Scandinavian journal of primary health care
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Mar 2024
Health care services for older people in COVID-19 pandemic times - A Nordic comparison.
To explore the Nordic municipal health and care services' ability to promote principal goals within care for older people during the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ Measures that can improve opportunities for an active and social life during a pandemic should have high priority, particularily within home care.
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Mar 2024
Suitability of issuing sickness certifications in remote consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic. A mixed method study of GPs' experiences.
To explore Norwegian GPs' experiences with and perceived suitability of issuing sickness certifications in remote consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ Our study shows that issuing sickness certifications in remote consultations were viewed to be suitable for COVID-19 related problems, for patients the GP has met before, for the follow-up of known medical problems, and the extension of sickness certifications. Not meeting the patient face-to-face may affect the GP-patient relationship as well as make the GPs' dual role more challenging.
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Mar 2024
General practitioners' role in safeguarding patients with dementia in their use of dietary supplements. A qualitative study.
The use of dietary supplements (DS) may cause harm through direct and indirect effects. Patients with dementia may be particularly vulnerable. This study aims to explore general practitioners' (GPs') experiences with DS use by these patients, the GPs perceived responsibilities, obstacles in taking on this responsibility, their attitudes toward DS, and suggestions for improvements to safeguard the use of DS in this patient group. ⋯ The GPs had initially little awareness of this safety risk, but there were differences in practice style and attitudes towards DS. The GPs did not perceive themselves as main responsible for safe use of DS in patient with dementia. The most important reason to disclaim responsibility was lack of information about the products. One suggestion for improvement was better integration of DS in patients' medical record.
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Mar 2024
Managing mental health in chronic care in general practice: a feasibility study of the Healthy Mind intervention.
Mental health issues are common among patients with chronic physical conditions. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of the Healthy Mind intervention, a general practice-based programme that provides problem-solving therapy (PST) to patients with poor mental well-being and type 2 diabetes (T2D) and/or ischaemic heart disease (IHD). ⋯ The Healthy Mind intervention was found to be feasible, and the results support proceeding to a full-scale evaluation trial.
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Mar 2024
Experiences of hospital rotation from family medicine residents' points of view an empirical holistic study.
Trainees or medical residents' experiences of hospital rotations and training have not been sufficiently studied. More empirical holistic studies of experiences of General Practice/Family Medicine (GP/FM) residents in Sweden are needed. The purpose of this study was to describe experiences of hospital rotation during residency. ⋯ The study suggests that family medicine residents required a structured and planned schedule during hospital rotations. This study may contribute to increased quality of hospital rotations during residency as a family physician.