Family Practice

Editorial:

Roger Jones, Francois Schellevis, and Gert Westert

The changing face of primary care: the second Dutch national survey
Family Practice Advance Access published on October 1, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 597-598; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh603 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical research and diagnosis:

Jinping Xu, Kendra Schwartz, Joseph Monsur, Justin Northrup, and Anne Victoria Neale

Patient–clinician agreement on signs and symptoms of ‘strep throat’: a MetroNet study
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 4, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 599-604; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh604 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

William Hamilton and Deborah Sharp

Diagnosis of lung cancer in primary care: a structured review
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 1, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 605-611; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh605 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gunnar H Nilsson, Ingela Björholt, and Ingvar Krakau

Anticoagulant treatment of patients with chronic atrial fibrillation in primary health care in Sweden—a retrospective study of incidence and quality in a registered population
Family Practice Advance Access published on October 1, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 612-616; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh606 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gabriella Engström, Marie-Louise Walker-Engström, Lars Henningsohn, Lars Lööf, and Jerzy Leppert

Prevalence of distress and symptom severity from the lower urinary tract in men: a population-based study with the DAN-PSS questionnaire
Family Practice Advance Access published on October 1, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 617-622; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh607 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dorte Gilså Hansen, Werner Vach, Jens-Ulrik Rosholm, Jens Søndergaard, Lars F Gram, and Jakob Kragstrup

Early discontinuation of antidepressants in general practice: association with patient and prescriber characteristics
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 1, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 623-629; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh608 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Randomized controlled trials:

Nigel Williams and Jane Ogden

The impact of matching the patient's vocabulary: a randomized control trial
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 1, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 630-635; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh610 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mah Hussain-Gambles

South Asian patients' views and experiences of clinical trial participation
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 4, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 636-642; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh611 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nefyn H Williams, Rhiannon T Edwards, Pat Linck, Rachel Muntz, Richard Hibbs, Clare Wilkinson, Ian Russell, Daphne Russell, and Barry Hounsome

Cost–utility analysis of osteopathy in primary care: results from a pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 5, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 643-650; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh612 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Quality of care and patient satisfaction:

Lars Jerdén and Lars Weinehall

Does a patient-held health record give rise to lifestyle changes? A study in clinical practice
Family Practice Advance Access published on October 1, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 651-653; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh517 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GBW Lee, TC Charn, ZH Chew, and TP Ng

Complementary and alternative medicine use in patients with chronic diseases in primary care is associated with perceived quality of care and cultural beliefs
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 5, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 654-660; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh613 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chris Watkins, Anja Timm, Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Ian Harvey, Andy Haines, and Jenny Donovan

Factors affecting feasibility and acceptability of a practice-based educational intervention to support evidence-based prescribing: a qualitative study
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 4, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 661-669; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh614 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anne Walker, Margaret Watson, Jeremy Grimshaw, and Christine Bond

Applying the theory of planned behaviour to pharmacists' beliefs and intentions about the treatment of vaginal candidiasis with non-prescription medicines
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 1, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 670-676; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh615 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LG Glynn, M Byrne, J Newell, and AW Murphy

The effect of health status on patients' satisfaction with out-of-hours care provided by a family doctor co-operative
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 4, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 677-683; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh616 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maree O'Keefe, Peter Baghurst, Michael Sawyer, and Don Roberton

The association between maternal ratings of child health interviews and maternal and child characteristics
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 4, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 684-688; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh617 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sue Horrocks, Maggie Somerset, Helen Stoddart, and Tim J. Peters

What prevents older people from seeking treatment for urinary incontinence? A qualitative exploration of barriers to the use of community continence services
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 4, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 689-696; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh622 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research methods:

CE Thomson, S Paterson-Brown, D Russell, D McCaldin, and IT Russell

Short report: Encouraging GPs to complete postal questionnaires—one big prize or many small prizes? A randomized controlled trial
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 5, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 697-698; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh620 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stewart W Mercer, Margaret Maxwell, David Heaney, and Graham CM Watt

The consultation and relational empathy (CARE) measure: development and preliminary validation and reliability of an empathy-based consultation process measure
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 4, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 699-705; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh621 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Heidi-Ingrid Maaroos, Heli Tähepõld, and Ruth Kalda

Patient consent rates for video-recording
Family Practice Advance Access published on October 1, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 706; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh602 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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