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  1. Increasing numbers of family carers are providing informal care in community settings. This creates a number of challenges because family carers are at risk of poor physical and psychological health outcomes, ...

    Authors: Mary Cronin, Kathy McLoughlin, Tony Foley and Sinéad McGilloway
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:234
  2. Primary care clinicians (PCCs) are typically the first practitioners to detect cognitive impairment in their patients, including those with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias (ADRD). However, conversatio...

    Authors: Soo Borson, Gary W. Small, Quentin O’Brien, Andrea Morrello and Malaz Boustani
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:233
  3. The practice of self-medication is common but not without risk, especially for vulnerable populations such as the pediatric population. Community pharmacists have an important role of vigilance in dispensing d...

    Authors: Sabrina Bedhomme, Hélène Vaillant-Roussel, Philippe Vorilhon, Elodie Lafarge, Bénédicte Pereton, Céline Prunet-Spano, Bruno Pereira, Brigitte Vennat and Chantal Savanovitch
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:232
  4. The COVID-19 pandemic has constituted an extraordinarily stressful situation for healthcare professionals and has led to psychological distress and an increase in various mental disorders. In the post-pandemic...

    Authors: Enric Aragonès, Sara Rodoreda, Meritxell Guitart, Eva Garcia, Anna Berenguera, Francisco Martin, Concepció Rambla, Guillem Aragonès, Antoni Calvo, Ariadna Mas and Josep Basora
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:231
  5. The majority of patients with perinatal depression (PND) in China do not receive adequate treatment. As forming a therapeutic alliance with patients is crucial for depression treatment, shared decision-making ...

    Authors: Defang Xiang, Xian Xia and Di Liang
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:230
  6. French community pharmacists are facing an increasing demand to provide a wider range of services to meet the needs of the population. These new missions must be evaluated by primary care research studies. Thi...

    Authors: Arthur Piraux, Morgane Angibaud, Pierre Nizet, Dominique Navas, Claire Sallenave-Namont, Sonia Prot-Labarthe and Jean-François Huon
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:229
  7. Given the increasing integration of digital health technologies in team-based primary care, this review aimed at understanding the impact of eHealth on patient-provider and provider-provider relationships.

    Authors: Meena Ramachandran, Christopher Brinton, David Wiljer, Ross Upshur and Carolyn Steele Gray
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:228
  8. The COVID-19 pandemic led to huge and rapid changes in general practice in Norway as in the rest of Europe. This paper aims to explore to what extent the COVID-19 pandemic changed the work tasks and organizati...

    Authors: Torunn Bjerve Eide, Esther van Poel, Sara Willems and Frode F. Jacobsen
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24(Suppl 1):227

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 24 Supplement 1

  9. In a remote rural community in central Thailand, obesity prevalence among adults significantly rose from 33.9% in 2012 to 44.8% in 2018. Limited information on weight reduction studies in Thai rural communitie...

    Authors: Saharat Liampeng, Naphat Wongkliawrian, Surapas Junlawakkananon, Asaya Prapaso, Napatthawan Panichnantho, Saranphruk Kiengsiri, Maneepatsorn Sirisereewan, Onnalin Rungrotchanarak, Visavabhak Mahapol, Thanyaporn Boonsawat, Bhoom Tumrongteppitux, Pak Likitkulthanaporn, Sirakarn Tejavanija, Pongpisut Thakhampaeng, Mathirut Mungthin, Ram Rangsin…
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:226
  10. Interprofessional collaboration is recommended in caring for frail older adults in primary care, yet little is known about how interprofessional teams approach end-of-life (EOL) conversations with these patients.

    Authors: Celina Carter, Shan Mohammed, Ross Upshur and Pia Kontos
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:225
  11. Approximately 60,960 people are diagnosed with cancer each year, and more than 44,000 people die from it. Family caregivers face a range of difficulties because cancer affects many facets of life, such as nurs...

    Authors: Eman Ali, Yacob Abraham, Tinbete Samuel, Aklile Tsega and Mastewal Aschale
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:224
  12. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between activities of daily living (ADL) limitations and family doctor contract services among overweight and obese older adults, as well as to examin...

