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.

Background: In Slovenia, primary care is the backbone and gatekeeper to the health care system. During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, primary care had to be reorganised to manage suspected COVID-19 patients, safely care for other patients, and manage the consequences of the pandemic.

Objectives: To explore the opinions and experiences of Slovenian primary care workers (PCWs) about their confrontation with COVID-19.

Development of an Algorithm for Determining of Genetic Risk at the Primary Healthcare Level - A New Tool for Primary Prevention: A Study Protocol.

Introduction: Family history (FH) is an important part of the patients' medical history during preventive management at model family medicine practices (MFMP). It currently includes a one (or two) generational inquiry, predominately in terms of cardiovascular diseases, arterial hypertension, and diabetes, but not of other diseases with a probable genetic aetiology. Beside family history, no application-based algorithm is available to determine the risk level for specific chronic diseases in Slovenia.

The Impact of Patient's Socio-Demographic Characterictics, Comorbidities and Attitudes on Flu Vaccination Uptake in Family Practice Settings.

Objectives: In Slovenia, the role of family physicians in primary care and preventive procedures is very important. Influenza vaccination rates in Slovenia are low. The reasons for low vaccination rates in Slovenia were not clear.

Survival and event-free survival of patients with peripheral arterial disease undergoing prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Background: Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are at very high risk for cardiovascular events. How do patients with PAD differ from age- and sex-matched controls in survival, major ischemic events and revascularization procedures when both groups were managed according to the European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention?

Methods: Patients with PAD (N.=742) and 713 age and sex-matched control subjects without PAD, both groups aged 65±9 years at inclusion, were managed for 5 years according to the European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention and evaluated yearly for occurrence of death, non-fatal major ischemic events and revascularization procedures (minor events).

New tool for patient evaluation of nurse practitioner in primary care settings.

Aims And Objectives: To validate a tool for patient evaluation of nurse practitioners.

Background: The roles of nurse practitioners in family practice settings are health promotion and routine follow-up of patients with chronic diseases. So far, several tools for patient evaluation of nurse practitioners have been developed.

Ankle-brachial index screening for peripheral artery disease in asymptomatic patients between 50 and 70 years of age.

Asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can be easily identified using the ankle-brachial index (ABI). This study was designed to investigate the benefits of performing ABI in patients aged 50 - 70 years. A random sample of 107 patients was chosen and data on gender, age, risk factors and laboratory tests were collected and the ABI measured.

Factors influencing home visits in Slovenian general practice.

Background: There is great variability in home visiting rates in Europe. The European General Practice Research Workshop (EGPRW) has conducted a pilot quantitative international study on home visits and developed a questionnaire, which has not yet been tested on a national level. In Slovenia, home visiting is decreasing, but the factors influencing home visiting by GPs in the country have not yet been examined.