From Disruption to Reconstruction: Implementing Peer Support in Homelessness During Times of Crisis for Health and Social Care Services by Mathieu Isabel, Daniel Turgeon, Émilie Lessard, Andreea-Cătălina Panaite, Gwenvaël Ballu, Odile-Anne Desroches, Ghislaine Rouly, Antoine Boivin

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Role of regular medical visits in mitigating increased suicide risk during the early COVID-19 pandemic in Kobe, Japan by Daisuke Miyamori, Yasushi Nagasaki, Shuhei Yoshida, Saori Kashima, Wataru Omori, Kei Itagaki, Masanori Ito

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Increased risk for alcohol- and other substance-exposed pregnancies among women who smoke tobacco: A secondary analysis of a primary care-based intervention by Thomas F. Northrup, Angela L. Stotts, Stephen M. Fischer, Kirk L. von Sternberg, Mary M. Velasquez

“…Material and Methods Eligible women (N=261) were recruited from 12 primary care clinics in a public healthcare system, not pregnant, aged 18–44 years, drinking >3 drinks/ day or >7 drinks/week, sexually active, and not using effective contraception. …”
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Structural validity and internal consistency of the Patient Centred Assessment Method in a primary care setting in a Japanese island area: a cross-sectional study by Masato Matsushima, Shuhei Yoshida, Rieko Mutai, Yoshifumi Sugiyama, Ryoko Horiguchi, Hisashi Yoshimoto

“…Therefore, the structural validity and internal consistency of the English version of the PCAM were verified in a primary care setting in a Japanese island area.…”
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Acceptability and feasibility of shared medical appointments to support self-management of anxiety and depression in primary care in England: a qualitative study of service user/patient perspectives by Fiona Graham, Mei Yee Tang, Megan Hanrahan

“…Future acceptability research should explore SMA appropriateness for diverse patient populations of different ethnic backgrounds, to inform their potential wider roll-out in English primary care.…”
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Assessing the possibility of using portable and stationary non-mydriatic fundus cameras for diabetic retinopathy screening assisted by an artificial intelligence-based software platform in primary care by A.O. Nevska, O.A. Pohosian, K.O. Goncharuk, O.O. Chernenko, I.V. Hymanyk, A.R. Korol

“…Purpose: To assess the possibility of using portable and stationary non-mydriatic (NM) fundus cameras for diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening assisted by the artificial intelligence (AI)-based Retina-AI CheckEye© software platform in primary care. Material and Methods: In this prospective, open-label study, 609 subjects (1218 eyes) with either diagnosed diabetes mellitus (DM) or risk factors for DM were divided into two groups depending on whether the fundus camera was stationary or portable. …”
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Design of INSPIRE: Evaluation of the effectiveness of practice facilitation on implementation of screening, brief interventions, referral to treatment and medication for unhealthy alcohol use identification and treatment in primary care by Jennifer Bannon, Justin D. Smith, Mark J. Van Ryzin, Megan McHugh, Jennifer Heinrich, Theresa L. Walunas, Abel N. Kho

“…The Intervention in Small primary care Practices to Implement Reduction in unhealthy alcohol use (INSPIRE) study is part of a nationwide campaign to improve the identification and treatment of patients engaging in unhealthy alcohol use. …”
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Can primary care research be conducted more efficiently using routinely reported practice-level data: a cluster randomised controlled trial conducted in England? by Jeremy Horwood, Alastair D Hay, Patricia Jane Lucas, Clare Clement, Peter S Blair, Jodi Taylor, Christie Cabral, Martin C Gulliford, Jenny Ingram, Padraig Dixon, Nick Francis, Athene Lane, Grace Young, Elizabeth Beech, Penny Seume, Scott Bevan, Sam T Creavin

“…Objectives Conducting randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in primary care is challenging; recruiting patients during time-limited or remote consultations can increase selection bias and physical access to patients’ notes is costly and time-consuming. …”
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Exploring barriers and facilitators of primary care physicians towards optimising statin therapy in patients with hyperlipidaemia in the very high-risk group: a qualitative study in Singapore by Chun Yen Beh, Rose Wai-Yee Fok, Lay Hoon Goh

“…Objectives To explore the perspectives of primary care physicians with regard to the barriers and facilitators towards optimising statin therapy in patients with hyperlipidaemia in the very high-risk group.Design Qualitative descriptive study.Setting Four polyclinics in a public primary care institution in Singapore.Participants Seven men and five women working as primary care physicians were recruited for in-depth interviews.Results The major barriers to statin optimisation identified were patients’ lack of knowledge and awareness, patients’ fear of side effects, negative external influences on patients, poor doctor–patient relationship, time constraint during consultations, physicians’ unfamiliarity with guidelines, low health literacy among the local population and lack of strong national policy. …”
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Why are there discrepancies between depressed patients’ Global Rating of Change and scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire depression module? A qualitative study of primary care in England by Alice Malpass, Glyn Lewis, Jude Robinson, Christopher Dowrick, Naila Khan, Louise Fusco

