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December 2024; Volume 8,Issue 4

RESEARCH

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    Incidence of hand and wrist disorders in primary care: a retrospective cohort study
    Patrick Krastman, Evelien IT de Schepper, Patrick JE Bindels, Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra, Gerald Kraan and Jos Runhaar
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2023.0240. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0240
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    'Will anybody listen?' Parents’ views on childhood asthma care: a qualitative study
    Daniel Lange, Antje Lindenmeyer, Kate Warren, Shamil Haroon and Prasad Nagakumar
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0070. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0070
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    Glaucoma treatment and deprivation: time-series analysis of general practice prescribing in England
    Jeremy Hooper, Cecilia Helen Fenerty, James Roach and Robert Anthony Harper
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0005. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0005
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    Advance care planning before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational cohort study of 73 675 patients’ records
    Philippa G McFarlane, Catey Bunce, Katherine E Sleeman, Martina Orlovic, Jonathan Koffman, John Rosling, Alastair Bearne, Margaret Powell, Julia Riley and Joanne Droney
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2023.0145. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0145
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    Antibiotic prescriptions associated with a diagnosis of acute nasopharyngitis by general GPs in France: a retrospective study
    Tran Tue Duong, Matta Matta, Beranger Lekens and Sylvain Diamantis
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0006. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0006
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    Enabling patient–physician continuity in Swedish primary care: the importance of a named GP. A registry-based observational study
    Lina Maria Ellegård, Anders Anell and Gustav Kjellsson
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0118. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0118
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    ‘I feel many of my reflections are forced’: International medical graduates’ perspectives on reflection in UK general practice training: a mixed methods qualitative study
    Laura Jayne Emery, Ben Jackson and Caroline Mitchell
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2023.0210. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0210
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    How patients experience discussing couple relationship problems with GPs: an interview study
    Siri Dalsmo Berge, Mette Brekke, Eivind Meland and Thomas Mildestvedt
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0044. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0044
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    GPs’ reflections on prescribing addictive hypnotics to older people: a qualitative study
    Holgeir Skjeie, Mette Brekke and Trygve Skonnord
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0157. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0157
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    Primary mental health care for adults with mild intellectual disabilities: a focus group study of care professionals’ perspectives
    Katrien PM Pouls, Mathilde Mastebroek, Suzanne A Ligthart, Willem JJ Assendelft, Monique CJ Koks-Leensen and Geraline L Leusink
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2023.0247. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0247
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    Family medicine journals’ endorsement of reporting guidelines and clinical trial registration: a cross-sectional analysis
    Wyatt Compton, Brody Dennis, Payton Clark, Caleb A Smith, Danya Nees, Griffin Hughes and Matt Vassar
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2023.0183. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0183
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    Hammering nails with a screwdriver: how GPs perceive video consultations
    Magnus Repstad Wanderås, Eirik Abildsnes, Elin Thygesen and Santiago Gil Martinez
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0010. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0010
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    Primary care contact, clinical management, and suicide risk following discharge from inpatient mental health care: a case–control study
    Rebecca Musgrove, Matthew J Carr, Nav Kapur, Carolyn A Chew-Graham, Faraz Mughal, Darren M Ashcroft and Roger T Webb
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2023.0165. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0165
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    Interventions in ambulatory healthcare settings to reduce social isolation among adults aged 18–64: a systematic review
    Kavya Anchuri, Liane Steiner, Roxana Rabet, Amy Craig-Neil, Ellah San Antonio, Oluwasegun Jko Ogundele, Melanie Seabrook, Ceinwen Pope, Serina Dai, Andree Schuler, Carolyn Ziegler and Andrew David Pinto
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2023.0119. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0119
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    Chronic disease medication management at home: a quantitative survey among 180 patients
    Sabine Bayen, Yolaine Haegeman, Nassir Messaadi, Marc Bayen, Maurice Ponchant, Anthony Haro, François Quersin and Matthieu Calafiore
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0027. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0027
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    Qualitative evaluation of a molecular point-of-care testing study for influenza in UK primary care
    Charis Xuan Xie, Uy Hoang, Jessica Smylie, Carole Aspden, Elizabeth Button, Cecilia Okusi, Rachel Byford, Filipa Ferreira, Sneha Anand, Utkarsh Agrawal, Matthew Inada-Kim, Tristan Clark and Simon de Lusignan
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0112. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0112
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    A scoping review of unexpected weight loss and cancer: risk, guidelines, and recommendations for follow-up in primary care
    Javiera Martinez-Gutierrez, Lucas De Mendonca, Philip Ly, Alex Lee, Barbara Hunter, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Sophie Chima, Deborah Daly, George Fishman, Fong Seng Lim, Benny Wang, Craig Nelson, Brian Nicholson and Jon Emery
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0025
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    The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students’ views of a career in general practice: a focus group study
    Zoe Hook, Ben Jackson, Hugh Alberti, Claire Capper, Fiona Hay, Carly Hire, Hannah Randles, Juliet Zachary and Joanne Protheroe
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2023.0257. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0257
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    Primary care-based interventions for secondary prevention of opioid dependence in patients with chronic non-cancer pain taking pharmaceutical opioids: a systematic review
    Clare E French, David M Troy, Sarah Dawson, Michael N Dalili, Matthew Hickman and Kyla H Thomas
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0122. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0122
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    Improving discharge summaries from hospital with a brief recommendation text box: results from a nationwide survey
    Thorbjørn H Mikkelsen, Jesper B Nielsen, Maria M Storsveen and Jens Søndergaard
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0046. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0046
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    How, when, and who should ask about pregnancy intentions in primary care? A qualitative study of primary healthcare professionals’ preferences
    Jennifer Hall, Helen Carr, Anne Connolly and Geraldine Barrett
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0148. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0148
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    Factors influencing multiple non-utilised healthcare appointments from patients’ and healthcare providers’ perspectives: a qualitative systematic review of the global literature
    Asrar Aldadi, Kathryn A Robb and Andrea Williamson
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0075. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0075
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    'What script am I meant to use?': a qualitative study in chronic primary pain
    Niamh Blythe, Carmel Hughes and Nigel D Hart
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0101. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0101
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    Patients’ perspectives of epilepsy care by specialists and generalists: qualitative evidence synthesis
    Charlotte L Cotterill, Andrew Booth, Jon M Dickson and Daniel Hind
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0072. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0072
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    Predictors of treatment outcomes for patients with persistent physical symptoms in primary care: findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial
    Cathrine Abrahamsen, Knut Reidar Wangen, Morten Lindbaek and Erik Lønnmark Werner
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0004. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0004
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    Evaluating the benefits of machine learning for diagnosing deep vein thrombosis compared with gold standard ultrasound: a feasibility study
    Kerstin Nothnagel and Mohammed Farid Aslam
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0057. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0057
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    Symptomatic diagnoses in primary care: an observational cohort study
    Mika T Lehto, Timo Kauppila, Hannu Kautiainen, Merja K Laine, Ossi Rahkonen and Kaisu H Pitkälä
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2023.0234. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0234

