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Blame the patient, blame the doctor or blame the system? a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies of patient safety in primary care
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-08-05)
Objective
Studies of patient safety in health care have traditionally focused on hospital medicine. However, recent years have seen more research located in primary care settings which have different features compared to ...
Using qualitative insights to change practice: exploring the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption for urinary tract infections
(BMJ, 2016-01-01)
Objectives: The aim of this paper is to explore the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption in the community for urinary tract infections (UTI) from the perspective of the general practitioners (GPs) and community ...
Five-year prognosis in an incident cohort of people presenting with acute myocardial infarction
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-10-20)
Background: Following an AMI, it is important for patients and their physicians to appreciate the subsequent risk of death, and the potential benefits of invasive cardiac procedures and secondary preventive therapy. Studies, ...
Intervention to improve the quality of antimicrobial prescribing for urinary tract infection: a cluster randomized trial
(Joule Inc., 2015-11-16)
Background: Overuse of antimicrobial therapy in the community adds to the global spread of antimicrobial resistance, which is jeopardizing the treatment of common infections.
Methods: We designed a cluster randomized complex ...