Analysis on the knowledge of non-communicable disease among general practitioners in the community
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-0815.2016.03.006
- VernacularTitle:社区全科医生慢性病防治知识水平的分析
- Author:
Yan QIU
;
Ying LIU
;
Wen REN
;
Bing WANG
;
Jingjing REN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Community health services;
Chronic disease;
Awareness rate
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Management
2016;10(3):188-191
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To better promote the health education and health promotion among patients with chronic disease, general practitioners (GPs) in the community should master the knowledge of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This paper aimed to describe the current situation of GPs' knowledge about prevention and treatment of NCDs. Methods Self-designed questionnaires were issued to 1 077 GPs in community health service centers, and all GPs finished the questionnaire without assistance. The content of questionnaire includes the general information of GPs and six questions focusing on NCDs. Results Overall, 1 076 GPs completed the questionnaire, and the response rate was 99.9% (1 076/1 077). With regard to the six questions about NCDs, 90.4% (973/1 076) of GPs were well aware of the diagnosis of hypertension. Apart from that, the knowledge of diabetes mellitus (60.9%, 655/1 076), factors related to NCDs (70.2%, 755/1 076), the concepts of mental illness (52.0%, 560/1 076) and the clinical significance of tumor markers (87.9%, 946/1 076) among GPs were adequate, while more than half of the GPs did not know a lot about home oxygen therapy. Conclusion The mastering level of knowledge about prevention and treatment of NCDs among GPs varies that they need further improvement.
