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How the probability of presentation to a primary care clinician correlates with cancer survival rates: a European survey using vignettes
(2017-03-06)
OBJECTIVE: European cancer survival rates vary widely. System factors, including whether or not primary care physicians (PCPs) are gatekeepers, may account for some of these differences. This study explores where patients ...
A multiple health behaviour change intervention to prevent depression: A randomized controlled trial
(2023)
Objective: To examine the effectiveness of a 12-month MHBC intervention in the prevention of onset depression in primary health care (PHC). Methods: Twenty-two PHC centres took part in the cluster-randomized controlled ...
The use and adherence of oral anticoagulants in Primary Health Care in Catalunya, Spain: a real-world data cohort study
(2020-08-09)
Objective: We aimed to describe sociodemographic, comorbidities, co-medication and risk of thromboembolic events and bleeding in patients with NVAF initiating oral anticoagulants (OAC) for stroke prevention, and to estimate ...
Tratamiento farmacológico de la insuficiencia cardíaca según la fracción de eyección ventricular en atención primaria
(2022-08)
Despite better diagnoses and treatments, heart failure (HF) is an important cause of death in Spain. The objective of this study is to describe the characteristics and treatment of a population with chronic HF classified ...
Complex multiple risk intervention to promote healthy behaviours in people between 45 to 75 years attended in primary health care (EIRA study): study protocol for a hybrid trial
(2018-07-13)
Background
Health promotion is a key process of current health systems. Primary Health Care (PHC) is the ideal setting for health promotion but multifaceted barriers make its integration difficult in the usual care. The ...
Mortality and Cardiovascular Complications in Older Complex Chronic Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
(2017-08-10)
AIMS/INTRODUCTION: Determining the prevalence of diabetes and its cardiovascular complications and all-cause mortality in older chronic complex patients.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We carried out a multicenter retrospective ...
Pharmacological treatment after acute coronary syndrome: baseline clinical characteristics and gender differences in a population-based cohort study
(2021-10-27)
Objective
To describe baseline socio-demographic and clinical characteristics and drugs prescribed for secondary prevention after a first episode of ACS and to assess differences between men and women.
Setting
PHC in ...
Effectiveness and safety of oral anticoagulants for non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a population-based cohort study in primary healthcare in Catalonia
(2023-09-15)
Objectives: Our objective was to analyse effectiveness and safety of oral anticoagulants (OAC) for stroke prevention in non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
Material and methods: Population-based cohort study including ...
Sex and gender differences in the use of oral anticoagulants for non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a population-based cohort study in primary health care in Catalonia
(2023-02-07)
Objectives: To describe the sex and gender differences in the treatment initiation and in the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of all patients initiating an oral anticoagulant (OAC), and the sex and gender ...
