OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of European Journal of General Practice is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Lessons on the COVID-19 pandemic, for and by primary care professionals worldwide	196
Family medicine in times of ‘COVID-19’: A generalists' voice	55
COVID-19’s impact on primary care and related mitigation strategies: A scoping review	53
Task shifting in primary care to tackle healthcare worker shortages: An umbrella review	40
SERIES: eHealth in primary care. Part 4: Addressing the challenges of implementation	32
Virtual primary care in high-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: Policy responses and lessons for the future	26
Academic general practice/family medicine in times of COVID-19 – Perspective of WONCA Europe	25
After the first wave: What effects did the COVID-19 measures have on regular care and how can general practitioners respond to this?	24
SERIES: eHealth in primary care. Part 3: eHealth education in primary care	23
Lessons learned from the approach to the COVID-19 pandemic in urban primary health care centres in Barcelona, Spain	21
Digital technologies in primary care: Implications for patient care and future research	14
Vitamin D status in the adult population of Bursa-Turkey	14
Series: Practical guidance to qualitative research. Part 5: Co-creative qualitative approaches for emerging themes in primary care research: Experience-based co-design, user-centred design and communi	13
Patient-safety incidents during COVID-19 health crisis in France: An exploratory sequential multi-method study in primary care	13
Paediatric emergency department visits for non-urgent conditions: Can family medicine prevent this?	12
Resilience in family caregivers of patients diagnosed with advanced cancer – unravelling the process of bouncing back from difficult experiences, a hermeneutic review	11
Primary care is the frontline for help-seeking insomnia patients	10
Optimising individual and community involvement in health decision-making in general practice consultations and primary care settings: A way forward	10
Identifying multimorbid patients with high care needs - A study based on electronic medical record data	10
General Practice and the Community: Research on health service, quality improvements and training. Selected abstracts from the EGPRN Meeting in Vigo, Spain, 17–20 October 2019	10
SERIES: eHealth in primary care. Part 5: A critical appraisal of five widely used eHealth applications for primary care – opportunities and challenges	9
Chronic hepatitis C: Diagnosis and treatment made easy	9
Psychological outcomes amongst family medicine healthcare professionals during COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study in Croatia	8
A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic delay in pulmonary embolism	8
Health seeking behaviour among Lebanese population: A highlight on seeking care from pharmacists	7

Improving the quality of antibiotic prescribing through an educational intervention delivered through the out-of-hours general practice service in Ireland	7
Family history tools for primary care: A systematic review	7
Emotional distress, occupational stress and burnout among Family Doctors in Europe: Monitoring and testing of interventions is required	7
The impact of an intensive care unit admission on the health status of relatives of intensive care survivors: A prospective cohort study in primary care	7
Burden of metabolic syndrome among primary care patients in Crete, Greece: A descriptive study	6
Serological testing for Lyme Borreliosis in general practice: A qualitative study among Dutch general practitioners	6
Drug interactions detected by a computer-assisted prescription system in primary care patients in Spain: MULTIPAP study	6
Challenges, priorities and tasks for the generalists at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic	6
Clinical pathway of COVID-19 patients in primary health care in 30 European countries: Eurodata study	6
Communication between Dutch community nurses and general practitioners lacks structure: An explorative mixed methods study	6
Added value of CRP to clinical features when assessing appendicitis in children	6
Underdiagnosis, false diagnosis and treatment of COPD in a selected population in Northern Greece	5
Availability of point-of-care culture and microscopy in general practice - does it lead to more appropriate use of antibiotics in patients with suspected urinary tract infection?	5
Family medicine departments and healthcare centres during COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey	5
Slowing dementia symptoms – a qualitative study on attitudes and experiences of general practitioners in Germany	5
Safety netting advice for respiratory tract infections in out-of-hours primary care: A qualitative analysis of consultation videos	5
The EGPRN Research Strategy for general practice in Europe	5
A qualitative study of parental views of HPV vaccination in Ireland	5
The effects of primary care monitoring strategies on COVID-19 related hospitalisation and mortality: a retrospective electronic medical records review in a northern Italian province, the MAGMA study	5
Adverse events of targeted therapies reported by patients with cancer treated in primary care	5
Feasibility of implementing a preventive physical exercise programme recommended by general practitioners in cardiovascular risk patients: A pre-post comparison study	5
Barriers to losing weight for women attending group visits in primary care: A qualitative exploration using in-depth interviews	4
German general practitioners’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it affected their patient care: A qualitative study	4
Initial symptoms and three months follow-up after acute COVID-19 in outpatients: An international prospective cohort study	4
The diversity of opinion among general practitioners regarding the threat and measures against COVID-19 – Cross-sectional survey	4
