Maryland family physicians' knowledge, opinions and practices about oral cancer
| Autor: | Maria Teresa Canto, Harold S. Goodman, Thomas F. Drury, Alice M. Horowitz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Gerontology Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Epidemiology medicine Humans Medical history Misinformation Aged Maryland business.industry Physicians Family Continuing education Cancer Professional Practice Middle Aged medicine.disease Oncology Epidermoid carcinoma SUDAAN Family medicine Oral Cancers Education Medical Continuing Female Mouth Neoplasms Clinical Competence Oral Surgery Family Practice business |
| Zdroj: | Oral Oncology. 38:416-424 |
| ISSN: | 1368-8375 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s1368-8375(01)00080-x |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to assess family physicians' knowledge, opinions and practices regarding oral cancers in the state of Maryland, USA. A 40-item, self-administered questionnaire was mailed to all members of the Maryland Academy of Family Physicians. Unweighted data ( n =240) were analyzed using SAS and SUDAAN software; results were evaluated using an alpha ⩽0.05. Family physicians (FPs) were aware of the major risk factors for oral cancers, but misinformation existed about the non-risk factors. Approximately 77% asked their patients the eight questions related to risk factors for oral cancer when taking a medical history but less than 24% provided an oral cancer examination to patients 40 years of age and over. Nearly 64% were interested in a continuing education course about oral cancer. This survey identified gaps in knowledge and practices among FPs but it is encouraging that they expressed interest in continuing education courses on this topic. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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