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A study of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary care physicians toward anticoagulant therapy in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Shanghai, China.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:As a large number of Community Health Service (CHS) centers in China face the majority of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), primary care physicians (PCPs) play a primary role in the prevention of embolization. Therefore, an awareness of anticoagulant management in patients with NVAF must be brought into focus among PCPs in China. This study investigated PCPs' knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward anticoagulant therapy in patients with NVAF, to help them understand their shortcomings regarding oral anticoagulant (OAC) therapy in preventing embolization. METHOD:This was a cross-sectional observational study of 462 PCPs in CHS centers across Shanghai. We used a self-administered questionnaire to collect data from September to December 2017. A stratified random cluster sampling was adopted in the 90 CHS centers with the family medicine residency program. RESULT:Among 462 participants, 69.3% (320/462) of females received a medical bachelor's degree and over 50% of participants had more than 10?years of work experience. Each section for knowledge, attitude, and practice were categorized as poor (?39.0%), fair (40.0-69.0%), and good (?70.0%). The level of knowledge of OAC therapy for patients with NVAF among PCPs was insufficient in over half (75.8%) of the participants. The majority (89.8%) of PCPs had a positive attitude and 68.0% had modest performance in the anticoagulant management of patients with NVAF. CONCLUSIONS:The knowledge and behaviors of PCPs were insufficient for OAC therapy to prevent embolization in patients with NVAF. The study also revealed that there is good potential for PCPs' educational interventions to positively impact the care of patients with NVAF.

SUBMITTER: Ye S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7429456 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A study of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary care physicians toward anticoagulant therapy in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Shanghai, China.

Ye Shasha S Wang Tianhao T Liu Arthur A Yu Ying Y Pan Zhigang Z Gu Jie J

BMC family practice 20200815 1

<h4>Background</h4>As a large number of Community Health Service (CHS) centers in China face the majority of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), primary care physicians (PCPs) play a primary role in the prevention of embolization. Therefore, an awareness of anticoagulant management in patients with NVAF must be brought into focus among PCPs in China. This study investigated PCPs' knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward anticoagulant therapy in patients with NVAF, to help th ...[more]

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A study of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary care physicians toward anticoagulant therapy in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Shanghai, China.

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A study of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary care physicians toward anticoagulant therapy in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Shanghai, China.

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