| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Sampling for qualitative research | Family Practice | 1996 | 2,454 |
| 2 | Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy (SORT): A Patient-Centered Approach to Grading Evidence in the Medical Literature | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2004 | 680 |
| 3 | The consultation and relational empathy (CARE) measure: development and preliminary validation and reliability of an empathy-based consultation process measure | Family Practice | 2004 | 601 |
| 4 | Overtreating Chronic Back Pain: Time to Back Off? | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2009 | 595 |
| 5 | Potential barriers to the use of health services among ethnic minorities: a review | Family Practice | 2006 | 545 |
| 6 | Screening, Detection and Management of Depression in Elderly Primary Care Attenders. I: The Acceptability and Performance of the 15 Item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS15) and the Development of Short Versions | Family Practice | 1994 | 533 |
| 7 | The prevalence of multimorbidity in primary care and its effect on health care utilization and cost | Family Practice | 2011 | 478 |
| 8 | Making research relevant: if it is an evidence-based practice, where's the practice-based evidence? | Family Practice | 2008 | 473 |
| 9 | The key informant technique | Family Practice | 1996 | 464 |
| 10 | The Patient-Centred Clinical Method. 1. A Model for the Doctor-Patient Interaction in Family Medicine | Family Practice | 1986 | 459 |
| 11 | The Medical Home: Growing Evidence to Support a New Approach to Primary Care | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2008 | 445 |
| 12 | The impact of chronic pain in the community | Family Practice | 2001 | 407 |
| 13 | Mind-Body Medicine: State of the Science, Implications for Practice | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2003 | 402 |
| 14 | Patient-Centered Care is Associated with Decreased Health Care Utilization | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2011 | 397 |
| 15 | Using the Internet to conduct surveys of health professionals: a valid alternative? | Family Practice | 2003 | 392 |
| 16 | General Practice and Primary Health Care in Denmark | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2012 | 389 |
| 17 | The Nominal Group Technique: A Research Tool for General Practice? | Family Practice | 1993 | 384 |
| 18 | A comparison of a Patient Enablement Instrument (PEI) against two established satisfaction scales as an outcome measure of primary care consultations | Family Practice | 1998 | 375 |
| 19 | Burnout in European family doctors: the EGPRN study | Family Practice | 2008 | 369 |
| 20 | Doctor-patient communication and patient satisfaction: a review | Family Practice | 1998 | 350 |
| 21 | Sexual problems: a study of the prevalence and need for health care in the general population | Family Practice | 1998 | 318 |
| 22 | "Opening a can of worms": GP and practice nurse barriers to talking about sexual health in primary care | Family Practice | 2004 | 315 |
| 23 | Psychosocial risk factors for chronic low back pain in primary care--a systematic review | Family Practice | 2011 | 298 |
| 24 | A systematic review of the effectiveness of promoting lifestyle change in general practice | Family Practice | 1997 | 285 |
| 25 | Risk Indices Associated with the Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, and Possible Protection with Yoga: A Systematic Review | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2005 | 284 |
| 26 | Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for evaluating guideline implementation strategies | Family Practice | 2000 | 282 |
| 27 | Processes of care desired by elderly patients with multimorbidities | Family Practice | 2008 | 267 |
| 28 | Analysis of cluster randomized trials in primary care: a practical approach | Family Practice | 2000 | 266 |
| 29 | Vitamin D: An Evidence-Based Review | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2009 | 262 |
| 30 | The use of routinely collected computer data for research in primary care: opportunities and challenges | Family Practice | 2006 | 261 |
| 31 | Defining chronic conditions for primary care with ICPC-2 | Family Practice | 2004 | 256 |
| 32 | Rural health around the world: challenges and solutions* | Family Practice | 2003 | 251 |
| 33 | Postpartum Depression Screening: Importance, Methods, Barriers, and Recommendations for Practice | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2007 | 250 |
| 34 | The development of polypharmacy. A longitudinal study | Family Practice | 2000 | 249 |
