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| Seijmonsbergen-Schermers, A.E., Zondag, D.C., Nieuwenhuizen, M., Akker, T. van den, Verhoeven, C.J., Geerts, C., Schellevis, F., Jonge, A. de. Regional variations in childbirth interventions in the Netherlands: a nationwide explorative study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth: 2018, 18(192)

… from 37 weeks' gestation onwards were included. Primary outcomes were induction and augmentation of labour, … intervention rates in midwifeled and obstetrician-led care at the onset of labour within the same region. Adverse … from 37 weeks' gestation onwards were included. Primary outcomes were induction and augmentation of labour, …

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| Jansen, T., Rademakers, J., Waverijn, G., Verheij, R., Osborne, R., Heijmans, M. The role of health literacy in explaining the association between educational attainment and the use of out-of-hours primary care services in chronically ill people: a survey study. BMC Health Services Research: 2018, 18(1), p. 394.

… due to late diagnosis or lack of continuity of care. Aim Given that health literacy has been associated with … literacy is related to the use of out-of-hours (OOH) Primary Care Services (PCSs). Additionally, we aimed to study … literacy is related to the use of out-of-hours (OOH) Primary Care Services (PCSs). Additionally, we aimed to study …

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| Ensing, H.T., Vervloet, M., Dooren, A.A. van, Bouvy, M.L., Koster, E.S. Patient-pharmacist communication during a post-discharge pharmacist home visit. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy: 2018, 40(3), p. 712-720.

… consequently improving patient safety at readmission to primary care. Objective To assess patient-pharmacist communication … consequently improving patient safety at readmission to primary care. Objective To assess patient-pharmacist …

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| Holtedahl, K., Hjertholm, P., Borgquist, L., Donker, G.A., Buntinx, F., Weller, D., Braaten, T., Mansson, J., Strandberg, E.L., Campbell, C., Korevaar, J.C., Parajuli, R. Abdominal symptoms and cancer in the abdomen: prospective cohort study in European primary care. British Journal of General Practice: 2018, 68(670), p. e301-310.

… in the abdomen: prospective cohort study in European primary care. British Journal of General Practice : 2018, 68(670), p. … in the abdomen: prospective cohort study in European primary care. … Kanker … Internationaal onderzoek … cancer … …

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| Martens, A.L., Reedijk, M., Smid, T., Huss, A., Timmermans, D., Strak, M., Swart, W., Lenters, V., Kromhout, H., Verheij, R., Slottje, P., Vermeulen, R.C.H. Modeled and perceived exposure to EMF, noise and air pollution and reported symptoms in a population based cohort. Is perception key in predicting symptoms? Science of the Total Environment: 2018, 639(oct), p. 75-83.

… presentation of patients with sore throat symptoms in primary care. Objective We investigated whether GP gender, patient … in the Netherlands in 2013 extracted from the Nivel Primary Care Database. Our primary outcome was the …

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| Kloek, C.J.J., Bossen, D., Spreeuwenberg, P.M., Dekker, J., Bakker, D.H. de, Veenhof, C. Effectiveness of a blended physical therapist intervention in people with hip osteoarthritis, knee osteoarthritis, or both: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Physical Therapy: 2018, 98(7), p. 560-570.

… controlled trial. Setting The setting included 143 primary care physical therapist practices. Participants The … therapy guidelines on hip and knee OA. Measurements Primary outcomes, measured at baseline after 3 and 12 months, …

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| Graaf-Ruizendaal, W.A. de, Hoek, L. van der, Bakker, D.H. de. Are low and high utilization related to the way GPs manage their practices? An observational study. BMC Family Practice: 2018, 19(1), p. Art. nr. 46.

