Why parents bring their children with minor health problems to their family practitioners: An unmatched case-control study.

Background: Parents' of young children who frequently attend primary health care (PHC) services for mild health problems (MHPs) can present a complex and difficult challenge for staff. This phenomenon can expose the child to inappropriate overprescribing, unnecessary medical interventions and may impair the quality of life of parents and children.

Aim: To define driving factors for frequent attenders (FAs) preschool children in PHC services in Kuwait.

Clinical audits in a postgraduate general practice training program: an evaluation of 8 years' experience.

Background: Clinical audit can be of valuable assistance to any program which aims to improve the quality of health care and its delivery. Yet without a coherent strategy aimed at evaluating audits' effectiveness, valuable opportunities will be overlooked. Clinical audit projects are required as a part of the formative assessment of trainees in the Family Medicine Residency Program (FMRP) in Kuwait.

Cultural factors and patients' adherence to lifestyle measures.

Background: Non-adherence to preventive and therapeutic lifestyle recommendations among patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease is more prevalent and varied than previously thought. The problem needs to be addressed by those who are involved in the care of these patients.

Aim: To measure adherence and barriers of complying with lifestyle recommendations among patients with high cardiovascular risk factors.