Primary Health Care Research and Development

Papers
(The median citation count of Primary Health Care Research and Development is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Survey protocol: implementing Workload Indicators of Staffing Need in Iranian primary healthcare services30
Barriers to accessing eye care in Pakistan: a mixed methods study27
Biographical continuation: recovery of stroke survivors and their family caregivers in Taiwan20
Health promotion in an Australian Aboriginal community: the Growing Strong Brains® toolkit19
Association between cardiopulmonary function, health-related quality of life and cognitive impairment among the older nursing home residents in Shanghai, China19
Training and development experiences of nursing associate trainees based in primary care across England: a qualitative study18
Pain management in infant immunisation: A cross-sectional survey of UK primary care nurses16
Could self-reported physical performance help predict individuals at the highest risk of mortality and hospital admission events in clinical practice? Findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study14
Diagnosis of acute cystitis in primary care: symptom-based versus urinalysis-based diagnosis13
Access to episodic primary care: a cross-sectional comparison of walk-in clinics and urgent primary care centers in British Columbia12
Building and changing business models: a qualitative study among Dutch physiotherapy primary healthcare organisations12
Achieving the potential of mHealth in medicine requires challenging the ethos of care delivery11
Reforms and innovations in primary health care in different countries: scoping review11
Awareness and attitudes toward epilepsy among medical students and interns in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia11
Assessing the job preferences of senior medical students for mandatory service: a discrete choice experiment11
Early structured communication between general practitioner, sick-listed patient, and employer: Results and lessons learned from a pragmatic trial in the Capacity Note project10
Early detection efforts for colorectal and prostate cancer from the patient’s perspective over the course of 12 years: results of the KABOT survey study9
The current state of primary healthcare in Pakistan: a way forward for low-to-middle income countries9
Dementia-related continuing education for rural interprofessional primary health care in Saskatchewan, Canada: perceptions and needs of webinar participants9
How persons with systemic mastocytosis describe the time between symptom onset and receiving diagnosis9
Developing weight navigation program to support personalized and effective obesity management in primary care settings: protocol for a quality improvement program with an embedded single-arm pilot stu9
Person-centred integrated primary care for refugees: a mixed-methods, stepped wedge design study to assess the impact9
Environmental house calls can reduce symptoms of chemical intolerance: a demonstration of personalized exposure medicine9
Reduction of anxiety symptoms among women within a collaborative care model and women’s health settings8
‘Midlife care to migrant women: primary healthcare providers’ beliefs about barriers and facilitators’8
The healthcare experiences of rural-living Canadians with and without a primary care provider: a qualitative analysis of open-ended cross-sectional survey responses8
Are remote health clinics primary health care focused? Validation of the Primary Health Care Engagement (PHCE) Scale for the Australian remote primary health care setting7
Research progress of health care in Yemeni children during the war: review7
‘They’re all individuals, none of them are on the same boat’: barriers to weight management in general practice from the rural nurse perspective7
Reflections on China’s primary care response to COVID-19: roles, limitations and implications7
Introduction of specialized heart failure nurses in primary care and its impact on readmissions7
The unrevealed links: periodontal health, human milk composition, and infant gut microbiome dynamics7
Agreement and consistency in the triaging of musculoskeletal primary care referrals by vetting clinicians using a knowledge-based triage tool6
Electronic referral system policy analysis: a qualitative study in the context of Iran6
Diagnostic accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 (PHQ-2) in Qatar’s primary care settings6
Speaking the same language – a scoping review to identify the terminology associated with social prescribing6
Health professionals’ use of smartphone apps for clients with low back pain: an observational study6
Diagnostic process of cancer in a health system without gatekeeping: a single centre survey analysis6
Committed leadership: a prerequisite for successful implementation of recovery during the workday6
Perceptions of primary care services among Afro-Peruvians in Lima, Peru6
Advancing multimorbidity management in primary care: a narrative review6
