Connecting unattached patients to comprehensive primary care: a rapid review.

Introduction: Lack of access to primary care providers (PCPs) is a significant hurdle to receiving high-quality comprehensive health care and creates greater reliance on emergency departments and walk-in clinics.

Methods: We conducted a rapid review and analysis of the literature that discusses approaches to increasing access to continuous care for patients with no PCP ('unattached patients').

Results: Five distinct themes across 38 resources were identified: financial incentives for patients and providers, health care organization, policy intervention, virtual care and health information technology (HIT), and medical education.

Demographic Influences on the Relationship Between Fatigue and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease.

Background: Fatigue has a major impact on health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in Parkinson's disease (PD).

Objectives: To determine whether demographic characteristics modify the relationship between fatigue and HR-QOL.

Methods: Patients with PD in the Fox Insight study completed the Parkinson Fatigue Scale (PFS-16) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15).

Topical treatment for postinflammatory hyperpigmentation: a systematic review.

Background: Topical measures are the mainstay treatment for postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). Numerous studies have assessed the efficacy of topical medications for the treatment of PIH, but few have evaluated the quality of evidence supporting these topical therapies. We performed a systematic review to evaluate the evidence of topical treatments for PIH.

Understanding the Lexicon of Fatigue in Parkinson's Disease.

Background: Fatigue in Parkinson's disease (PD) is multifaceted and associated with reduced quality of life. In turn, the language used by people with PD to describe fatigue is variable and poorly understood. We sought to elucidate the lexicon of fatigue using a qualitative grounded theory approach.