Family Physician attitudes about prescribing using a drug formularyBMC Family Practice - Tập 10 - Trang 1-8 - 2009
L Suzanne Suggs, Parminder Raina, Amiram Gafni, Susan Grant, Kevin Skilton, Aimei Fan, Karen Szala-Meneok
Drug formularies have been created by third party payers to control prescription drug usage and manage costs. Physicians try to provide the best care for their patients. This research examines family physicians' attitudes regarding prescription reimbursement criteria, prescribing and advocacy for patients experiencing reimbursement barriers. Focus groups were used to collect qualitative data on fa...... hiện toàn bộ
Investigation and analysis of standardized training for residents of general practitioners of Gansu Province in ChinaBMC Family Practice - Tập 21 - Trang 1-11 - 2020
Hongjing Wang, Jin He, Dongzhi Zhang, Yue Wu, Peidong Wang, Hui Cai
China’s standardized training for residents of General Practitioners (GPs) is aimed at providing the postgraduate training for family doctors who will serve the primary health care institutions. The aim of this paper is to investigate the standardized training situation, satisfaction with standardized training, work situation, intention, satisfaction and attitude of GPs who have finished standardi...... hiện toàn bộ
Ambivalence related to potential lifestyle changes following preventive cardiovascular consultations in general practice: A qualitative studyBMC Family Practice - Tập 9 - Trang 1-10 - 2008
Dea Kehler, Bo Christensen, Torsten Lauritzen, Morten Bondo Christensen, Adrian Edwards, Mette Bech Risør
Motivational interviewing approaches are currently recommended in primary prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in general practice in Denmark, based on an empirical and multidisciplinary body of scientific knowledge about the importance of motivation for successful lifestyle change among patients at risk of lifestyle related diseases. This study aimed to explore and describe mo...... hiện toàn bộ
Cancer screening inequities in a time of primary care reform: a population-based longitudinal study in Ontario, CanadaBMC Family Practice - Tập 19 - Trang 1-14 - 2018
Aisha K. Lofters, Amy Mark, Monica Taljaard, Michael E. Green, Richard H. Glazier, Simone Dahrouge
Primary care has been reformed in recent years in Ontario, Canada, with a move away from traditional fee-for-service to enhanced fee-for-service and capitation-based models. It is unclear how new models have affected disparities in cancer screening. We evaluated whether Ontario’s enhanced fee-for-service model was associated with a change in the gaps in cancer screening for people living with low ...... hiện toàn bộ
Examining health disparities and characteristics in general practice utilization: based on outpatient data from 2014 - 2018 in ShanghaiBMC Family Practice - Tập 21 - Trang 1-12 - 2020
Jianwei Shi, Chunhua Chi, Xin Gong, Chen Chen, Wenya Yu, Jiaoling Huang, Liang Zhou, Ning Chen, Yan Yang, Qian Liu, Zhaoxin Wang
Since 2000, China has been developing primary care institutions to serve as the gateway to the healthcare system. However, the investment of resources in primary care institutions is not based on the actual medical demands of the public. This study analysed primary care utilization to provide targeted guidance for the improvement of primary healthcare delivery in China. We extracted outpatient vis...... hiện toàn bộ
Incongruous consultation behaviour: results from a UK-wide population surveyBMC Family Practice - Tập 13 - Trang 1-15 - 2012
Alison M Elliott, Anne McAteer, Philip C Hannaford
Symptom characteristics are strong drivers of care seeking. Despite this, incongruous consultation behaviour occurs and has implications for both individuals and health-care services. The aim of this study was to determine how frequently incongruous consultation behaviour occurs, to examine whether it is more common for certain types of symptoms and to identify the factors associated with being an...... hiện toàn bộ