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{"title":"Engaging diverse community members to enhance analysis and interpretation: processing qualitative interview data.","authors":"Sarah E Brewer,&nbsp;Jean Scandlyn","doi":"10.1136/fmch-2021-001235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2021-001235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As the USA becomes more diverse, the inclusion of patients from diverse backgrounds in research becomes ever more important to ensuring a complete understanding of the patient experience in primary care. Language and cultural barriers are important areas in which researchers face substantial challenges. Primary care researchers need tools and approaches to include diverse communities in qualitative interviews. Here, we describe one way primary care researchers can apply an adapted, engaged transcription and interpretation method in qualitative research to improve retention of nuance and meaning across language and cultures, specifically with non-English, non-Spanish-speaking resettled refugees. We also discuss how the approach provided additional information that increased the validity of interpretation and analysis and improved the retention of nuance in a qualitative primary care study. The methodological and practical value, scope of application and potential limitations and improvements of this method through future research are addressed.</p>","PeriodicalId":44590,"journal":{"name":"Family Medicine and Community Health","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/72/79/fmch-2021-001235.PMC8883267.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39670297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using electronic medical record data to assess chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease testing, recognition and management as documented in Australian general practice: a cross-sectional analysis.","authors":"Julia L Jones,&nbsp;Natalie G Lumsden,&nbsp;Koen Simons,&nbsp;Anis Ta'eed,&nbsp;Maximilian P de Courten,&nbsp;Tissa Wijeratne,&nbsp;Nicholas Cox,&nbsp;Christopher J A Neil,&nbsp;Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis,&nbsp;Peter Shane Hamblin,&nbsp;Edward D Janus,&nbsp;Craig L Nelson","doi":"10.1136/fmch-2021-001006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2021-001006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To evaluate the capacity of general practice (GP) electronic medical record (EMR) data to assess risk factor detection, disease diagnostic testing, diagnosis, monitoring and pharmacotherapy for the interrelated chronic vascular diseases-chronic kidney disease (CKD), type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Cross-sectional analysis of data extracted on a single date for each practice between 12 April 2017 and 18 April 2017 incorporating data from any time on or before data extraction, using baseline data from the Chronic Disease early detection and Improved Management in PrimAry Care ProjecT. Deidentified data were extracted from GP EMRs using the Pen Computer Systems Clinical Audit Tool and descriptive statistics used to describe the study population.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Eight GPs in Victoria, Australia.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Patients were ≥18 years and attended GP ≥3 times within 24 months. 37 946 patients were included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Risk factor and disease testing/monitoring/treatment were assessed as per Australian guidelines (or US guidelines if none available), with guidelines simplified due to limitations in data availability where required. Risk factor assessment in those requiring it: 30% of patients had body mass index and 46% blood pressure within guideline recommended timeframes. Diagnostic testing in at-risk population: 17% had diagnostic testing as per recommendations for CKD and 37% for T2D. Possible undiagnosed disease: Pathology tests indicating possible disease with no diagnosis already coded were present in 6.7% for CKD, 1.6% for T2D and 0.33% familial hypercholesterolaemia. Overall prevalence: Coded diagnoses were recorded in 3.8% for CKD, 6.6% for T2D, 4.2% for ischaemic heart disease, 1% for heart failure, 1.7% for ischaemic stroke, 0.46% for peripheral vascular disease, 0.06% for familial hypercholesterolaemia and 2% for atrial fibrillation. Pharmaceutical prescriptions: the proportion of patients prescribed guideline-recommended medications ranged from 44% (beta blockers for patients with ischaemic heart disease) to 78% (antiplatelets or anticoagulants for patients with ischaemic stroke).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Using GP EMR data, this study identified recorded diagnoses of chronic vascular diseases generally similar to, or higher than, reported national prevalence. It suggested low levels of extractable documented risk factor assessments, diagnostic testing in those at risk and prescription of guideline-recommended pharmacotherapy for some conditions. These baseline data highlight the utility of GP EMR data for potential use in epidemiological studies and by individual practices to guide targeted quality improvement. It also highlighted some of the challenges of using GP EMR data.