Objectives To analyze the scientific production of primary care research in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries from 1980 to 2024 and to provide recommendations for improvement. Design Observational, machine learning-based bibliometric study. Data sources […]
Population health management (PHM) is a people-centred, data-driven and proactive approach to improving the health and well-being of a defined population, considering the differences within that population and their social determinants of health. By using […]
Objective This study aimed to assess the cause of acute pharyngitis and determine the duration of severe and moderate symptoms based on the aetiology. Design Prospective observational study. Site One urban health care centre. Participants […]
Over the last years, the susceptibility activity of the most common microorganisms causing community-acquired infections has significantly changed in Spain. Based on the susceptibility rates of Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Escherichia coli, and […]
Purpose To compare the effect of discontinuing bisphosphonate treatment on fracture risk in postmenopausal women at high versus low risk of fracture. Design Retrospective, longitudinal and population-based cohort study. Setting Barcelona City Primary Care. Catalan […]
Objective We assessed the impact of the implementation of a simple multifaceted intervention aimed at improving management of cystitis in primary care. Design Quality control before and after study. Site Primary care centres in Barcelona […]
Aim To explore the influence of anxiety/depression symptoms and social risk in patients older than 65 years with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) both in non-adherence to pharmacological treatment (Non-AdhT) and in poor control of […]