Publications by authors named "B Cambon"

Background: Understanding the experiences of general practice (GP) residents caring for dependent elderly people during the first lockdown as part of the countries COVID-19 pandemic strategy. The aim was to explore themes that could explain the gap between the missions and values at the heart of GP practice during this period of strict isolation.

Method: Qualitative study using an iterative approach.

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Background: Participation in regular physical activity (RPA) is beneficial to the quality of life and life expectancy of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). However, it is inadequate in many patients.

Aims: To determine the factors that influence the practice of RPA in patients with CHF managed in general practice.

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Aim Of The Study: To obtain a consensus from a panel of experts (GP and cardiologists) on the elements to appear on the correspondence sent by GP at the patient's first consultation with the cardiologist and on the response of the cardiologist.

Method: A list of proposals concerning the content of the exchanges between the GP and the cardiologist was established by a scientific council of three GPs and one cardiologist, based on a review of the literature and their practices. This list was submitted for evaluation to a panel of GP and cardiologists experts using the modified RAND/UCLA Delphi method.

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Background: Qualitative research is often used in the field of general medicine. Our objective was to evaluate the quality of published qualitative studies conducted using individual interviews or focus groups centred on patients monitored in general practice.

Methods: We have undertaken a review of the literature in the PubMed and Embase databases of articles up to February 2014.

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Aim: To assess a new behavioral teaching technique called "focus group pedagogy" (FGP), which consists in a three-step meeting between sick children's parents and medical students (first with students alone, then with parents and students together, then with students alone).

Methods: This qualitative research ran two sessions (each totaling four to six parents and six students) in which parents were questioned on four main themes: their knowledge of the medical hierarchy, their ability to identify the people in the hospital, their communication with medical staff, and the overall care delivered to their children. A thematic analysis of the verbatim transcript was performed.

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