European Journal of General Practice

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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Experience and views of primary care physicians involved in reorganisation of care in family medicine practices during COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study from Slovenia56
The experiences of patients ill with COVID-19-like symptoms and the role of testing for SARS-CoV-2 in supporting them: A qualitative study in eight European countries during the first wave of the pand50
Preventing cardiovascular disease in at-risk patients: Results of a pilot behavioural health programme in general practice30
Changing of the Guard. A dialogue between the former and the new Editor-in-Chief27
The impact of an intensive care unit admission on the health status of relatives of intensive care survivors: A prospective cohort study in primary care23
Chronic hepatitis C: Diagnosis and treatment made easy21
Experiences of patients with fibromyalgia at a Finnish Health Centre: A qualitative study20
European general practitioners’ attitudes towards person-centred care and factors that influence its implementation in everyday practice: The protocol of the cross-sectional PACE GP/FP study in 24 Eur19
100th EGPRN Meeting, 8-11 May 2025, Gothenburg – Sweden15
Periodontal diseases and cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and respiratory diseases: Summary of the consensus report by the European Federation of Periodontology and WONCA Europe15
Barriers and facilitators to primary care staff conducting research – a qualitative systematic review15
Two years of approved digital health applications in Germany – Perspectives and experiences of general practitioners with an affinity for their use14
Reframing prevention: A clinician’s perspective14
A higher frequency of physical activity is associated with reduced rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection14
Person-centred care and its outcomes in primary care. Selected Abstracts from the 96th EGPRN Meeting, Split–Croatia, 11–14 May 202313
Did aetiology matter in illness duration and complications in patients presenting in primary care with acute respiratory tract infections early in the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study in nine12
Series: Public engagement with research. Part 4: Maximising the benefits of involving the public in research implementation12
Correction11
Integrating general practitioners into crisis management would accelerate the transition from victim to effective professional: Qualitative analyses of a terrorist attack and catastrophic flooding11
Correction11
A face-to-face national congress experience during the COVID-19 pandemic: A report focussing on the risk of COVID-19 contamination10
General practitioners’ decision-making strategies in the pharmacological treatment of musculoskeletal pain: A qualitative interview study9
General practitioners’ perspectives on discontinuation of long-term antidepressants in nursing homes9
Primary mental healthcare for adults with mild intellectual disabilities: Patients’ perspectives9
Gender differences in GPs’ strategies for coping with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic in Catalonia: A cross-sectional study9
A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic delay in pulmonary embolism8
Most valued author and reviewer in 20218
AI in primary care - a general practitioner’s bucket list. An EGPRN Keynote Paper from May 2025 Gothenburg.8
A 'special issue on COVID-19'. Fourteen primary care publications with implications for practice, teaching, and research8
Impact of a patient reminder letter from their general practitioners on influenza vaccination: A quasi-experimental study in Paris, France8
Series: Practical guidance to qualitative research. Part 7: Qualitative evidence synthesis for emerging themes in primary care research: Scoping review, meta-ethnography and rapid realist review8
Primary mental healthcare for adults with mild intellectual disabilities: a Dutch database study8
The EGPRN Research Strategy for general practice in Europe8
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the accuracy of telephone triage of callers with shortness of breath and/or chest discomfort in Dutch out-of-hours primary care: A retrospective observational study8
Children and young people’s consultation rates for psychosocial problems between 2016 and 2021 in the Netherlands8
Climate change is a health issue. The general practitioner and planetary health7
Medication management during risk of dehydration: A qualitative study among elderly patients with impaired renal function and informal caregivers7
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Belgian nursing home residents and staff during the primary COVID-19 vaccination campaign7
Family history tools for primary care: A systematic review7
Innovative Technologies and Methods in General Practice: Selected Abstracts from the 97th EGPRN Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic, 12–15 October 20237
Frequency and management of emergencies in primary care offices: A cross-sectional study in northwestern Germany7
Relationship between patient-perceived quality of primary care and self-reported hospital utilisation in China: A cross-sectional study7
Fostering clinical research in general practice and family medicine. Selected abstracts from the 93rd EGPRN conference Halle, Germany, 14–17 October 20216
Patients’ perceptions of climate-sensitive health counselling in primary care: Qualitative results from Germany6
Series: Practical guidance to qualitative research. Part 6: Longitudinal qualitative and mixed-methods approaches for longitudinal and complex health themes in primary care research6
Monitoring COVID-19 in Belgian general practice: A tool for syndromic surveillance based on electronic health records6
Impact of primary care physicians working part-time on patient care: A scoping review6
From trainee to general practitioner: A qualitative study of transition experiences of Flemish GP trainees6
Learning objectives of Belgian general practitioner trainees regarding their hospital training: A qualitative study5
Pain and feasibility of capillary self-blood collection in general practice: A cross-sectional investigative study5
Series: Public engagement with research. Part 1: The fundamentals of public engagement with research5
Cardiovascular risk management in patients with severe mental illness or taking antipsychotics: A qualitative study on barriers and facilitators among dutch general practitioners5
Navigating sarcoidosis: Recognizing, managing, and supporting patients in primary care5
The development of a tool for GPs to manage overweight and obesity in children: A Delphi study5
Primary care patients’ perspectives on CT coronary calcium scoring and exercise electrocardiography5
Multidisciplinary management of patients with cancer in France: The SINPATIC qualitative study5
Familial colonoscopic screening: how do French general practitioners deal with patients and their high-risk relatives. A qualitative study4
