Background High-volume prescribing of antibiotics in primary care is a major driver of
antibiotic resistance. Education of physicians and patients can lower prescribing levels, but it …

Background Polypharmacy is common among older people. The purpose of this study is to
describe GPs' views and beliefs on polypharmacy in order to identify the role of the GP in …

Background Primary care has a crucial role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic as the
first point of patient care and gatekeeper to secondary care. Qualitative studies exploring …

Background Benzodiazepines are often prescribed long-term inappropriately. We aimed to
systematically review and meta-synthesise qualitative studies exploring clinicians’ …

Background Mixed methods are commonly used in health services research; however, data
are not often integrated to explore complementarity of findings. A triangulation protocol is …

Objective. Chronic benzodiazepine (BZD) use is widespread and linked with adverse effects.
There is consensus concerning the importance of initiating BZD as a crucial moment. …

BACKGROUND Evidence shows a high rate of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in primary
care in Europe and the United States. Given the costs of widespread use and associated …

Background and Methods. Hypertension is a global public health challenge and a leading
risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Hypertension control rates are low …

Introduction In order to tackle the pandemic, governments have established various types of
advisory boards to provide evidence and recommendations to policy makers. Scientists …

Background Informal caregivers are essential figures for maintaining frail elderly at home.
Providing informal care can affect the informal caregivers’ physical and psychological health …