Annals of family medicine
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Annals of family medicine · Nov 2019
Review Meta AnalysisBlue-Light Therapy for Acne Vulgaris: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Antibiotic use in acne treatment raises concerns about increased resistance, necessitating alternatives. We assessed the effectiveness of blue-light therapy for acne. ⋯ Methodological and reporting limitations of existing evidence limit conclusions about the effectiveness of blue light for acne. Clinicians and patients should therefore consider the balance between its benefits and adverse events, as well as costs.
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Annals of family medicine · Nov 2019
ReviewThe 3 Cs of Content, Context, and Concepts: A Practical Approach to Recording Unstructured Field Observations.
Most primary care researchers lack a practical approach for including field observations in their studies, even though observations can offer important qualitative insights and provide a mechanism for documenting behaviors, events, and unexpected occurrences. We present an overview of unstructured field observations as a qualitative research method for analyzing material surroundings and social interactions. We then detail a practical approach to collecting and recording observational data through a "3 Cs" template of content, context, and concepts. To demonstrate how this method works in practice, we provide an example of a completed template and discuss the analytical approach used during a study on informed consent for research participation in the primary care setting of Qatar.
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Annals of family medicine · Nov 2019
"It's Like Riding Out the Chaos": Caring for Socially Complex Patients in an Ambulatory Intensive Care Unit (A-ICU).
High-need high-cost (HNHC) patients consume a large proportion of health resources but often receive suboptimal care in traditional primary care. Intensive ambulatory care interventions attempt to better meet these patients' needs, but we know little about how teams delivering these interventions in clinics serving socially complex patient populations perceive their work. ⋯ FQHC staff working with HNHC patients perceive mismatch between the health care system and patients' clinical and social needs as the key driver of poor outcomes for these patients. Intensive ambulatory care teams may bridge mismatch through provision of psychosocial supports, flexible care delivery, and fostering team cohesion to support patient engagement.
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Annals of family medicine · Nov 2019
Practice Organization Characteristics Related to Job Satisfaction Among General Practitioners in 11 Countries.
The consequences of job dissatisfaction among general practitioners (GPs) are well known; both GPs and policy makers should be interested in a better understanding of its determinants. This study aimed to investigate whether the organizational and functional features of GPs' practices were associated with job dissatisfaction in 11 countries. ⋯ Heavy workloads are clearly associated with job dissatisfaction among GPs. Organizational changes such as group practices, employing case managers, and using electronic health records could potentially reduce this burden. Workloads could also be relieved by diversifying GPs' activities. All health care providers should strive to improve the circulation of information.