Swiss family physicians’ perceptions and attitudes towards knowledge translation practices

BMC Family Practice

Research Article

Theresa Bengough¹  Bernard Burnand²  Susanne Schlegel³  Camille Bécherraz⁴  Emilie Bovet⁴  Vincent Pidoux⁵ 

[1] Austrian Federal institute of Health Care (ÖBIG), Stubenring 6, AT-1010, Vienna, Austria;Institute of social and preventive medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital, Biopôle 2 / Route de la Corniche 10, CH-1010, Lausanne, Switzerland;Institute of social and preventive medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital, Biopôle 2 / Route de la Corniche 10, CH-1010, Lausanne, Switzerland;Institute of social and preventive medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital, Biopôle 2 / Route de la Corniche 10, CH-1010, Lausanne, Switzerland;Department of Social Psychology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland (UNIL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland;Institute of social and preventive medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital, Biopôle 2 / Route de la Corniche 10, CH-1010, Lausanne, Switzerland;Haute Ecole Vaudoise de la Santé (HESAV), Av. de Beaumont 21, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland;Institute of social and preventive medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital, Biopôle 2 / Route de la Corniche 10, CH-1010, Lausanne, Switzerland;Institute of psychology (UNIL), Université de Lausanne, Quartier UNIL-Mouline Batiment Géopolis, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland;

关键词: Knowledge translation;    Focus groups;    Family medicine;    Semi-structured interviews;    Qualitative analysis;    Qualitative research;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12875-015-0392-9

 received in 2015-05-28, accepted in 2015-12-02,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSeveral studies have been performed to understand the way family physicians apply knowledge from medical research in practice. However, very little is known concerning family physicians in Switzerland. In an environment in which information constantly accumulates, it is crucial to identify the major sources of scientific information that are used by family physicians to keep their medical knowledge up to date and barriers to use these sources. Our main objective was to examine medical knowledge translation (KT) practices of Swiss family physicians.MethodsThe population consisted of French- and German-speaking private practice physicians specialised in family medicine. We conducted four interviews and three focus groups (n = 25). The interview guides of the semi-structured interviews and focus groups focused on (a) ways and means used by physicians to keep updated with information relevant to clinical practice; (b) how they consider their role in translating knowledge into practice; (c) potential barriers to KT; (d) solutions proposed by physicians for effective KT.ResultsFamily physicians find themselves rather ambivalent about the translation of knowledge based on scientific literature, but generally express much interest in KT. They often feel overwhelmed by “information floods” and perceive clinical practice guidelines and other supports to be of limited usefulness for their practice. They often combine various formal and informal information sources to keep their knowledge up to date. Swiss family physicians report considering themselves as artisans, caring for patients with complex needs.ConclusionImproved performance of KT initiatives in family medicine should be tailored to actual needs and based on high quality evidence-based sources.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© Bengough et al. 2015