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Potentially severe drug–drug interactions among older people and associations in assisted living facilities in Finland: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2016
Objective: This study aims to assess potentially severe class D drug–drug interactions (DDDIs) in residents 65 years or older in assisted living facilities with the use of a Swedish and Finnish drug–drug interaction database (SFINX).
Mariko Teramura-Grönblad   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The ORIGINS of Primary Health Care and SELECTIVE Primary Health Care [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Public Health, 2004
I present a historical study of the role played by the World Health Organization and UNICEF in the emergence and diffusion of the concept of primary health care during the late 1970s and early 1980s. I have analyzed these organizations’ political context, their leaders, the methodologies and technologies associated with the primary health care ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Primary care groups - Modernising primary and community health services [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
core   +1 more source

Reciprocal Learning and Chronic Care Model Implementation in Primary Care: Results from a New Scale of Learning in Primary Care [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Matching treatment options for risk sub-groups in musculoskeletal pain: a consensus groups study

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019
Background Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain represents a considerable worldwide healthcare burden. This study aimed to gain consensus from practitioners who work with MSK pain patients, on the most appropriate primary care treatment options for subgroups of ...
Joanne Protheroe   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary Health Care [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of General Practice, 2013
The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has injected new life into primary health care by establishing the primary care medical home (PCMH) as a cornerstone of health-care reform legislation. In addition to the PCMH, the ACA has a number of primary-care components that can open opportunities for social workers.
openaire   +4 more sources

Primary care is the frontline for help-seeking insomnia patients

open access: yesEuropean Journal of General Practice, 2021
Background Although insomnia is a very common disorder, few people seek medical help. Objectives To determine the proportion of people who consult a healthcare professional about insomnia and examine reasons for help seeking. Methods Descriptive study of
Isabel Torrens Darder   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The organisation and delivery of health improvement in general practice and primary care: a scoping study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background This project examines the organisation and delivery of health improvement activities by and within general practice and the primary health-care team. The project was designed to examine who delivers these interventions, where they are located,
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core   +3 more sources

Risk of fracture among patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a population-based study

open access: yesBMC Medicine, 2018
Background Glucocorticoids are associated with increased fracture risk and are the mainstay of treatment in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA). However, fracture risk in these conditions has not been previously quantified.
Zoe Paskins   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Haematological abnormalities and risk of COVID-19 infection in adult patients attending primary healthcare settings

open access: yesHematology Reports, 2020
Centres for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) reports that there are limited data and information about the impact of underlying medical conditions and the risk of infection.
Ehab Hamed   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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