The use of clinical guidelines highlights ongoing educational gaps in physicians’ knowledge and decision making related to diabetes

BMC Medical Education

Rita Rastogi Kalyani²  Frederick L Brancati¹  Stephen D Sisson¹  Laura B Minang²  Mark D Corriere² 

[1] Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA;Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 333, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA

关键词: Education;    Clinical Guidelines;    Diabetes;   

Others  :  1091480
DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6920-14-186

 received in 2014-05-14, accepted in 2014-09-02,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Clinical guidelines for type 2 diabetes are a resource for providers to manage their patients and may help highlight specific areas in need of further education and training. We sought to determine how often guidelines are used and the relationship to physicians’ diabetes-related knowledge and decision making.

Methods

Existing users of electronic clinical support tools were invited to complete an online questionnaire. A knowledge score was calculated for five questions related to prevention of diabetes and treatment of its complications. We explored the association of clinical guideline use with diabetes-related knowledge and self-reported decision making using logistic regression models, adjusted for key covariates.

Results

Of 383 physicians completing the questionnaire, 53% reported using diabetes guidelines routinely. Mean diabetes knowledge score for guideline users (GU) was significantly higher than non-guideline users (NGU) (3.37 ± 0.072 vs. 2.76 ± 0.084; p < 0.001). GU were significantly more likely to report a good understanding of type 2 diabetes medications (OR = 2.99, 95% CI 1.95-4.61; p < 0.001). GU were less likely to report their unfamiliarity with insulin as an important barrier to early insulin use (OR = 0.41, 0.21-0.80; p = 0.007) and with pharmacologic options as a barrier to prescribing intensive multifactorial interventions (OR = 0.32, 0.17-0.58; p < 0.001). Associations remained significant after adjusting for physician specialty, practice volume and frequency diagnosing or treating diabetes patients.

Conclusions

Significant gaps exist in diabetes-related knowledge and decision making among practicing physicians, as highlighted by clinical guideline use. The development of educational and training strategies to address these needs may ultimately improve outcomes for patients with diabetes and should be investigated in the future.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Corriere et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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