Researchers in residence in general practice

A Preliminary Investigation of Cast Anxiety in General Orthopaedic Practice

Background: Anxiety following casting is an unrecognised complication that results in frequent visits to fracture clinic in the UK. There is a paucity of research regarding this complication. Failure to recognise Cast Anxiety (CA) leads to increased visits, frequent cast changes and possible failure of treatment despite no objective problems with the cast. Prior research has suggested a possibl...

Council tax valuation band of patient residence and clinical contacts in a general practice.

BACKGROUND There is a dearth of data relating UK general practice workload to personal and social markers of individual patients. AIM To test whether there is a significant association between general practice patient contact rates and the council tax valuation band of their residential address. DESIGN OF STUDY Cross-sectional analyses using data recorded, over 1 year, for over 3300 general...

[Medical residence in pediatrics: in the field of practice].

The study focuses on how specificity of pediatric practice at the Fernandes Figueira Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, contributes to the development of clinical reasoning, the ability to detect evolution in serious illness, and the capacity to use diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. Data were collected using a thematic interview and analyzed by a semiotic model. The results showed a commo...

Evaluating Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of General Dentists in Yazd about Fissure Sealant in 1396

Introduction:Fissure sealant is one of the most important and effective preventing techniques. Having proper information and guidelines is the most important factors for the success of treatment. Therefore, in this study, the knowledge, attitude and practice of general dentists about fissure sealant in Yazd in 2017 were evaluated. Methods:A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted by a ...

Situating general practice training in the general practice context.