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dc.contributor.authorJia, Li-Yan
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Cao-Xin
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Neng-Jiang
dc.contributor.authorLai, Bao-Yong
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Zhi-Hai
dc.contributor.authorLi, Le
dc.contributor.authorZhan, Na
dc.contributor.authorLin, Yuan-Bing
dc.contributor.authorCai, Miao-Na
dc.contributor.authorWang, Shun-Qin
dc.contributor.authorYan, Bing
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Jian-Ping
dc.contributor.authorYang, Shu-Yu
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-23T09:46:52Z
dc.date.available2024-01-23T09:46:52Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-21
dc.description.abstractObjective This study aims to investigate physicians’ familiarity and awareness of four diabetes guidelines and their practice of the recommendations outlined in these guidelines.<p> <p>Design A cross-sectional study. <p>Setting An online questionnaire survey was conducted among physicians affiliated with the Specialist Committee for Primary Diabetes Care of China Association of Chinese Medicine, using the snowball sampling method to ensure a broader representation of physicians. <p>Participants 1150 physicians from 192 cities across 30 provinces in China provided complete data. <p>Results Tertiary care hospital physicians (TCPs) exhibited the highest familiarity with the Guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China (91.3%), followed by the National Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Diabetes in Primary Care (76.8%), the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (72.2%) and the Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes in Chinese Medicine (63.8%). Primary care practitioners (PCPs) exhibited familiarity with these four guidelines at about 50% or less. Self-reported reference to modern diabetes guidelines by physicians is more frequent than traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) diabetes guidelines, with rates at 73.2% and 33.8%, respectively. Approximately 90% of physicians provided instructions on self-monitoring of blood glucose to their patients with diabetes. Less than one-third of physicians referred patients to a specialised nutritionist. In terms of health education management, TCPs reported having a diabetes health management team at the rate of 75.7%, followed by secondary care hospital physicians at 57.0% and PCPs at 27.5%. Furthermore, approximately 40% of physicians did not fully grasp hypoglycaemia characteristics. <p>Conclusions Familiarity and awareness of the screening guidelines varied among physicians in different hospital settings. Importantly, significant discrepancies were observed between physicians’ awareness and their selfreported reference to modern medicine guidelines and TCM guidelines. It is essential to consistently provide education and training on diabetes management for all physicians, particularly PCPs.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJia, Huang, Zhao, Lai, Zhang, Li, Zhan, Lin, Cai, Wang, Yan, Liu, Yang. Nationwide survey of physicians' familiarity and awareness of diabetes guidelines in China: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2023;13(12):e074301en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2225081
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074301
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/32682
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMJen_US
dc.relation.journalBMJ Open
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)en_US
dc.titleNationwide survey of physicians' familiarity and awareness of diabetes guidelines in China: a cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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