A Knowledge Survey on Heart Failure Guidelines in Physicians / 中国循环杂志
Chinese Circulation Journal
; (12): 952-955, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
Objective: To conduct a knowledge survey on heart failure (HF) guidelines for HF diagnosis and treatment in physicians in China. Methods: A questionnaire including15 multiple-choice and 10 blank-filling questions was developed based on Chinese HF diagnosis and treatment guidelines 2014. The survey was conducted in physicians who registered at Chinese HF study from 88 hospitals in China and the knowledge level was presented by the correction rate of questionnaire survey. Results: A total of 2146 physicians finished the survey including 56.2% female and 43.8% male with the mean age of (35.6±7.6) years. The ratios of resident, attending physician, associate chief physician and chief physician were 28.2%, 43.6%, 20.3% and 7.9% respectively; the ratios of cardiovascular specialists, physician and general practitioners were 62.1%, 28.8%and 9.1% respectively. Physicians from community hospital, 2nd grade hospital and 3rd grade hospital were 5.4%, 26.5%, and 68.2% respectively. The correct answer for 15 multiple-choice questions was only 32.6% and for 10 blank-filling questions regarding the target doses of anti-HF drugs was 42.5%. Physicians with the higher professional title had greater awareness of HF guidelines than those with the lower title, P<0.001. The compliance and command to HF guidelines were different among hospital levels, P<0.001; the command to HF prevention and treatment were different among physicians in different practice scopes, P<0.001. Conclusion: The knowledge for HF diagnosis and treatment had deficiency in physicians in China, further systemically study should be enforced.
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Guideline
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Zh
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Chinese Circulation Journal
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article