Community physicians’ knowledge of secondary prevention after ischemic stroke: a questionnaire survey in Shanxi Province, China

BMC Medical Education

Jintao Wang²  Lixia Bai²  Ling Ding²  Huijie Kang²  Xiaoyuan Qiao¹  Chen Chen² 

[1] Department of Geriatrics, The Third People’s Hospital of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China;Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China

关键词: Community physician;    Secondary prevention;    Transient ischemic attack;    Ischemic stroke;   

Others  :  1233365
DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-015-0481-4

 received in 2014-10-11, accepted in 2015-10-28,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

This cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey, conducted in Shanxi Province, China, evaluated the knowledge of community physicians of secondary prevention of ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs).

Methods

A total of 1910 physicians practicing at 832 community-based clinics, hospitals and other care centers in 11 prefectures of Shanxi Province completed the questionnaires between 1 July and 30 September 2013.

Results

Over 90 % of participants were aware of the most common risk factors for stroke, but lifestyle-related factors were seen as of low or medium importance for secondary prevention. Only about 50 % of physicians were aware of the existence of commonly used stroke scales, and fewer said that they would use those scales in their clinical practice. There were slight differences in the responses to some of the questions on risk factors and stroke scales were associated with the physicians’ gender, academic qualifications, practice duration and location. Less than half of the participants were aware of the secondary prevention recommendations included in the most recent guidelines.

Conclusion

The survey revealed a huge gap in knowledge of current guidelines for secondary prevention of ischemic stroke and TIA among the physicians surveyed. Continuing education and training of community physicians, administered as a public health program, is needed to improve the healthcare of ischemic stroke and TIA patients.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Chen et al.

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