scholarly journals A scoping review of approaches used to educate primary care providers to manage sleep disorders

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (S1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers

scholarly journals Mobile Self-Monitoring ECG Devices to Diagnose Arrhythmia that Coincide with Palpitations: A Scoping Review

Healthcare ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Ramsden Marston ◽  
Robin Hadley ◽  
Duncan Banks ◽  
María Del Carmen Miranda Duro
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Care Pathway ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Heart Monitoring ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Monitoring Devices

The use and deployment of mobile devices across society is phenomenal with an increasing number of individuals using mobile devices to track their everyday health. However, there is a paucity of academic material examining this recent trend. Specifically, little is known about the use and deployment of mobile heart monitoring devices for measuring palpitations and arrhythmia. In this scoping literature review, we identify the contemporary evidence that reports the use of mobile heart monitoring to assess palpitations and arrhythmia across populations. The review was conducted between February and March 2018. Five electronic databases were searched: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), CINHAL, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus. A total of 981 records were identified and, following the inclusion and exclusion criteria, nine papers formed the final stage of the review. The results identified a total of six primary themes: purpose, environment, population, wearable devices, assessment, and study design. A further 24 secondary themes were identified across the primary themes. These included detection, cost effectiveness, recruitment, type of setting, type of assessment, and commercial or purpose-built mobile device. This scoping review highlights that further work is required to understand the impact of mobile heart monitoring devices on how arrhythmias and palpitations are assessed and measured across all populations and ages of society. A positive trend revealed by this review demonstrates how mobile heart monitoring devices can support primary care providers to deliver high levels of care at a low cost to the service provider. This has several benefits: alleviation of patient anxiety, lowering the risk of morbidity and mortality, while progressively influencing national and international care pathway guidelines. Limitations of this work include the paucity of knowledge and insight from primary care providers and lack of qualitative material. We argue that future studies consider qualitative and mixed methods approaches to complement quantitative methodologies and to ensure all actors’ experiences are recorded.

scholarly journals Integration of a Palliative Approach in the Care of Older Adults with Dementia in Primary Care Settings: A Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Shirin Vellani ◽  
Martine Puts ◽  
Andrea Iaboni ◽  
Christine Degan ◽  
Katherine S. McGilton
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Intersectoral Collaboration ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Palliative Approach ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
The Impact

Abstract A palliative approach to care aims to meet the needs of patients and caregivers throughout a chronic disease trajectory and can be delivered by non-palliative specialists. There is an important gap in understanding the perspectives and experiences of primary care providers on an integrated palliative approach in dementia care and the impact of existing programs and models to this end. To address these, we undertook a scoping review. We searched five databases; and used descriptive numerical summary and narrative synthesizing approaches for data analysis. We found that: (1) difficulty with prognostication and a lack of interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration are obstacles to using a palliative approach in primary care; and (2) a palliative approach results in statistically and clinically significant impacts on community-dwelling individuals, specifically those with later stages of dementia. There is a need for high-quality research studies examining the integrated palliative approach models and initiation of these models sooner in the care trajectory for persons living with mild and moderate stages of dementia in the community.

scholarly journals 1174 Assessing Sleep Disorders in Primary Care: A Provider Survey About the Importance of Sleep Health

SLEEP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A448-A448
Author(s):  
K J Klingman ◽  
A Morse ◽  
N Williams ◽  
M A Grandner ◽  
M L Perlis
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Sleep Health ◽  
Provider Characteristics ◽  
Comfort Levels ◽  
Provider Survey ◽  
Strongly Agree

Abstract Introduction Conditions commonly managed by primary care providers (PCPs) such as depression, diabetes, and heart disease, commonly co-occur with sleep disorders. If PCPs could readily identify comorbid sleep disorders in this context, it may provide a pathway to more effective management of both types of disorders. Currently, it is unknown what might encourage or discourage PCPs from routinely screening their patients for sleep disorders. Methods PCPs from UPENN and GHS completed surveys regarding sleep health. The 30-item instrument comprised demographic, 14 VAS (0%-100%=strongly disagree-strongly agree), 4 open-ended, 3 yes/no, and 2 multiple-choice questions. Results Ninety-nine PCPs responded and were predominately female (61% F, 37%M, 2% other), Caucasian (81%), on-average 45yrs old (25-70) and in primary care for 16yrs (1-43). Fifty-six percent were MDs, 21%DOs, 17%PAs, and 6%NPs. PCPs rated sleep disorders as highly important for cardiopulmonary, mental, and general health (85, 84, & 83%), with no difference (per linear regression, p>0.05) according to system or provider characteristics. PCPs reported high importance for knowing about and diagnosing sleep disorders (88% & 82%) within their practices. Lower comfort levels were reported for discussing (78%) sleep disorders, overseeing/following (62%), diagnosing (60%), or treating (48%) patients. Eighty percent of PCPs stated an efficient sleep disorders screener would be useful for their practice; this perception varied (per logistic regression) according to provider credentials (Wald=0.037) and Hispanic/Latino ethnicity (Wald=0.025). PCPs reported time constraints limit their responsiveness to sleep disorders Conclusion A large disparity exists between the importance PCPs place on sleep disorders and their low comfort levels with following, diagnosing, and treating sleep disorders. PCPs endorsed the need to have available an efficient sleep disorders screener to use in their practice. Support No funding was received for this study.

The Perspective of Older Men With Depression on Suicide and Its Prevention in Primary Care

Crisis ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 397-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Vannoy ◽  
Mijung Park ◽  
Meredith R. Maroney ◽  
Jürgen Unützer ◽  
Ester Carolina Apesoa-Varano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Depression Treatment ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Self Image ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Background: Suicide rates in older men are higher than in the general population, yet their utilization of mental health services is lower. Aims: This study aimed to describe: (a) what primary care providers (PCPs) can do to prevent late-life suicide, and (b) older men's attitudes toward discussing suicide with a PCP. Method: Thematic analysis of interviews focused on depression and suicide with 77 depressed, low-socioeconomic status, older men of Mexican origin, or US-born non-Hispanic whites recruited from primary care. Results: Several themes inhibiting suicide emerged: it is a problematic solution, due to religious prohibition, conflicts with self-image, the impact on others; and, lack of means/capacity. Three approaches to preventing suicide emerged: talking with them about depression, talking about the impact of their suicide on others, and encouraging them to be active. The vast majority, 98%, were open to such conversations. An unexpected theme spontaneously arose: "What prevents men from acting on suicidal thoughts?" Conclusion: Suicide is rarely discussed in primary care encounters in the context of depression treatment. Our study suggests that older men are likely to be open to discussing suicide with their PCP. We have identified several pragmatic approaches to assist clinicians in reducing older men's distress and preventing suicide.

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