Healthcare - Serbian Journal of the Medical Chamber

Depressive symptoms among family members providing informal care for patients receiving homebased care: a PHQ-9 cross-sectional study

INTRODUCTION According to demographic and social changes in contemporary societies, the number of individuals requiring intensive home health care due to oncological diseases, neurodegenerative disorders such as dementia, or consequences of ischemic cerebrovascular incident (stroke) is...

Thirty years of family medicine specialty in Poland: a case study of its institutionalization, practice, and patient perception within primary healthcare

INTRODUCTION Family medicine (FM) is a distinct medical specialty that provides comprehensive and continuous healthcare to individuals and families addressing multiple levels of health system needs. According to the definition developed by the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA), family...