BACKGROUND The quality of life (QOL) of the workers in the pre-retirement period is an important line in their functioning, as well as in the process of their preparing for retirement. AIM To assess the QOL of the health care workers - HCW (doctors and nurses/medical technicians) in the pre-retirement period from the private sector of the Primary Health Care (PHC). MATERIAL AND METHODS We p...

BACKGROUND To improve the detection, diagnosis and follow-up of depression in primary care patients, it has been proposed that GPs should employ assessment instruments as a complement to the consultation. However, most GPs do not use such instruments routinely. OBJECTIVE To explore perceptions of Swedish GPs on the use of instruments in the medical consultation. METHODS Twenty-seven GPs dis...

Authors’ contributions All authors made substantial contributions to conception and design and have been involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content. EC conducted the literature review, convened and facilitated the researcher workshop, conducted the focus groups and analysed the data. GH conducted and analysed the qualitative evaluation inter...

BACKGROUND There is evidence supporting the effectiveness of psychoeducation (PE) in patients with symptoms of depression in primary care (PC), but very few studies have assessed this intervention in antidepressant-naïve patients. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a PE program in these patients, since the use of antidepressant (AD) medication may interfere with the effects...

AIMS Some previous studies have shown that Māori utilise cardiology inpatient services at a much lower rate than would be expected by their health status and mortality. Using more recent data, this study seeks to determine whether this is still the case by examining Māori rates of utilisation of cardiology inpatient services. METHODS Practice enrolment data for 354,383 patients, including age...

BACKGROUND The student-run clinic (SRC) has the potential to address interprofessional learning among health professions students. PURPOSE To derive a framework for understanding student learning during team-based care provided in an interprofessional SRC serving underserved patients. METHODS The authors recruited students for a focus group study by purposive sampling and snowballing. They ...

BACKGROUND CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland implemented a voluntary patient-centered medical home (PCMH) program in 2011 that did not require formal certification to participate. This study assessed attitudes and awareness of PCMH programs among participating providers in Maryland and Northern Virginia. METHODS This qualitative study used information from 13 focus groups. In additio...

BACKGROUND Among indigenous populations in remote locations who are at increased risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes, telemedicine has the potential to improve access to health care services and thus may reduce adverse health outcomes. Yet few studies are available on how best to use telemedicine technology in reducing ethnic and racial health care disparities. OBJECTIVE We examined pe...

BACKGROUND The overall number of cancer cases is increasing and, therefore, strengthening cancer prevention has become a priority. The institutions responsible for its control establish guidelines for primary prevention. These include recommendations, such as: not smoking, following a healthy diet, doing daily physical exercise or avoiding overweight. Adolescence is a period of adoption and/or ...