“…Our objectives were to ascertain patients’ views on the source and meaning of mismatches and assess their clinical significance.Design Qualitative study nested within a cohort, in a programme investigating the indications for prescribing antidepressants that will lead to a clinical benefit.Setting Primary care practices in north-west England.Participants We invited 32 adults with a recent diagnosis of depression and evidence of mismatch between GRC and PHQ-9 Scores to participate. …”
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Detection of atrial fibrillation in primary care with radial pulse palpation, electronic blood pressure measurement and handheld single-lead electrocardiography: a diagnostic accuracy study by Wim A M Lucassen, Henk C P M van Weert, Bjorn Winkens, Henri E J H Stoffers, J André Knottnerus, Steven B Uittenbogaart, Nicole Verbiest-van Gurp, Petra M G Erkens

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A new pathogen pattern of acute respiratory tract infections in primary care after COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-center study in southern China by Heng Zhang, Deqi Meng, Hao Huang, Longhao Feng, Yushao Li, Yong Jiang, Ling Wang, Ruoyu Deng, Yuchun Sun, Binqin Chen, Fuzhao Liao, Yumei Wu, Huancai Zheng, Junling Ding, Maokun Chen, Cui Zeng, Wanting Zhao, Meng Hou, Yinyan Li, Zhishen Li, Haibo Xia, Kai Yang, Lingwei Wang

“…Abstract Background After the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, no studies on bacterial and atypical pathogens were conducted in primary care. We aimed to describe the etiological composition of acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) presenting to primary care with limited resources after the pandemic. …”
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A qualitative study exploring the feasibility and acceptability of computerised adaptive testing to assess and monitor children and young people’s mental health in primary care settings in the UK by Peter B Jones, Tamsin Ford, Anne-Marie Burn, Jan Stochl, Joanna Anderson, William Lan

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A Retrospective Database Cohort Study Evaluating the Association Between Immune Suppressive Therapy and the Development of Cancer in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis Within UK Primary Care by Simon Wan Yau Ming, Yi Zhou, Mike Smith, Jay Were

“…The index date was the date of first IST prescription within primary care for the IST cohort, and the date of first potent topical steroid prescription from January 2001 to May 2021. …”
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“When you’re in the office, it means you managed to get somewhere”: An interpretive descriptive study of the perceptions of adolescents accessing primary care for mental health services by Lisa De Panfilis, RN, MSc, Rebecca Ganann, RN, MSc, PhD, Gillian Mulvale, MA, PhD, Naomi Thulien NP-PHC, PhD, Ruta Valaitis, MA, PhD

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Prevalence and patient characteristics associated with cardiovascular disease risk factor screening in UK primary care for people with severe mental illness: an electronic healthcare record study by Robert Stewart, Ann John, Bruce Guthrie, Joseph F Hayes, David P J Osborn, Stewart William Mercer, Elvira Bramon, Naomi Launders, Caroline Anne Jackson, Matthew H Iveson

“…Background People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and initiatives for CVD risk factor screening in the UK have not reduced disparities.Objectives To describe the annual screening prevalence for CVD risk factors in people with SMI from April 2000 to March 2018, and to identify factors associated with receiving no screening and regular screening.Methods We identified adults with a diagnosis of SMI (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or ‘other psychosis’) from UK primary care records in Clinical Practice Research Datalink. …”
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The family medicine accelerated track at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: results from a 10-year program to bend the primary care curve by Betsy Goebel Jones, Ronald C. Cook, Felix Morales, Keeley Hobart, Steven L. Berk

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Patient perspectives on stress after ICU and a short primary care based psychological intervention – results from a qualitative sub‑study of the PICTURE trial by Antina Beutel, Linda Sanftenberg, Chris M. Friemel, Robert Philipp Kosilek, Maggie Schauer, Thomas Elbert, Ulf-Dietrich Reips, Tomke Schubert, Sabine Gehrke-Beck, Konrad Schmidt, Jochen Gensichen, for the PICTURE study group

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Treatment and prescribing trends of antihypertensive drugs in 2.7 million UK primary care patients over 31 years: a population-based cohort study by Tibor Schuster, Laurent Azoulay, Julie Rouette, Emily G. McDonald, James M. Brophy

“…Objectives To describe the prescribing trends of antihypertensive drugs in primary care patients and assess the trajectory of antihypertensive drug prescriptions, from first-line to third-line, in patients with hypertension according to changes to the United Kingdom (UK) hypertension management guidelines.Design Population-based cohort study.Setting and participants We used the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink, an electronic primary care database representative of the UK population. …”
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Effectiveness of potent topical corticosteroids versus mild ones in primary care for children with moderate flare-ups of atopic dermatitis; results of a randomised controlled trial by Patrick J E Bindels, Arthur M Bohnen, Gijs Elshout, Suzanne G M A Pasmans, Karlijn F van Halewijn

“…Objective To assess the effectiveness of a potent topical corticosteroid (TCS) as an initial treatment in primary care for children with moderate flare-ups of atopic dermatitis (AD), compared to starting on a mild TCS.Design An observational prospective cohort study with an embedded pragmatic multicentre open-label randomised controlled trial.Setting A total of 53 general practices in the southwest of the Netherlands took part in the study.Participants 209 children aged 3 months to 17 years diagnosed with AD (International Classification of Primary Care codes S87 or S88) who visited their general practitioner (GP) for AD or received repeat prescriptions for AD in the previous 12 months were included in the cohort study through the general practices. …”
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