Community-wide survey of physicians' knowledge of cholesterol management / 中华医学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Journal
;
(24): 884-889, 2010.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-242551
ABSTRACT
<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>An elevated serum lipid is one of the major risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD). Physicians' awareness contributes to successful adoption of practice guidelines. Community medical centers are the primary defense against chronic disease. This study aimed to investigate community physicians' awareness of cholesterol guidelines and their utilization.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Six hundred and one community physicians were randomly selected from four different regions, and completed a confidential and semi-structured questionnaire. Four hundred and ninety-one completed the questionnaire, and 486 valid questionnaires were available.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The physicians' fundamental knowledge of lipids was astonishingly poor, while the awareness of cholesterol guidelines was low. Only 24% and 14% of the physicians reported the right optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level for CHD and diabetes patients respectively. More than half of the physicians (55.8%) mistakenly considered elevated transaminases to be the lethal side effect of statins. More than half of the physicians (51.9%) would give up statin treatment in the case of transaminase elevation.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Educational interventions to improve cholesterol knowledge and to publicize standard treatment are needed among Chinese community physicians.</p>
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Physicians
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Logistic Models
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China
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Cholesterol
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Data Collection
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Risk Factors
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Clinical Competence
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Coronary Disease
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Cholesterol, LDL
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Practice guideline
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Medical Journal
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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