Correction: The impact of the Brazilian family health on selected primary care sensitive conditions: A systematic review

Background: Chronic pain is a prevalent condition, experienced by 15.3% to 55% of Canadians, that is difficult to manage. With their broad accessibility and expertise on drugs, primary care pharmacists can help patients optimize their pain management. Methods: The objective of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a primary care, pharmacist-driven chronic pain intervention on pain and quality of life in patients with chronic non-cancer pain. A three-month naturalistic prospective study was conducted in primary care settings (five community pharmacies and one Family Health Team) across Ontario, Canada with a total of six pharmacists and 19 study participants. The primary care, pharmacist-driven chronic pain intervention consisted of patient assessments, medication reviews, care plan recommendations, and patient education. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention, pain intensity, pain interference, and quality of life were evaluated at baseline and at follow up (week 2 and month 3). Results: Trends towards improvement in pain and quality of life were found, however, these improvements were not statistically significant at follow up (month 3). Conclusions: This study provides the foundational research required to better understand the impact of Ontario pharmacists’ extended role in pain management in non-cancer patients within multiple primary care settings (e.g., Family Health Team, etc.) and has illustrated the importance of modifying and customizing care plans in patients with chronic pain. A larger sample size with tailored outcome measures may be necessary to better highlight significant improvements in pain and quality of life in patients with chronic non-cancer pain using a primary care, pharmacist-driven intervention.

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The impact of quality and accessibility of primary care on emergency admissions for a range of chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) in Scotland: longitudinal analysis

BMC Family Practice ◽

10.1186/s12875-019-0921-z ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Marjon van der Pol ◽

Damilola Olajide ◽

Mark Dusheiko ◽

Robert Elliott ◽

Bruce Guthrie ◽

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Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Ambulatory Care ◽

Longitudinal Analysis ◽

Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions ◽

Emergency Admissions ◽

The Impact ◽

Ambulatory Care Sensitive ◽

Sensitive Conditions

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Trends in hospitalizations for primary care sensitive conditions following the implementation of Family Health Teams in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Health Policy and Planning ◽

10.1093/heapol/czr043 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 348-355 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

C. S. Mendonca ◽

E. Harzheim ◽

B. B. Duncan ◽

L. N. Nunes ◽

W. Leyh

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Family Health ◽

Belo Horizonte ◽

Sensitive Conditions

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The impact of physician–nurse task shifting in primary care on the course of disease: a systematic review

Human Resources for Health ◽

10.1186/s12960-015-0049-8 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Nahara A. Martínez-González ◽

Ryan Tandjung ◽

Sima Djalali ◽

Thomas Rosemann

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Primary Care ◽

Task Shifting ◽

Course Of Disease ◽

The Impact

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Incidence and Prevalence of Morbidity and Mortality From Sensitive Conditions to Primary Health Care in Adult Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocol

10.21203/rs.3.rs-27659/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Cácia Régia de Paula ◽

Cristiane José Borges ◽

Flavio Henrique Alves de Lima ◽

Celmo Celeno Porto ◽

Marcos André Matos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Primary Care ◽

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Systematic Reviews ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Morbidity And Mortality ◽

Adult Men ◽

Primary Health ◽

Sensitive Conditions

Abstract Background: Scientific studies on human health are not remote and show that mortality in this population is increasing. Although male morbidity and mortality rates have a considerable weight in national and international epidemiological profiles, the presence of men in primary health care services is lower than that of women. Many injuries could be avoided if men regularly carried out the first preventive measures. Sensitive Conditions to Primary Care are consolidated as an important marker of access to health services and the resolution capacity of Primary Care. In this systematic review, the objective is to identify what is known about the prevalence and / or incidence of Sensitive Conditions to Primary Care in adult men.Methods: We will identify the studies through systematic research in PUBMED-MEDLINE, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane, BDTD and OpenGrey. The quality assessment of retrieved articles will be carried out using the critical assessment tools of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). The quantitative synthesis of the data will be carried out if the studies are homogeneous and provide adequate result data for meta-analysis. Otherwise, the data will be synthesized, using the narrative synthesis approach.Discussion: This review will explore theprevalenceand / orincidenceofSensitiveConditionstoprimarycare (prevalenceofhospitalizations; incidenceofhospitalizationsand deaths from ACSC) in adultmenandwillact as a usefulsource for researchers, policymakersand stakeholders whendevelopingandimplementinginterventions for thatgroup. Systematic review registration: This systematic review protocol was submitted to International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO). Submission number: ID 169447. This protocol was prepared using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Protocols checklist (PRISMA-P).

