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Quality of life of the elderly in primary health care in the central region of Portugal
The World Health Organization (WHO)1 defines quality of life as the individual's perception of their position in life, in the context of their culture and the value systems of the society in which they live and in relation ...
Increasing the HPV vaccination rate in a family practice: A quality improvement project
(2017-05-19)
The purpose of this DNP project was to identify barriers in a family practice setting to recommending the HPV vaccine and to use this information to develop a practice protocol to enhance the delivery of the vaccine ...
An evaluation of the 5 A's Model used in behavioral counseling of obese patients in a primary care setting
Purpose: To implement an intensive counseling method using the 5 A’s model for obese adults to aid in weight loss.
Design: A quality improvement project was implemented within an inner-city primary care clinic in ...
Addressing intimate partner violence in primary care
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a prevalent issue with women being at the highest risk for victimization. Healthcare providers are in a position to identify and treat the victims of IPV. A systematic review of the ...
Implementation & evaluation of safe opioid prescribing guidelines for chronic non-cancer pain in primary care
Uptake of evidence-based guidelines varies among primary care providers when treating chronic non-cancer pain patients in managed primary care settings. This project aimed to determine the feasibility and compliance of the ...
Primary care practitioners' guidelines in the treatment of chronic non cancer pain
(2017-07-12)
Nurse practitioners work in primary care more than any other specialty where they are faced with the difficult task of managing patients who present with chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP). Opioid medications are commonly ...
How high! Decreasing blood pressure in men aged 45-65 in primary care: A quality improvement project
(2018-05-15)
Purpose: Hypertension is a health issue that affects many people worldwide. The Memphis area has many people who have been diagnosed with hypertension and experience poor outcomes. A local Memphis primary care clinic allowed ...
Utilizing evidence based practice to reduce hemoglobin A1c levels in primary care by increasing frequency of office visits
(2017-06-23)
Diabetes Mellitus is one of the leading chronic diseases in the United States as well as in the world. It is a disease that becomes progressively more difficult to manage as time goes by with each patient. It costs the ...
Implementation of a diabetes treatment algorithm in primary care for use in the adult Hispanic population
(2017-09-01)
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (DM2) is a growing problem in the United States. Hispanic Americans have a higher prevalence of diabetes than Non-Hispanic Whites and suffer from more severe complications of the disease. Although ...
Implementing evidence to improve chronic insomnia treatment for older adults in primary care: A quality improvement project
Background: Chronic insomnia (CI) affects over 50% of American adults 65 years and older. The most currently used treatment approach for this problem is inconsistent with the most up-to-date evidence-based clinical guidelines ...