Percepciones y actitudes de médicos de atención primaria respecto de las Guías de Práctica Clínicas en el Régimen de Garantías en Salud / Perceptions and attitudes of Chilean primary care physicians toward clinical practice guidelines
Rev. méd. Chile
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147(5): 602-611, mayo 2019. tab, graf
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) promote better quality and equity in health care and potentially they could improve patients' outcomes. However, their implementation is hindered by a number of factors including some related to health care professionals.Aim:
To assess the perceptions and attitudes of primary care physicians regarding CPGs developed by the Chilean Ministry of Health in the context of the Health Sector Reform. Material andMethods:
An adaptation of the survey "Knowledge, perceptions and attitudes towards Clinical Practice Guidelines" was sent to 1,264 primary care physicians in Chile and answered completely by 354. The analysis assessed the attitudes towards CPG, their use in primary care and their relationship with socio demographic features of respondents.Results:
Eighty two percent of respondents reviewed the flowcharts of the guidelines, 85% consulted their online version. The classification of evidence levels and the strength of recommendations generated a high level of confidence with the guidelines in 70 and 64% of respondents. Eighty five percent considered that CPG could help to standardize clinical practice. The most relevant barrier hindering CPG use was the lack of a brief, simple and easy to access format in 63% of respondents. The three dimensions of the theory of planned behavior (attitude toward behavior, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control) were associated with a greater frequency of guideline use. A higher age and not being Chilean were associated with a lower frequency of use.Conclusions:
The identified factors associated with CPG use should be considered in future guideline design.
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Main subject:
Primary Health Care
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Practice Patterns, Physicians'
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Physicians, Primary Care
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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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:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
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United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology/US
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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