Parent’s Perspective on Continuity of Care in the Maternity Care and Child Health Services Continuum: A Qualitative Systematic Review by Anne C. M. Hermans, Silke Boertien, Lauri M. M. van den Berg, Ank de Jonge, Danielle E. M. C. Jansen, Arie Franx, Jacoba van der Kooy, Marlou L. A. de Kroon

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Perspectives on which health settings geriatricians should staff: a qualitative study of patients, care providers and health administrators by Eric Kai-Chung Wong, Andrea C. Tricco, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, David M. J. Naimark, Sharon E. Straus, Joanna E. M. Sale

“…Facilitators to implementing a geriatrician-led CGA included (i) a multidisciplinary team, (ii) better integration with primary care, (iii) a good electronic patient record system, and (iv) innovative ways to identify patients most in need of a CGA. …”
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Identifying facilitators and barriers to culturally responsive communication for racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender minoritized patients when screened for COVID-19 vaccinations: A... by Nikhil Kalita, Patrick G Corr, Maranda C Ward, Julia Xavier, Paige L McDonald

“…The influence of social determinants of health (SDOH), including access to screening and treatment, and other systemic and structural factors are largely responsible for these disparities. Primary care practitioner (PCP) competence in culturally responsive screening practices will be critical to reducing the impact of systemic and structural factors serving as barriers to screening and treatment. …”
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Assessing the Safety Level of Hospitalized Patients: Analyzing Patient Activities by Sayedeh Somayyeh Mousavipour, Mousa Jabbari, Mahnaz Saremi, Abbas Ebadi, Ehsan Shariat Bahadori, Davoud Khorasani Zavareh

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The Impact of Chemotherapy and Body Mass Index on Cancer‐Related Fatigue in Colon Cancer Patients: A PROFILES‐Registry Study by Anneke Kastelein, Floortje Mols, Laura Kervezee, Niels H. Chavannes, Hans Gelderblom, Jacques Neefjes, Chris Hinnen

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The effects of war-related experiences on mental health symptoms of individuals living in conflict zones: a longitudinal study by Doron Amsalem, Shilat Haim-Nachum, Amit Lazarov, Yossi Levi-Belz, John C. Markowitz, Maja Bergman, Alexandra Klein Rafaeli, Lisa A. Brenner, Nitsa Nacasch, Milton L. Wainberg, Ido Lurie, Shlomo Mendlovic, Yuval Neria

“…Symptoms of anxiety, depression, and PTSD were measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Primary Care PTSD Screen (PC-PTSD). Individuals experiencing traumatic losses, forced displacement, or economic hardships, as well as females, consistently demonstrated higher rates of anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms compared to those without such experiences or to males, across all time points (F values ranged from 17.7 to 215.3, p < .001). …”
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Improving quality and safety in nursing homes and home care: the study protocol of a mixed-methods research design to implement a leadership intervention by Eline Ree, Terese Johannessen, Siri Wiig, Torunn Strømme, Ingunn Aase, Roland Bal, Karina Aase, Marianne Storm, Berit Ullebust, Elisabeth Holen-Rabbersvik, Line Hurup Thomsen, Anne Torhild Sandvik Pedersen, Hester van de Bovenkamp

“…Additionally, there is a lack of effective leadership tools for quality and safety improvement work in this context.Methods and analysis The aim of the ‘Improving Quality and Safety in Primary Care—Implementing a Leadership Intervention in Nursing Homes and Homecare’ (SAFE-LEAD) study is to develop and evaluate a research-based leadership guide for managers to increase quality and safety competence. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions for the reduction and maintenance of blood pressure in people with prehypertension: a systematic review protocol by Paul Rutter, Andrew Clegg, Valerio Benedetto, Caroline Watkins, Nefyn Williams, Joseph Spencer, Lucy Hives, Emma P Bray, Cath Harris, Rachel F Georgiou, Nafisa Iqbal

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Estimating undiagnosed dementia in England using capture recapture techniques by Naaheed Mukadam, Louise Marston, Katie Flanagan, Etuini Ma’u, Gary Cheung, Dankmar Böhning

“…Methods We used routinely collected primary care data linked to hospital episode statistics from 1997 to 2018. …”
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How can competencies in minor surgery in general practice be increased? Assessing the effect of a compact intervention in postgraduate training: a mixed-methodsstudy by Joachim Szecsenyi, Jonas D Senft, Katja Krug, Simon Schwill, Aaron Poppleton, Dorothee Reith, Sandra Stengel

“…Such measures appear crucial to support individual progress of GP trainees to provide comprehensive primary care.…”
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Deep learning in microbiome analysis: a comprehensive review of neural network models by Piotr Przymus, Krzysztof Rykaczewski, Adrián Martín-Segura, Jaak Truu, Enrique Carrillo De Santa Pau, Mikhail Kolev, Mikhail Kolev, Irina Naskinova, Aleksandra Gruca, Alexia Sampri, Alexia Sampri, Marcus Frohme, Alina Nechyporenko, Alina Nechyporenko