Development of a tool to support general practitioners to help adolescents with knee pain: an analysis using the Theoretical Domains Framework6
Working in hospitals during a pandemic: investigating the resilience among medical staff during COVID-19 outbreak through qualitative and quantitative research6
Providers’ experience on essential health services in primary healthcare units of Ethiopia during COVID-19: a qualitative study on impact and response6
Novel educational strategies to improve the telemedicine clinical skills of medical students6
Chronic pain–mental health comorbidity and excess prevalence of health risk behaviours: a cross-sectional study6
The incentivized drug information services among community pharmacists: a multi-centre cross-sectional study in Indonesia6
General practitioner and nurse experiences of type 2 diabetes management and prescribing in primary care: a qualitative review following the introduction of funded SGLT2i/GLP1RA medications in Aotearo5
Scoping review of outpatient health services utilization among women5
Primary care practice-based interventions and their effect on participation in population-based cancer screening programs: a systematic narrative review5
Evaluation of the introduction of a single-lead ECG device and digital cardiologist consultation platform among general practitioners in the Netherlands5
Measures to prevent nosocomial transmissions of COVID-19 based on interpersonal contact data5
Evaluating physical activities in clinical diabetes: lifestyle scores hypothesis5
A scoping review exploring reablement models of training and client assessment for older people in primary health care5
A qualitative examination of the implementation of a perinatal collaborative care program5
Pilot test of Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary care (CRISP)5
Social determinants of health and family planning: impact of food and financial insecurity on contraceptive use and pregnancy intention5
What factors empower general practitioners for early cancer diagnosis? A 20-country European Delphi Study5
Healthy and unhealthy eating after a behaviour change intervention in primary care5
Social prescription for the elderly: a community-based scoping review5
Engaging community pharmacists in tuberculosis-directly observed treatment: a mixed-methods study5
Perspectives towards cultural competence and receptivity to cultural competence training: a qualitative study on healthcare professionals4
Task-shifting and the recruitment and retention of eye care workers in under-served areas: a qualitative study of optometrists’ motivation in Ghana and Scotland4
A qualitative exploration of Gestalt therapy and systemic pedagogy paediatric primary healthcare consultations in Agramunt (Spain)4
Primary health care workers perspective towards cancer in Fiji: a qualitative study4
Peer-led digital health lifestyle intervention for a low-income community at risk for cardiovascular diseases (MYCardio-PEER): a quasi-experimental study protocol4
The role of occupational therapy in primary care mental health services: a short report4
Postpartum family planning attitudes among Turkish women: development of a reliable and valid scale4
Do family physicians perceive electronic cigarette use as a harm reduction strategy for smokers? A survey from Istanbul4
Self-perceived nutrition competence of primary care physicians in Singapore: a cross-sectional study4
Turnover intentions among rural-oriented medical students in Western China: a constructivist grounded theory study4
The impact of COVID-19 on referrals among general practitioners and specialists in Shanghai, China4
Does improving indoor air quality lessen symptoms associated with chemical intolerance?4
The health of detainees and the role of primary care: Position paper of the European Forum for Primary Care4
Understanding factors affecting implementation success and sustainability of a comprehensive prevention program for cardiovascular disease in primary health care: a qualitative process evaluation stud4
National electronic primary health care database in monitoring performance of primary care in Kyrgyzstan4
Developing Iranian sub-national Primary Health Care Measurement Framework: a study protocol3
Young women’s perceptions of cervical screening in the UK: a qualitative study3
Take home messages from the implementation of the primary health care measurement and improvement (PHCMI) initiative in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR)3
The roles and challenges of the primary health care systems in epidemic management: a scoping review3
Sex differences in chest pain presentation, triage assessment, and outcomes in urgent primary care: findings from the TRACE cohort study3
Infection preparedness of community health workers: implications for maternal and neonatal health services in Pakistan3
Amigos de Fibro (Fibro Friends): validation of an e-book to promote health in fibromyalgia3
Strategies for improving access to primary care services for homeless immigrants in England: a Delphi study3
Primary care and COVID-193
