However, whilst most patients are managed in primary care, the majority of self-management trials have recruited participants with more severe disease from secondary care.
In the UK, CKD stage 3 is principally managed in primary care, including blood pressure (BP) management.
International guidelines for the management of low back pain generally agree that the condition should principally be managed in primary care [ 1].
Chronic pain is predominantly managed in primary care, although often ineffectively.
Mental health patients should ideally be managed in primary care but only if there is adequate specialist input from counsellors, psychologists and consultants.
To analyze the prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) according to cardiovascular risk determined by circadian blood pressure pattern in hypertensive patients managed in primary care.
In theory, therefore, most headaches can be optimally managed in primary care.
Most cases can be diagnosed and managed in primary care settings, yet some patients with atypical presentations, severe impairment, or complex comorbidity benefit from specialist referral.
Many patients in our hospital catchment area are managed in primary care by general practitioners who refer mainly more complex cases to our clinic.
Medication-overuse headache (MOH) is common in the general population, and the majority of sufferers are managed in primary health care.
Educational efforts focused on improving confidence levels in HF care and increasing exposure to teaching may improve beta-blocker presciption in HF patients managed in primary care.
