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Low carbohydrate diet-based intervention for obstructive sleep apnea and primary hypothyroidism in an obese Japanese man. 低碳水化合物饮食干预对日本肥胖男性阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停和原发性甲状腺功能减退的影响。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2016-08-05 eCollection Date: 2016-01-01 DOI: 10.1186/s12930-016-0029-8
Yoshio Tokuchi, Yayoi Nakamura, Yusuke Munekata, Fumio Tokuchi
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引用次数: 6
The most important question in family approach: the potential of the resolve item of the family APGAR in family medicine. 家庭方法中最重要的问题:家庭 APGAR 决议项目在家庭医学中的潜力。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2016-05-05 eCollection Date: 2016-01-01 DOI: 10.1186/s12930-016-0028-9
Hiroaki Takenaka, Nobutaro Ban
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引用次数: 0
Which medical interview skills are associated with patients’ verbal indications of undisclosed feelings of anxiety and depressive feelings? 哪些医学访谈技巧与患者未公开的焦虑和抑郁情绪的口头暗示有关?
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2016-02-28 DOI: 10.1186/s12930-016-0027-x
Michiko Goto, Y. Takemura
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引用次数: 6
Factors associated with patient visits to the emergency department for asthma therapy in Pakistan 巴基斯坦患者到急诊室接受哮喘治疗的相关因素
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2016-02-01 DOI: 10.1186/s12930-016-0026-y
Muhammad Bilal, A. Haseeb, Mohammad Hassaan Khan, Muhammad Saad, S. Devi, M. H. Arshad, A. Alam, Abdullah Muneer Wagley, Khawaja Muhammad Ammar Ali Javed
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引用次数: 12
The cultural context of teaching and learning sexual health care examinations in Japan: a mixed methods case study assessing the use of standardized patient instructors among Japanese family physician trainees of the Shizuoka Family Medicine Program. 日本性保健检查教学和学习的文化背景:一项混合方法案例研究,评估静冈县家庭医学方案的日本家庭医生学员使用标准化患者讲师的情况。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2015-10-07 eCollection Date: 2015-01-01 DOI: 10.1186/s12930-015-0025-4
Cameron G Shultz, Michael S Chu, Ayaka Yajima, Eric P Skye, Kiyoshi Sano, Machiko Inoue, Tsukasa Tsuda, Michael D Fetters
{"title":"The cultural context of teaching and learning sexual health care examinations in Japan: a mixed methods case study assessing the use of standardized patient instructors among Japanese family physician trainees of the Shizuoka Family Medicine Program.","authors":"Cameron G Shultz,&nbsp;Michael S Chu,&nbsp;Ayaka Yajima,&nbsp;Eric P Skye,&nbsp;Kiyoshi Sano,&nbsp;Machiko Inoue,&nbsp;Tsukasa Tsuda,&nbsp;Michael D Fetters","doi":"10.1186/s12930-015-0025-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12930-015-0025-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In contrast to many western nations where family medicine is a cornerstone of the primary care workforce, in Japan the specialty is still developing. A number of services within the bailiwick of family medicine have yet to be fully incorporated into Japanese family medicine training programs, especially those associated with sexual health. This gap constitutes a lost opportunity for addressing sexual health-related conditions, including cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. In this mixed methods case study we investigated the perceived acceptability and impact of a standardized patient instructor (SPI) program that trained Japanese family medicine residents in female breast, pelvic, male genital, and prostate examinations.</p><p><strong>Case description: </strong>Building on an existing partnership between the University of Michigan, USA, and the Shizuoka Family Medicine Program, Japan, Japanese family medicine residents received SPI-based training in female breast, pelvic, male genital, and prostate examinations at the University of Michigan. A mixed methods case study targeting residents, trainers, and staff was employed using post-training feedback, semi-structured interviews, and web-based questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Discussion and evaluation: </strong>Residents' and SPIs' perceptions of the training were universally positive, with SPIs observing a positive effect on residents' knowledge, confidence, and skill. SPIs found specific instruction-related approaches to be particularly helpful, such as the positioning of the interpreter and the timing of interpreter use. SPIs provided an important opportunity for residents to learn about the patient's perspective and to practice newly learned skills. Respondents noted a general preference for gender concordance when providing gender-specific health care; also noted were too few opportunities to practice skills after returning to Japan. For cultural reasons, both residents and staff deemed it would be difficult to implement a similar SPI-based program within Japan.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>While the SPI program was perceived favorably, without sufficient practice and supervision the skills acquired by residents during the training may not be fully retained. Deep-rooted taboos surrounding gender-specific health care appear to be a significant barrier preventing experimentation with SPI-based sexual health training in Japan. The feasibility of implementing a similar training program within Japan remains uncertain. More research is needed to understand challenges and how they can be overcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":39050,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Family Medicine","volume":"14 ","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s12930-015-0025-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34074022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 6
A pilot study to assess the utility and perceived effectiveness of a tool for diagnosing feeding difficulties in children. 一项评估诊断儿童喂养困难工具的效用和感知有效性的试点研究。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2015-07-31 eCollection Date: 2015-01-01 DOI: 10.1186/s12930-015-0024-5
Pankaj Garg, Jennifer A Williams, Vinita Satyavrat
