Exploring the use and challenges of implementing virtual visits during COVID-19 in primary care and lessons for sustained use

HT Mohammed, L Hyseni, V Bui, B Gerritsen, K Fuller… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly transformed how healthcare is delivered
to limit the transmission of the virus. This descriptive cross-sectional study explored the …

Contextual factors associated with cancer screening uptake: a systematic review of observational studies

Q Rollet, L Tron, R De Mil, G Launoy, É Guillaume - Preventive Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
We conducted a systematic review of a wide range of contextual factors related to cancer
screening uptake that have been studied so far. Studies were identified through PubMed …

Breast cancer screening among females with and without schizophrenia

B O'Neill, A Yusuf, A Lofters, A Huang… - JAMA network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Breast cancer screening with mammography is recommended in Ontario,
Canada, for females 50 years or older. Females with schizophrenia are at higher risk of …

Does physician retirement affect patients? A systematic review

K Lam, CG Arnold, RD Savage, NM Stall… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES Older patients that have aged with their doctors will likely experience their
physician retiring. It is unclear if this interruption in continuity of care leaves patients at risk …

Primary care experiences of women with a history of childhood trauma and chronic disease: Trauma-informed care approach

E Purkey, R Patel, T Beckett, F Mathieu - Canadian Family Physician, 2018 - cfp.ca
Objective To understand the primary care experiences of women who have a history of
childhood trauma and chronic disease. Design Qualitative study using in-depth interviews …

Coordinating primary care services: a case of policy layering

D Rudoler, A Peckham, A Grudniewicz, G Marchildon - Health Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, we discuss the processes of policy layering as they relate to health care
reform. We focus on efforts to achieve systems of coordinated primary care, and demonstrate …

Patient and physician factors associated with first diagnosis of non-affective psychotic disorder in primary care

JC Wiener, R Rodrigues, JNS Reid, S Archie… - … and Policy in Mental …, 2023 - Springer
Primary care physicians play a central role in pathways to care for first-episode psychosis,
and their increased involvement in early detection could improve service-related outcomes …

Development and validation of an algorithm using health administrative data to define patient attachment to primary care providers

L Jaakkimainen, I Bayoumi, RH Glazier… - Journal of Health …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The authors developed and validated an algorithm using health administrative data
to identify patients who are attached or uncertainly attached to a primary care provider (PCP) …

Sociodemographic Factors and Trends in Bronchiolitis-Related Emergency Department Visit and Hospitalization Rates

S Mahant, CM Borkhoff, PC Parkin… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Bronchiolitis is the most common and most cumulatively expensive condition in
pediatric hospital care. Few population-based studies have examined health inequalities in …

Factors influencing nurse practitioner panel size in team-based primary care: a qualitative case study

R Martin-Misener, F Donald, J Rayner, N Carter… - BMC Primary …, 2024 - Springer
Background Lack of access to health care is a worldwide public health crisis. In primary care
it has led to increases in the implementation of nurse practitioners and heightened interest in …