Description and characterization of pneumococcal community acquired pneumonia (CAP) among radiologically confirmed CAP in outpatients.

Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) remains an important cause of community acquired pneumonia (CAP). We aimed to describe the prevalence and characteristics of outpatients with radiologically confirmed pneumococcal CAP. Between November 2017 and December 2019, a French network of general practitioners enrolled CAP-suspected adults, with ≥1 clinical signs of infection and ≥1 signs of pulmonary localization in an observational study.

Relation Between Chest Radiography Results and Antibiotic Initiation in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Management by General Practitioners.

Purpose: For most guidelines, diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is based on a combination of clinical signs and focal consolidation visible on chest radiographs (CRs). Our objective was to analyze antibiotic initiation by general practitioners for patients with suspected CAP according to CR.

Methods: We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study in general practice in France.

Évaluation de la mise en œuvre des missions de service sanitaire en santé sexuelle en Île-de-France.

Contexte: Le service sanitaire français, réalisé par des étudiants en santé (3 année), est un programme de promotion de la santé (PS) récent qui est encore peu évalué.

Objectif: Cette étude s'est intéressée au service mis en place dans la filière médecine à l'université Paris Cité, sur la thématique santé sexuelle. L'objectif de l'étude est d'évaluer des interventions réalisées par les étudiants en termes pédagogiques et en termes de bonnes pratiques en PS, sur les plans suivants : éthique, qualité du contenu et communication.

Perceived impact of discussions with a healthcare professional on patients' decision regarding COVID-19 vaccine.

There is evidence that advice from Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) plays an important role in patients' decision to get vaccinated, but the extent to which patients perceive this impact is unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the perceived impact of a discussion with a HCP on participants' decision to be vaccinated against COVID-19. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among adults who consulted a general practitioner (GP) or a pharmacist in Ile-de-France, France, after COVID-19 vaccines became available (October-November 2021 period).

Barriers and facilitators to the HPV vaccine: a multicenter qualitative study of French general practitioners.

Background: In France, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage is low, with 30.7% of 17-year-old girls having received a complete HPV vaccination schedule in 2020.

Aim: To determine the perspective and behaviors of general practitioners (GPs) regarding HPV vaccination with their patients and if a reluctance is observed.

Patient-Physician Agreement in Reporting and Prioritizing Existing Chronic Conditions.

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to assess (1) the agreement between patient self-reports and general practitioner (GP) reports of the chronic conditions affecting the patients and (2) the agreement between patients and GPs on health priorities in a primary care setting.

Method: Patients were recruited in the Parisian area of France by a convenience sample of GPs; eligibility criteria required that the GP was the patient's listed primary care provider for at least 12 months. Participants were asked to report all the patient's current chronic conditions by using a previously developed list of 124 chronic conditions and write a list of up to 3 priority conditions.

Tailored-Dose Baclofen in the Management of Alcoholism: A Retrospective Study of 144 Outpatients Followed for 3 Years in a French General Practice.

More information is needed about the efficacy and safety of long-term baclofen in the treatment of alcohol use disorders. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of treatment with tailored-dose baclofen on alcohol consumption in patients with alcohol use disorders followed for 3 years after first initiating baclofen treatment. This retrospective descriptive cohort included outpatients followed in a French general practice clinic for 3 years and treated with tailored-dose baclofen to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption.

Tolerability of High-dose Baclofen in the Treatment of Patients with Alcohol Disorders: A Retrospective Study.

Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the tolerability of high-dose baclofen taken by patients with alcohol disorders during their first year of treatment.

Methods: The medical records of all patients prescribed baclofen by one general practitioner were examined and all patients who could be contacted were retrospectively interviewed about adverse effects.

Results: Of the 146 eligible patients, 116 (79%) could be interviewed.

Polypharmacy and frailty: prevalence, relationship, and impact on mortality in a French sample of 2350 old people.

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of polypharmacy and frailty, to examine their association, and to establish their independent and combined effects on mortality in a sample of French old people.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional population study of people aged 70 years and over. A total of 2350 respondents were interviewed at home in 2008-2010.