{"title":"A pilot study to assess the utility and perceived effectiveness of a tool for diagnosing feeding difficulties in children.","authors":"Pankaj Garg,&nbsp;Jennifer A Williams,&nbsp;Vinita Satyavrat","doi":"10.1186/s12930-015-0024-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12930-015-0024-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Food dislikes in children may result in avoiding particular food/s with major sources of essential nutrients leading to increased risk of impaired growth or cognitive development and compromised immune function. It is necessary to identify conditions contributing to feeding difficulty and associated complications. An instrument was designed to assist diagnosis and management of children with feeding difficulties. The study was conducted to test utility of the \"Identification and Management of Feeding Difficulties (IMFeD)\" tool in Indian children.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted in Indian children between 2 and 10 years identified to have picky eating behaviour. After completion of both pro forma sections (parent and physician) of the IMFeD tool, the child's specific feeding difficulty was diagnosed and appropriate nutritional and/or behavioural counselling was provided. The subjects were followed at 30 and 60 days post-intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>According to 66% of paediatricians the IMFeD tool was very easy to use. Approximately 85% of paediatricians required ≤20 min to administer the tool, diagnose the feeding difficulty(ies) and provide specific counselling or behavioural management. More than 70% of parents were satisfied and willing to accept the use of the IMFeD tool. After 60 days, 65% of the parents were either less worried or not worried at all about the feeding behaviour of the child using recommendations made on the basis of the IMFeD tool. The toolkit helped parents to know what to do if their child had a feeding problem. A total of 90% of the parents expressed that the tool is useful for assessing feeding difficulties in children.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The IMFeD tool can be effectively used to identify feeding difficulties in Indian children. This toolkit also helps to offer nutritional and behavioural guidance as a part of the management.</p>","PeriodicalId":39050,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Family Medicine","volume":"14 1","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s12930-015-0024-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33890218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 13
Describing the factors that influence the process of making a shared-agenda in Japanese family physician consultations: a qualitative study. 描述影响日本家庭医生会诊中制定共享议程过程的因素:一项定性研究。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2015-06-05 eCollection Date: 2015-01-01 DOI: 10.1186/s12930-015-0023-6
Michiko Goto, Shoji Yokoya, Yousuke Takemura, Alberto Alexander Gayle, Tsukasa Tsuda
{"title":"Describing the factors that influence the process of making a shared-agenda in Japanese family physician consultations: a qualitative study.","authors":"Michiko Goto,&nbsp;Shoji Yokoya,&nbsp;Yousuke Takemura,&nbsp;Alberto Alexander Gayle,&nbsp;Tsukasa Tsuda","doi":"10.1186/s12930-015-0023-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12930-015-0023-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients cannot always share all necessary relevant information with doctors during medical consultations. Regardless, in order to ensure the best quality consultation and care, it is imperative that a doctor clearly understands each patient's agenda. The purpose of this study was to analyze the process of developing a shared-agenda during family physician consultations in Japan.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We interviewed 15 first time patients visiting the outpatient clinic of the Department of Family Medicine in the hospital chosen for the investigation, and the 8 family physicians who examined them. In total we observed 16 consultations. We analyzed both patients' and doctors' narratives using a modified grounded theory approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For patients, we found four main factors that influenced the process of making a shared-agenda: past medical experiences, undisclosed but relevant information, relationship with the family physician, and the patient's own explanatory model. In addition, we found five factors that influenced the shared agenda making process for family physicians: understanding the patient's explanatory model, constructing the patient-doctor relationship, physical examination centered around the patient's explanatory model, discussion-styled explanation, and self-reflection on action.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings suggest that patient satisfaction would be increased if family physicians are proactive in considering these factors with respect to both the patient's agenda, and their own.</p>","PeriodicalId":39050,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Family Medicine","volume":"14 1","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s12930-015-0023-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33283346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
Interventions for body weight reduction in obese patients during short consultations: an open-label randomized controlled trial in the Japanese primary care setting. 在短期咨询期间对肥胖患者进行体重减轻干预:日本初级保健机构的开放标签随机对照试验。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2015-05-21 eCollection Date: 2015-01-01 DOI: 10.1186/s12930-015-0022-7
Satoshi Kanke, Takumi Kawai, Naomi Takasawa, Yukiko Mashiyama, Atsushi Ishii, Ryuki Kassai