Utilizing primary care to engage underserved patients in a psychological intervention for chronic pain3
Stakeholders’ perspectives on facilitative supervision implementation in north-western Ghana: an exploration of adherence and quality of primary healthcare3
Parental childhood vaccine hesitancy and predicting uptake of vaccinations: a systematic review3
TOPSE for babies in Norwegian: examining the reliability of a tool to measure parenting self-efficacy3
Evaluation and dynamic evolution of maternal and child health services in township health centers in ethnic minority areas of Guangxi, China3
A CBT-based training module for UK health visitors who support parents with excessively crying babies: development and initial evaluation3
Feasibility of a home-designed respiratory rehabilitation program for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease3
Exploring health worker absenteeism at public healthcare facilities in Chhattisgarh, India3
A model proposal for qualitative data analysis, interpretation, and reporting: contextuality, reflectivity, and narrativity3
Food hygiene practice and associated factors among food handlers working in food establishments in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis3
A multifaceted provider-centred intervention versus usual care to improve the recognition and diagnosis of depression in primary health care: a hybrid study3
Cultural competence training of dieticians: development and preliminary evaluation3
Strategies to address non-communicable diseases in the Commonwealth of Independent States countries: a scoping review3
World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners and Family Physicians (WONCA) Europe position paper on the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)3
Long-term catheter management in the community: a population-based analysis of user characteristics, service utilisation and costs in England3
PTSD and challenges among older Chinese in Shenzhen during COVID-19 pandemic: Trust in authority and medical professionals as moderators2
Saving lives by asking questions: nurses’ experiences of suicide risk assessment in telephone counselling in primary health care2
Assessing primary healthcare disaster preparedness: a study in Northern Italy2
Clinicians’ experiences with cancer patients living longer with incurable cancer: a focus group study in the Netherlands2
Mental health of rural doctors and influencing factors in Hebei, China2
Strengthening primary health care: contributions of young professional-led communities of practice2
‘I’m a bit of a champion for it actually’: qualitative insights into practitioner-supported self-collection cervical screening among early adopting Victorian practitioners in Australia2
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding vaccination among community pharmacists2
Dementia and primary care teams: obstacles to the implementation of Portugal’s Dementia Strategy2
Measuring contraceptive self-efficacy in women: the Turkish validity and reliability study2
Effectiveness of caregiver-mediated intervention: a pilot study for children with neurodevelopmental disorders2
Exploring readiness for implementing goal-oriented care in primary care using normalization process theory2
District nurses’ experiences of giving initial health care assessment to young adults applying for mental illness in primary care: a qualitative interview study2
Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of family physicians about childhood vaccinations that are not in the routine vaccination schedule: a cross-sectional study2
Assessment of the real-world impact of the Thai smoking cessation programme on clinical outcomes: protocol for a multicentre prospective observational study2
Pursuing the efficient operation of the primary healthcare hospitals in Thailand through efficiency assessment using the data envelopment analysis method2
How should policymakers, funders, and research teams mobilize to build the evidence base on universal early years services?2
Primary health care in Austria: qualitative analysis of requirements and challenges in interprofessional collaboration from the perspective of health care and social professionals2
Amigos de Fibro (Fibro Friends): development of an educational program for the health promotion of fibromyalgia patients2
Barriers and facilitators influencing midwives’ implementation of South Africa’s maternal care guidelines in postnatal health: a scoping review2
Occupational therapy services in primary care: a scoping review2
Exploring public health nurses’ acceptability of clinical assessment tools in a Norwegian child health centre2
Randomised controlled trial of lifestyle interventions for abdominal obesity in primary health care2
Feasibility of utilizing the Modified Centor Criteria in adult virtual care2
Clinical psychologists’ perceptions of telephone consultation for low-income patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interview study2
Enabling primary healthcare service development with patient participation: a qualitative study of the internal facilitator role in Norway2
