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Media Portrayals of Substance Use Disorder and its Impact on Primary Care Treatment: A Scoping Review [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

Media portrayals of addiction shape public perceptions, directly affecting individuals' willingness to seek treatment. Objective: This study aims to examine how mass media reinforces negative stereotypes of individuals with SUDs. Results: Inductive thematic coding was performed on 16 included articles.

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Super-utilization interventions - failing or evolving in complex systems? A scoping literature review [Complexity science]

Annals of Family Medicine

Introduction: Super-utilization (frequent acute hospital care use or frequent emergency department (ED) utilization and readmissions) describes high rates of emergency department visits and hospital admissions by some individuals. Articles were intentionally chosen to illustrate primary themes.

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A Mixed Studies Literature Review on Mental Health Perceived Needs of Family Physicians in Infectious Catastrophes [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population studied: This review includes English and Persian articles (1806-2023) focusing on the impacts of infectious crises on family physicians' mental health in diverse primary care settings (e.g. Results: 4191 articles were initially retrieved. long-term nursing homes, clinics), highlighting their perceived needs.

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Resident Voices: Key Findings from Journal Club Surveys [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

The new format paired each resident with one focal research faculty and one focal faculty advisor, and enabled them to select articles that align with their individual interests. Objective This project aims to evaluate the impact of the redesigned Journal Club format.

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Factors Influencing Self-Care Behavior in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

Physician's Weekly

Age, education, and health literacy emerged as key drivers of self-care behavior in individuals with chronic kidney disease. The review was not limited by publication year, published in English, and only full-text articles were included. About 16 articles met the inclusion criteria.

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Bipolar Depression Drives Higher Costs in Old Age

Physician's Weekly

Mean healthcare costs were estimated over a 12-month period. The results showed that 2,868 individuals were included, with 550 assessed using the CSSRS. Individuals with recent suicide attempts had greater odds of a lifetime suicide attempt history [OR=8.434]. The average age was 70.05 years, and 75.9% (N=2,177) were women.