Periodic Health Examination Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior among Primary Care Physicians: A Descriptive Study of Preventive Care in Turkey

Immunization, which is usually done by giving vaccinations, is the process of forming immunity in individuals against infectious diseases. The target in the Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Healht of the Republic of Indonesia in 2015-2019 aimed for 93 % of coverage. However, according to the report of the Indonesian Basic Health Survey (IBHR), there is actually a decrease in basic immunization coverage for the period of 2012–2015 when compared to the previous period. This study aimed to determine the correlation between parental knowledge, attitudes, and behavior towards complete course of basic immunization among parents of an elementary school in North Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2018 and 2019. This was a cross-sectional analytical descriptive study involving 110 respondents. Data were obtained through a questionnaire that was distributed to parents that included questions on knowledge, attitude, and behavior towards complete basic immunization. Out of 110 respondents, 70% stated that their child received the full basic immunization course while the remaining 30% stated that their child only received some of the vaccines required in the basic immunization course. There was no correlation, based on the bivariate analytical test, between parental behavior (p = 0.868), parental attitude (p = 0.647), and full course of basic immunization. In contrast, parental knowledge influences whether the child will receive the full course of basic immunization or not (p=0.000).

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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW NORMAL POLICIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN KENDARI CITY, SOUTHEAST SULAWESI, INDONESIA: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICE

Public Health of Indonesia ◽

10.36685/phi.v6i3.346 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 99-103

Author(s):

Juminten Saimin ◽

Nur Indah Purnamasari ◽

Hartati Hartati

Keyword(s):

Descriptive Study ◽

Positive Thinking ◽

Fake News ◽

New Normal ◽

Social Distancing ◽

News Sources ◽

Adequate Knowledge ◽

Many Sources ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior

Background: The new normal policy during the COVID-19 pandemic requires public participation. Efforts to suppress the number of cases require knowledge, attitudes and behavior towards health protocols to prevent COVID-19.Objective: This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes and practice towards the prevention of COVID-19.Method: This was a descriptive study which included 409 respondents in Kendari City Indonesia conducted in July-August 2020. Data were collected through online questionnaires with google forms.Results: Most of the respondents knew the causes of COVID-19 (85.1%), mode of transmission (65.0%), prevention with masks (96.4%), washing hands (90.5%), social distancing (98.1%), and cough etiquette (80.4%). The attitudes towards public opinions varied. The behaviors towards the prevention of COVID-19 were reading (90.2%), protecting themselves (94.4%), positive thinking (96.1%), doing activities at home (87.3%) and social distancing (93.2%). The behavior to avoid fake news was to ensure the news sources (72.6%), accessed official news (85.5%) and accessed many sources (73.8%).Conclusions: The community of Kendari City has adequate knowledge, attitudes and practice towards prevention of COVID-19. This is a potential asset to implementing the new normal policy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP DAN PERILAKU KONSUMSI TABLET TAMBAH DARAH PADA SISWI SMPN 11 DENPASAR

Jurnal Riset Kesehatan Nasional ◽

10.37294/jrkn.v4i2.245 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 39

Author(s):

Komang Ayu Purnama Dewi ◽

Ni Made Nurtini ◽

Ni Putu Riza Kurnia I

Keyword(s):

Adolescent Girls ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Deficiency Anemia ◽

