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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Primary care settings"”.
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Improving binge eating disorder screening in primary care settings
… BED is rarely screened for in routine healthcare practice. As the most prevalent eating disorder in the United States and the only one affecting similar proportions of men and women, the lack of screening presents a large gap in healthcare services. Currently, screening for eating disorders, …
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Promoting Early Recognition and Management of Valley Fever in Primary Care Settings
PURPOSE. This project was designed to strengthen primary care provider (PCP) knowledge and confidence in Valley fever diagnosis, treatment, and specialty-referral requirements at a Southern Arizona rural community health organization.BACKGROUND. Coccidioidomycosis (i.e., Valley fever) is a fungal …
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Recommendation For A Best Practice Model of Hiv Management by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In Primary Care Settings
… programs, the Ryan White Treatment Program, Medicare, and Medicaid, provide funding for the majority of HIV-infected persons in specialty clinics but often cannot be applied to primary care. South Carolina has increased rates of HIV among females, minority races, and residents of rural areas, …
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Determination of a brief AUDIT screening questionnaire to identify women at risk of harmful and hazardous alcohol consumption in primary care settings
… drinking, screening for this behaviour in primary care can potentially contribute to improving health outcomes and reducing the cost to society. Existing validated screening questionnaires are available to identify those who drink at hazardous or harmful levels. However, no tools have been …
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The Use of Survivorship Care Plans as a Transition Tool from the Cancer Centre to Follow-Up in Primary Care Settings: Developing Best Practice Recommendations for Implementation
… cancer treatment, they have specific follow-up care needs. These needs include ongoing surveillance for new and recurring cancers, managing the side effects of cancer treatment, and psychosocial concerns (Rushton et al., 2015). In the past, cancer centres and oncology specialists provided …
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Adolescent Trauma Treatment in Integrated Primary Care: A Modified Delphi Study
… Ideally, adolescents could be treated within primary care settings where parents overwhelmingly seek services for their children. Primary care settings are sought out at a 94% to 97% rate of services as compared to only a 4% to 33% rate of parents seeking out mental health services (Guevara et …
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The prevalence of undiagnosed cognitive impairment and prevalence of undiagnosed depressive mood in over 60’s with type 2 diabetes in a Thai community: a cross-sectional study
… mood can potentially present a barrier to self-care management. To date, there is no primary research data of cognitive impairment related to diabetes in Thailand, particularly in primary care settings which are the first important place for health care service in Thai community. This study …
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Rural Appalachian Health Care Providers' Perceived Barriers to Intimate Partner Violence Screening in Primary Care
… examine the detection and management of IPV in primary care settings. However, a disproportionate amount of this research has focused on the detection and management of IPV in urban primary care clinics, with the detection and management of IPV in rural primary care being largely understudied. …
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A Practice Analysis Survey: Defining the Clinical Practice of Primary Care Physical Therapy
… Purpose</strong>. Due to changes in the health care delivery systems, physical therapy services have moved toward a primary care model of practice. The purpose of this study was to identify the professional responsibilities, procedures, and knowledge areas of physical therapists practicing in …
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A feasibility study of an eHealth intervention for dietary sodium reduction in primary care
… to implement a Sodium Calculator (SC) into primary care settings to determine if it improves quality of sodium reduction advice provided by physicians, with the results informing a fully powered RCT. Upon protocol implementation, the originally developed protocol was not initially feasible, …
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Assessing pharmacist's intervention in supporting the management of Type 2 diabetes in a primary care setting.
… substantial morbidity, mortality, and health care cost. All patients with diabetes require a high level of clinical care to prevent the development of diabetic complications. The aim of this study was to compare the impact of a pharmaceutical care diabetic clinic within a primary care setting …
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Attrition in a Telephonic Intervention Program for Depressed, Low-Income Patients in a Primary Care Setting
… interventions are currently being implemented in primary care settings in order to reduce the cost of providing treatment and increase access to services of underserved groups. Studies of the efficacy of telemental health interventions have generally demonstrated high rates of attrition. Eysenbach …
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Design and development of an electrochemical and infrared spectroscopic medical device for serum-based cancer diagnostics
… tool for brain cancer and Hodgkin’slymphoma in primary care settings to better inform clinical decisions and facilitateprompt referral to secondary care, whilst reducing financial and practical constraintsplaced on current diagnostic modalities. Additionally, the ability to detect IDH1molecular …
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Appointment planning and scheduling in primary care
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) puts greater emphasis on disease prevention and better quality of care; as a result, primary care is becoming a vital component in the health care system. However, long waits for the next available appointments and delays in doctors offices combined with no-shows and …
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High levels of stigma towards substance use and depression amongst non-specialist health workers in South Africa
… barrier to seeking and receiving healthcare, stigma amongst non-specialist health workers (NSHWs) towards patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and substance use disorder (SUD) could negatively affect mental health service provision. This study aimed to explore (1) the level of …
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High speed swept source optical coherence tomography handheld instrument at 1310nm for point-of-care imaging
… imaging in situ at the point of care. Traditional OCT devices require bulky table-mounted systems, but the handheld device has the potential to be used as an advanced point-of-care diagnostic instrument in primary care settings or intraoperatively. The combination of the wide …
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Screening for At-Risk Substance Use and Behavioral Health Concerns in University Primary Care
… among young adults, for whom university primary care is an important venue for early detection and intervention. Although a number of different multi-substance use screens have been developed for primary care settings, none have been validated in university primary care. Other behavioral …
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A FAMILY-CENTERED APPROACH TO PRIMARY CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
… for individuals, their families, and healthcare professionals alike. It disproportionately impacts minoritized communities and often goes unassessed or undiagnosed, leaving missed opportunities for treatment and the use of supportive services for family caregivers. The primary care setting …
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Addressing Social Needs And Creating Community Linkage Pathways For Vulnerable Populations In Primary Care Practice Settings
… to address social needs (Alley et al., 2020). Primary care has been identified as a key setting to introduce strategies around identifying at-risk patients with social needs and linking them to community resources as they are typically the first point of health care access for most people …
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Mental Health Screening of Veterans Diagnosed with Cancer: Analyzing Psychological Distress and Attitudes Towards Seeking Professional Psychological Help
<p>Studies analyzing mental health care utilization in veterans with a co-occurrence of a medical and psychological diagnosis are still underrepresented in the literature. The primary purpose of this study is to examine psychological screening methods of veterans diagnosed with cancer and …
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