National Study of Physician Awareness and Adherence to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Guidelines
Boston University · American Heart Association · +6 more institutions
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Few data have evaluated physician adherence to cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidelines according to physician specialty or patient characteristics, particularly gender. METHODS AND RESULTS: An online study of 500 randomly selected physicians (300 primary care physicians, 100 obstetricians/gynecologists, and 100 cardiologists) used a standardized questionnaire to assess awareness of, adoption of, and barriers to national CVD prevention guidelines by specialty. An experimental case study design tested physician accuracy and determinants of CVD risk level assignment and application of guidelines among high-, intermediate-, or low-risk patients. Intermediate-risk women, as assessed by the…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 30.74
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 19
Authors
10- LMLori MoscaCorresponding
Boston University, American Heart Association, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Palo Alto University, Columbia University, Stanford University
- AHAllison H. Linfante
Boston University, American Heart Association, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Palo Alto University, Columbia University, Stanford University
- EJEmelia J. Benjamin
Boston University, American Heart Association, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Palo Alto University, Rho (United States), Stanford University
- KBKathy Berra
Boston University, American Heart Association, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Palo Alto University, Columbia University, Stanford University
- SNSharonne N. Hayes
Boston University, American Heart Association, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Palo Alto University, Rho (United States), Stanford University
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Disease
- Family medicine
- Intensive care medicine
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- Internal medicine
- Good health and well-being