Cancer Prevention in Primary Care: Perception of Importance, Recognition of Risk Factors and Prescribing Behaviors - 19/06/20
Abstract |
Purpose |
Acceptability and uptake of cancer preventive interventions is associated with physician recommendation, which is dependent on physician familiarity with available preventive options. The goal of this study is to evaluate cancer prevention perceptions, understanding of breast and ovarian cancer risk factors, and prescribing behaviors of primary care physicians.
Methods |
We conducted cross-sectional. Web-based survey of 750 primary care physicians (250 each for obstetrics/gynecology, internal medicine, and family medicine) in the United States. Survey respondents were recruited from an opt-in health care provider panel.
Results |
Perception of importance and the practice of recommending general and cancer-specific preventive screenings and interventions significantly differed by provider type. These perceptions and behaviors reflected the demographics of the population that the primary care physicians see within their respective practices. The majority of respondents recognized genetic/hereditary risk factors for breast or ovarian cancer, while epidemiologic or clinical risk factors were less frequently recognized. Prescribing behaviors were related to familiarity with the interventions, with physicians indicating that they more frequently reinforced a specialist's recommendation rather than prescribed a preventive intervention.
Conclusions |
Cancer prevention perceptions, recognition of cancer risk factors, and prescribing behaviors differ among practice types and were related to familiarity with preventive options. Cancer prevention education and risk assessment resources should be more widely available to primary care physicians.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Cancer prevention, Primary care physicians, Survey
Plan
Funding: This work was supported by National Cancer Institute contract HHSN261201400002B, task order no. HHSN26100011 to ICF. |
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Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
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Authorship: All authors had access to the data and a role in writing the manuscript. |
Vol 133 - N° 6
P. 723-732 - juin 2020 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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