Integration of HIV Care with Primary Health Care Services: Effect on Patient Satisfaction and Stigma in Rural Kenya by Thomas A. Odeny, Jeremy Penner, Jayne Lewis-Kulzer, Hannah H. Leslie, Starley B. Shade, Walter Adero, Jackson Kioko, Craig R. Cohen, Elizabeth A. Bukusi

“…Integration of HIV services into primary care may address this issue of skewed resource allocation. …”
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Describing team development within a novel GP-led urgent care centre model: a qualitative study by Azeem Majeed, Geva Greenfield, Sarah Morton, Shamini Gnani, Agnieszka Igantowicz

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Adaptation and uptake evaluation of an SMS text message smoking cessation programme (MiQuit) for use in antenatal care by Felix Naughton, Stephen Sutton, Tim Coleman, Sue Cooper, Jo Leonardi-Bee, Katharine Bowker, Katarzyna Campbell, Melanie Sloan

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Stigma of People with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Literature Review by Ngozi C. Mbonu, Bart van den Borne, Nanne K. De Vries

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eHealth literacy in the general population: a cross-sectional study in China by Chao Sun, Eline Meijer, Niels H. Chavannes, Huohuo Dai, Xiao Li, Yue Wang, Liangqiuhe Wu, Qing Zhang, Marise J. Kasteleyn

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Development and validation of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ) by Daisy Gaunt, Chris Salisbury, Mei-See Man, Katherine Chaplin, Polly Duncan, Mairead Murphy

“…Objective To develop and validate a new scale to assess treatment burden (the effort of looking after one’s health) for patients with multimorbidity.Design Mixed-methods.Setting UK primary care.Participants Content of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ) was based on a literature review and views from a patient and public involvement group. …”
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Using positive deviance to enhance HIV care retention in South Africa: development of a compassion-focused program to improve the staff and patient experience by Allison J. Ober, Donald H. Skinner, Laura M. Bogart, Leletu Busakwe, Wadene Davids, Hassan Mahomed, Debbie Ling, Virginia Zweigenthal

“…We used a participatory positive deviance (PD) approach to discover characteristics of primary care facilities with above-average 12-month retention rates to develop an intervention. …”
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Influences on safety of intrapartum electronic fetal heart rate monitoring practices: a scoping review by Cathy Winter, Mary Dixon-Woods, Isla Kuhn, Guillaume Lamé, Elisa Liberati, Jenni Burt, Sarah Kelly, Alice Egerton, Tim J Draycott, Harry Kyriacou, Kathryn Jones, Harry Dunn, Xueying Nancy Zheng, Zi Qi Kok

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Physician Perceptions on Colonoscopy Quality: Results of a National Survey of Gastroenterologists by Ziad F. Gellad, Corrine I. Voils, Li Lin, Dawn Provenzale

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Lay Health Trainers Supporting Self-Management amongst Those with Low Heath Literacy and Diabetes: Lessons from a Mixed Methods Pilot, Feasibility Study by Bernadette Bartlam, Trishna Rathod, Gillian Rowlands, Joanne Protheroe

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Acceptability and efficacy of the culturally adapted problem management plus intervention for people with disability in Pakistan: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial by Basharat Hussain, Basharat Hussain, Muhammad Tahir Khalily, Muhammad Tahir Khalily, Ahmed Waqas, Atif Rahman, Ioannis Angelakis, Anum Nisar, Sabir Zaman, Tanveer Akhtar

“…This research evaluates the adapted PM+’s (IA-PM+) initial efficacy and acceptability in improving mental health among persons living with disabilities, contributing to the integration of mental health services within primary care settings in Pakistan.MethodsThis study employed a two-arm, single-blind cluster randomized controlled trial in a community setting within Union Council Kuri Dolal, Tehsil Gujjar Khan, District Rawalpindi-Pakistan. …”
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A Qualitative Study Exploring Factors Associated with Retention in HIV Care among Women with HIV in a Large HIV Clinic in Lagos, Nigeria, after Implementing the Test and Treat Poli... by Omoladun O. Odediran, Oluwakemi O. Odukoya, Mobolanle R. Balogun, Jonathan A. Colasanti, Alani S. Akanmu

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Referral Criteria from Community Clinics to Pediatric Emergency Departments by Jacob Urkin, Ilan Segal, Nurit Barak, Joseph Press

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Association between previous work experience in general healthcare and recovery orientation among mental health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan by Miharu Nakanishi, Tomohiro Takahashi, Keita Toshi, Mai Sakai, Hatsumi Yoshii

“…In Japan where primary care system is not established yet, previous work experience in general healthcare may substitute for the absence of primary care work experience. …”
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Anti-Nuclear Antibodies in Daily Clinical Practice: Prevalence in Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Care by Thomas Y. Avery, Mart van de Cruys, Jos Austen, Frans Stals, Jan G. M. C. Damoiseaux

“…Results reveal that from primary care to tertiary care, ANA prevalence increases (6.2, 10.8, and 16.0%, resp.). …”
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Integration of cervical cancer screening into healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Rahel Nega Kassa, Desalegn Markos Shifti, Kassahun Alemu, Akinyinka O Omigbodun

“…Thus, this review aims to map evidence related to integrating cervical cancer screening into existing primary care services and identify associated barriers and facilitators in LMICs. …”
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Qualitative evaluation of the implementation and national roll-out of the NHS App in England by Claire Reidy, Chrysanthi Papoutsi, Sukriti KC, Bernard Gudgin, Anthony A. Laverty, Felix Greaves, John Powell

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Benefits and harms of pregabalin in the management of neuropathic pain: a rapid review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials by Igho J Onakpoya, Elizabeth T Thomas, Joseph J Lee, Ben Goldacre, Carl J Heneghan

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Charlson comorbidity index has no incremental value for mortality risk prediction in nursing home residents with COVID-19 disease by Anum Zahra, Maarten van Smeden, Petra J. M. Elders, Jan Festen, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Karlijn J. Joling, Anouk van Loon, Kim Luijken, René J. F. Melis, Simon P. Mooijaart, Karel G. M. Moons, Geeske Peeters, Harmke A. Polinder-Bos, Fenne Wouters, Anne de Hond

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Respiratory Distress Secondary to Esophageal Foreign Body. A Case Report by Jacob Urkin, Yair Bar-David

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