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A questionnaire based study to investigate the extent of shared decision making during consultations in out-of-hours primary care (2019)
Journal Article

Out-of-hours (OOH) primary care physicians (PCPs) provide urgent primary care when in-hours practices are closed. During consultations, several decisions may be made about treatments, investigations or referral. In modern healthcare systems, there is... Read More about A questionnaire based study to investigate the extent of shared decision making during consultations in out-of-hours primary care.

The digital divide: Examining socio-demographic factors associated with health literacy, access and use of internet to seek health information (2019)
Journal Article

This article aims to examine the socio-demographic characteristics associated with access and use of Internet for health-related purposes and its relationship with health literacy. Data were drawn from a health literacy survey (N?=?1046) and analysed... Read More about The digital divide: Examining socio-demographic factors associated with health literacy, access and use of internet to seek health information.

PPatients' and general practitioners' views and experiences of stratified primary care for patients with musculoskeletal pain: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot trial. (2019)
Conference Proceeding

Background Improving primary care management of musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is a priority. A pilot cluster RCT tested prognostic stratified care for patients with common MSK pain presentations, including low back pain, in 8 UK general practices (4 st... Read More about PPatients' and general practitioners' views and experiences of stratified primary care for patients with musculoskeletal pain: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot trial..

Can patients with low health literacy be identified from routine primary care health records? A cross-sectional and prospective analysis. (2019)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: People with low health literacy (HL) are at increased risk of poor health outcomes, and receive less benefit from healthcare services. However, healthcare practitioners can effectively adapt healthcare information if they are aware of th... Read More about Can patients with low health literacy be identified from routine primary care health records? A cross-sectional and prospective analysis..