Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices (KAP) Of Primary Care Physicians Of Central Mumbai Suburbs About Childhood Asthma

10.5580/dc3 ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Childhood Asthma ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Assessment of New York Primary Care Physicians’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Fluoride Varnish in an Urban Medical-Setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 249-255
Author(s):  
Lisa Lian ◽  
Christie Lumsden ◽  
Richard Yoon ◽  
Dana Sirota
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
New York ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Fluoride Varnish ◽  
Medical Setting ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Objective: To determine changes in knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary care physicians (PCPs) regarding fluoride varnish (FV). Study Design: Fifty-four PCPs at an urban medical center in New York completed a pre-intervention survey. A pediatric dental resident provided an hour-long educational lecture and a hands-on demonstration regarding FV application. Six months later, PCPs were sent a post-intervention survey via electronic mail. Results: Fifty-four PCPs participated in the pre-survey and FV training and 48% completed the post-survey. Prior to the FV training, 57% of PCPs knew that FV application by medical practitioners was reimbursable for children under 6-years-old and 2% of PCPs were applying FV. Post FV training, 62% of PCPs reported applying FV. Pre and post survey, barriers to FV application was not enough hands-on training (43% to 15% respectively) and not enough time (50% to 85% respectively). Conclusions: Post FV training, PCPs’ knowledge, attitudes and practices in regard to FV changed. Interprofessional education may be one approach to increasing FV application participation.

scholarly journals A study of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary care physicians toward anticoagulant therapy in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Shanghai, China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shasha Ye ◽  
Tianhao Wang ◽  
Arthur Liu ◽  
Ying Yu ◽  
Zhigang Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Anticoagulant Therapy ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Abstract Background:As a large number of Community Health Service (CHS) centers in China face the majority of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), primary care physicians (PCPs) play a primary role in the prevention of embolization. Therefore, an awareness of anticoagulant management in patients with NVAF must be brought into focus among PCPs in China. This study investigated PCPs’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward anticoagulant therapy in patients with NVAF, to help them understand their shortcomings regarding oral anticoagulant (OAC) therapy in preventing embolization.Method:This was a cross-sectional observational study of 462 PCPs in CHS centers across Shanghai. We used a self-administered questionnaire to collect data from September to December 2017. A stratified random cluster sampling was adopted in the 90 CHS centers with the family medicine residency program.Result:Among 462 participants, 69.3% (320/462) of females received a medical bachelor’s degree and over 50% of participants had more than 10 years of work experience. Each section for knowledge, attitude, and practice were categorized as poor (≤39.0%), fair (40.0%–69.0%), and good (≥70.0%). The level of knowledge of OAC therapy for patients with NVAF among PCPs was insufficient in over half (75.8%) of the participants. The majority (89.8%) of PCPs had a positive attitude and 68.0% had modest performance in the anticoagulant management of patients with NVAF.Conclusions: The knowledge and behaviors of PCPs were insufficient for OAC therapy to prevent embolization in patients with NVAF. The study also revealed that there is good potential for PCPs’ educational interventions to positively impact the care of patients with NVAF.

Survey of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Primary Care Physician's Towards Dementia Care in Israel

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-80
Author(s):  
Rakel Berenbaum ◽  
Julian Dresner ◽  
Bracha Erlich ◽  
Shlomo Vinker ◽  
Chariklia Tziraki
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Dementia Diagnosis ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Aim: Primary care physicians have an important role in the early diagnosis and management of dementia as a common first point of contact for patients dealing with cognitive decline. Our aim was to explore primary care physicians knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding care of people with dementia and their families. Methods: A cross sectional study among primary care physicians, attending their annual conference. The self-complete questionnaire included questions measured with a five point Likert scale as well as open-ended questions. Multivariable linear regression models were used to evaluate primary care physicians confidence in their dementia diagnosis and their level of knowledge and training. Results: Questionnaires were returned by 95 primary care physicians, a 24% response rate. The majority of primary care physicians feel it is their role to diagnose dementia (87%), unfortunately, 80% do not feel confident in making this diagnosis and 66% feel they are lacking knowledge or training to do so. They report they need more training on non-pharmacological interventions (86%), pharmacological treatments (92%), and community services (92%). Regression analysis revealed that lack of easily accessible screening tools plays an important role in confidence in dementia diagnosis. Conclusion: Our results may help policy makers plan interventions to meet training and system needs of primary care physicians and translate the national dementia policy guidelines into practice at the local level. Keywords: physicians, primary care, dementia, early diagnosis, adult day care centers

scholarly journals Topical corticosteroids knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary care physicians

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 662-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Alsukait ◽  
Najd Alshamlan ◽  
Zeina Alhalees ◽  
Sami Alsuwaidan ◽  
Abdulmajeed Alajlan
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Topical Corticosteroids ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Primary Health Care Physicians Regarding Diabetes Management: A Cross Sectional Study in Gharbia Governorate, Egypt

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mai Mohamed Mahmoud Abu Kahf ◽  
Khalil Mohamed Abbas Ayad ◽  
Mamdoh Ahmed Gabr ◽  
Walaa Mohamed El Sayed Shehata
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Diabetes Management ◽  
P Value ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Physicians ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Background: With increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus worldwide, primary health care physicians are the main providers of diabetes care and their knowledge, attitudes and practices are important to achieve goals in diabetes management. Objectives: Assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of primary health care physicians regarding management of diabetes. To find-out gaps between the practices of primary health care physicians and the already established national and international guidelines. Methods: This cross- sectional study was conducted on 144 primary health care physicians working in a randomly chosen primary health care centers in Al Garbia Governorate. Data collected concerning knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary care physicians regarding diabetes management. Results: The study included 144 primary health care physicians working in 38 primary health care centers in Gharbia governorate. About two thirds (95) of the studied physicians were working in rural areas and the rest (49) in urban ones. As regards years since graduation, fifty three of the studied physicians were graduated <5 years and the rest (91) were graduated ≥5 years. Concerning relevant certifications or training courses, about three fourths (106) had relevant past experiences while one fourth (38) had no such experiences. Urban primary care physicians had higher percentage of correct knowledge than the rural ones as regards diagnosis, complications and managements of DM (p value <0.05). Primary care physicians with increased years of practice and who attended relevant training courses had favorable attitude and practices as regards counseling and regular examination of diabetic patients (p value <0.05). Conclusion: The current study revealed a shortage of knowledge, attitude and practices of primary health care physicians as regards management of diabetes. The defect in knowledge and unfavourability of attitude and inappropriateness of practices are obvious in family physicians working in the rural health care facilities, those without relevant experience and those graduated less 5 years.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document