Sfoglia per Soggetto "primary health care"
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Aiming towards hepatitis C virus elimination in Greece
(2019)There are estimated to be 74,000-134,000 patients living with chronic hepatitis C in Greece, but only 20-30% of them are aware of their disease status. In July 2017, the Hellenic National Plan for Hepatitis C was announced ... -
Childhood chronic cough made easy: a simplified approach for the primary care setting
(2021)Cough is a defense mechanism, but when it becomes persistent and troublesome, it must be carefully assessed. Chronic cough, that is, cough persisting for more than 4 weeks, has a proven negative impact on a child's quality ... -
COPD prevalence and the differences between newly and previously diagnosed COPD patients in a spirometry program
(2010)Aims: To evaluate the prevalence and severity of COPD in a primary care population participating in a spirometry program. Differences between newly and previously diagnosed COPD patients were identified. Methods: A spirometry ... -
Determinants of healthcare utilization in Greece: Implications for decision-making
(2007)Objective: To explore factors influencing the utilization of primary and secondary healthcare in Greece. Methods: A national, geographically stratified sample was randomly selected. From November 2001 to March 2002, 5000 ... -
The Effect of Disease Modifying Therapies on Disease Progression in Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(2015)Importance: A number of officially approved disease-modifying drugs (DMD) are currently available for the early intervention in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). The aim of the present study was ... -
The emergency medical system in Greece: Opening aeolus’ bag of winds
(2018)An Emergency Medical Service (EMS) system must encompass a spectrum of care, with dedicated pre-hospital and in-hospital medical facilities. It has to be organised in such a way as to include all necessary services-such ... -
Guidelines for the first-line treatment of restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease, prevention and treatment of dopaminergic augmentation: A combined task force of the IRLSSG, EURLSSG, and the RLS-foundation
(2016)A Task Force was established by the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) in conjunction with the European Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (EURLSSG) and the RLS Foundation (RLS-F) to develop ... -
Impact of the refugee crisis on the greek healthcare system: A long road to Ithaca
(2018)Greece is the country of “Xenios Zeus”, the Ancient Greek god of foreigners and hospitality; however, it is also the main point of entry to Europe. Since the beginning of 2014, 1,112,332 refugees crossed the borders of ... -
Investigation of the intent of patients to participate in cost sharing arrangements at the Atalanti Health Center
(2011)OBJECTIVE Investigation of the determinants associated with the intent of involvement of citizens in the cost of upgrading primary health services by payment of an additional fee. METHOD the study was conducted in the ... -
Medical management of gastric cancer: a 2017 update
(2018)Gastric cancer remains a considerable health burden throughout the world. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) analysis has recently unveiled 4 genotypes of gastric cancer with data not ready to change treatment strategy yet. A ... -
Missed diagnosis and overtreatment of COPD among smoking primary care population in central Greece: old problems persist
(2018)Background: The diagnosis of COPD is not always consistent with the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) strategy in daily clinical practice, especially in primary care. This study aimed to estimate ... -
Old age mental health services in Southern Balkans: Features, geospatial distribution, current needs, and future perspectives
(2020)Background. Healthcare services are increasingly confronted with challenges related to old age mental disorders. The survey aimed to provide an overview of existing psychogeriatric services in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, ... -
Organ donation attitudes and general self-efficacy: Exploratory views from a rural primary care setting
(2019)Introduction: Behavioral determinants can enable or hinder motivation towards registration and donorship and, subsequently, action or inertia towards organ donation. Nevertheless, there is limited information about the ... -
Pilot screening program for lower extremities atherosclerotic disease in a population of central greece
(2020)Background: Screening program in lower extremity atherosclerotic disease (LEAD) has not been widely implemented from health systems. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of LEAD in Greece though a pilot LEAD ... -
Prevalence and Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance among Greek Health Care Workers and Administrative Officers of Primary Health Care Centers: A Nationwide Study Indicating Aspects for a Role Model
(2022)Background: The study aims to identify factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and to investigate knowledge and perceptions of Primary Health Care Centers (PHCC) personnel, who acted as pioneers in the national ... -
Proportion of published primary health care protocols with published results in subsequent papers was decreasing
(2020)Objectives: We assessed the proportion of primary health care (PHC) randomized controlled trial (RCT) protocols published in peer-reviewed journals that published results in subsequent papers in peer-reviewed journals; and ... -
Reliability and validity of the Greek translation of the patient assessment of chronic illness care + (PACIC-PLUS GR) survey
(2020)BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care+ (PACIC+) which is a tool to assess care for Chronic Conditions combining PACIC items with an overall 5As score derived from the ... -
Seeking the attitudes and perceptions of the Greek primary-care professionals on voluntary work in caring for people with HIV/AIDS
(2003)Background: During the last two decades Greece has moved towards a national health system. However, in a country with limited economic resources the necessity for reducing the increasing costs of the health care services ... -
Underestimation of respiratory symptoms by smokers: a thorn in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosis
(2021)Primary care centers are ideal positions to identify chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We determined the COPD prevalence among ever-smokers aged 40–65 years attending a 2-year program conducted in 22 Greek ...