</p>","PeriodicalId":44590,"journal":{"name":"Family Medicine and Community Health","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/eb/59/fmch-2021-001006.PMC8860071.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39641286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Developing a protocol based on the Brazilian Dietary Guidelines for individual dietary advice in the primary healthcare: theoretical and methodological bases.","authors":"Maria Laura da Costa Louzada,&nbsp;Cláudia Raulino Tramontt,&nbsp;Juliana Giaj Levra de Jesus,&nbsp;Fernanda Rauber,&nbsp;Jacqueline Resende Berriel Hochberg,&nbsp;Thanise Sabrina Souza Santos,&nbsp;Patricia Constante Jaime","doi":"10.1136/fmch-2021-001276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2021-001276","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To describe the methodology of development of a protocol for application of the Brazilian Dietary Guidelines by primary healthcare professionals in individual dietary advice. A five-step approach was followed: (1) format definition; (2) definition of the instrument for assessment of individuals' food consumption; (3) Dietary Guidelines' content extraction; (4) protocol content development; (5) content and face validity. An example from Brazil was displayed with the development of a protocol to guide healthcare professional decision-making when providing nutrition advice based on the Brazilian Dietary Guidelines. The instrument of the Brazilian Nutrition Surveillance System (SISVAN) was chosen to the food consumption assessment, which contains questions about the consumption of seven healthy or unhealthy food groups and one question about eating modes. The Guidelines' content extraction process led to the identification of recommendations related to the food consumption markers assessed by the SISVAN questionnaire. Then, a protocol was developed in a flowchart format, in which the professional's conduct is guided by the answer given to each question of the SISVAN instrument. For each 'non-compliant' answer (unhealthy eating practice), the professional is instructed how to provide recommendations and identify obstacles. Lastly, experts and healthcare professionals highlighted pertinence, clarity and usability of the protocol. This study provides the blueprint for the phase-wise development of protocols of application of the Dietary Guidelines and may contribute to promote healthier eating and ending malnutrition in all its forms.</p>","PeriodicalId":44590,"journal":{"name":"Family Medicine and Community Health","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/9d/a0/fmch-2021-001276.PMC8830223.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39766399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Staying psychologically safe as a doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Jill Benson,&nbsp;Roger Sexton,&nbsp;Christopher Dowrick,&nbsp;Christine Gibson,&nbsp;Christos Lionis,&nbsp;Joana Ferreira Veloso Gomes,&nbsp;Maria Bakola,&nbsp;Abdullah AlKhathami,&nbsp;Shimnaz Nazeer,&nbsp;Alkisti Igoumenaki,&nbsp;Jinan Usta,&nbsp;Bruce Arroll,&nbsp;Evelyn van Weel-Baumgarten,&nbsp;Claudia Allen","doi":"10.1136/fmch-2021-001553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2021-001553","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44590,"journal":{"name":"Family Medicine and Community Health","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2b/3f/fmch-2021-001553.PMC8771807.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39834302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cash transfer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial.","authors":"Navindra Persaud,&nbsp;Kevin E Thorpe,&nbsp;Michael Bedard,&nbsp;Stephen W Hwang,&nbsp;Andrew Pinto,&nbsp;Peter Jüni,&nbsp;Bruno R da Costa","doi":"10.1136/fmch-2021-001452","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2021-001452","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the effect of a one-time cash transfer of $C1000 in people who are unable to physically distance due to insufficient income.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Open-label, multi-centre, randomised superiority trial.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Seven primary care sites in Ontario, Canada; six urban sites associated with St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and one in Manitoulin Island.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>392 individuals who reported trouble affording basic necessities due to disruptions related to COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>After random allocation, participants either received the cash transfer of $C1000 (n=196) or physical distancing guidelines alone (n=196).</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>The primary outcome was the maximum number of symptoms consistent with COVID-19 over 14 days. Secondary outcomes were meeting clinical criteria for COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 presence, number of close contacts, general health and ability to afford basic necessities.