ArticleFamily practice2016
Point-of-care testing in UK primary care: a survey to establish clinical needs.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Impact of point-of-care panel tests in ambulatory care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2020Pooled it
- Point-of-care testing in primary care: A systematic review on implementation aspects addressed in test evaluations.International journal of clinical practice · 2019Pooled it
- Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care natriuretic peptide testing for chronic heart failure in ambulatory care: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2018Pooled it
- Criteria required for an acceptable point-of-care test for UTI detection: Obtaining consensus using the Delphi technique.PloS one · 2018Guideline
- GPs' acceptability and feasibility for using point-of-care tests for cancer in primary care: a qualitative interview study.BJGP open · 2025Article
- Implementing in-vitro diagnostic point-of-care tests in community health care: how can we make this work?The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025Article
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- Community Point of Care Testing in Diagnosing and Managing Chronic Kidney Disease.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Point-of-care testing and antibiotics prescribing in out-of-hours general practice: a register-based study in Denmark.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Implementing PCR testing in general practice-a qualitative study using normalization process theory.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Point-of-care laboratory testing in primary care: utilization, limitations and perspectives of general practitioners in Germany.BMC primary care · 2023Article
- Utilization of point-of-care tests among general practitioners, a cross-sectional study.BMC primary care · 2022Article
- Point-of-care testing in Paediatric settings in the UK and Ireland: a cross-sectional study.BMC emergency medicine · 2022Article
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- Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care lateral flow antigen testing for SARS-CoV-2 with RT-PCR in primary care (REAP-2).EClinicalMedicine · 2021Article
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- The Impact of Point-of-Care Hemoglobin A1c Testing on Population Health-Based Onsite Testing Adherence: A Primary-Care Quality Improvement Study.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2021Article
- Rapid point-of-care testing for COVID-19: quality of supportive information for lateral flow serology assays.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Expanding the boundaries of point of care testing.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2020Article
- Perceptions of artificial intelligence in healthcare: findings from a qualitative survey study among actors in France.Journal of translational medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundA number of point-of-care diagnostic tests are commercially available in the UK, however, not much is known regarding GPs' desire for these tests or the clinical areas of interest.
objectiveWe sought to establish for which conditions point-of-care tests (POCTs) would be most helpful to UK GPs for diagnosis, reduction of referrals, and monitoring of chronic conditions.
methodsA total of 1635 regionally representative GPs were invited to complete an online cross-sectional survey between 31 September and 16 October 2012.
resultsA total of 1109 (68%) GPs responded to the survey. The most frequently cited conditions were urinary tract infections for diagnosis (47% of respondents), pulmonary embolism/deep vein thrombosis for referral reduction (47%) and international normalized ratio/anticoagulation for monitoring (49%).
conclusionsThis survey has identified the conditions for which UK GPs would find POCTs most helpful. Comments by respondents suggest that quite radical system-level adjustments will be required to allow primary care clinicians to capitalize on the potential benefits of POCTs.
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