G J Díaz Grávalos1. 1. Centro de Salud Cea, Ourense. gdgravalos@hotmail.com
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Health education on the part of primary care physicians has been shown to improve the health of the population, but, generally speaking, physicians are not pursuing this to the recommended degree. The end purpose of this study is that of ascertaining what factors have an influence on health education being carried out by primary care physicians in Galicia (Spain), how they perceive their training in this regard, what obstacles they encounter as regards to providing this education and how the existence of unhealthy habits on the part of the physician has a bearing on carrying out this activity. METHODS: A cross-sectional study has been conducted. A previously-tested, self-answer mail-out questionnaire was sent to a random sample stratified by provinces of 420 primary care physicians from the "Servicio Galego de Saúde" (Galician Health Care Service). A comparative analysis was made with those who failed to reply. The main analysis of the data was conducted by means of a multivariate (logic regression) analysis. RESULTS: Seventy-three percent (73%) of the replies were valid, without any differences among strata. Sixty-four percent (64%) of the physicians surveyed considered their training in health education to be insufficient, being better among family doctors and among those who had taken courses specifically devoted to this subject. The main obstacle reported was the lack of time. 38.4% of the physicians reported that they carry out health education, an activity related to the female gender (Odds Ratio 1.70), better training concerning this subject (Odds Ratio 2.20) and a better personally perceived ability to carry out the same (Odds Ratio 1.32). No relationship was found to exist between the carrying out of health education and the existence of unhealthy habits. CONCLUSIONS: Being female, feeling efficient at providing health education and considering oneself to be well-trained regarding this subject being related positively to this activity being carried out by primary care physicians, solely one third of whom report doing so.
BACKGROUND: Health education on the part of primary care physicians has been shown to improve the health of the population, but, generally speaking, physicians are not pursuing this to the recommended degree. The end purpose of this study is that of ascertaining what factors have an influence on health education being carried out by primary care physicians in Galicia (Spain), how they perceive their training in this regard, what obstacles they encounter as regards to providing this education and how the existence of unhealthy habits on the part of the physician has a bearing on carrying out this activity. METHODS: A cross-sectional study has been conducted. A previously-tested, self-answer mail-out questionnaire was sent to a random sample stratified by provinces of 420 primary care physicians from the "Servicio Galego de Saúde" (Galician Health Care Service). A comparative analysis was made with those who failed to reply. The main analysis of the data was conducted by means of a multivariate (logic regression) analysis. RESULTS: Seventy-three percent (73%) of the replies were valid, without any differences among strata. Sixty-four percent (64%) of the physicians surveyed considered their training in health education to be insufficient, being better among family doctors and among those who had taken courses specifically devoted to this subject. The main obstacle reported was the lack of time. 38.4% of the physicians reported that they carry out health education, an activity related to the female gender (Odds Ratio 1.70), better training concerning this subject (Odds Ratio 2.20) and a better personally perceived ability to carry out the same (Odds Ratio 1.32). No relationship was found to exist between the carrying out of health education and the existence of unhealthy habits. CONCLUSIONS: Being female, feeling efficient at providing health education and considering oneself to be well-trained regarding this subject being related positively to this activity being carried out by primary care physicians, solely one third of whom report doing so.
Authors: Sebastià March; Joana Ripoll; Juan Luís Ruiz-Giménez; Isabel Montaner Gomis; Carmen Belén Benedé Azagra; Lázaro Elizalde Soto; M Clara Vidal; M de Lluc Bauzà Amengual; Trinidad Planas Juan; Damiana Maria Pérez Mariano; Micaela Llull Sarralde; Rosa Bajo Viñas; Matilde Jordan Martin; Carmen Solano Villarubia; Maria Rodriguez Bajo; Manuela Cordoba Victoria; Marta Badia Capdevila; Elena Serrano Ferrandez; Maria Bosom Diumenjo; Nieves Zabaleta Del Olmo; Bonaventura Bolívar-Ribas; Angel Antoñanzas Lombarte; Samantha Bregel Cotaina; Ana Calvo Tocado; Barbara Olivan Blázquez; Rosa Magallón Botaya; Pilar Marín Palacios; Margarita Echauri Ozcoidi; M Jose Perez-Jarauta; Maria Ramos Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2012-05-14 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Sebastià March; Joana Ripoll; Matilde Jordan Martin; Edurne Zabaleta-Del-Olmo; Carmen Belén Benedé Azagra; Lázaro Elizalde Soto; Mª Clara Vidal; María de Lluc Bauzà Amengual; Trinidad Planas Juan; Damiana Maria Pérez Mariano; Micaela Llull Sarralde; Juan Luís Ruiz-Giménez; Rosa Bajo Viñas; Carmen Solano Villarubia; Maria Rodriguez Bajo; Manuela Cordoba Victoria; Marta Badia Capdevila; Elena Serrano Ferrandez; Maria Bosom Diumenjo; Isabel Montaner-Gomis; Buenaventura Bolibar-Ribas; Angel Antoñanzas Lombarte; Samantha Bregel Cotaina; Ana Calvo Tocado; Barbara Olivan Blázquez; Rosa Magallon Botaya; Pilar Marín Palacios; Margarita Echauri Ozcoidi; María Jose Perez-Arauta; Joan Llobera; Maria Ramos Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2017-10-08 Impact factor: 2.692