… Background General practice care plays a key role in keeping healthcare effective and … of 232 general practices participating in the NIVEL Primary Care Database for the year 2013. Census data for the … of 232 general practices participating in the NIVEL Primary Care Database for the year 2013. Census data for the …

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| Swinkels, I.C.S., Huygens, M., Schoenmakers, T.M., Oude Nijeweme-d'Hollosy, W., Velsen, L. van, Vermeulen, J., Schoone-Harmsen, M., Jansen, Y.J.F.M., Schayck, O.C.P. van, Friele, R., Witte, L.P. de. Lessons learned from a Living Lab on broad adoption of eHealth in primary healthcare. JMIR Research Protocols: 2018, 20(3), p. e83.

… current and future pressure on the sustainability of primary health care systems. However, evidence of the effectiveness of … To further unravel the slow implementation process in primary health care and accelerate the implementation of …

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| Heins, M., Hooiveld, M., Korevaar, J. Vaccine Coverage Dutch National Influenza Prevention Program 2017: brief monitor. Utrecht: Nivel, 2018.

… data from general practitioners participating in the Nivel Primary Care Database to monitor the vaccine coverage of the Dutch … data from general practitioners participating in the Nivel Primary Care Database to monitor the vaccine coverage of the …

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| Flinterman, L.E., Hek, K., Korevaar, J.C., Dijk, L. van. Impact of a restriction in reimbursement on proton pump inhibitors in patients with an increased risk of gastric complications. Frontiers in Public Health: 2018

… several options to reduce the increasing costs of health care, including restrictions for the reimbursement of … Data were obtained from a large population-based primary care database and a hospital database. The use of … Data were obtained from a large population-based primary care database and a hospital database. The use of …

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| Bonciani, M., Schäfer, W., Barsanti, S., Heinemann, S., Groenewegen, P.P. The benefits of co-location in primary care practices: the perspectives of generla practitioners. and patiens in 34 countries. BMC Health Services Research: 2018, 18(132)

… is no clear evidence as to whether the co-location of primary care professionals in the same facility positively influences … of data was the QUALICOPC study (Quality and Costs of Primary Care in Europe), which involved surveys of GPs and …

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| Pon, E. du, Kleefstra, N., Dooren, A.A. van, Bilo, H.J.G., Dulmen, A.M. van. DESTINE. A practice-based intervention to increase empowerment in patients with type 2 diabetes: a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Management: 2017, 7(4), p. 330-336.

… However, not all patients are able to translate the health care providers’ recommendations for effective self-management … Proactive Interdisciplinary Self-Management (PRISMA) in primary care treated people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus … PRISMA in addition to usual care or usual care only. The primary endpoint of this study is usage of the e-Vita …

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| Huygens, M.W.J., Swinkels, I.C.S., Verheij, R.A., Friele, R., Schayck, O.C.P. van, Witte, L.P. de. Understanding the use of email consultation in primary care using a retrospective observational study with data of Dutch electronic health records. BMJ Open: 2018, 8(1), p. e01923.

… routine electronic health record data obtained from NIVEL Primary Care Database for the years 2010 and 2014. Participants 200 … patients) and 434 in 2014 (1 630 386 registered patients). Primary outcome measures The number and percentage of email …

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| Mechili E.A., Angelaki, A., Petelos, E., Sifaki-Pistolla, D., Chatzea, V.E., Dowrick, C., Hoffmann, K., Jirovsky, E., Pavlick, D.R., Dückers, M., Rurik, I., Muijsenbergh, M. van den, Loenen, T. van, Ajdukovic, D., Bakic, H., Lionis, C. Compassionate care provision: an immense need during the refugee crisis: lessons learned from a European capacity-building project. Journal of Compassionate Health Care: 2018, 5(2)

… to safeguard the dignity and interests of the people they care for. Aim The overall aim of the European Refugees-Human … of appropriate person-centred and compassionate-based primary healthcare (PHC) services. A list of recommendations … of appropriate person-centred and compassionate-based primary healthcare (PHC) services. A list of recommendations …

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| Howick, J., Fanshawe, T., Mebius, A., Bishop, F., Mistiaen, P., Osch, M. van, Dulmen, S. van, Lewith, G. Positive messages may reduce patient pain: a meta-analysis. European Journal of Integrative Medicine: 2017, 11, p. 31-38.

