The design and application of in-depth interviews in primary care research
June 2025
In-depth interviews aim to explore the lived experiences and behavioral patterns of specific social groups through detailed conversations with participants. This qualitative method is used to investigate...
Basics of designing and steps of implementing cross-sectional studies in general practice and primary care
June 2025
Cross-sectional study is one of the classic research design methods, widely applied across various clinical research. In general practice research, cross-sectional designs are frequently used to answer...
Mixed methods research in general practice: Key points of design and implementation and case analysis
September 2025
General practice research focuses on a range of topics, such as patients' physical health and mental health, physicians' competencies and career motivation, quality of healthcare and physician-patient...
Factors affecting medication adherence in patients with chronic diseases: A systematic literature review
September 2025
This review seeks to explore the main determinants of medication adherence among patients with chronic conditions, with the goal of informing future studies....
The status and challenges of primary health care in China
September 2024
This article systematically reviews the development of primary healthcare (PHC) in China over the past 45 years, using data from the “China Health Statistics Yearbook” for 2010–2012, the "China Health...
Job characteristics model-based study of the intrinsic motivations for primary care practitioners
April 2024
Incentives for primary care workforce are close related to the “strengthening basic healthcare” strategy of the new health reform of China and help achieve the goals of establishing a tiered system...
Psychological and behavior investigation of Chinese residents: Concepts, practices, and prospects
September 2024
To provide researchers with a comprehensive understanding of the Psychological and Behavior Investigation of Chinese Residents (PBICR), this paper introduces its background and features from four aspects....
Governance: Perspectives of public administration, health administration, and primary care
April 2025
Primary care governance is a concrete manifestation of health governance and public governance. This discussion article explores the concepts and concerns of governance at different levels and fields...
Research on education of graduates of bonded medical program for rural health in China: A systematic review
April 2025
The government funded bonded medical program for rural health for graduates of bonded medical program for rural health is an essential strategy to alleviate the shortage of healthcare professionals...
Retention of medical graduates from rural compulsory services program in primary care: An eight-year follow-up study based on four colleges
June 2025
The training of Compulsory Services Program (CSP) graduates is an important initiative to alleviate the shortage of medical human resources in rural areas. As of October 2023，three batches of CSP graduates...
Research productivity of primary care and general practice scientific papers in China in 2021
September 2024
With the deepening of healthcare reform in China, research in primary care and general practice has rapidly developed in recent years, leading to a significant increase in the number of published p...
Applying the consensus reporting items for studies in primary care checklist to improve reporting quality in primary care research in China
December 2024
In 2023, the Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care (CRISP) Working Group introduced a consensus checklist aimed at enhancing the quality, practicality, and dissemination of research...
Conducting educational intervention research in general practice: From design to publication
September 2025
With the ongoing development of primary care in China, nearly 400,000 general practitioners (GPs) are expected to be trained over the next decade. The training of competent GPs is of vital importance,...
Correlation between habits of using online health information and e-health literacy in middle-aged and older Chinese adults
April 2024
Along with increased online dependency of supplying and obtaining health knowledge, e-health literacy emerges as one of essential skills for people with chronic diseases....
Developing a rigorous case study in research of primary healthcare service management
December 2025
The aim of the article is to help general practitioners and primary care researchers understand the fundamentals of designing case studies by explaining and analysing the standard developing procedures....
Association of physical–mental comorbidity with cognitive decline in middle-aged and older adults in China, India and Indonesia: a multiple country large scale data cross-sectional comparative study
June 2025
Growing evidence suggests a strong association between multimorbidity and brain health in older adults. However, limited studies have examined the combined impact of physical and mental multimorbidity...
Multimorbidity of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia and influencing factors of family function among the elderly of original residential communities of Guangzhou city
September 2024
With the global population aging at an accelerating rate, the rapid growth of the elderly population in China presents a series of health challenges, particularly in the management of chronic conditions...
The importance of factors influencing elderly using of preventive services of traditional Chinese medicine
December 2024
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has unique advantages in preventive services, particularly for chronic disease management and active aging. Primary care serves as a crucial platform for implementing...
Comorbidity profiles and treatment patterns of osteoarthritis patients in Beijing: A cross-sectional study based on community medical records
June 2025
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disabling condition and a common comorbidity in the elderly. Community health centres in China serve as a key setting for the long-term, personalized management of OA...
Multidimensional patterns of health-seeking behaviour in patients with type 2 diabetes: A latent class analysis
September 2025
China has 148 million people with diabetes, a heavy disease burden for the country. Health-seeking behaviour, as a core component of disease management, plays a critical role in diabetes control....
Study on the long-term and short-term effects of community-based health self-management group activities on comprehensive control of type 2 diabetes
June 2024
Diabetes self-management is an important measure to reduce the adverse impact of the disease and improve the outcome in patients with diabetes. Existing diabetes self-management studies mainly focus...
The research environment and reward preferences of primary care practitioners in the shanghai general practice research network: A mixed methods study
September 2025
Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs) enable collaborative primary care research. In China, since 2023, healthcare reforms emphasizing community-based primary care have spurred PBRN development....
Ten-year development of general practice in China: Opportunities and challenges
December 2025
To review the strengths and limitations of the development of general practice in China during the last decade (2010—2020) and to assess the opportunities and challenges for its future development....