| 35 | Is the WHO analgesic ladder still valid? Twenty-four years of experience | Canadian Family Physician | 2010 | 249 |
| 36 | Patient trust in the physician: relationship to patient requests | Family Practice | 2002 | 242 |
| 37 | The use of text messaging to improve attendance in primary care: a randomized controlled trial | Family Practice | 2006 | 241 |
| 38 | Influences on GPs' decision to prescribe new drugs--the importance of who says what | Family Practice | 2003 | 239 |
| 39 | Barriers to help seeking in people with urinary symptoms | Family Practice | 2001 | 238 |
| 40 | Patient expectations: What do primary care patients want from the GP and how far does meeting expectations affect patient satisfaction? | Family Practice | 1995 | 235 |
| 41 | Patients' priorities with respect to general practice care: an international comparison | Family Practice | 1999 | 234 |
| 42 | Dietary Intervention in Primary Care: Validity of the DINE Method for Diet Assessment | Family Practice | 1994 | 232 |
| 43 | Not another questionnaire! Maximizing the response rate, predicting non-response and assessing non-response bias in postal questionnaire studies of GPs | Family Practice | 2002 | 230 |
| 44 | Health problems in people with intellectual disability in general practice: a comparative study | Family Practice | 2000 | 229 |
| 45 | The frequency and nature of medical error in primary care: understanding the diversity across studies | Family Practice | 2003 | 228 |
| 46 | Shared Understanding of the Qualitative Research Process. Guidelines for the Medical Researcher | Family Practice | 1993 | 226 |
| 47 | Obesity and Women's Health: An Evidence-Based Review | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2011 | 225 |
| 48 | Dietary Fiber for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2012 | 221 |
| 49 | Validation of the Insomnia Severity Index in Primary Care | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2013 | 221 |
| 50 | Relevance and practical use of the Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) Measure in general practice | Family Practice | 2005 | 216 |
| 51 | The prevalence of ear, nose and throat problems in the community: results from a national cross-sectional postal survey in Scotland | Family Practice | 2005 | 215 |
| 52 | Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of Depressive Symptoms in the United States: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2005-2008 | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2011 | 215 |
| 53 | Variation in GP referral rates: what can we learn from the literature? | Family Practice | 2000 | 214 |
| 54 | Exercise and Restless Legs Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2006 | 211 |
| 55 | Acceptance of guideline recommendations and perceived implementation of coronary heart disease prevention among primary care physicians in five European countries: the Reassessing European Attitudes about Cardiovascular Treatment (REACT) survey | Family Practice | 2002 | 210 |
| 56 | First steps in qualitative data analysis: transcribing | Family Practice | 2008 | 210 |
| 57 | Depression in US Hispanics: Diagnostic and Management Considerations in Family Practice | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2005 | 209 |
| 58 | Effectiveness of Cinnamon for Lowering Hemoglobin A1C in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Controlled Trial | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2009 | 205 |
| 59 | Barriers to seeking treatment for sexual problems in primary care: a qualitative study with older people | Family Practice | 2003 | 202 |
| 60 | Qualitative research methods in general practice and primary care | Family Practice | 1995 | 200 |
| 61 | Chronic Constipation: An Evidence-Based Review | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2011 | 200 |
| 62 | Work Satisfaction of General Practitioners and the Quality of Patient Care | Family Practice | 1985 | 199 |
| 63 | Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline | Canadian Family Physician | 2017 | 199 |
| 64 | Meta-Analysis of Prostate-Specific Antigen and Digital Rectal Examination as Screening Tests for Prostate Carcinoma | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2003 | 198 |
| 65 | Factors Related to the Choice of Family Medicine: A Reassessment and Literature Review | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2003 | 197 |
| 66 | Patient-Centredness in the Consultation. 2: Does it Really Make a Difference? | Family Practice | 1990 | 195 |
| 67 | Key Determinants of Consumer Satisfaction With General Practice | Family Practice | 1991 | 194 |