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The primary outcome of number of symptoms reported by participants did not differ between groups after 2 weeks (cash transfer, mean 1.6 vs 1.9, ratio of means 0.83; 95% CI 0.56 to 1.24). There were no statistically significant effects on secondary outcomes of the meeting COVID-19 clinical criteria (7.9% vs 12.8%; risk difference -0.05; 95% CI -0.11 to 0.01), SARS-CoV-2 presence (0.5% vs 0.6%; risk difference 0.00 95% CI -0.02 to 0.02), mean number of close contacts (3.5 vs 3.7; rate ratio 1.10; 95% CI 0.83 to 1.46), general health very good or excellent (60% vs 63%; risk difference -0.03 95% CI -0.14 to 0.08) and ability to make ends meet (52% vs 51%; risk difference 0.01 95% CI -0.10 to 0.12).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A single cash transfer did not reduce the COVID-19 symptoms or improve the ability to afford necessities. Further studies are needed to determine whether some groups may benefit from financial supports and to determine if a higher level of support is beneficial.</p><p><strong>Trial registration number: </strong>NCT04359264.</p>","PeriodicalId":44590,"journal":{"name":"Family Medicine and Community Health","volume":"9 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/8b/61/fmch-2021-001452.PMC8662581.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39738904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Primer on binary logistic regression.","authors":"Jenine K Harris","doi":"10.1136/fmch-2021-001290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2021-001290","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Family medicine has traditionally prioritised patient care over research. However, recent recommendations to strengthen family medicine include calls to focus more on research including improving research methods used in the field. Binary logistic regression is one method frequently used in family medicine research to classify, explain or predict the values of some characteristic, behaviour or outcome. The binary logistic regression model relies on assumptions including independent observations, no perfect multicollinearity and linearity. The model produces ORs, which suggest increased, decreased or no change in odds of being in one category of the outcome with an increase in the value of the predictor. Model significance quantifies whether the model is better than the baseline value (ie, the percentage of people with the outcome) at explaining or predicting whether the observed cases in the data set have the outcome. One model fit measure is the count- [Formula: see text], which is the percentage of observations where the model correctly predicted the outcome variable value. Related to the count- [Formula: see text] are model sensitivity-the percentage of those with the outcome who were correctly predicted to have the outcome-and specificity-the percentage of those without the outcome who were correctly predicted to not have the outcome. Complete model reporting for binary logistic regression includes descriptive statistics, a statement on whether assumptions were checked and met, ORs and CIs for each predictor, overall model significance and overall model fit.</p>","PeriodicalId":44590,"journal":{"name":"Family Medicine and Community Health","volume":"9 Suppl 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e4/15/fmch-2021-001290.PMC8710907.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39638567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Implementation of cancer screening in rural primary care practices after joining an accountable care organisation: a multiple case study.","authors":"Heather Nelson-Brantley,&nbsp;Edward F Ellerbeck,&nbsp;Stacy McCrea-Robertson,&nbsp;Jennifer Brull,&nbsp;Jennifer Bacani McKenney,&nbsp;K Allen Greiner,&nbsp;Christie Befort","doi":"10.1136/fmch-2021-001326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2021-001326","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe common strategies and practice-specific barriers, adaptations and determinants of cancer screening implementation in eight rural primary care practices in the Midwestern United States after joining an accountable care organisation (ACO).</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This study used a multiple case study design. Purposive sampling was used to identify a diverse group of practices within the ACO. Data were collected from focus group interviews and workflow mapping. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) was used to guide data collection and analysis. Data were cross-analysed by clinic and CFIR domains to identify common themes and practice-specific determinants of cancer screening implementation.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>The study included eight rural primary care practices, defined as Rural-Urban Continuum Codes 5-9, in one ACO in the Midwestern United States.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Providers, staff and administrators who worked in the primary care practices participated in focus groups. 28 individuals participated including 10 physicians; one doctor of osteopathic medicine; three advanced practice registered nurses; eight registered nurses, quality assurance and licensed practical nurses; one medical assistant; one care coordination manager; and four administrators.