A 37-question survey that maps what a family caring for someone with schizophrenia has to work with, from money and emotional support to community services, held together well in its first full test with 304 caregivers in Beijing.1 Research Highlights What was tested: the M-FRAT, a caregiver-rated questionnaire on family resources for schizophrenia, given to …
Almost no research has measured suicide risk in Black men with diabetes, and none has looked at Black gay, bisexual and other sexual minority men with diabetes, according to a 2026 review. The review argues that primary care can still check for distress and suicide risk now.1 Research Highlights 1 directly relevant study: it compared …
A 1-hour weight-inclusive care training did not significantly change how 10 primary care providers rated their own weight attitudes or practices 2 weeks later. Afterward, though, providers described moving the scale, dropping routine weigh-ins and stocking larger blood pressure cuffs.1 Research Highlights No significant change in self-rated practices: between baseline (9 surveys) and 2-week follow-up …
Nearly 1 in 5 people with COPD in Lithuania had a recorded diagnosis of anxiety or depression, according to a nationwide study of 64,246 patients. Anxiety was far more common than depression, and most patients who received medication were prescribed benzodiazepines.1 Research Highlights 18.1% had a recorded diagnosis: 11,608 of 64,246 adults with COPD in …
A 913-person economic evaluation of the PReDicT antidepressant algorithm found nearly identical EQ-5D quality-of-life gains vs. treatment as usual (+0.139 vs. +0.140) and nearly identical societal cost reductions (−€2,589 vs. −€2,602), while cost-effectiveness probabilities were only 46% to 59% at trial level but exceeded 80% in the UK.1 The algorithm signal was country-specific and capability-weighted, …
A 2026 medRxiv preprint interviewed 15 health-system stakeholders about CARES, a freestanding addiction-risk screening platform, and found a clear implementation split: people wanted better substance-use prevention tools than current clinic screening, but provider burden, stigma, knowledge gaps, and medical-record liability could block uptake.1 Research Highlights Stakeholders saw a screening gap: all 15 interviewees held leadership …
Brief screening tools for early dementia risk are essential in primary care. A 2026 study by You et al. evaluated the AD8 informant questionnaire in older Chinese-speaking adults in Australia, mapping how cognitive, functional, social, and language-barrier risks stack before dementia is formally diagnosed.1 Research Highlights The AD8 dementia screening interview is an 8-item informant-based …