Impacts of pragmatic implementation science in a primary care laboratory by Nathalie Huguet, Sonja Likumahuwa-Ackman, Heather Holderness, April Lee, Jennifer E. DeVoe

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Overcoming challenges to integration of oral health into geriatric primary care by Alberto Enrique Varela, Donna Baluchi, Timothy W. Farrell, José E. Rodríguez

“…Despite progress, challenges to efficient healthcare collaboration exist, particularly between geriatric primary care and oral health. This manuscript presents four of those challenges (lack of communication between medical and dental providers, the distance between medical and dental services, patient discomfort with the inclusion of oral health in primary health care, and provider discomfort in requesting oral health information in medical encounters) with the solutions derived at the University of Utah Health. …”
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Final-year students’ perceptions of online integrated primary care learning by Aviva Ruch, Joel Francis, Ann Z. George

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ENHANCEMENT OF PRIMARY CARE ASSESSMENT TOOL (PCAT): A SCOPING REVIEW by Dewi Surya Ningsih, Antono Surjoputro, Syamsulhuda Budi

“…For this reason, an appropriate primary care assessment tool (PCAT) is necessary to evaluate and improve primary health care. …”
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The relation between depression and the frequency of visits in selected primary care clinics by Małgorzata Koziarska-Rościszewska, Aleksandra Dynowska, Karolina Kopacz, Łukasz Kopacz

“…Family Medicine & Primary Care Review…”
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Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic at a primary care centre in Singapore by Ruiting Chen, Shera Chaterji, Aminath Shiwaza Moosa

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A realist evaluation to explain and understand the role of paramedics in primary care by Georgette Eaton, Geoff Wong, Stephanie Tierney, Veronika Williams, Kamal R. Mahtani

“…Abstract Background In response to the unsustainable workload and workforce crises in primary care, paramedics (with their generalist clinical background acquired from ambulance service experience) are increasingly employed in primary care. …”
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Conservative management of advanced chronic kidney disease in primary care setting by Hazel Leng Teng, Lay Hoon Goh, Woon Chai Yong, Priyanka Khatri

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Evaluation of Insomnia Frequency, Beliefs and Attitudes Related Insomina in Primary Care by Zerrin Gamsýzkan, Selçuk Aslan

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Primary care referral causes and final neurodevelopmental diagnosis: Do they match? by Joana Carvalho Queirós, Francisca Villas-Boas, Mariana Cruz da Silva, Catarina Prior, Inês Vaz Matos

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Exclusion Spirometry: An Initiative to Increase Lung Function Assessment in Primary Care by José Almirall, Paul Bégin

“…As a result, spirometry is rarely performed by primary care physicians. A new approach is proposed: exclusion spirometry. …”
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Psychosocial Underpinnings of Pain and Sleep Disturbance in Safety-Net Primary Care Patients by Sarah Griffin, Joseph Tan, Paul B. Perrin, Allison B. Williams, Erin R. Smith, Bruce Rybarczyk

“…The aim of this study was to uncover possible psychosocial underpinnings of pain and sleep disturbance in a safety-net primary care sample. Methods. Patients (n = 210) awaiting care in a safety-net primary care clinic waiting room completed measures of cynical hostility, social support, mental health, sleep disturbance, and pain. …”
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Are primary care referrals to the paediatric orthopaedic speciality clinic always clinically indicated? by Nazrul Nashi, Selena Xueli Choo, Chintan Doshi, Keng Lin Francis Wong, Kean Seng Andrew Lim

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Detection of mental disorders with the Patient Health Questionnaire in primary care settings in Nigeria by Michael O. Olatawura, Olawale Olusegun Ogunsemi, Christopher O. Alebiosu, Olufemi E. Amoran, Adekunle J. Ariba, Francis A. Oluwole, Festus Abasiubong, Adebayo R. Erinfolami

“…We conclude that there is a high prevalence of mental disorders among patients seen in primary care settings and that a significant proportion of them are not recognized by the primary care physicians. …”
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A guide for arterial line insertion for the South African primary care practitioner by Indiran Govender, Henry I. Okonta, Olukayode Adeleke, Sunday Okeke

“…It is hoped this information will guide primary care practitioners working in the South African environment and increase their confidence for inserting arterial lines.…”
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Self-Monitoring of Blood Pressure in Hypertension: A UK Primary Care Survey by S. Baral-Grant, M. S. Haque, A. Nouwen, S. M. Greenfield, R. J. McManus

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Patterns of multimorbidity in primary care electronic health records: A systematic review by Giorgi Beridze, Ahmad Abbadi, Joan Ars, Francesca Remelli, Davide L Vetrano, Caterina Trevisan, Laura-Mónica Pérez, Juan A López-Rodríguez, Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga

“…Background Multimorbidity, the coexistence of multiple chronic conditions in an individual, is a complex phenomenon that is highly prevalent in primary care settings, particularly in older individuals. …”
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COVID-19 vaccination strategy in Singapore: perspectives and lessons from primary care by Sky Wei Chee Koh, Victor Loh, Yiyang Liow, Choon Kit Leong, Doris Young

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Experiences from Sweden on developing evidence-based care for the primary care population by Cecilia Björkelund, Karin Mossberg

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Keep thinking about unanswered questions in primary care: Cultivating negative capability by Daisuke Son, Kazuoki Inoue, Minako Kamimoto, Shin‐ichi Taniguchi

“…Negative capability or tolerance for uncertainty is important for primary care physicians. The 2022 edition of the Model Core Curriculum for Medical Education also states that the content of professionalism is to “keep thinking about unanswerable questions.”…”
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