    Authors: Jingjing Luo, Dan Zhao, Tingting Gao, Jingjie Sun, Peilong Li, Xuehong Wang, Xueqing Wang, Shujun Chai, Jiayan Li and Chengchao Zhou
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:223
  13. The increasing prevalence and occurrence of type 2 diabetes has made it a widespread epidemic. Being the first line of care, family doctors can play an essential role in this field. The knowledge of these doct...

    Authors: Hourvash Haghighinejad, Fatemeh Malekpour and Parisa Jooya
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:222
  14. The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on health systems in Europe and has generated unprecedented challenges for tertiary care. Less is known about the effects on the activities of local family doct...

    Authors: Giulia Delvento, Ala Curteanu, Cristina Rotaru, Esther Van Poel, Sara Willems, Helen Prytherch and Ghenadie Curocichin
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24(Suppl 1):221

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 24 Supplement 1

  15. Social Prescribing is a Primary Health Care service that provides people with non-clinical care alternatives that may have an impact on their health. Social Prescribing can be more or less formal and structured.

    Authors: M. Pola-Garcia, A. M. Carrera Noguero, M. P. Astier-Peña, J. J. Mira, M. Guilabert-Mora, V. Cassetti, E. Melús-Palazón, A. Gasch-Gallén and C. B. Benedé Azagra
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:220
  16. Community health workers (CHWs) have helped improve access to quality primary health care (PHC). However, knowledge gaps exist in designing and implementing CHW-engaged models needed to ensure quality people-c...

    Authors: Lisa R Hirschhorn, Indiran Govender and Joseph M Zulu
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:219
  17. The SARS-CoV2 pandemic as well as the implementation of public health measures to decrease the spread of the virus re-sparked the call for “virtual” health or “distance” treatments. This paper aimed to assess ...

    Authors: Florian Odilo Stummer, Lisa Voggenberger, Maria de la Cruz Gomez Pellin, Esther van Poel, Sara Willems and Kathryn Hoffmann
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24(Suppl 1):218

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 24 Supplement 1

  18. For diagnostic research on appendicitis in registration data, insight is needed in the way GPs generate medical records. We aimed to reach a consensus on the features that GPs consider important in the consult...

    Authors: Guus C.G.H. Blok, Marjolein Y. Berger, Arjan B. Ahmeti and Gea A. Holtman
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:217
  19. There is a shortage of general practice nurses worldwide to deal with an ever-increasing workload, and the need to attract new staff into general practice nursing is therefore vital. As part of this, a one-yea...

    Authors: Robin Lewis
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:216
  20. The aim of this study was to measure the patient’s perception of patient centeredness in their consultations for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). We also measured consultation length and patient enablement.

    Authors: Reisa R Rahaman, M Shastri Motilal, Raveed Khan and Rohan G Maharaj
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:215
  21. The rate of progression of type 2 diabetes following diagnosis varies across individuals and populations. Studies investigating the progression of type 2 diabetes in adult African populations with newly diagno...

    Authors: Davis Kibirige, Isaac Sekitoleko, William Lumu and Moffat J. Nyirenda
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:214
  22. As the older adult population in Taiwan continues to increase, primary health centers (PHCs) play a crucial role in geriatric care. This study explored the differences in the PHC experiences and usage needs of...

    Authors: Chen-I Shih, Hui-Fei Yang, Shu-Li Chia, Tang-Kuei Lin and Sheng-Yu Fan
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:213
  23. Two polyclinics in Singapore modified systems and trained health professionals to provide person-centred Care and Support Planning (CSP) for people with diabetes within a clinical trial. We aimed to investigat...

    Authors: Vikki A. Entwistle, Sharon McCann, Victor Weng Keong Loh, E Shyong Tai, Wee Hian Tan and Tong Wei Yew
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:212
  24. The number of people with common mental disorders (CMDs), especially stress-related disorders, has increased in several countries, including Sweden, during the past decade. Patients seeking care for long-term ...

    Authors: Sara Alsén, Emina Hadžibajramović, Ingibjörg H Jonsdottir, Lilas Ali and Andreas Fors
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:210
  25. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) screening is an important component of antenatal care for pregnant women in Nigeria. However, the screening rates remain low, particularly at primary healthcare centers (PHCs). The obje...