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The impact of the surgical mask on the relationship between patient and family nurse in primary care

Clinical Journal of Nursing Care and Practice ◽

10.29328/journal.cjncp.1001030 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 003-014

Author(s):

Braga Ana Raquel ◽

Carvalho Irene P

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Patient Satisfaction ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Family Health ◽

Technical Quality ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Additional Question ◽

Post Test ◽

Visit Duration ◽

The Impact

Objective: In primary care, during treatments, nurses may need to wear surgical masks, namely for control of infection contamination, or to minimize unpleasant odors. The goal of this study is to inspect the effect of nurses wearing the mask on patient perception of the nurse-patient relation. Methods: A pre-post-test, control-experimental group design was employed with 60 patients treated in family health units. Patients responded to the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire III (PSQ-III) regarding nurses’ communication, interpersonal manner, technical quality, as well regarding general satisfaction with the encounter. An additional question asked both patients and nurses how long they felt that the visit lasted. Results: Results show that nurses wearing the surgical mask had significantly negative effects in all dimensions of PSQ-III and increased the perceived visit duration among both nurses and patients. Conclusion: When a previous relationship exists, nurses wearing the surgical mask in primary care in Portugal negatively affects patient satisfaction with both the patient-nurse relation and the nurses’ technical quality. Practice implications: Is important the nurse understand this impact to discuss with the colleagues the best strategy to minimize the negative impact to the patient- family nurse relation and manager this situation in the best way to the patient.

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Cognitive behavioural treatment for insomnia in primary care: a systematic review of sleep outcomes

British Journal of General Practice ◽

10.3399/bjgp19x705065 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 69 (686) ◽

pp. e657-e664 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Judith R Davidson ◽

Ciara Dickson ◽

Han Han

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Primary Care ◽

Nurse Practitioners ◽

Severity Index ◽

Sleep Diary ◽

Behavioural Treatment ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Cognitive Behavioural ◽

Hypnotic Medication ◽

The Impact

BackgroundPractice guidelines recommend that chronic insomnia be treated first with cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), and that hypnotic medication be considered only when CBT-I is unsuccessful. Although there is evidence of CBT-I’s efficacy in research studies, systematic reviews of its effects in primary care are lacking.AimTo review the effects on sleep outcomes of CBT-I delivered in primary care.Design and settingSystematic review of articles published worldwide.MethodMedline, PsycINFO, EMBASE, and CINAHL were searched for articles published from January 1987 until August 2018 that reported sleep results and on the use of CBT-I in general primary care settings. Two researchers independently assessed and then reached agreement on the included studies and the extracted data. Cohen’s d was used to measure effects on sleep diary outcomes and the Insomnia Severity Index.ResultsIn total, 13 studies were included. Medium-to-large positive effects on self-reported sleep were found for CBT-I provided over 4–6 sessions. Improvements were generally well maintained for 3–12 months post-treatment. Studies of interventions in which the format or content veered substantially from conventional CBT-I were less conclusive. In only three studies was CBT-I delivered by a GP; usually, it was provided by nurses, psychologists, nurse practitioners, social workers, or counsellors. Six studies included advice on withdrawal from hypnotics.ConclusionThe findings support the effectiveness of multicomponent CBT-I in general primary care. Future studies should use standard sleep measures, examine daytime symptoms, and investigate the impact of hypnotic tapering interventions delivered in conjunction with CBT-I.

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