Physicians' views on joint treatment guidelines for primary and secondary care.

Objective: Joint drug formularies and treatment guidelines have been developed to reduce problems arising at the interface between primary and secondary care. The aim is to compare the willingness of hospital specialists and general practitioners to use joint treatment guidelines, and to determine t...

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Publicado en:International Journal for Quality in Health Care Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 229 - 237
Autores principales: Kasje, W N, Denig, P, De Graeff, P A, Haaijer-Ruskamp, F M
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA June,2004
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          Kasje, W N
          Denig, P
          De Graeff, P A
          Haaijer-Ruskamp, F M
        affil: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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          Attitude of Health Personnel
          Practice Guidelines
          Primary Health Care Administration
          Referral and Consultation Administration
          Continuity of Patient Care
          Prescriptions, Drug
          Health Services Research
          Human
          Netherlands
          Primary Health Care Standards
          Questionnaires
          Referral and Consultation Standards
      ab: Objective: Joint drug formularies and treatment guidelines have been developed to reduce problems arising at the interface between primary and secondary care. The aim is to compare the willingness of hospital specialists and general practitioners to use joint treatment guidelines, and to determine the most relevant barriers and facilitators.Study Design: A structured survey, consisting of questions about the use of guidelines and formularies in general, and possible barriers and facilitators for using a specific joint guideline. These specific guidelines concerned the treatment of hypertension, heart failure, or diabetes mellitus.Setting and Study Participants: One hundred and ninety-seven general practitioners and 34 general internists and cardiologists from the north of the Netherlands.Results: Most hospital specialists relied for their prescribing on international guidelines and agreements within their own department, while general practitioners relied more on national and regional guidelines. General practitioners were more supportive than specialists of the initiative to develop joint treatment guidelines, although both groups had concerns regarding the development process. An important barrier for specialists was that they did not perceive a need for these guidelines. As enabling factors, physicians stated that these joint guidelines can lead to harmonization between specialists and general practitioners, and that they can be useful as an educational tool.Conclusion: Specialists are less ready to adopt joint treatment guidelines than general practitioners, indicating the need for a different approach to implement such guidelines in the two sectors.
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