Family Practice

Editorial

Leif I Solberg and Paul Van Royen

The medical home: is it a blind men and elephant tale?
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 425-427; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp079 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Primary Care Epidemiology

Get checked abstract Rykel van Bruggen, Kees Gorter, Ronald Stolk, Olaf Klungel, and Guy Rutten

Clinical inertia in general practice: widespread and related to the outcome of diabetes care
Family Practice Advance Access published on September 3, 2009
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 428-436; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp053 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Gemma M Lasseter, Cliodna AM McNulty, FD Richard Hobbs, David Mant, Paul Little, and on behalf of the PRISM Investigators

In vitro evaluation of five rapid antigen detection tests for group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal sore throat infections
Family Practice Advance Access published on September 11, 2009
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 437-444; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract MD Esteban-Vasallo, MF Domínguez-Berjón, J Astray-Mochales, R Gènova-Maleras, A Pérez-Sania, L Sánchez-Perruca, M Aguilera-Guzmán, and FJ González-Sanz

Epidemiological usefulness of population-based electronic clinical records in primary care: estimation of the prevalence of chronic diseases
Family Practice Advance Access published on October 8, 2009
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 445-454; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp062 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Qualitative Research

Get checked abstract H Koch, MA van Bokhoven, PJE Bindels, T van der Weijden, GJ Dinant, and G ter Riet

The course of newly presented unexplained complaints in general practice patients: a prospective cohort study
Family Practice Advance Access published on October 13, 2009
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 455-465; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp067 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Frans Boch Waldorff, Volkert Siersma, Bente Nielsen, Annette Plesner Steenstrup, and Flemming Bro

The effect of reminder letters on the uptake of an e-learning programme on dementia: a randomized trial in general practice
Family Practice Advance Access published on October 26, 2009
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 466-471; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp072 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Frances Norwood, Gerrit Kimsma, and Margaret P Battin

Vulnerability and the ‘slippery slope’ at the end-of-life: a qualitative study of euthanasia, general practice and home death in The Netherlands
Family Practice Advance Access published on October 14, 2009
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 472-480; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract FB van Heest, IG Finlay, JJE Kramer, R Otter, and B Meyboom-de Jong

Telephone consultations on palliative sedation therapy and euthanasia in general practice in The Netherlands in 2003: a report from inside
Family Practice Advance Access published on October 15, 2009
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 481-487; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Paula A Tähtinen, Chantal WB Boonacker, Maroeska M Rovers, Anne GM Schilder, Pentti Huovinen, Pirjo-Riitta Liuksila, Olli Ruuskanen, and Aino Ruohola

Parental experiences and attitudes regarding the management of acute otitis media—a comparative questionnaire between Finland and The Netherlands
Family Practice Advance Access published on September 3, 2009
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 488-492; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp055 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Health Services Research

Get checked abstract Angelica E Miranda, Michael E St Louis, Ninive C Figueiredo, Ildes Milbratz, and Kimberly Page-Shafer

Young women and their reproductive health needs in a family practice setting: factors influencing care seeking in Vitoria, Brazil
Family Practice Advance Access published on September 21, 2009
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 493-500; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp058 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jonne van der Zwet, Marije S Koelewijn-van Loon, and Marjan van den Akker

Lonely patients in general practice: a call for revealing GPs’ emotions? A qualitative study
Family Practice Advance Access published on September 21, 2009
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 501-509; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jesse C Crosson, Pamela A Ohman-Strickland, Stephen Campbell, Robert L Phillips, Martin O Roland, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Andrew Bazemore, Bijal Balasubramanian, and Benjamin F Crabtree

A comparison of chronic illness care quality in US and UK family medicine practices prior to pay-for-performance initiatives
Family Practice Advance Access published on September 11, 2009
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 510-516; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp056 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hirono Ishikawa, Eiji Yano, Shin Fujimori, Makoto Kinoshita, Toshikazu Yamanouchi, Mayuko Yoshikawa, Yoshihiko Yamazaki, and Tamio Teramoto

Patient health literacy and patient–physician information exchange during a visit
Family Practice Advance Access published on October 7, 2009
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 517-523; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp060 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Tjard Schermer, Jeroen Leenders, Hans in ’t Veen, Wil van den Bosch, Aad Wissink, Ivo Smeele, and Niels Chavannes

Pulse oximetry in family practice: indications and clinical observations in patients with COPD
Family Practice Advance Access published on October 8, 2009
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 524-531; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp063 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Margaret C Watson, Jennifer A Cleland, and Christine M Bond

Simulated patient visits with immediate feedback to improve the supply of over-the-counter medicines: a feasibility study
Family Practice Advance Access published on October 14, 2009
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 532-542; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp061 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Article

Get checked abstract Jonathan Ives, Heather Draper, Sarah Damery, and Sue Wilson

Do family doctors have an obligation to facilitate research?
Family Practice Advance Access published on July 9, 2009
Fam. Pract. 2009 26: 543-548; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp045 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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