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Substantial variations are still to be found in the strength of general practice/family medicine (GP/FM) across Europe regarding governance, workforce competence and performance, as well as academic developmen...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:80
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research article
In many countries, the referral-consultation process faces a number of challenges from inefficiencies and rising demand, resulting in excessive wait times for many specialties. We collected referral data from ...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:81
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research article
Diagnostic uncertainty is one of the largest contributory factors to the occurrence of diagnostic errors across most specialties in medicine and arguably uncertainty is greatest in primary care due to the undi...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:79
Published on: 7 August 2017
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Anal disorders are largely underestimated in general practice. Studies have shown patients conceal anal symptoms leading to late diagnosis and treatment. Management by general practitioners is poorly described...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:78
Published on: 3 August 2017
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One-in-five people in the UK experience anxiety and/or depression in later life. However, anxiety and depression remain poorly detected in older people, particularly in those with chronic physical ill health. ...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:77
Published on: 12 July 2017
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Blood transfusion in chronic anemia is not covered by guidelines specific to older adults. When they consider that this treatment is necessary in elderly patients, French general practitioners (GPs) contact a ...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:76
Published on: 11 July 2017
Research article
Improved Primary Health Care (PHC) utilisation is central to reducing the unacceptable morbidity and mortality rates characterising populations living in remote communities. Despite poorer health, significant ...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:75
Published on: 29 June 2017
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Overweight and obesity are common health problems which increase the risk of developing several serious health conditions. The main difficulty in the management of weight-loss lies in its maintenance, once it ...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:74
Published on: 20 June 2017
Research article
Antidepressant prescribing continues to increase, with 5-16% of adults receiving antidepressants annually. Total prescribing growth is due in part to increased long-term use, greater selective serotonin re-upt...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:72
Published on: 17 June 2017
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Primary care plays a pivotal role in the provision of both mental health care and chronic disease prevention and screening (CDPS). Unfortunately, moderate mental illness (MMI) is associated with poorer general...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:73
Published on: 17 June 2017
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Depression is more prevalent in patients with heart failure (HF) than in those without, but its detection is complicated by the symptom overlap between the two diseases. General practitioners (GPs) are the fir...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:71
Published on: 9 June 2017
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Because of ageing populations, the growth in the number of people with multi-morbidity and greater compliance with disease-specific guidelines, polypharmacy is becoming increasingly common. Although the correc...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:70
Published on: 6 June 2017
Research article
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is now widely used in clinical encounters. Because its use can negatively impact the physician-patient relationship, several recommendations on the “patient-centered” use of ...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:69
Published on: 26 May 2017
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Patients from rural and urban regions should have equitable access to health care. In Germany, the physician-patient-ratio and the supply of medical services vary greatly between urban and rural areas. The aim...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:68
Published on: 25 May 2017
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Reducing unplanned hospital admissions is a key priority within the UK and other healthcare systems, however it remains uncertain how this can be achieved. This paper explores the relationship between unplanne...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:67
Published on: 25 May 2017
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Rising dementia prevalence rates rise combined with the policy objective of enabling people with dementia to remain living at home, means that there will be a growing demand for dementia care in the community ...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:66
Published on: 22 May 2017
Research article
Lyme disease (LD), a multisystem infection caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (B. burgdorferi), is the most reported vector-borne disease in North America, and by 2020, 80% of the populat...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:65
Published on: 22 May 2017
Research article
Good physician-patient communication can favor the adoption of healthy lifestyle habits, which is essential in high blood pressure (BP) management. More empathic physicians tend to have lower burnout and bette...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:63
Published on: 12 May 2017
Research article
In the Netherlands, out-of-hours primary care is provided in general practitioner-cooperatives (GPCs). These are increasingly located on site and in collaboration with emergency departments of hospitals (ED). ...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:62
Published on: 12 May 2017
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BMC Family Practice 2017 18:64
Published on: 12 May 2017
The original article was published in BMC Family Practice 2017 18:42
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BMC Family Practice 2017 18:61
Published on: 10 May 2017
The original article was published in BMC Family Practice 2015 16:124
Research article
Our aim was to investigate patterns of health care resource use by patients before and after a diagnosis of CFS/ME, as recorded by Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) GP practices in the UK.
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:60
Published on: 5 May 2017
Research article
Social change, intensified by industrialization and globalization, has not only changed people’s work lives but also their personal lives, especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to provi...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:59
Published on: 5 May 2017
Erratum
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:58
Published on: 4 May 2017
The original article was published in BMC Family Practice 2017 18:19
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Primary health-care professionals play an important role in the treatment and prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI). Continuing Medical Education (CME)-courses can influence the knowledge and beh...
BMC Family Practice 2017 18:57
Published on: 24 April 2017