| 68 | Non-attendance in general practice: a systematic review and its implications for access to primary health care | Family Practice | 2003 | 194 |
| 69 | The prevalence of symptoms and consultations in pre-school children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC): a prospective cohort study | Family Practice | 2005 | 193 |
| 70 | Herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia: incidence and risk indicators using a general practice research database | Family Practice | 2002 | 192 |
| 71 | The Prevalence, Predictors, and Consequences of Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy in Older Patients | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2004 | 190 |
| 72 | Group Visits: A Qualitative Review of Current Research | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2006 | 190 |
| 73 | Current Management of Pectus Excavatum: A Review and Update of Therapy and Treatment Recommendations | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2010 | 190 |
| 74 | Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative | Family Practice | 2004 | 189 |
| 75 | Determinants of healthy eating: motivation, abilities and environmental opportunities | Family Practice | 2008 | 189 |
| 76 | Symptom Burden Among Cancer Survivors: Impact of Age and Comorbidity | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2007 | 188 |
| 77 | Dry Needling in the Management of Musculoskeletal Pain | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2010 | 188 |
| 78 | Information Chaos in Primary Care: Implications for Physician Performance and Patient Safety | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2011 | 182 |
| 79 | Prescription Opioid Use among Adults with Mental Health Disorders in the United States | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2017 | 182 |
| 80 | Colorado Family Physicians' Attitudes Toward Medical Marijuana | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2013 | 181 |
| 81 | Multimorbidity in primary care: developing the research agenda | Family Practice | 2009 | 179 |
| 82 | The 'doctor' or the 'girl from the University'? Considering the influence of professional roles on qualitative interviewing | Family Practice | 2000 | 177 |
| 83 | 'Justifiable depression': how primary care professionals and patients view late-life depression? a qualitative study | Family Practice | 2006 | 177 |
| 84 | Family Medicine Patients' Use of the Internet for Health Information: A MetroNet Study | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2006 | 177 |
| 85 | Post-acute and long-COVID-19 symptoms in patients with mild diseases: a systematic review | Family Practice | 2022 | 176 |
| 86 | Achieving involvement: process outcomes from a cluster randomized trial of shared decision making skill development and use of risk communication aids in general practice | Family Practice | 2004 | 175 |
| 87 | Relationship Between Health Care Costs and Very Low Literacy Skills in a Medically Needy and Indigent Medicaid Population | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2004 | 175 |
| 88 | Sarcopenia in the elderly | Family Practice | 2012 | 175 |
| 89 | Why do GPs not implement evidence-based guidelines? A descriptive study | Family Practice | 2001 | 174 |
| 90 | The Relationship Between Primary Care, Income Inequality, and Mortality in US States, 1980-1995 | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2003 | 174 |
| 91 | Sooner or later? Issues in the early diagnosis of dementia in general practice: a qualitative study | Family Practice | 2003 | 174 |
| 92 | Diagnosis and management of psoriasis | Canadian Family Physician | 2017 | 173 |
| 93 | Clinical multimorbidity and physical function in older adults: a record and health status linkage study in general practice | Family Practice | 2007 | 172 |
| 94 | The dillman total design survey method | Canadian Family Physician | 1986 | 172 |
| 95 | Persistent presentation of medically unexplained symptoms in general practice | Family Practice | 2006 | 171 |
| 96 | Why do people consult the doctor? | Family Practice | 1996 | 169 |
| 97 | Prevalence and predictors of polypharmacy among older primary care patients in Germany | Family Practice | 2006 | 169 |
| 98 | Patient Practices and Beliefs Concerning Disposal of Medications | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 2006 | 169 |
| 99 | Effects of various methodologic strategies: survey response rates among Canadian physicians and physicians-in-training | Canadian Family Physician | 2008 | 167 |
| 100 | Non-compliance amongst adolescents with asthma: listening to what they tell us about self-management | Family Practice | 2000 | 166 |