… extraction, risk of bias assessment, and analyses. Our primary outcome measures were differences in patient- or … 95% CI −0.54 to 0.19, P = 0.36, I2 = 84%). Conclusion Care of patients with chronic or acute pain may be enhanced … extraction, risk of bias assessment, and analyses. Our primary outcome measures were differences in patient- or …

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| Lionis, C., Petelos, E., Mechili E.A., Sifaki-Pistolla, D., Chatzea, V.E., Angelaki, A., Rurik, I., Pavlic, D.R., Dowrick, C., Dückers, M., Ajdukovic, D., Bakic, H., Jirovsky, E., Mayrhuber, E.S., Muijsenbergh, M. van den, Hoffmann, K. Assessing refugee healthcare needs in Europe and implementing educational interventions in primary care: a focus on methods. BMC International Health and Human Rights: 2018, 18(11)

… Europe, limited attention has been given to the role of primary health care (PHC) to facilitate an integrated delivery of care by … evaluated following implementation in selected European primary care settings. (aut. ref.) … The current political …

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| Wändell, P.E., Waard, A.K.M. de, Holzmann, M.J., Gornitzki, C., Lionis, C., Wit, N.J. de, Søndergaard, J., Sønderlund, A.L., Král, N., Seifert, B., Korevaar, J.C., Schellevis, F.G., Carlsson, A.C. Barriers and facilitators among health professionals in primary care to prevention of cardiometabolic diseases: a systematic review. Family Practice: 2018, 35(4), p. 383-398.

… to identify potential facilitators and barriers for health care professionals to undertake selective prevention of cardiometabolic diseases (CMD) in primary health care. Methods We developed a search string for … selective prevention of cardiometabolic diseases (CMD) in primary health care. Methods We developed a search string for …

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| Stol, D.M., Hollander, M., Nielen, M.M.J., Badenbroek, I.F., Schellevis, F.G., Wit, N.J. de. Implementation of selective prevention for cardiometabolic diseases; is general practice adequately prepared ? Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care: 2018, 36(1), p. 20-27.

… CMD-prevention. Design Observational study. Setting Dutch primary care. Subjects General practices. Main outcome measures … CMD-prevention. Design Observational study. Setting Dutch primary care. Subjects General practices. Main outcome …

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| Broberg, E., Waris, M., Johansen, K., Snacken, R., Penttinen, P., European Influenza Surveillance Network. Seasonality and geographical spread of respiratory syncytial virus epidemics in 15 European countries, 2010 to 2016. Eurosurveillance: 2018, 23(5)

… reported 4,230 sentinel RSV laboratory diagnoses from primary care and 14 countries reported 156,188 non-sentinel laboratory diagnoses from primary care or hospitals. The median length of the RSV …

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| Lange, J. de, Deusing, E., Asch, I.F. van, Peeters, J., Zwaanswijk, M., Pot, A.M., Francke, A.L. Factors facilitating dementia case management: results of online focus groups. Dementia: International Journal of Social Research and Practice: 2018, 17(1), p. 110-125.

… into facilitating factors for case management in dementia care, we conducted a qualitative study with 13 online focus … successful dementia case management and should thus be a primary concern for care providers. (aut. ref.) … Objective … successful dementia case management and should thus be a primary concern for care providers. (aut. ref.) … Lange, J. …

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| Magnée, T., Beurs, D.P. de, Schellevis, F.G., Verhaak, P.F. Antidepressant prescriptions and the effects of mental health nurses: an observational study from 2011-2015. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care: 2018, 36(1), p. 47-55.