PROTOCOL

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    People’s experiences of their involvement in nursing care: a systematic review protocol
    Diana Santos, Eduardo Santos and António Fernando Amaral
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0048. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0048
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    Role modelling to support careers in general practice: a realist review protocol
    Elizabeth Iris Lamb, Bryan Burford, Catherine Exley, Gillian Vance, Valerie Wass and Hugh Alberti
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0109. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0109
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    AI-guided DVT diagnosis in primary care: protocol for cohort with qualitative assessment
    Kerstin Nothnagel, Alastair Hay, Jessica Watson and Jonathan Banks
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0165. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0165
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    Estimating the burden of vaccine-preventable lower respiratory tract disease in UK primary care: protocol for a prospective surveillance study (AvonCAP GP2)
    Polly Duncan, Ruth Mears, Elizabeth Begier, Sanaz Rouhbakhsh Halvaei, Jo Southern, Siân Bodfel Porter, Robin Hubler, Glenda Oben, George Qian, Maria Lahuerta, Tim Davis, James Campling, Shoba Dawson, Hannah Christensen, Jennifer Oliver, Begonia Morales-Aza, Kaijie Pan, Sharon Gray, Catherine Hyams, Leon Danon, Bradford D Gessner, Adam Finn, Alastair D Hay and AvonCAP GP2 research group
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0129. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0129

PRACTICE AND POLICY

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    Integrating public health and primary care: a framework for seamless collaboration
    Luke N Allen, Bernd Rechel, Dan Alton, Luisa M Pettigrew, Martin McKee, Andrew David Pinto, Josephine Exley, Eleanor Turner-Moss, Kathrin Thomas, Jacqueline Mallender, Dheepa Rajan, Toni Dedeu, Simon Bailey and Nicholas Goodwin
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0096. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0096
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    Global health inequity and primary care
    Luke N Allen, Luisa M Pettigrew, Josephine Exley, Harry Collin, Shona Bates and Michael Kidd
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0189. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0189
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    The future of peer review: an editorial
    Adam Grice and Hajira Dambha-Miller
    BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2024.0285. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0285
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