BACKGROUND Primary health care (PHC)-based reforms have had different results in Latin America. Little attention has been paid to the enablers of collective action capacities required to produce a comprehensive PHC approach. OBJECTIVE To analyse the enablers of collective action capacities to transform health systems towards a comprehensive PHC approach in Latin American PHC-based reforms. ...

BACKGROUND Primary health care is recognised as an integral part of a country's health care system. Measuring hospitalisations, that could potentially be avoided with high quality and accessible primary care, is one indicator of how well primary care services are performing. This review was interested in the association between chronic disease related hospitalisations and primary health care re...

To assess the availability, accessibility, appropriateness and quality of adolescent sexual reproductive health (ASRH) services in primary care (PHC) facilities Plateau State, Nigeria, a cross-sectional study was conducted 230 PHC across three senatorial zones state. Primary data were obtained through face-to-face interviews with heads from December 2018 to May 2019. An adapted questionnaire Wo...

Primary hepatic carcinoma (PHC) is the one of the most common tumors and the common cause of cancer death in the world. Detecting PHC in its early stage by imaging methods may greatly increase survival rates of patients. Ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography/computed tomography are common imaging methods in the diagnosis of PHC. In this pa...

BACKGROUND Despite several countrywide attempts to strengthen and standardise the primary healthcare (PHC) system, Greece is still lacking a sustainable, policy-based model of integrated services. The aim of our study was to identify operational integration levels through existing patient care pathways and to recommend an alternative PHC model for optimum integration. METHODS The study was pa...

BACKGROUND Cognitive dysfunctions such as dementia have emerged as a leading public health problem among the elderly. Its early detection is important for the management of patients, and for the educational support of other family members. Although cognitive dysfunction screening tests are available, they have not been widely utilized in community or primary care settings. AIM To validate the...

INTRODUCTION China has pioneered advances in primary health care (PHC) and public health for a large and diverse population. To date, the current state of PHC in China has not been subjected to systematic assessments. Understanding variations in primary care services could generate opportunities for improving the structure and function of PHC. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This paper describes a natio...

BACKGROUND Understanding and addressing the needs of frail persons is an emerging health priority for Nova Scotia and internationally. Primary healthcare (PHC) providers regularly encounter frail persons in their daily clinical work. However, routine identification and measurement of frailty is not standard practice and, in general, there is a lack of awareness about how to identify and respond...

In the course of literature review, four main factors were identified that affect effectiveness GP and, in most cases, have a complex effect on doctor's activity: quality education, organizational factor, financial motivation and psychological factor. These are common to all employees healthcare system particular, efficiency GP. Identification causes their occurrence is necessary when developin...

OBJECTIVES To assess if body function, activity, participation, health-related quality of life and lifestyle behavioural factors can predict activity limitation in women with chronic low back pain (CLBP) in primary healthcare (PHC) 2 years later. DESIGN A 2-year prospective longitudinal cohort study within PHC. SETTINGS PHC in southwestern Sweden. PARTICIPANTS The cohort comprised 130 wom...