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Undocumented migrants with chronic diseases in general practices in the Netherlands that are experienced in caring for UM receive to a large extent equitable care compared to documented migrants.
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Chronic pain, particularly multisite pain and neuropathic pain, significantly affected physical and psychological health. Chronic pain is a multifaceted health condition that requires a multidisciplinary treatment approach.
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This research identified a gap in current practice, demonstrating that GPs, healthcare providers and local governments should promote exercise for older people more actively. Convincing health professionals to encourage regular exercise among their older patients would provide an opportunity to avoid and manage frailty in this population.
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In this international study, individuals with greater interaction with the healthcare system through hospitalization, multimorbidity, access to quality primary care and informal caregiving reported more ACP activities.
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The SSD-12 appears to be a reliable, valid and time-efficient self-report measure of the psychological characteristics related to the experience of somatic symptoms which is suitable for primary care. Future research should evaluate its responsiveness to treatment and feasibility as a screening tool in different clinical settings.
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There is substantial geographical variation in the prescribing of new T2DM medicines, particularly GLP-1 agonists. The prescribing variation which was identified may not only represent differences in the application of clinical guidelines, but also variation in professional opinion or patient preference.
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Even though a majority of GPs associate SHI with overtreatment and inequality in health, many GPs feel under pressure to refer patients holding SHI for treatments or examinations that are not medically warranted. Some GPs even refer these patients without further examination or questioning. Insistent SHI patients may partly explain this paradox. Fu...
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A community-based asthma management program, the PharMS, that provided asthma education and skill training by a trained pharmacist, resulted in positive and significant improvements in clinical and management outcomes of adult asthma patients.
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Results generally supported the inclusion of the new categories of anxious depression, BSS and HA for ICD-11 PHC and suggested that PCPs could implement these categories satisfactorily.