Future-proofing the primary care workforce: A qualitative study of home visits by emergency care practitioners in the UK	4
Cardiovascular risk management in patients with severe mental illness or taking antipsychotics: A qualitative study on barriers and facilitators among dutch general practitioners	4
Series: Practical guidance to qualitative research. Part 6: Longitudinal qualitative and mixed-methods approaches for longitudinal and complex health themes in primary care research	4
Effects of access to radiology in out-of-hours primary care on patient satisfaction and length of stay	4
To prevent being stressed-out: Allostatic overload and resilience of general practitioners in the era of COVID-19. A cross-sectional observational study	4
Assessment of the risk of infection among Romanian physicians at the outbreak of the SARS CoV-2 pandemic	4
A higher frequency of physical activity is associated with reduced rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection	4
Characteristics and economic burden of frequent attenders with medically unexplained symptoms in primary care in Israel	4
Post-intensive care syndrome in primary care: The development of new diseases and primary care services utilisation – a prospective cohort study	4
Two years of approved digital health applications in Germany – Perspectives and experiences of general practitioners with an affinity for their use	3
Insight in the diagnosis and treatment of coeliac disease in general practice: A survey and case vignette study among 106 general practitioners	3
Climate change mitigation: Qualitative analysis of environmental impact-reducing strategies in German primary care	3
Cancer screening and follow-up in general practice: A French nationwide cross-sectional study	3
General practitioners’ perspectives on discontinuation of long-term antidepressants in nursing homes	3
How can primary care be secured in the long term? – a qualitative study from the perspective of general practitioners in Germany	3
General practitioners' attitude towards cooperation with other health professionals in managing patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: A cross-sectional study	3
Adapting patients' oncological treatment through remote participation of general practitioners in multi-disciplinary consultation meetings: A feasibility study	3
General practitioners’ perceptions of treatment of chronically ill patients managed in general practice: An interview study	3
Implementation of Primary Palliative Care in five Belgian regions: A qualitative study on early identification of palliative care needs by general practitioners	3
A multi-perspective exploration of the understanding of patient complaints and their potential for patient safety improvement in general practice	3
The first pelvic examination: A rite of passage for the women. A qualitative study about French women	3
Perceptions, professional responsibility and management experiences of patients with alcohol, tobacco and opioid use disorder by residents in general practice and teaching general practitioners	3
Research in the time of COVID	3
Geneva medical students increasingly identify primary care physicians as role models after introduction of a compulsory clerkship	3
Clinical trials during pandemic in primary care: Low number and low validity after one-year experience	3

Views of Dutch general practitioners about premenstrual symptoms: A qualitative interview study	3
Diabetes-related quality of life in six European countries measured with the DOQ-30	2
A face-to-face national congress experience during the COVID-19 pandemic: A report focussing on the risk of COVID-19 contamination	2
Author’s reply to comment on: A higher frequency of physical activity is associated with reduced rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection	2
Consequences of COVID-19 regulations on the competences of medical graduates and FM/GP interns – teachers' views	2
Experience and views of primary care physicians involved in reorganisation of care in family medicine practices during COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study from Slovenia	2
Management of symptomatic patients with suspected mild-moderate COVID-19 in general practice. What was published within the first year of the pandemic? A scoping review	2
Treatment outcomes of acute streptococcal tonsillitis according to antibiotic treatment. A retrospective analysis of 242,366 cases treated in the community	2
C-reactive protein influences the doctor’s degree of suspicion of pneumonia in primary care: a prospective observational study	2
Gender differences in GPs’ strategies for coping with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic in Catalonia: A cross-sectional study	2
Primary care practice-based care management for chronically ill patients (PraCMan) in German healthcare: Outcome of a propensity-score matched cohort study	2
Experiences of patients with fibromyalgia at a Finnish Health Centre: A qualitative study	2
Climate change is a health issue. The general practitioner and planetary health	2
Frequency and management of emergencies in primary care offices: A cross-sectional study in northwestern Germany	2
The ill physician who self-discloses: What do patients think?	2
Pre-return to work consultation and therapeutic part-time work: Cross-sectional study on level of knowledge and use by general practitioners in France	2
Why concerns about vitamin D deficiency should not lead to over testing and overtreatment	2
Comment on: A higher frequency of physical activity is associated with reduced rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection	2
Perspectives of Dutch women on premenstrual disorder. A qualitative study exploring women’s experiences	2
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Belgian nursing home residents and staff during the primary COVID-19 vaccination campaign	2
Improved health status of severe COPD patients after being included in an integrated primary care service: A prospective cohort study	2