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Evaluating the Impact of Data Visualization with China-PAR on Hypertension Management in Primary Care: A Pilot Study [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective This study aims to investigate the impact of data visualization using China-PAR on managing hypertension among primary care patients. Although data visualization is gaining traction in the hypertension, its use in health education and information dissemination is still underutilized.

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Role of General Practitioners in Acute Case Handling

Physician's Weekly

Source: bmcprimcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12875-025-02901-2 The post Role of General Practitioners in Acute Case Handling first appeared on Physician's Weekly. Analysis of 500+ urgent GP visits in Germany shows most cases were handled in-office, often driven by fear, distress, or a need for reassurance.

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Using media to enhance pediatric patient recruitment in primary care [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Recruitment of study participants by general practitioners (GPs) is a general concern in primary care. Poor recruitment leads to extension or discontinuation of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving patients.

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Development of a framework for transferring tests evaluated in secondary care to primary care settings: a Delphi study [Research methodology and instrument development]

Annals of Family Medicine

These tests are primarily evaluated in secondary care (SC) before they are introduced into primary care (PC). Setting or Dataset: Primary care. Population Studied: General practitioners (GP’s), test developers, specialists in SC, and methodologists from in- and outside the Netherlands.

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A comparison of children with functional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome in primary care and secondary care [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Most children with functional abdominal pain (FAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) could be managed in primary care (PC). Nevertheless, many children are referred to pediatric care. It is not clear which children are referred and what the differences are between PC and hospital care populations.

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Primary Care Physicians Responses to Treatment Burden in People With Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Video Analysis in China [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

PURPOSE This study aimed to examine the approaches general practitioners (GPs) use to respond to the treatment burden faced by people with type 2 diabetes. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 29 videos of GP-patient consultations in an academic general practice clinic in China.

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Geriatric Assessment Boosted Outcomes in OAs

Physician's Weekly

In the cohort study published in June 2025 in the issue of BMC Primary Care, researchers examined clinical and process outcomes in older adults (OAs) at risk of or living with frailty who received an interdisciplinary Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) in the community. They assessed OAs aged ≥75 years who were screened for frailty and referred (..)