetary, and procedural barriers to innovation, initially through a range of pilot schemes.
A, Coulter, N, Mays
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COVID-19 infection across workplace settings in Qatar: a comparison of COVID-19 positivity rates of screened workers from March 1st until July 31st, 2020

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2021
Introduction COVID-19 transmission was significant amongst Qatar’s working population during the March–July 2020 outbreak. The study aimed to estimate the risk of exposure for COVID-19 across various workplace settings and demographics in the State of ...
Mohamed Ghaith Al-Kuwari, Asma Ali Al-Nuaimi, Jazeel Abdulmajeed, Sandy Semaan, Hamad Eid Al-Romaihi, Mujeeb Chettiyam Kandy, Selvakumar Swamy   +6 more
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