This completely revised and greatly expanded edition of Doing Qualitative Research spans
the spectrum of primary care research, illustrating when methods are appropriate and how to …

Background The growing nurse practitioner (NP) workforce plays a critical role in primary
care delivery in the United States. However, better recruitment and retention of the robust NP …

Background. Focus groups have become an important data gathering technique in primary
care research. Objectives. This study provides an integrated review of recent articles that …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of patients' perceptions of providers' communication on
medication adherence in hypertensive African Americans. METHODS: Cross-sectional study …

Background Despite evidence of a positive effect of collaborative patient–provider
communication on patient outcomes, our understanding of this relationship is unclear …

Objective: Hypertension is a common cardiovascular risk factor within the Iranian population,
and this may be improved through changes in lifestyle. We aimed at improving hypertension …

The US surgeon general's report on oral health stressed the importance of providing dental
care to underserved patients. The objectives of this study were to explore a) dental students' …

The aim of this study was to assess changes in a group of dental students' feelings about,
willingness to treat, and perceived responsibility in treating underserved populations as they …

PURPOSE Religious traditions call their members to care for the poor and marginalized, yet
no study has examined whether physicians' religious characteristics are associated with …

Purpose The number of US medical school graduates who choose to practice in health
professional shortage areas (HPSAs) has not kept pace with the needs of society. The …