Primary and preventive care services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists.
Obstet Gynecol
; 82(5): 723-6, 1993 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-8414315
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the level and types of primary and preventive care services delivered by obstetrician-gynecologists.METHODS:
A self-administered questionnaire was mailed to a random sample of 1250 obstetrician-gynecologists practicing in the United States. The response rate was 71%.RESULTS:
Fifty-three percent of the respondents indicated that they provide primary and preventive care during more than half of their practice time. Although obstetrician-gynecologists provide a wide range of preventive services, the proportion of doctors providing any specific service varies. Whereas virtually all (92% or more) obstetrician-gynecologists provide or order blood pressure screening, breast examinations, mammography, and Papanicolaou tests, only six of ten report regular cholesterol screening for most of their patients. A higher percentage of female obstetrician-gynecologists, who are on average younger than their male counterparts, report that they provide primary preventive services to most of their patients.CONCLUSION:
The majority of obstetrician-gynecologists provide a wide range of primary and preventive care services to their patients, although there is variability in the proportion of doctors providing any specific service to most (60% or more) of their patients.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serviços Preventivos de Saúde
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Atenção Primária à Saúde
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Ginecologia
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Obstetrícia
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Article