| Community-wide survey of physicians' knowledge of cholesterol management. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20497682 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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BACKGROUND: 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. METHODS: 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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSION: Educational interventions to improve cholesterol knowledge and to publicize standard treatment are needed among Chinese community physicians. |
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Authors:
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Fei Guan; Jiang Xie; Gui-Lian Wang; Jia-Hong Wang; Jin-Song Wang; Jin-Ming Yu; Da-Yi Hu |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Chinese medical journal Volume: 123 ISSN: 0366-6999 ISO Abbreviation: Chin. Med. J. Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-25 Completed Date: 2010-09-14 Revised Date: 2010-11-01 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7513795 Medline TA: Chin Med J (Engl) Country: China |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 884-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Cardiovascular Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China. |
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Adult China Cholesterol* Cholesterol, LDL Clinical Competence* Coronary Disease / metabolism Data Collection Female Humans Logistic Models Male Physicians* Questionnaires Risk Factors |
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0/Cholesterol, LDL; 57-88-5/Cholesterol |
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