Harden, Samantha M Steketee, Abby M Kelliher, Rachel Mason, Keala A Fitzwater Boyle, Nicole
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Journal of primary care & community health
Objectives: To explore community-based yoga studio practitioners' psychosocial variables, behaviors, and studio satisfaction. Methods: Concurrent mixed-methods study consisted of a survey for demographic variables and psychosocial variables of interest (e.g., mindfulness, self-compassion, physical activity participation) and interviews regarding re...
Makin, Vinni Nowacki, Amy S Colbert, Colleen Y
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Journal of primary care & community health
Background and Objectives: Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is one of the most challenging diagnoses in primary care, and misdiagnosis is costly. The aim of this educational needs assessment was to assess primary care physicians' (PCPs) knowledge of AI diagnosis and management as a preliminary step in developing a professional education module to address...
Arthur, Kristen N Knutsen, Synnøve F Spencer-Hwang, Rhonda Shavlik, David Montgomery, Susanne
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Journal of primary care & community health
Significant evidence demonstrates the powerful effects social determinants have on health-related perceptions, behaviors, and health outcomes. However, these factors are often studied out of context, despite the acknowledgement that social determinants of health are place based. This research aimed to demonstrate that health-related perceptions are...
Akambase, Joseph A Miller, Nathaniel E Garrison, Gregory M Stadem, Paul Talley, Heather Angstman, Kurt B
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Journal of primary care & community health
Background: Depression is common in the primary care setting and tobacco use is more prevalent among individuals with depression. Recent research has linked smoking to poorer outcomes of depression treatment. We hypothesized that in adult primary care patients with the diagnosis of depression, current smoking would have a negative impact on clinica...
Cole, Allison M Keppel, Gina A Baldwin, Laura-Mae Gilles, Ryan Holmes, John Vance, Chardonnay Kriesgman, Bill Linares, Adriana Hornecker, Jaime Paddock, Elizabeth
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Journal of primary care & community health
Introduction: An estimated 2.4 million people in the United States live with hepatitis C. Though there are effective treatments for chronic hepatitis C, many infected individuals remain untreated because 40% to 50% of individuals with chronic hepatitis C are unaware of their hepatitis C status. In 2013, the United States Preventive Services Task Fo...
Yimenu, Dawit Kumilachew Emam, Abdurazak Elemineh, Endilik Atalay, Wagaye
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Journal of primary care & community health
Background: Overuse of antibiotics is a common problem in health care, which leads to unnecessary expenditure on drugs, raised risk of adverse reactions, and the development of antimicrobial resistance. Inappropriate prescribing habits lead to ineffective and unsafe treatment, worsening of disease and increment of health care costs. The aim of this...
Roth, Alexis M Tran, Nguyen K Piecara, Brogan L Shinefeld, Jennifer Brady, Kathleen A
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Journal of primary care & community health
We assessed awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among HIV-negative Black and Latinx persons living in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Using chi-square and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests, we analyzed data from the 2016 heterosexual cycle of the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance system to assess how sociodemographic factors, heal...
Thompson, Jamie H Schneider, Jennifer L Rivelli, Jennifer S Petrik, Amanda F Vollmer, William M Fuoco, Morgan J Coronado, Gloria D
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Journal of primary care & community health
Background: Colorectal cancer screening (CRC) rates are low, particularly among individuals with low socioeconomic status. Organized CRC screening programs have demonstrated success in increasing screening rates. Little is known about provider attitudes, beliefs, and practices related to CRC screening or how they are influenced by an organized CRC ...
Aekplakorn, Wichai Tantayotai, Valla Numsangkul, Sakawduan Tatsato, Nutchanat Luckanajantachote, Pranee Himathongkam, Thep
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Journal of primary care & community health
Lifestyle interventions have been shown to effectively reduce the incidence of diabetes, but evidence from middle-income countries is scarce. We evaluated the effectiveness of a lifestyle program to prevent diabetes in primary-care settings in Thailand. A matched-pair cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in 68 primary care units in 8 p...
Lehto, Mika Mustonen, Katri Kantonen, Jarmo Raina, Marko Heikkinen, Anna-Maria K Kauppila, Timo
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This study, conducted in a Finnish city, examined whether decreasing emergency department (ED) services in an overcrowded primary care ED and corresponding direction to office-hour primary care would guide patients to office-hour visits to general practitioners (GP). This was an observational retrospective study based on a before-and-after design c...
