Scandinavian journal of primary health care
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Dec 2011
ReviewSafety of telephone triage in out-of-hours care: a systematic review.
Telephone triage in patients requesting help may compromise patient safety, particularly if urgency is underestimated and the patient is not seen by a physician. The aim was to assess the research evidence on safety of telephone triage in out-of-hours primary care. ⋯ There is room for improvement in safety of telephone triage in patients who present symptoms that are high risk. As these have a low incidence, recognition of these calls poses a challenge to health care providers in daily practice.
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Dec 2011
Can the APO method be used for measuring soft data?: a pilot study.
The aims were to develop auditing according to the APO (Audit Project Odense) method for measuring soft data, exemplified by a holistic view, and to test the instrument. ⋯ In this first step in developing an instrument, the results indicate that the APO method could be an alternative for studying what happens in the consultation, and the occurrence of an abstract phenomenon such as the use of different kinds of knowledge as part of a holistic view.
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Dec 2011
Frequency and severity of problems that general practitioners experience regarding sickness certification.
Tasks involved in sickness certification constitute potential problems for physicians. The objective in this study was to obtain more detailed knowledge about the problems that general practitioners (GPs) experience in sickness certification cases, specifically regarding reasons for issuing unnecessarily long sick-leave periods. ⋯ A majority of the GPs found sickness certification problematic. Most problems were related to professional competence in insurance medicine. Better possibilities to develop, maintain, and practise such professionalism are warranted.
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Dec 2011
Nursing home residents' self-perceived resources for good sleep.
To explore the nursing home residents' self-perceived resources for good sleep. ⋯ The nursing home residents' self-perceived resources for good sleep--calmness, daily activity, and environmental factors--can be starting points for non-pharmacological treatment of sleep disorders. The residents' primary care physicians should explore these individual resources during consultation and attempt to foster them.