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>With integration into the ACO, practices adopted four new strategies to support cancer screening: care gap lists, huddle sheets, screening via annual wellness visits and information spread. Cross-case analysis revealed that all practices used both visit-based and population-based cancer screening strategies, although workflows varied widely across practices. Each of the four strategies was adapted for fit to the local context of the practice. Participants shared that joining the ACO provided a strong external incentive for increasing cancer screening rates. Two predominant determinants of cancer screening success at the clinic level were use of the electronic health record (EHR) and fully engaging nurses in the screening process.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Joining an ACO can be a positive driver for increasing cancer screening practices in rural primary care practices. Characteristics of the practice can impact the success of ACO-related cancer screening efforts; engaging nurses to the fullest extent of their education and training and integrating cancer screening into the EHR can optimise the cancer screening workflow.</p>","PeriodicalId":44590,"journal":{"name":"Family Medicine and Community Health","volume":"9 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/85/df/fmch-2021-001326.PMC8710423.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39748734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Continuity of maternal healthcare services utilisation in Indonesia: analysis of determinants from the Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey.","authors":"Helen Andriani,&nbsp;Salma Dhiya Rachmadani,&nbsp;Valencia Natasha,&nbsp;Adila Saptari","doi":"10.1136/fmch-2021-001389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2021-001389","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>WHO recommends that every pregnant woman and newborn receive quality care throughout the pregnancy, delivery and postnatal periods. However, Maternal Mortality Ratio in Indonesia for 2015 reached 305 per 100 000 live births, which exceeds the target of Sustainable Development Goals (<70 per 100 000 live births). Receiving at least four times antenatal care (ANC4+) and skilled birth attendant (SBA) during childbirth is crucial for preventing maternal and neonatal deaths. The study aims to assess the determinants of ANC4 +and SBA independently, evaluate the distribution of utilisation of ANC4 + and SBA services, and further investigate the associations of two levels of continuity of services utilisation in Indonesia DESIGN: Data from the Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey, a cross-sectional and large-scale national survey conducted in 2017 were used.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>This study was set in Indonesia.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>The study involved ever-married women of reproductive age (15-49 years) and had given birth in the last 5 years prior to the survey (n=15 288). The dependent variables are the use of ANC4 + and SBA. Individual, family and community factors, such as age, age at first birth, level of education, employment status, parity, autonomy in healthcare decision-making, level of education, employment status of spouses, household income, mass media consumption residence and distance from health facilities were also measured.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results showed that 11 632 (76.1%) women received ANC4 + and SBA during childbirth. Multivariate analysis revealed that age, age at first birth, and parity have a statistically significant association with continuity of services utilisation. The odds of using continuity of services were higher among women older than 34 years (adjusted OR (aOR) 1.54; 95% CI 1.31 to 1.80) compared with women aged 15-24 years. Women with a favourable distance from health facilities were more likely to receive continuity of services utilisation (aOR 1.39; 95% CI 1.24 to 1.57).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The continuity of services utilisation is associated with age, reproductive status, family influence and accessibility-related factors. Findings demonstrated the importance of enhancing early reproductive health education for men and women. The health system reinforcement, community empowerment and multisectoral engagement enhance accessibility to health facilities, reduce financial and geographical barriers, and produce strong quality care.</p>","PeriodicalId":44590,"journal":{"name":"Family Medicine and Community Health","volume":"9 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/1e/e6/fmch-2021-001389.PMC8710424.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39748735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Specificity of early-career general practitioners' problem formulations in patients presenting with dizziness: a cross-sectional analysis.","authors":"Jocelyn Ledger,&nbsp;Amanda Tapley,&nbsp;Christopher Levi,&nbsp;Andrew Davey,&nbsp;Mieke van Driel,&nbsp;Elizabeth G Holliday,&nbsp;Jean Ball,&nbsp;Alison Fielding,&nbsp;Neil Spike,&nbsp;Kristen FitzGerald,&nbsp;Parker Magin","doi":"10.1136/fmch-2021-001087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2021-001087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Dizziness is a common and challenging clinical presentation in general practice. Failure to determine specific aetiologies can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. We aimed to establish frequency and associations of general practitioner (GP) trainees' (registrars') specific vertigo provisional diagnoses and their non-specific symptomatic problem formulations.