Scandinavian journal of primary health care
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Dec 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyAcupuncture for infantile colic: a blinding-validated, randomized controlled multicentre trial in general practice.
Infantile colic is a painful condition in the first months of infancy. Acupuncture is used in Scandinavia as a treatment for infantile colic. A randomized controlled trial was carried out with the aim of testing the hypothesis that acupuncture treatment has a clinically relevant effect for this condition. ⋯ This trial of acupuncture treatment for infantile colic showed no statistically significant or clinically relevant effect. With the current evidence, the authors suggest that acupuncture for infantile colic should be restricted to clinical trials.
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Sep 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialEarly multidisciplinary assessment was associated with longer periods of sick leave: a randomized controlled trial in a primary health care centre.
To study the effects on sick leave from an early multidisciplinary assessment at a primary health care centre. ⋯ In this study an early multidisciplinary assessment was associated with longer periods on sick leave and more individuals on part-time sick leave.
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Mar 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialDrug treatment in the elderly: an intervention in primary care to enhance prescription quality and quality of life.
The aim of the study was to assess the effect on prescription quality and quality of life after intervention with prescription reviews and promotion of patient participation in primary care. ⋯ The intervention seems to have had no effect on quality of prescriptions or quality of life. This underlines the major challenge of finding new strategies for improving prescription quality to improve patient outcome measures such as quality of life and reduce the known risks of polypharmacy for the elderly.
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Jan 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyGeneral practitioners trained in motivational interviewing can positively affect the attitude to behaviour change in people with type 2 diabetes. One year follow-up of an RCT, ADDITION Denmark.
To examine whether training GPs in motivational interviewing (MI) can improve type 2 diabetic patients' (1) understanding of diabetes, (2) beliefs regarding prevention and treatment, and (3) motivation for behaviour change. ⋯ MI improved type 2 patients' understanding of diabetes, their beliefs regarding treatment aspects, their contemplation on and motivation for behaviour change. Whether our results can be sustained long term and are clinically relevant in terms of changes in risk profile advocates further research.
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Jan 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyPivmecillinam versus sulfamethizole for short-term treatment of uncomplicated acute cystitis in general practice: a randomized controlled trial.
To investigate whether short-term treatment with pivmecillinam was more effective than sulfamethizole in patients with acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI). ⋯ Patients treated with a three-day regime of pivmecillinam experienced faster relief of symptoms compared with patients treated with a three-day regime of sulfamethizole. Five days after initiation of treatment there was no significant difference in clinical and bacteriological cure between the two antibiotic regimes.