    Authors: Babayemi O. Olakunde, Daniel A. Adeyinka, Olubunmi A. Olakunde, Hasiya B. Raji, Hidayat B. Yahaya, Olugbengba A. Ijaodola and Clement O. Adesigbin
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:209
  26. Vaccination has been effective in controlling contagious diseases, especially among high-risk groups such as medical staff. Their unwillingness to be vaccinated might adversely affect individual and public hea...

    Authors: Fatemeh Kokabisaghi, Fatemeh Akhtar, Ali Taghipour, Javad Javan-Noughabi, Javad Moghri and Seyed Saeed Tabatabaee
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:208
  27. The international study PRICOV-19 aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the organisation of primary health care. The German part focuses on German general practitioners during the second wave o...

    Authors: Stefanie Stark, Emmily Schaubroeck, Marie Kluge, Larissa Burggraf, Marco Roos, Eve Borowski, Esther Van Poel, Sara Willems, Thomas Kühlein, Susann Hueber and Felix Werner
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24(Suppl 1):207

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 24 Supplement 1

  28. People with a severe mental illness (SMI) have shorter life expectancy and poorer quality of life compared to the general population. Most years lost are due to cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and...

    Authors: A. B. R. Jønsson, F. H. J. Martiny, M. K. Søndergaard, J. B. Brodersen, T. D. Due, M. H. Nielsen, C. Bakkedal, J. E. Bardram, K. Bissenbakker, I. Christensen, K. Doherty, P. Kjellberg, S. W. Mercer, S. Reventlow, M. P. Rozing and A. Møller
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:206
  29. Healthy Lifetime, a theoretically driven, personalized health coaching program delivered electronically, including face-to-face videoconferencing, was developed to intervene in early aging to stave off functio...

    Authors: Kathleen Potempa, Margaret Calarco, Marna Flaherty-Robb, Susan Butterworth, Deanna Marriott, Stacia Potempa, Candia Laughlin, Patricia Schmidt, Laura Struble, Karen Harden, Bidisha Ghosh, Philip Furspan and Alexis Ellis
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:205
  30. Antibiotics are overprescribed for respiratory tract infections (RTIs). However, the decision to prescribe is often complex. Delayed antibiotic prescription (DAP), a strategy designed to promote more rational ...

    Authors: Gemma Mas-Dalmau, Sandra Pequeño-Saco, Mariam de la Poza-Abad, Eulàlia Borrell-Thió, Marta Besa-Castellà, Maria Alsina-Casalduero, Lluís Cuixart-Costa, Mercedes Liroz-Navarro, Carlos Calderón-Gómez, Joel Martí, Irene Cruz-Gómez and Pablo Alonso-Coello
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:204
  31. Although early detection of lung cancer through screening is associated with better prognosis, most lung cancers are diagnosed among unscreened individuals. We therefore sought to characterize pathways to lung...

    Authors: Rachel D. McCarty, Mollie E. Barnard, Katherine A. Lawson-Michod, Makelle Owens, Sarah E. Green, Samantha Derzon, Lea Karabegovic, Wallace L. Akerley, Melissa H. Watt, Jennifer A. Doherty and Laurie Grieshober
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:203
  32. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed gaps and areas of need in health care systems. General practitioners (GPs) play a crucial role in the response to COVID-19 and other respiratory infectious diseases (e.g., inf...

    Authors: Manuel Linares, Laura Santos Larregola, Pilar Galicia García de Yébenes and Joaquín Santos Galilea
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:202
  33. In the Netherlands, general practitioners (GPs) play a key role in provider-initiated HIV testing, but opportunities for timely diagnosis are regularly missed. We implemented an educational intervention to imp...

    Authors: Saskia Bogers, Pythia Nieuwkerk, Nynke van Dijk, Maarten Schim van der Loeff, Suzanne Geerlings and Jan van Bergen
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:201
  34. Cancer and chronic diseases are a major cost to the healthcare system and multidisciplinary models with access to prevention and screening resources have demonstrated improvements in chronic disease management...

    Authors: Donna Patricia Manca, Carolina Fernandes, Aisha Lofters, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Melissa Shea-Budgell, Denise Campbell-Scherer, Nicolette Sopcak, Christopher Meaney, Rahim Moineddin, Kerry McBrien, Paul Krueger, Tracy Wong and Eva Grunfeld
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:200
  35. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults were felt throughout the health care system, from intensive care units through to long-term care homes. Although much attention has been paid to hospitals a...

