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Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial

BMC Family Practice, 2020
Background Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain from the five most common presentations to primary care (back, neck, shoulder, knee or multi-site pain), where the majority of patients are managed, is a costly global health challenge.
J. C. Hill, S. Garvin, Y. Chen, V. Cooper, S. Wathall, B. Saunders, M. Lewis, J. Protheroe, A. Chudyk, K. M. Dunn, E. Hay, D. van der Windt, C. Mallen, N. E. Foster   +13 more
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Diabetes care provision in UK primary care practices [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Although most people with Type 2 diabetes receive their diabetes care in primary care, only a limited amount is known about the quality of diabetes care in this setting.
Elaine Stamp, Gillian Hawthorne, Hamid Reza Baradaran, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Jill J. Francis, Justin Presseau, Margaret Hunter, Marie Johnston, Marko Elovainio, Martin P. Eccles, Nick Steen, Susan Hrisos   +11 more
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Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial

BMC Family Practice, 2020
Background Stratified care involves subgrouping patients based on key characteristics, e.g. prognostic risk, and matching these subgroups to appropriate early treatment options. The STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT)
Benjamin Saunders, Jonathan C. Hill, Nadine E. Foster, Vince Cooper, Joanne Protheroe, Adrian Chudyk, Carolyn Chew-Graham, Bernadette Bartlam   +7 more
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Overcoming Challenges to Teamwork in Patient-Centered Medical Homes: A Qualitative Study [PDF]

, 2014
There is emerging consensus that enhanced inter-professional teamwork is necessary for the effective and efficient delivery of primary care, but there is less practical information specific to primary care available to guide practices on how to better ...
Amelia Bond, Ann S. O, Kevin Draper, Manasi Tirodkar, Rebecca Gourevitch   +4 more
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Psychoeducative groups help control type 2 diabetes in a primary care setting

Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2013
Introduction: The purpose of this study is to measure the impact of a psychoeducational group intervention in diabetes using glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c), the body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) compared with conventional ...
Miguel Ángel Cervantes Cuesta, Noelia Victoria García-Talavera Espín, Josefa Brotons Román, M. Ángeles Núñez Sánchez, Pedro Brocal Ibáñez, Pilar Villalba Martín, Carmen Saura García, Tomasa Sánchez Esteban, Helena Romero López-Reinoso, M.ª José Delgado Aroca, Dolores Sánchez Gil, Amparo Meoro Avilés, José Soriano Palao   +12 more
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Patients’ and clinicians’ perspectives on a ‘fast-track’ pathway for patients with sciatica in primary care: qualitative findings from the SCOPiC stratified care trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
Background Sciatica is common and associated with significant impacts for the individual and society. The SCOPiC randomised controlled trial (RCT) (trial registration: ISRCTN75449581 ) tested stratified primary care for sciatica by subgrouping patients ...
Benjamin Saunders, Kika Konstantinou, Majid Artus, Nadine E Foster, Bernadette Bartlam   +4 more
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Evaluation and Enhancement of Triaging Services Through Quality Improvement Tools at Primary Health Care Level: A Clinical Audit Study

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2023
Background: The effective and efficient operation of emergency services at healthcare depends on triage decisions. Successfully implementing a triage system improves patient care, communication, and self-assurance. Methods: A baseline audit was conducted
Ansif Pallath Majeed, Noora Alkubaisi, Kiran Harikumar, Hanan Al Mujalli, Abdul Ali Shah, Sharifullah Khan, Soraimah Sarip Socor   +6 more
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Characteristics of a COVID-19 confirmed case series in primary care (COVID-19-PC project): a cross‐sectional study

BMC Family Practice, 2021
Background To estimate the prevalence of symptoms and signs related to a COVID-19 case series confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for SARS-CoV-2. Risk factors and the associated use of health services will also be analysed. Methods Observational,
Eloisa Rogero-Blanco, Vera González-García, Rodrigo Medina García, Pilar Muñoz-Molina, Santiago Machin-Hamalainen, Juan A. López-Rodríguez, Grupo COVID-AP   +6 more
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Primary care groups - Modernising primary and community health services [PDF]

, 2001
Developing primary and community health services is a key component of the government's plans for modernising the NHS. Primary care groups and trusts have a vital part to play in overcoming the variability, fragmentation, and isolation that have ...
Dowswell, T., Leese, B., Wilkin, D.
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Reciprocal Learning and Chronic Care Model Implementation in Primary Care: Results from a New Scale of Learning in Primary Care [PDF]

, 2011
Efforts to improve the care of patients with chronic disease in primary care settings have been mixed. Application of a complex adaptive systems framework suggests that this may be because implementation efforts often focus on education or decision ...
Jordan, Michelle, Lanham, Holly, Leykum, Luci K., McDaniel, Reuben R., Noel, Polly H., Palmer, Ray, Parchman, Michael   +6 more
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