TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary care residents and the management of hypercholesterolemia
AU - McBride, P. E.
AU - Pacala, J. T.
AU - Dean, J.
AU - Plane, M. B.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - A survey of primary care residents' attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge and a medical record audit were used to assess barriers to appropriate detection, identification, and management of hypercholesterolemia. Previous studies have focused on either self-reports or audits alone. This study compares survey results to recorded clinical performance. Family practice and internal medicine residents were compared to determine if previous findings were specialty-specific. The results of the survey indicate that, even prior to the publication of the National Cholesterol Education Program, residents demonstrated positive attitudes and appropriate knowledge of risk levels, in contrast with previous reports on practicing physicians. The medical record audit, however, showed that residents were not providing care that approximated their own recommendations for hypercholesterolemia management. Results of the survey and audit demonstrated little or no difference between specialty groups. The results indicated that training in management skills and reducing practice barriers are important to improve resident physicians' management of patients with hypercholesterolemia. The use of a survey and audit provide a useful needs assessment for designing educational programs.
AB - A survey of primary care residents' attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge and a medical record audit were used to assess barriers to appropriate detection, identification, and management of hypercholesterolemia. Previous studies have focused on either self-reports or audits alone. This study compares survey results to recorded clinical performance. Family practice and internal medicine residents were compared to determine if previous findings were specialty-specific. The results of the survey indicate that, even prior to the publication of the National Cholesterol Education Program, residents demonstrated positive attitudes and appropriate knowledge of risk levels, in contrast with previous reports on practicing physicians. The medical record audit, however, showed that residents were not providing care that approximated their own recommendations for hypercholesterolemia management. Results of the survey and audit demonstrated little or no difference between specialty groups. The results indicated that training in management skills and reducing practice barriers are important to improve resident physicians' management of patients with hypercholesterolemia. The use of a survey and audit provide a useful needs assessment for designing educational programs.
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U2 - 10.1016/s0749-3797(18)31027-4
DO - 10.1016/s0749-3797(18)31027-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 2363952
AN - SCOPUS:0025123892
VL - 6
SP - 71
EP - 76
JO - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
JF - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
SN - 0749-3797
IS - 2
ER -