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primary care research

27 papers

Primary care research focuses on the everyday health challenges faced by communities, bridging the gap between specialized medical knowledge and the doctors who treat patients in local clinics. This field explores how to prevent illness, manage chronic conditions, and improve patient outcomes directly where people seek help. On Gist.Science, we make these vital studies easier to understand by breaking down complex findings into clear, actionable insights for everyone.

Every new preprint in this category comes directly from medRxiv, the leading repository for health sciences research. Our team processes each fresh submission to provide both a simple, plain-language overview and a detailed technical summary, ensuring you grasp the full context without getting lost in jargon. Below are the latest papers in primary care research, freshly summarized and ready for your review.

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Modifiable service-delivery factors, not geography, drive patient satisfaction in rural Sierra Leone: a district-comparative cross-sectional household survey of 679 facility users

A cross-sectional survey of 679 health facility users across three rural districts in Sierra Leone reveals that modifiable service-delivery factors, particularly staff attitude, waiting times, and medicine availability, are the primary drivers of patient satisfaction, whereas geographic location and travel distance are not significant predictors.

Mayei, A., Schoenemann, Y., Siegert, N., Seidelmann, L., Molleh, B., Lakoh, S., Sankoh, O.2026-08-07
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Effect of Enhanced Nutrition and Infection Management Intervention Packages on Antenatal Quality of Care Indicators in Rural Amhara, Ethiopia.

This pragmatic clinical study in rural Amhara, Ethiopia, demonstrates that implementing combined enhanced nutrition and infection management intervention packages significantly increases both the number of antenatal care contacts and the overall quality of care scores compared to routine care.

Fasil, N., Workneh, F. F., Yibeltal, K. F., Paladhi, U. R., Kang, Y., Kidane, W. T., Berhane, Y. Y., Van Dyk, F., North (…)2026-07-29
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General Practice Perspectives on Post-Infection Conditions: Scoping Review and UK Survey

This study combines a scoping review of UK evidence and a practitioner survey to reveal that current general practice management of post-infection conditions is predominantly Long Covid-focused, lacks robust evidence for other conditions, and is characterized by diagnostic uncertainty, limited pathways, and low clinician confidence.

Aung, K. W., Scuffell, J., Podlasek, A., Engamba, S., Jones, F., Edwards, A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Sanyaolu, L., Busse-Mo (…)2026-07-17
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The Rise of Brazil's Primary Care Digitalization: 12 Billion Records Across 27 Federative Units as a Foundation for Real-World Evidence and Scientific Democratization

This study characterizes Brazil's SISAB digital platform as a massive, 12-year longitudinal national data infrastructure containing over 12 billion primary care records, which serves as a strategic foundation for generating real-world evidence and democratizing health science for historically underrepresented populations while highlighting the need for continued investment in data quality and ethical governance.

Pereira, P. M., Girotto, A. N., Silva, G. M., Duregger, G.2026-07-04
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Discontinuation of antihypertensive and lipid-lowering medication in primary care: a systematic review of observational data and sociodemographic differences

This systematic review of observational data reveals that discontinuation of antihypertensive and lipid-lowering medications in primary care is substantial and disproportionately affects specific sociodemographic groups, including younger and older patients, women (for statins), men (for antihypertensives in primary prevention), individuals with lower income, and minority ethnic groups, highlighting significant inequities that threaten cardiovascular health outcomes.

Parker, S. R., Natarajan, N., Bhanu, C., Schmidt, A. F., Chaturvedi, N., Eastwood, S. V.2026-06-26
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Understanding problems and solutions related to accessing cervical screening for people with a physical disability, condition, impairment or difference

This study reveals that physically disabled women in the UK face significant barriers to cervical screening, primarily due to disability-specific factors like pain and embarrassment, and highlights the critical need for healthcare provider training to ensure equitable access.

Kemp, E., Sim, J., Wright-Bevans, K., Renke, S., Chew-Graham, C. A., Finney, A., Harper, C., Marlow, L. A., Sherman, S. (…)2026-06-03
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The Telesafe archive: creating a database of UK primary care telephone consultations

This study demonstrates the feasibility of creating a reusable archive of UK primary care telephone consultations linked to electronic health records and patient questionnaires, though it highlights low consent rates—particularly in deprived areas—when using retrospective remote recruitment methods.

Edwards, P. J., Caddick, B., Skeen, A., Lin, J., Ridd, M. J., Barnes, R. K., Salisbury, C.2026-05-26
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Why is team-based hypertension care failing to take hold in Australia? Real-world evidence from primary care

Despite the willingness of nurses and pharmacists to support hypertension management in Australia, team-based care remains largely unrealized due to systemic barriers such as inadequate funding, fragmented communication, and role ambiguity that perpetuate a predominantly GP-centered model.

Satheesh, G., Slater, K., Trivedi, R., Clapham, E., Lopez, F. M., McCormack, B., Miranda, J. J., Mishra, S. R., Peterson (…)2026-05-26
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Optimized hypertension care for people with high blood pressure by improved integrated care and self-management tools: a mixed-methods study

This mixed-methods study in Dutch general practices evaluated an intervention combining a cardiovascular expert team and a self-management toolbox for hypertension, finding the expert support valuable (particularly for nurse practitioners) while identifying the toolbox as challenging to use and concluding that structured implementation strategies are needed to optimize care.

van Grondelle, S. E., van Ede, A. F. T. M., ter Braake, J. G., van Bruggen, S., Rutten, G. E. H. M., Bots, M., Vos, H. M (…)2026-05-25