A5038540875- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health, Medicine and Society
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Social Policies and Family
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Mind wandering and attention
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Health and Medical Studies
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
University of Geneva
2015-2024
University Hospital of Geneva
2013-2024
Hôpital Beau-Séjour
2020-2022
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
2020-2022
Federal Office of Public Health
2022
Aurelia Hospital
2021
Service de Santé de la Jeunesse
2012-2021
The University of Melbourne
2009-2020
Primary Health Care
2013-2019
Institution Genevoise de Maintien à Domicile
2018-2019
Telephone or text-message reminders have been shown to significantly reduce the rate of missed appointments in different medical settings. Since text-messaging is less resource-demanding, we tested hypothesis that would be as effective telephone an academic primary care clinic.A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial was conducted division Geneva University Hospitals between November 2010 and April 2011. Patients registered for appointment at clinic, whom a cell phone number available,...
Web-based surveys have become a new and popular method for collecting data, but only few studies directly compared postal among physicians, none to our knowledge general practitioners (GPs).Our aim is compare two modes of survey delivery (postal Web-based) in terms participation rates, response times, completeness questionnaires study assessing GPs' preventive practices.This randomized was conducted Western Switzerland (Geneva Vaud) France (Alsace Pays de la Loire) 2015. A random selection...
Abstract The use of screen electronic devices in the evening negatively affects sleep. Yet, sleep is known to be essential for brain maturation and a key factor good academic performance, thus particularly critical during childhood adolescence. Although previous studies reported associations between time impairment, their causal relationship adolescents remains unclear. Using actigraphy daily questionnaires large sample students (12 19 years old), we assessed habits over 1 month. This...
To compare users' speed, number of entry errors and satisfaction in using two current devices for electronic data collection clinical research: handheld laptop computers.The authors performed a randomized cross-over trial 160 different paper-based questionnaires representing altogether 45,440 variables. Four coders were instructed to record, according random predefined equally balanced sequence, the content these either on or computer. Instructions kind device be used provided data-coders...
Objectives: To evaluate the accuracy of blood pressure (BP) measurements performed by primary care physicians (PCPs), and to assess whether it improves following a short theoretical training. Methods: Observational study in 26 practices Geneva, Switzerland. The PCPs were asked measure BP on 10 volunteers, within usual context their practice. Two trained research assistants repeated measures immediately after PCPs. then randomized receive detailed training documentation standardized...
To estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity using a list 75 chronic conditions derived from International Classification for Primary Care, Second edition and developed specifically to assess in primary care. Our aim was also provide data care country which general practitioners (GPs) do not play gatekeeping role health system.A representative sample GPs within Swiss Sentinel Surveillance Network.118 completed paper-based questionnaire about 25 consecutive patients all ages between September...
To characterise in details a random sample of multimorbid patients Switzerland and to evaluate the clustering chronic conditions that sample.100 general practitioners (GPs) each enrolled 10 randomly selected aged ≥18 years old suffering from at least three conditions. The prevalence 75 separate International Classification Primary Care-2 (ICPC-2) was evaluated these patients. Clusters were studied parallel.The final database included 888 Mean (SD) patient age 73.0 (12.0) old. They suffered...
Identifying essential competencies in end-of-life care, as well general practitioners' (GPs) confidence these competencies, is to guide training and quality improvement efforts this domain.To determine which care are considered important by GPs, assess GPs' a European context their reasons refer terminally ill patients specialist.Cross-sectional postal survey involving stratified random sample of 2000 GPs Switzerland 2014.Survey development was informed previous qualitative exploration...
Purpose: General practitioners (GPs) could play a role in mitigating climate change by raising awareness of its impact on human health and implementing changes to improve population decreasing environmental footprints. The aim this study was assess GPs’ knowledge perspectives about the impacts change. Method: A questionnaire sent 1972 GPs French-speaking part Switzerland. Knowledge degradations willingness address with patients, be exemplary act as models were surveyed well demographic...
Primary care is a key step in young people's pathway to mental health care. Despite the high prevalence of disorder this age group, little known about factors that determine identification primary care.To provide detailed description associated with both 'correct' and 'excessive' youth care.Cross-sectional study.Twenty-six randomly selected general practices Victoria, Australia.Consecutive people (16-24 years) were interviewed before their consultation, using semi-structured interview. They...
In many countries, the number of graduating medical students pursuing a primary care career does not meet demand. These countries face physician shortages. Students' choices have been widely studied, yet aspects this process remain unclear. Conceptual models are useful to plan research and educational interventions in such complex systems.The authors developed framework choice undergraduate education, which expands on previously published models. They used group-based, iterative approach...
We recently showed that abdominal obesity measurements (waist and hip circumference, waist-to-hip ratio) were inaccurate when performed by general practitioners (GPs). hypothesise measurement error could be even higher in overweight obese patients due to difficulty locating anatomical landmarks. aimed estimate GPs’ of (weight, height body mass index (BMI)) across BMI subgroups. This cross-sectional study involved 26 GPs Geneva, Switzerland. They asked take on 20 volunteers within their...
Objectives To assess and compare the self-perceived Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) multimorbid patients general population using health utilities (HU) visual analogue scale (VAS) methods. Methods We analyzed data (n = 888) from a national, cross-sectional Swiss study recruited in primary care settings. Self-perceived HRQoL was assessed EQ-5D-3L instrument, composed 1) questionnaire on five dimensions mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression (EQ-5D...
Multimorbid patients may experience a high burden of treatment. This has negative impact on treatment adherence, health outcomes and care costs. The objective our study was to identify factors associated with the self-perceived multimorbid in primary compare them GPs assessment this burden. A cross sectional general practices, 100 Switzerland up 10 per GP. Patients reported their using Treatment Burden Questionnaire (TBQ, possible score 0–150), whereas evaluated Visual Analog Scale (VAS)...
Community debate about confidential health care for adolescents was triggered recently by the federal government's proposal to allow parents of teenagers aged 16 years and under access their children's Health Insurance Commission data without consent. Extensive research evidence highlights importance confidentiality in promoting young people's care, particularly sensitive issues such as mental sexual health, substance use. Involving is important, but any benefit from mandatory parental...
Little is known about the health status of prisoners in Switzerland. The aim this study was to provide a detailed description problems presented by detainees Switzerland's largest remand prison.In retrospective cross-sectional we reviewed records all leaving prison 2007. were coded using International Classification for Primary Care (ICPC-2). Analyses descriptive, stratified gender.A total 2195 reviewed. Mean age 29.5 years (SD 9.5); 95% male; 87.8% migrants. length stay 80 days 160)....