The coming of age of ICPC: celebrating the 21st birthday of the International Classification of Primary Care

JK Soler, I Okkes, M Wood, H Lamberts - Family practice, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC) has, since its introduction in
1987, been quite successful. Now in its second revised version, it has been translated in 22 …

Audio-visual recording of patient–GP consultations for research purposes: A literature review on recruiting rates and strategies

M Themessl-Huber, G Humphris, J Dowell… - Patient education and …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To identify ethical processes and recruitment strategies, participation rates of
studies using audio or video recording of primary health care consultations for research …

Simply no time? Barriers to GPs' participation in primary health care research

E Hummers-Pradier, C Scheidt-Nave, H Martin… - Family …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background. Non-participation of general practitioners (GPs) is a serious source of bias for
practice-based studies. Objective. To elucidate doctors' motives for non-participation in, and …

The development of primary care information technology in the United kingdom

S de Lusignan, T Chan - The Journal of ambulatory care …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
The Development of Primary Care Information Technology in th... : The Journal of Ambulatory
Care Management The Development of Primary Care Information Technology in the United …

Development, implementation, and pilot study of a sentinel network (" The Watchtowers") for monitoring emergency primary health care activity in Norway

EH Hansen, S Hunskaar - BMC Health Services Research, 2008 - Springer
Abstract Background In Norway there is a shortage of valid health activity statistics from the
primary care out-of-hours services and the pre-hospital emergency health care system …

Impact of preexisting depression on length of stay and discharge destination among patients hospitalized for acute stroke: linked register-based study

J Nuyen, PM Spreeuwenberg, PP Groenewegen… - Stroke, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—There exists limited knowledge regarding the relation between
depression and healthcare utilization in stroke patients. The objective of this register-based …

What factors explain the differences in morbidity estimations among general practice registration networks in the Netherlands? A first analysis

C van den Dungen, N Hoeymans, R Gijsen… - … European Journal of …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Information on the incidence and prevalence of diseases is a core indicator for
public health. There are several ways to estimate morbidity in a population (eg, surveys …

The SMILE study: a study of medical information and lifestyles in Eindhoven, the rationale and contents of a large prospective dynamic cohort study

M van den Akker, MG Spigt, L De Raeve… - BMC Public Health, 2008 - Springer
Background Health problems, health behavior, and the consequences of bad health are
often intertwined. There is a growing need among physicians, researchers and policy …

[PDF][PDF] Using routinely collected patient data with and without consent: trust and professionalism

S De Lusignan - Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 2008 - researchgate.net
The founding fathers of academic primary care conducted research using routinely collected
practice data. William Pickles' description of infectious disease, Frans Huygen's Families …

A simple primary care information system featuring feedback to clinicians

G Gaumer, N Hassan, M Murphy - The International journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
A simple information system for primary care clinics was designed to support the USAID
funded health system strengthening project in the Suez Governorate in Egypt. This system …