… records of general practices participating in the NIVEL Primary Care Database in 2011–2015 were analysed in an observational … records of general practices participating in the NIVEL Primary Care Database in 2011–2015 were analysed in an …

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| Schäfer, W.L.A., Boerma, W.G.W., Schellevis, F.G., Groenewegen, P.P. GP Practices as a one-stop shop: how do patients perceive the quality of care? A cross-sectional study in thirty-four countries. Health Services Research: 2018, 53(4), p. 2047-2063.

… perceived quality and, hence, the potential benefits of primary care. Study Setting Between 2011 and 2013, primary care data were collected among GPs and their patients …

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| Wildeboer, J.A., Ven, A.R.T. van de, Boer, D. de. Substitution of care for chronic heart failure from the hospital to the general practice: patients’ perspectives. BMC Family Practice: 2018, 19(1), p. 8.

… Background Shifting care from the secondary to the primary system may present an … containing costs. However, shifting from secondary to primary care might seem radical to patients. A qualitative …

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| Huygens, M.W.J. A patient perspective on eHealth in primary care: critical reflections on the implementation and use of online care services. Maastricht: Universiteit Maastricht, 2018. 184 p. Proefschrift Universiteit Maastricht

… eHealth applications would become a part of regular health care and to study the impact in primary care, as well as technical barriers and facilitators … a part of regular health care and to study the impact in primary care, as well as technical barriers and facilitators …

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| Smits, M., Keizer, E., Giesen, P., Deilkas, E.C.T., Hofoss, D., Bondevik, G.T. Patient safety culture in out-of-hours primary care services in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional survey. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care: 2018, 36(1), p. 28-35.

… To examine patient safety culture in Dutch out-of-hours primary care using the safety attitudes questionnaire (SAQ) which … and two call centers in the Netherlands. Subjects Primary healthcare providers in out-of-hours services. Main …

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| Loenen, T. van, Muijsenbergh, M. van den, Hofmeester, M., Dowrick, C., Ginneken, N. van, Mechili E.A., Angelaki, A., Ajdukovic, D., Bakic, H., Pavlick, D.R., Zelko, E., Hoffmann, K., Jirovsky, E., Mayrhuber, E.S., Dückers, M., Mooren, T., Gouweloos-Trine, J., Kolozsvári, L.R., Rurik, I., Lionis, C. Primary care for refugees and newly arrived migrants in Europe: a qualitative study on health needs, barriers and wishes. European Journal of Public Health: 2018, 28(1), p. 82-87.

… Background In order to provide effective primary care for refugees and to develop interventions tailored to … health needs, barriers in access and wishes regarding primary health care. Methods In the spring of 2016, we …

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| Spronk, I., Korevaar, J.C., Schellevis, F.G., Albreht, T., Burgers, J.S. Evidence-based recommendations on care for breast cancer survivors for primary care providers: a review of evidence-based breast cancer guidelines. BMJ Open: 2017(7), p. e015118.

… review evidence-based (EB) recommendations on survivorship care for primary care providers (PCPs) in EB breast cancer guidelines. … (EB) recommendations on survivorship care for primary care providers (PCPs) in EB breast cancer guidelines. …

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| Brabers, A.E.M., Esch, T.E.M. van, Groenewegen, P.P., Hek, K., Mullenders, P., Dijk, L. van, Jong, J.D. de. Is there a conflict between general practitioners applying guidelines for antibiotic prescribing and including their patients’ preferences? Patient Preference and Adherence: 2018(12), p. 9-19.

… (the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research) Primary Care Database (NIVEL-PCD) were used to assess antibiotic … (the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research) Primary Care Database (NIVEL-PCD) were used to assess …

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| Schermer, T.R., Malbon, W., Morgan, M., Smith, M., Crockett, A.J. Chronic respiratory conditions in a cohort of metropolitan fire-fighters: associations with occupational exposure and quality of life. NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine: 2017, 27(55), p. 919-928.

… with occupational exposure and quality of life. NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine : 2017, 27(55), p. 919-928. … …