Annals Journal Club:

Annals Journal Club: Mortality from White Coat vs Sustained Hypertension
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: iii. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Kurt C. Stange

In this Issue: Access to Care, Spirituality, and Relevant Research
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 386-387. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard J. Davidson

Spirituality and Medicine: Science and Practice
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 388-389. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Research:

Martin G. Dawes, Gillian Bartlett, Andrew J. Coats, and Edmund Juszczak

Comparing the Effects of White Coat Hypertension and Sustained Hypertension on Mortality in a UK Primary Care Setting Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 390-396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief][Journal Club]

 

Diane R. Rittenhouse, George E. Fryer, Jr, Robert L. Phillips, Jr, Thomas Miyoshi, Christine Nielsen, David C. Goodman, and Kevin Grumbach

Impact of Title VII Training Programs on Community Health Center Staffing and National Health Service Corps Participation
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 397-405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental data: Appendix][In Brief]  

Timothy P. Daaleman, Barbara M. Usher, Sharon W. Williams, Jim Rawlings, and Laura C. Hanson

An Exploratory Study of Spiritual Care at the End of Life
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 406-411. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [Supplemental data: Appendix][In Brief]  

David A. Katerndahl

Impact of Spiritual Symptoms and Their Interactions on Health Services and Life Satisfaction
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 412-420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

Jun Yang, Aimin Guo, Yadong Wang, Yali Zhao, Xinhua Yang, Hang Li, Roger Duckitt, and Wannian Liang

Human Resource Staffing and Service Functions of Community Health Services Organizations in China
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 421-427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [In Brief]  

Tillman F. Farley, Naresh Mandava, F. Ryan Prall, and Cece Carsky

Accuracy of Primary Care Clinicians in Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Using Single-Image Retinal Photography
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 428-434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental data: Figures][In Brief]  

Denise B. Ernst, Helen M. Pettinati, Roger D. Weiss, Dennis M. Donovan, and Richard Longabaugh

An Intervention for Treating Alcohol Dependence: Relating Elements of Medical Management to Patient Outcomes With Implications for Primary Care
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 435-440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

Methodology:

Jesús López-Torres Hidalgo, Clotilde Boix Gras, Juan Manuel Téllez Lapeira, Ignacio Párraga Martínez, Maria Ángeles López Verdejo, Francisco Escobar Rabadán, and Ángel Otero Puime

The Hearing-Dependent Daily Activities Scale to Evaluate Impact of Hearing Loss in Older People
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 441-447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [Supplemental data: Appendix 1 & 2][In Brief]  

Theory:

Gowri Anandarajah

The 3 H and BMSEST Models for Spirituality in Multicultural Whole-Person Medicine
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 448-458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [In Brief]  

Reflections:

Thomas E. Kottke, Leif I. Solberg, Andrew F. Nelson, Donald W. Belcher, William Caplan, Lawrence W. Green, Eva Lydick, David J. Magid, Sharon J. Rolnick, and Steven H. Woolf

Optimizing Practice Through Research: A New Perspective to Solve an Old Problem
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 459-462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

Andrew L. Sussman and Marino Rivera

‘Be Gentle and Be Sincere About It’: A Story About Community-Based Primary Care Research
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 463-465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

On TRACK:

Kurt C. Stange

Healing Perceptions and Relationships
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 466-468. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrections:

CORRECTIONS
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 468. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Family Medicine Updates:

From the North American Primary Care Research Group

CONNECTING WITH DECISION MAKERS: PRACTICAL TIPS FOR RESEARCH UNDERSTANDING AND USE
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 469-470. [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the American Academy of Family Physicians

AAFP BRINGS OUT VARIETY OF NEW TOOLS FOR EMPLOYERS, RESIDENTS, STUDENTS AND CONSUMERS
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 470-472. [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the American Board of Family Medicine

NEW ALTERNATIVES IN MC-FP PART IV MODULES
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 472. [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

A NEW, DYNAMIC RESOURCE FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE: THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESEARCH WIKI AT FMDRL
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 473. [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the Association of Departments of Family Medicine

RESIDENCY EDUCATION—COMPETENCY AND INNOVATION
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 473-474. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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