Targeted Case Finding for OSA within the Primary Care Setting

Occupational asthma case finding: a role for primary care.

Finding the Primary Care Providers in the Specialist-Dominant Primary Care Setting of Korea: A Cluster Analysis

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify private clinics that have a potential to perform the role of primary care providers (PCPs) in a primary care setting in Korea where private specialists are dominant. METHODS The 2013 National Patient Sample claim data of Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service in Korea was used. Two-step cluster analysis was performed using characteristics of priv...

Identifying OSA Risk in the General Adult Primary Care Population

Purpose: The purpose of this project is to illustrate the need for the implementation of a novel screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the primary care setting. Background: OSA has been associated with numerous comorbidities including hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and stroke. Despite these associations, the condition continues to be widely underdiagnosed in the general adult pop...

Primary Care Setting

Background: Numerous studies indicate that Papanicolaou smears contain better cellular material when the technique for collecting the sample employs the Zelsmyn Cytobrush TIl. Few studies, however, have examined its ability to increase the percentage of abnormal Papanicolaou smear results in actual clinical practice. Methods: This study looked at 7999 Papanicolaou smears done by 46 primary care...

Targeted case finding for COPD versus routine practice in primary care (TargetCOPD): a cluster randomised controlled trial

*Dr Rachel E Jordan [email protected] *Prof Peymané Adab [email protected] Alice Sitch [email protected] Dr Alexandra Enocson [email protected] Deirdre Blissett [email protected] Dr Sue Jowett [email protected] Dr Jen Marsh [email protected] Prof Richard Riley [email protected] Prof Martin R Miller [email protected] Dr Brendan G Cooper [email protected] Dr Al...