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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 +4 more
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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 +6 more
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Effects of extending residencies on the supply and quality of family medicine practitioners; difference-in-differences evidence from the implementation of mandatory family medicine residencies in Canada [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 I examine the impacts of extending residency training programs on the supply and quality of physicians practicing primary care. I leverage mandated extended residency lengths for primary care practitioners that were rolled out over 20 years in Canada on a province-by-province basis. I compare these primary care specialties to other specialties that did
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A review of clinical practice guidelines found that they were often based on evidence of uncertain relevance to primary care patients [PDF]
, 2014 Objectives: Primary care patients typically have less severe illness than those in hospital and may be overtreated if clinical guideline evidence is inappropriately generalized.
Amanda Howe +29 more
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The market in primary care [PDF]
BMJ, 2007 Changes to primary care have shifted clinical control away from general practitioners and financial control away from government, argue Allyson Pollock and ...
Pollock, A. +4 more
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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 +6 more
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Virtual Reality for medical education and training of Diabetic Foot [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Diabetic Foot is one of the most common complications of Diabetes Mellitus and the leading non-traumatic cause of lower-limb amputations worldwide. These complications are preventable with early diagnosis and timely care. However, even in the context of expanding primary health care, this problem continues to increase, which suggests a gap in the ...
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Increasing the Capacity of Primary Care Through Enabling Technology. [PDF]
, 2017 Primary care is the foundation of effective and high-quality health care. The role of primary care clinicians has expanded to encompass coordination of care across multiple providers and management of more patients with complex conditions.
Nesbitt, Thomas S, Young, Heather M
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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 +12 more
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Understanding the Paradox of Primary Health Care Use: Empirical Evidence from India [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 I study households' primary health care usage in India, which presents a paradox. I examine why most households use fee-charging private health care services even though (1) most providers have no formal medical qualifications and (2) in markets where qualified doctors offer free care through public hospitals.
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