    Authors: Jacobi Elliott, Catherine Tong, Susie Gregg, Sara Mallinson, Anik Giguere, Meaghan Brierley, Justine Giosa, Maggie MacNeil, Don Juzwishin, Joanie Sims-Gould, Kenneth Rockwood and Paul Stolee
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:199
  36. Health systems have a critical role in a multi-sectoral response to domestic violence against women (DVAW). However, the evidence on interventions is skewed towards high income countries, and evidence based in...

    Authors: Loraine J. Bacchus, Ana Flávia Pires Lucas d’Oliveira, Stephanie Pereira, Lilia Blima Schraiber, Janaina Marques de Aguiar, Cecilia Guida Vieira Graglia, Renata Granusso Bonin, Gene Feder and Manuela Colombini
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:198
  37. Advance care planning (ACP) is a process intended to help ensure people receive medical care that is consistent with their values, goals, and preferences during serious and chronic illness. Barriers to impleme...

    Authors: Rachel Z Carter, Monika Ludwig, Angela Gao, Amy Tan, Doris Barwich and Michelle Howard
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:197
  38. Childhood is a critical period for promoting mental wellbeing and previous research suggests that various family-focused mental health promotion and early prevention initiatives are effective. The aim of the s...

    Authors: Emilia W. E. Viklund, Anna K. Forsman and Johanna Nordmyr
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:196
  39. Stress-related disorders have become a major challenge for society and are associated with rising levels of sick leave. The provision of support to facilitate the return to work (RTW) for this patient group is...

    Authors: Anja Beno, Monica Bertilsson, Kristina Holmgren, Kristina Glise, Anders Pousette, Karin Segerfelt and Lisa Björk
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:195
  40. Cardiovascular clinical prediction rules (CPRs) are widely used in primary care. They accumulate research evidence through derivation, external validation, and impact studies. However, existing knowledge about...

    Authors: Jong- Wook Ban, Rafael Perera and Veronika Williams
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:194
  41. During the COVID-19 pandemic, family physicians faced challenges including travel restrictions for patients, lockdowns, diagnostic testing delays, and changing public health guidelines. Given that 95% of Canad...

    Authors: Allan McDougall, Jacqueline H. Fortier, Cathy Zhang, Caroline Ehrat, Kerri Best, Heather Blois and Gary Garber
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:192
  42. Parental psychiatric disorders can have a significant impact on child development and the parent-infant bond, with a high risk of attachment disorders. Early identification of difficulties in the parent–child ...

    Authors: Cécile Ribette, Lucie Rosenthal, Jean-Philippe Raynaud, Ludivine Franchitto and Alexis Revet
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:190
  43. Signposting to web-based interventions is becoming increasingly popular in primary care. Most resources are focused on individuals with clinical problems, but less is known about the uptake of general practice...

    Authors: Emil Rønn Sørensen, Ida Scheel Rasmussen, Gritt Overbeck, Volkert Siersma, Clara Lundmark Appel and Philip Wilson
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:189
  44. To evaluate the feasibility and fidelity of implementing and assessing the SOFIA coordinated care program aimed at lowering mortality and increasing quality of life in patients with severe mental illness by im...

    Authors: Katrine Tranberg, Alexandra Jønsson, Tina Due, Volkert Siersma, John Brandt Brodersen, Kristine Bissenbakker, Frederik Martiny, Annette Davidsen, Pia Kürstein Kjellberg, Kevin Doherty, Stewart W. Mercer, Maria Haahr Nielsen, Susanne Reventlow, Anne Møller and Maarten Rozing
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:188
  45. Programs supporting initiatives for children younger than three years are inadequate and not accessible to many families, particularly in resource-limited settings. Many primary caregivers have little knowledg...

    Authors: Elizabeth Wambui, Margaret Nampijja, Kenneth Odhiambo Okelo, Ruth Muendo, Silas Onyango, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage and Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:187
  46. Routine blood pressure (BP) self-monitoring is recommended for patients already diagnosed with hypertension. How often these patients can report their BP levels is unknown, particularly in low-and-middle incom...

    Authors: Juan Carlos Villar, Skarlet Marcell Vásquez, Angela Manuela Balcázar, Luz Angela Torres López, Edgar Camilo Barrera and Angélica María Moreno
    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2023 24:185

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