Primary healthcare providers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cancer screening recommendation and referral in Georgia, 20234
Immediate release fentanyl in general practices: Mostly off-label prescribing4
Long-term prognosis of adults with moderately severe SARS-CoV-2 lower respiratory tract infection managed in primary care: Prospective cohort study4
Mitigating health inequalities in rural European communities through collaborative primary care research: A position paper of the WONCA Europe network EURIPA4
Effectiveness of tailored talks between a cancer screening specialist and general practitioners to improve the uptake of colorectal cancer screening in Ancona (Italy) during the pandemic period4
Contemporary perspectives regarding domestic violence and abuse in primary care: Cross-sectional NHS patients survey4
Barriers and facilitators to antidepressant deprescribing – A qualitative interview study with general practitioners in Germany4
‘I just felt either I’m going to kill someone or I’m going to end up killing myself’. How does it feel to be burnt out as a practicing UK GP?4
Comment on: Climate change is a health issue. The general practitioner and planetary health by Stoffers & Muris 20233
Sex and income inequalities in preventive services in diabetes3
Diverse roles of Primary Health Care in COVID-19 vaccination across 28 European countries – Insights from the Eurodata study3
Why are our medicines so expensive? Spoiler: Not for the reasons you are being told…3
How to overcome information and communication barriers in Human Papillomavirus vaccination? A SWOT analysis based on the opinions of European family doctors in contact with young people and their pare3
mHealth technologies for pregnancy prevention: A challenge for patient-centred contraceptive counselling in Dutch general practice3
Cross-sectional study of partners’ tobacco consumption during their spouse’s pregnancy3
Appropriateness of intended antibiotic prescribing using clinical case vignettes in primary care, and related factors3
The ill physician who self-discloses: What do patients think?3
Transitioning from face-to-face to distance education. Part 2: A qualitative study in the former Yugoslavia during COVID-193
Towards consensus: The need for standardised definitions in Long (post) COVID care in 34 European countries3
The revised European Definition of General Practice/Family Medicine. A pivotal role of One Health, Planetary Health and Sustainable Development Goals3
Mental health promotion and prevention: Adjusting to the changing world3
Looking back at the EJGP in 2023: What a rich harvest of relevant publications for primary care medicine!3
Comment on: A higher frequency of physical activity is associated with reduced rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection3
Looking beyond effectiveness: Integration of social science research within international infectious disease research in primary care3
Physical activity levels and self-perception among patients living with chronic conditions in France: A population-based cross-sectional study using the ComPaRe cohort3
Democratising the design and delivery of large-scale randomised, controlled clinical trials in primary care: A personal view3
General practitioners' attitude towards cooperation with other health professionals in managing patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: A cross-sectional study3
Optimising the organisation of family medicine practice. Selected abstracts from the 94th EGPRN conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 12–15 May 20223
Identifying opportunities for shared decision-making through patients’ and physicians’ perceptions on the diagnostic process: A qualitative analysis of malpractice claims in general practice3
Digital technologies in primary care: Implications for patient care and future research. 92nd EGPRN Meeting, Virtual Conference, 30 May-1 April3
Correction3
Educational needs assessment for health advocate role in family medicine residency training in Turkey: A Delphi study3
Registration and management of children with overweight by general practitioners in The Netherlands2
Correction2
Research on integrated community care: Focus on general practitioners, patients and the population. Selected abstracts from the 95th EGPRN conference Antwerp, Belgium, 20–23 October 20222
German general practitioners’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it affected their patient care: A qualitative study2
General practitioners’ experiences with chronic abdominal symptoms and a faecal calprotectin guided referral strategy in children: A Dutch qualitative study2
The ‘Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care’ (CRISP) statement in the European Journal of General Practice2
Perceived adherence and associated barriers to the national atopic dermatitis guideline: A survey among general practitioners2
Potential overtreatment in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus: Results from a cross-sectional study in German general practice2
Help-seeking behaviour in primary care of men and women with a history of abuse: A Dutch cohort study2
Factors influencing primary care physicians recommending patients to use digital health technologies for self-management: A cross-sectional study across 20 countries2
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Primary Health Care through ‘health providers’ eyes’: Α qualitative study of focus groups and individual interviews in Greece2
Advance care planning among older adults in Belgium with Turkish backgrounds and palliative care needs: A qualitative interview study2
Non-adherence to non-insulin glucose-lowering drugs: Prevalence, predictors and impact on glycemic control and insulin initiation. A longitudinal cohort study in a large primary care database in Spain2
Primary healthcare professionals’ perceptions, attitudes and ideas regarding asthma management in Greece: A mixed-method study2
Climate change mitigation: Qualitative analysis of environmental impact-reducing strategies in German primary care2
SERIES: eHealth in primary care. Part 6: Global perspectives: Learning from eHealth for low-resource primary care settings and across high-, middle- and low-income countries2
Generative artificial intelligence for general practice; new potential ahead, but are we ready?2
COVID-19 vaccine short-term adverse events in the real-life family practice in Krakow, Poland2
The experiences and thoughts of Turkish family physicians about COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study2
Fear of COVID-19 among patients with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection: A cross-sectional study in Estonian family practices2
Stop smoking advice by practice assistants after routine cervical screening in general practice: A qualitative exploration of potential barriers and enablers2
Variation in the efficiency of English general practices and associated factors: A cross-sectional study of 5069 general practices2
Consequences of COVID-19 regulations on the competences of medical graduates and FM/GP interns – teachers' views2
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