{"title":"Interventions for body weight reduction in obese patients during short consultations: an open-label randomized controlled trial in the Japanese primary care setting.","authors":"Satoshi Kanke, Takumi Kawai, Naomi Takasawa, Yukiko Mashiyama, Atsushi Ishii, Ryuki Kassai","doi":"10.1186/s12930-015-0022-7","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12930-015-0022-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Family physicians should maintain regular contact with obese patients to ensure they effectively reduce their body weight. However, family physicians in Japan have on average only 6 (min) per consultation, and conventional interventions for body weight reduction require a longer consultation or additional manpower. A brief intervention within the limited consultation time available is therefore needed. Here we investigated the effectiveness of a brief weight reduction intervention for obese patients and the related factors for reducing body weight during routine consultations in the primary care setting.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We conducted an open-label randomized controlled trial at a family medicine clinic in Fukushima, Japan from January 2010 to June 2011. Patients aged 30 to 69 years with body mass index ≥25 who were diagnosed with hypertension, dyslipidemia, and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus were randomly assigned to the intervention or control group. At every consultation, body weight in the intervention group was measured by a family physician who provided weight reduction advice in addition to usual care. The primary outcome was body weight change at 1-year follow up. Analysis was done by intention to treat.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>We randomly assigned 29 participants to the intervention group and 21 to the control group. Forty participants (80 %) remained in the trial until the 1-year follow up. At follow up, the median body weight change from baseline was not significantly different between the groups (p = 0.68), at -0.8 (interquartile range [IQR] -2.5 to 1.0) kg in the intervention group and 0.2 (IQR -2.4 to 0.8) kg in the control group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We devised an intervention method for physicians to measure body weight and advise on weight reduction during routine consultations. In our setting, this method did not extend the consultation time, but also had no significant additional effects on body weight reduction in moderately obese patients.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>This trial is registered with the UMIN Clinical Trial Registry (UMIN000002967).</p>","PeriodicalId":39050,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Family Medicine","volume":"14 1","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4443656/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33337589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the Asia-Pacific region: the EPIC Asia population-based survey. 亚太地区慢性阻塞性肺病 (COPD) 的影响:EPIC 亚洲人口调查。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2015-04-23 eCollection Date: 2015-01-01 DOI: 10.1186/s12930-015-0020-9
Sam Lim, David Chi-Leung Lam, Abdul Razak Muttalif, Faisal Yunus, Somkiat Wongtim, Le Thi Tuyet Lan, Vikram Shetty, Romeo Chu, Jinping Zheng, Diahn-Warng Perng, Teresita de Guia
{"title":"Impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the Asia-Pacific region: the EPIC Asia population-based survey.","authors":"Sam Lim, David Chi-Leung Lam, Abdul Razak Muttalif, Faisal Yunus, Somkiat Wongtim, Le Thi Tuyet Lan, Vikram Shetty, Romeo Chu, Jinping Zheng, Diahn-Warng Perng, Teresita de Guia","doi":"10.1186/s12930-015-0020-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12930-015-0020-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a clinical syndrome encompassing a group of chronic, progressive, and debilitating respiratory conditions, that are characterized by incompletely reversible airflow limitation. Within the Asia-Pacific region, prevalence estimates have been derived using various protocols and study methods, and there is little data on the impact of COPD exacerbations. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive picture of the current prevalence and burden of COPD in this region.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A population-based survey was conducted in nine Asia-Pacific territories between 01 February 2012 and 16 May 2012. Overall, 112,330 households were screened to identify eligible subjects (aged ≥40 years, with a physician diagnosis of COPD, chronic bronchitis or emphysema, or with identifiable symptoms of chronic bronchitis). Out of a sample of 69,279 individuals aged ≥40 years, 4,289 subjects with COPD were identified. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews or by fixed-line telephone, using a structured questionnaire. A total of 1,841 completed questionnaires were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The overall estimated COPD prevalence was 6.2%, with 19.1% of subjects having severe COPD. In the 12 months prior to the survey, nearly half of all subjects (46%) had experienced exacerbations, and 19% had been hospitalized as a result of their condition. When subjects were asked about the impact of their condition on employment, 23% said their condition kept them from working, and 42% felt that their condition limited their ability to work or their activities. Of those who reported taking prescription drugs, 20% did not know the name of the drugs they were taking. Prescription of oral corticosteroids was common, with 44% of subjects having used these during the previous year to manage their respiratory symptoms; in contrast, inhaler use was low (25%). Only 37% of subjects had taken a lung function test, and the majority (89%) of those tested did not know their test results.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Across the Asia-Pacific territories surveyed, the prevalence of COPD is high, indicating a substantial socioeconomic burden. Our findings suggest that there is considerable room for improvement in the management of COPD, and highlight a need to enhance patient and physician education in the region.</p>","PeriodicalId":39050,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Family Medicine","volume":"14 1","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4416253/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33271686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
The impact of an early_exposure program on medical students' interest in and knowledge of rural medical practices: a questionnaire survey. 早期接触项目对医学生农村医疗实践兴趣和知识的影响:问卷调查。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2015-04-14 eCollection Date: 2015-01-01 DOI: 10.1186/s12930-015-0021-8
Naoto Ishimaru, Ayumi Takayashiki, Takami Maeno, Yurika Kawamura, Hiroshi Kurihara, Tetsuhiro Maeno
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