Workshops to Disseminate the Canadian Thoracic Society Guidelines for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease to Health Care Professionals in Ontario: Impact on Knowledge, Perceived... by Dilshad Moosa, Maria Blouin, Kylie Hill, Roger Goldstein

“…Implementation of this CPG in the primary care setting requires an effective dissemination strategy.…”
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Integrated chronic care models for people with comorbid of HIV and non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Rumbidzai Chireshe, Tawanda Manyangadze, Keshena Naidoo

“…These included added-on NCD services to previously dedicated HIV care facilities, expansion of primary care facilities to include HIV care and establishment of integrated care services. …”
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Differences in emergency nurse triage between a simulated setting and the real world, post hoc analysis of a cluster randomised trial by Hilde Philips, Veronique Verhoeven, Stefan Morreel, Jasmine Meysman, Ines Homburg, Diana De Graeve, KG Monsieurs

“…In the intervention group, the mean cost for patients assigned to the GPC was €23 (p<0.01) lower and less patients with an assignment to the GPC were hospitalised (1.0% vs 1.6%, p<0.01).Conclusion Nurses used a triage tool more risk averse when it was used to divert patients to primary care as compared with a theoretical assignment to primary care. …”
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Factors associated with, and variations in, COVID-19 hospital death rates in England’s first two waves: observational study by Alex Bottle, Paul Aylin, Stephen Brett, Puji Faitna

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Continued high rates of antibiotic prescribing to adults with respiratory tract infection: survey of 568 UK general practices by Paul Little, Lucy Yardley, Martin C Gulliford, Judith Charlton, Lisa McDermott, Michael V Moore, Mark Ashworth, Tjeerd van Staa, Alex Dregan, Gerard McCann

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Recommendations for improving accessibility of digital health interventions for cardiometabolic disease for ethnically diverse populations by Mel Ramasawmy, Nushrat Khan, David Sunkersing, Madiha Sajid, Shivali H Modha, Manoj Mistry, Wasim Hanif, Fiona Stevenson, Kiran Patel, Kamlesh Khunti, Paramjit Gill, Lydia Poole, Amitava Banerjee

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Combination of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) Level and Asthma Control Test (ACT) in Detecting GINA-Defined Asthma Control in Treated Asthmatic Patients in Vietnam by Vinh Nguyen Nhu, Pham Le An, Niels H. Chavannes

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What is the NCD service capacity and disruptions due to COVID-19? Results from the WHO non-communicable disease country capacity survey in the Americas region by Anselm Hennis, Silvana Luciani, Roberta Caixeta, Carolina Chavez, Dolores Ondarsuhu

“…Government health officials from countries that are not WHO Member States were excluded.Outcome measures The availability of evidence-based NCD guidelines, essential NCD medicines and basic technologies in primary care, cardiovascular disease risk stratification, cancer screening and palliative care services were measured in 2019, 2020 and 2021. …”
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Factors associated with prolonged length of stay following cardiac surgery in a major referral hospital in Oman: a retrospective observational study by Paul Aylin, Ahmed Almashrafi, Hilal Alsabti, Mirdavron Mukaddirov, Baskaran Balan

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The mental health impact of COVID-19: the need for community interventions and collaboration for recovery by Nadarajah Rajeshkannan, Daya Somasundaram, Balachandran Kumarendran, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Ivan Dinesh Aloysius, Nalayini Sugirthan, Sivanantham Sasikumar, Nalayini Jegathesan

“…Conclusion: Given the widespread mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, a community-based approach is suggested while treating more severe mental disorders at the primary care or specialist level.…”
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Routes to social prescribing outside National Health Service (NHS) structures: a systematic map by Kerryn Husk, Stephanie Tierney, Lucy Gavens, Emma Hazeldine, Sophie Westwood, Mohammad Hassannezhad

“…Currently, most of the evidence and knowledge about how social prescribing pathways’ function focuses on primary care, and we know less about how social prescribing operates outside of these structures. …”
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Factors to Improve the Management of Hepatitis C in Drug Users: An Observational Study in an Addiction Centre by Joseph Moussalli, Helene Delaquaize, Dominique Boubilley, Jean Pierre Lhomme, Jules Merleau Ponty, David Sabot, Anne Kerever, Marc Valleur, Thierry Poynard

“…We conclude that the combination of an onsite multidisciplinary team with the use of a noninvasive assessment method led to improved management of HCV infection in drug users' primary care facility.…”
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Cultural validation of the Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination Version III Urdu for the British Urdu-speaking population: a qualitative assessment using cognitive interviewing by Nadine Mirza, Maria Panagioti, Waquas Waheed

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Validation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease recording in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD-GOLD) by John R Hurst, Jennifer K Quint, Hana Müllerova, Liam Smeeth, Harriet Forbes, Susan Eaton, Rachael L DiSantostefano, Kourtney Davis

“…Algorithms without specific diagnostic codes had low PPVs (range 12.2–44.4%).Conclusions Patients with COPD can be accurately identified from UK primary care records using specific diagnostic codes. …”
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Body height in adult women and men in a cross-sectional population-based survey in Geneva: temporal trends, association with general health status and height loss after age 50 by Silvia Stringhini, Idris Guessous, Kaspar Staub, Julia Schäppi, Katarina L Matthes

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COVID-19 vaccination attitudes and acceptance among people with serious mental illness by William Small, Caroline Silva, Rachel Johnson, Vincent Betti, Antoinette Nguyen, Lauren Todd, David Jacobowitz, J. Steven Lamberti

“…Efforts to enhance engagement in primary care may help improve preventative health behaviors in people with SMI.…”
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The Mediating Effect of Core Attributes of General Practice between Basic Public Health Service and Self-management Behaviors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by WANG Xiaoru, LI Yueping

“…Patients with type 2 diabetes from 11 community health service centers were surveyed by general situation questionnaire, Assessment Survey of Primary Care and Summary of Diabetes Self Care Activities. …”
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What matters to you? A mixed-method evaluation of goal setting and attainment within reablement from a client perspective by Ines Mouchaers, Hilde Verbeek, Sigrid van Haaster, Jolanda C.M van Haastregt, Ellen Vlaeyen, Geert Goderis, Silke F. Metzelthin

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The Factors Influencing the Sense of Home in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review from the Perspective of Residents by M. D. Rijnaard, J. van Hoof, B. M. Janssen, H. Verbeek, W. Pocornie, A. Eijkelenboom, H. C. Beerens, S. L. Molony, E. J. M. Wouters

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Corrigendum for “The global birth prevalence of clubfoot: a systematic review and meta-analysis” by Tracey Smythe, Sara Rotenberg, Chris Lavy

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