Implementation drivers scale: a new implementation measure to reduce mental health gaps2
COVID-19 disease severity to predict persistent symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis2
Mental and physical health profile of Syrian resettled refugees2
Considering family trees as a useful tool in family medicine: a systematic review1
Dignity encounters: the experiences of people with long-term illnesses and their close relatives within a primary healthcare setting1
Conceptualizing National Advisory Boards in primary care research: application to the Two in One HIV and COVID screening and testing model1
Barriers to health care access and utilization among aged indigents under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Programme (LEAP): the perspective of users and service providers in north-western G1
Preferences of people in choosing a family physician in rural areas: a qualitative inquiry from Iran1
Patients’ and professionals’ experiences with remote care during COVID-19: a qualitative study in general practices in low-income neighborhoods1
Iranian primary health care network: challenges and ways forward1
Organization of primary care1
Challenges to women’s cancer control in Morocco: a qualitative study of lay advisors and civil society perspectives1
Roadmap for large-scale implementation of point-of-care testing in primary care in Central and Eastern European countries: the Hungarian experience1
Discretion and local health policy implementation: street-level bureaucrats and integrative and complementary therapies in Santos’ local health units1
The impact of primary care funding on health inequalities: an umbrella review1
Health system-related barriers to prenatal care management in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the qualitative literature1
Understanding healthcare providers’ experiences with video recording of patient consultations1
“It looks like a breadbox”: a pilot study investigating implementation of the Pepi-Pod® program with Aboriginal families in metropolitan South Australia – CORRIGENDUM1
Patient and primary care practitioners’ perspectives on consultations for fibromyalgia: a qualitative evidence synthesis1
Capturing factors associated with frailty using routinely collected electronic medical record data in British Columbia, Canada, primary care settings1
Evaluation of health-promoting self-care behaviors in hypertensive patients with concomitant chronic kidney disease in primary care1
Continuum of care in maternal and child health in Indonesia1
Making community pharmacies psychologically informed environments (PIE): a feasibility study to improve engagement with people using drug services in Scotland1
Physical activity and sedentary time after lifestyle interventions at the Norwegian Healthy Life Centres1
Different definitions of multimorbidity and their effect on prevalence rates: a retrospective study in German general practices1
Smoking cessation program preferences of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative study1
Evaluating the implementation of online research training and mentorship among early-career family physicians in sub-Saharan Africa1
Validation of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score and development of a country-specific diabetes prediction model for Turkey1
Bridging the first-aid knowledge gap: a cross-sectional study of medical scope students in Syria1
Service evaluation of ‘GP at Door’ of accident and emergency services in Eastern England1
An innovative nurse practitioner-led service for children from families living in housing instability1
Translation and cultural adaptation of evidence-informed leaflets on the work–health interface: a pragmatic approach to cultural adaptation1
Analysis of deprescription strategies of proton pump inhibitors in primary care: a narrative review1
A scoping review of best practices in home enteral tube feeding1
Screening for depression as part of annual diabetic review using PHQ-9 scores: a pilot study1
Gestational diabetes: changed health beliefs in migrant women from five Asian countries living in Sweden: a prospective qualitative study1
The impact of alternate nostril breathing on the severity and frequency of migraine attacks: a randomized control trial1
Beliefs about illness: comparing foreign- and native-born persons with type 2 diabetes living in Sweden in a cross-sectional survey1
Developing theoretically underpinned primary care resources for patients with asthma: an exemplar from the IMP2ART trial1
Trustful conversations: a qualitative interview study on older patients’ experiences of the intervention Proactive healthcare in a Swedish primary care setting1
Effect of eTansiyon smartphone application on hypertension control1
The role of primary health care in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in 30 European countries: a retrospective descriptive study (Eurodata study)1
Life, death, and statins: association of statin prescriptions and survival in older general practice patients1
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