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A cross-sectional analysis of Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training (ReCEnT) cohort study data between 2010 and 2018. ReCEnT is an ongoing, prospective cohort study of registrars in general practice training in Australia. Data collection occurs once every 6 months midtraining term (for three terms) and entails recording details of 60 consecutive clinical consultations on hardcopy case report forms. The outcome factor was whether dizziness-related or vertigo-related presentations resulted in a specific vertigo provisional diagnosis versus a non-specific symptomatic problem formulation. Associations with patient, practice, registrar and consultation independent variables were assessed by univariate and multivariable logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Australian general practice training programme. The training is regionalised and delivered by regional training providers (RTPs) (2010-2015) and regional training organisations (RTOs) (2016-2018) across Australia (from five states and one territory).</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>All general practice registrars enrolled with participating RTPs or RTOs undertaking GP training terms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>2333 registrars (96% response rate) recorded 1734 new problems related to dizziness or vertigo. Of these, 546 (31.5%) involved a specific vertigo diagnosis and 1188 (68.5%) a non-specific symptom diagnosis. Variables associated with a non-specific symptom diagnosis on multivariable analysis were lower socioeconomic status of the practice location (OR 0.94 for each decile of disadvantage, 95% CIs 0.90 to 0.98) and longer consultation duration (OR 1.02, 95% CIs 1.00 to 1.04). A specific vertigo diagnosis was associated with performing a procedure (OR 0.52, 95% CIs 0.27 to 1.00), with some evidence for seeking information from a supervisor being associated with a non-specific symptom diagnosis (OR 1.39, 95% CIs 0.92 to 2.09; p=0.12).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Australian GP registrars see dizzy patients as frequently as established GPs. The frequency and associations of a non-specific diagnosis are consistent with the acknowledged difficulty of making diagnoses in vertigo/dizziness presentations. Continuing emphasis on this area in GP training and encouragement of supervisor involvement in registrars' diagnostic processes is indicated.</p>","PeriodicalId":44590,"journal":{"name":"Family Medicine and Community Health","volume":"9 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/10/40/fmch-2021-001087.PMC8710910.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39622933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Primary care providers should prescribe aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease based on benefit-risk ratio, not age.","authors":"Kyungmann Kim, Charles H Hennekens, Lisa Martinez, J Michael Gaziano, Marc A Pfeffer, Bianca Biglione, Alexander Gitin, Jeanne Bell McCabe, Thomas D Cook, David L DeMets, Sarah K Wood","doi":"10.1136/fmch-2021-001475","DOIUrl":"10.1136/fmch-2021-001475","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent guidelines restricted aspirin (ASA) in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) to patients <70 years old and more recent guidance to <60.In the most comprehensive prior meta-analysis, the Antithrombotic Trialists Collaboration reported a significant 12% reduction in CVD with similar benefit-risk ratios at older ages. Using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, four trials were added to an updated meta-analysis.ASA produced a statistically significant 13% reduction in CVD with 95% confidence limits (0.83 to 0.92) with similar benefits at older ages in each of the trials.Primary care providers should make individual decisions whether to prescribe ASA based on benefit-risk ratio, not simply age. When the absolute risk of CVD is >10%, benefits of ASA will generally outweigh risks of significant bleeding. ASA should be considered only after implementation of therapeutic lifestyle changes and other drugs of proven benefit such as statins, which are, at the very least, additive to ASA. Our perspective is that individual clinical judgements by primary care providers about prescription of ASA in primary prevention of CVD should be based on our evidence-based solution of weighing all the absolute benefits and risks rather than age. This strategy would do far more good for far more patients as well as far more good than harm in both developed and developing countries. This new and novel strategy for primary care providers to consider in prescribing ASA in primary prevention of CVD is the same as the general approach suggested by Professor Geoffrey Rose decades ago.</p>","PeriodicalId":44590,"journal":{"name":"Family Medicine and Community Health","volume":"9 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f8/f0/fmch-2021-001475.PMC8710906.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39622934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}