Sfoglia per Soggetto "primary medical care"
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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 ... -
Development of a reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay (RT-LAMP) that detects enteroviruses by targeting the highly conserved 5′-UTR region
(2020)Enteroviruses are positive sense single-stranded RNA viruses. Most infections from enteroviruses are asymptomatic and can circulate “silently”, increasing the risk of an outbreak. For preventing such outbreaks, a rapid, ... -
Effect of high-intensity exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiovascular disease risk and disease activity in patients with inflammatory joint disease: Protocol for the ExeHeart randomised controlled trial
(2022)Introduction Inflammatory joint disease (IJD) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) fostered by systemic inflammation and a high prevalence of CVD risk factors. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) ... -
Improved strategies to counter the COVID-19 pandemic: Lockdowns vs. primary and community healthcare
(2021)COVID-19 pandemic mitigation strategies are mainly based on social distancing measures and healthcare system reinforcement. However, many countries in Europe and elsewhere implemented strict, horizontal lockdowns because ... -
Increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A population-based cohort study, systematic review and meta-analysis
(2019)Aims: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is one of the leading causes of liver transplantation in the West. This study seeks to examine whether women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at increased risk ... -
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 ... -
Prevalence of sleep-related symptoms in a primary care population - Their relation to asthma and COPD
(2007)Aims: The aim of this study was to clarify the association between obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS)-related symptoms and physician-diagnosed asthma and COPD. Methods: 1501 subjects aged 19-90 years ... -
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 ... -
Self-efficacy, stress levels and daily style of living among older patients with type 2 diabetes in a rural primary care setting: a cross-sectional study
(2022)Aims. To identify to what extent stress and self-efficacy may be associated with specific features in the elderly with type 2 diabetes, such as lifestyle habits, multimorbidity, sleep quality and duration, and treatment ... -
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 ...