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Factors affecting attitudes towards caring for terminally ill patients among nursing students in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study by Jérôme Pasquier, Pauline Laporte, Typhaine Juvet, Jean-François Desbiens, Diane Tapp, Marc-Antoine Bornet

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Organizational factors impacting the implementation of a digital mental health tool in Alberta's mental health care of youth and young adults by Marianne Barker, Julia Hews-Girard, Karina Pinston, Sarah Daniel, Lauren Volcko, Lia Norman, Emilie Bassi, Katherine Bright, Ian Hickie, Frank Iorfino, Haley LaMonica, Karen Moskovic, Melanie Fersovitch, Jessica Bradley, Leanne Stamp, Jason Gondziola, David Johnson, Gina Dimitropoulos

“…Data was collected from 154 mental health care providers participating in 23 focus groups across Alberta, drawing on school and community settings, specialized mental health services, and primary care networks. A thematic analysis revealed the following: barriers included incompatibility with current systems and workflows, lack of inter-organizational collaboration, time commitment, perceived sustainability and lack of digital literacy. …”
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Outcomes of psychiatric interviews and self-rated symptom scales in people on sick leave for common mental disorders: an observational study by Cecilia Björkelund, Dominique Hange, Jeanette Westman, Anna Nager, Jonas Hällgren, Ingmarie Skoglund, Sandra af Winklerfelt Hammarberg, Anna Finnes

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Healthy Life Centres: a 3-month behaviour change programme’s impact on participants’ physical activity levels, aerobic fitness and obesity: an observational study by Ellen Eimhjellen Blom, Eivind Aadland, Ane Kristiansen Solbraa, Line Merethe Oldervoll

“…Objectives Individuals with low socioeconomic status and multimorbidity tend to have lower physical activity (PA) levels than the general population. Primary care is an important setting for reaching high-risk individuals to support behaviour change. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of sub-optimal laboratory monitoring of selected higher risk medicines in Irish general practice: a 5-year retrospective cohort study of community-dwellin... by Fiona Boland, Emma Wallace, Frank Moriarty, Tom Fahey, Caroline McCarthy, Ann Sinéad Doherty, Mark Feighery

“…Objectives To describe the prevalence of sub-optimal monitoring for selected higher-risk medicines in older community-dwelling adults and to evaluate patient characteristics and outcomes associated with sub-optimal monitoring.Study design Retrospective observational study (2011–2015) using historical general practice-based cohort data and linked dispensing data from a national pharmacy claims database.Setting Irish primary care.Participants 625 community-dwelling adults aged ≥70 years and prescribed at least one higher-risk medicine during the 5-year study period.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was the prevalence of sub-optimal laboratory monitoring using a composite measure of published medication monitoring indicators, with a focus on commonly prescribed higher-risk medicines such as diuretics and anticoagulants. …”
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Measures of social connectedness in adult populations: a systematic review by Ruth Plackett, Joe Hulin, Clara Mukuria, Mark Clowes, Sheena E. Ramsay, Liam Spencer, Emma A. Adams, Jennifer Dykxhoorn, Kate Walters, David P. J. Osborn, Victoria Zamperoni, Oliver Jones, Scott Weich

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Advancing sustainable healthcare through multidisciplinary stroke team rehabilitation by Hanna C. Persson, Hanna C. Persson, Malin Reinholdsson, Malin Reinholdsson, Elvira Lange, Elvira Lange, Elvira Lange, Stefi Barna, Annie Palstam, Annie Palstam, Annie Palstam, Annie Palstam

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Identifying characteristics of high-poverty counties in the United States with high well-being: an observational cross-sectional study by Jeph Herrin, Harlan M Krumholz, Carley Riley, Brita Roy, Anita Arora, Elizabeth Y Rula, Erica S Spatz, Kenneth Patton Kell

“…These were lower rates of preventable hospital stays, higher supply of primary care physicians, lower prevalence of smoking, lower physical inactivity, higher percentage of some college education and higher percentage of heavy drinkers.Conclusions Among 770 high-poverty counties, approximately 9% outperformed expectations, reporting a collective well-being score in the top 20% of all counties in the USA. …”
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The epidemiology and unmet need of migraine in five european countries: results from the national health and wellness survey by Gianluca Coppola, Joshua D. Brown, Amanda R. Mercadante, Sheila Drakeley, Nikoletta Sternbach, Aaron Jenkins, Karin Hygge Blakeman, Astrid Gendolla

“…Current treatment patterns revealed that 79.7% of respondents were receiving some form of migraine treatment, with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), analgesics, and triptans being the most commonly reported prescription medications. Primary care physicians (PCPs) were the most common providers diagnosing migraines, followed by neurologists. …”
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