Access To Information ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior

ABSTRAKPendahuluan : Remaja putri pada masa pubertas sangat berisiko mengalami anemia gizi besi. Hal ini disebabkan banyaknya zat besi yang hilang selama menstruasi (WHO, 2011; 2016). SMPN 11 Denpasar merupakan salah satu SMPN di kota Denpasar yang terpapar oleh “Gerakan Jum’at dengan Pil Pintar, Sehat dan Cantik (Gemar Tersyantik)”. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui gambaran pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku konsumsi tablet tambah darah pada siswi SMPN 11 Denpasar.Metodologi : Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif. Sampel: siswi SMPN 11 Denpasar yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi. Besar sampel 171 orang dengan teknik pengambilan sampel simple ramdom sampling. Alat pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner.Hasil : Sebagian besar siswi memiliki pengetahuan yang baik(88/51,46%) karena sudah melakukan penginderaan melalui membaca atau mendengarkan informasi tentang konsumsi tablet tambah darah yang dapat diakses dari berbagai media. Menurut Notoatmodjo (2010), pengetahuan adalah hasil penginderaan seseorang terhadap objek melalui indera yang dimilikinya. Sebagian besar siswi memiliki sikap positif (93/54,39%) tentang konsumsi tablet tambah darah yang merupakan respon tertutup dari penginderaan yang telah dilakukan tentang konsumsi tablet tambah darah, yaitu berupa penyuluhan atau informasi dari media massa. Sikap merupakan reaksi atau respon yang masih tertutup dari seseorang terhadap stimulus (Notoatmodjo, 2010). Sebagian besar siswi memiliki perilaku yang baik (88/51,46%).karena adanya stimulus yang baik tentang konsumsi tablet tambah darah seperti adanya akses informasi melalui media massa atau penyuluhan.Skiner dalam Notoadmodjo (2010) menyatakan perilaku merupakan reaksi seseorang terhadap stimulus. Kata kunci : Pengetahuan, Sikap, Perilaku, Tablet Tambah Darah ABSTRACTBackground : Adolescent girls at puberty are very at risk of developing iron deficiency anemia. This is due to the large amount of iron lost during menstruation (WHO, 2011; 2016). SMPN 11 Denpasar is one of the middle school in Denpasar which is exposed to the "Friday Smart pills, Healthy and Beauty (Gemar Tersyantik)". This study aims to describe the knowledge, attitudes and behavior of consuming blood-supplemented tablets in SMPN 11 Denpasar students.Method : This study is a descriptive study. Sample: SMPN 11 Denpasar students who meet the inclusion criteria. The sample size was 171 people with simple random sampling technique. The data collect by questionnaire.Results : Most of the students have good knowledge (88 / 51.46%) because they have sensed them through reading or listening to information about the consumption of blood-added tablets which can be accessed from various media. According to Notoatmodjo (2010), knowledge is the result of a person's sensing of an object through his senses. Most of the students had a positive attitude (93 / 54.39%) about the consumption of blood supplemented tablets which was a closed response from the sensing that had been done about the consumption of blood supplemented tablets, namely in the form of counseling or information from the mass media.Attitude is a reaction or response that is still closed from a person to a stimulus (Notoatmodjo, 2010). Most of the students had good attitudes (88 / 51.46%) due to a good stimulus regarding the consumption of blood-added tablets, such as access to information through mass media or counseling. Skiner in Notoadmodjo (2010) states that behavior is a person's reaction to a stimulus. Keywords : Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior, Blood Tablets

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Disparities in the Use of General Somatic Care among Individuals Treated for Severe Mental Disorders and the General Population in France

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17103367 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (10) ◽

pp. 3367 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Coralie Gandré ◽

Magali Coldefy

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

General Population ◽

Preventive Care ◽

Primary Care Physicians ◽

Healthcare Access ◽

Living Environment ◽

Mental Illnesses ◽

Avoidable Hospitalizations ◽

Care Services ◽

Preventive Care Services

Individuals with severe mental illnesses (SMI) face a striking excess and premature mortality which has been demonstrated in several national contexts. This phenomenon, which constitutes a red-flag indicator of public health inequities, can be hypothesized to result from healthcare access issues which have been insufficiently documented so far. In this context, our objective was to explore patterns of general somatic healthcare use of individuals treated for SMI in comparison to those of the general population in France using national health administrative data and a matched case-control study. Differences in the use of general and specific somatic preventive care services, primary care, routine specialized somatic care and admissions to non-psychiatric hospital departments for somatic causes were described between cases and controls after adjustment on differing clinical needs, socio-economic status, and living environment. Our results show a lower use of general preventive care services and of routine specialized somatic care in the SMI population, despite more frequent comorbidities, and a higher occurrence of avoidable hospitalizations, despite higher contacts with primary care physicians. These findings suggest that the health system fails to address the specific needs of this vulnerable population and support the development of measures aimed at reducing this gap.

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Interventions to Improve Adherence to Preventive Care in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ◽

10.1093/ibd/izab247 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Natalie Yu ◽

Chamara Basnayake ◽

William Connell ◽

Nik Sheng Ding ◽

Emily Wright ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Primary Care ◽

Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽

Preventive Care ◽

Primary Care Physicians ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Preventive Health ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Health Measures ◽

Inflammatory Bowel

Abstract Background Preventive health measures reduce treatment and disease-related complications including infections, osteoporosis, and malignancies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Although guidelines and quality measures for IBD care highlight the importance of preventive care, their uptake remains variable. This systematic review evaluates interventions aimed at improving the rates of provision and uptake of preventive health measures, including vaccinations, bone density assessment, skin cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, and smoking cessation counseling. Methods We searched PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CENTRAL for full text articles published until March 2021. Studies were included if they evaluated interventions to improve the provision or uptake of 1 or more preventive health measures in adult IBD patients and if they reported pre- and postintervention outcomes. Results In all, 4655 studies were screened, and a total of 17 studies were included, including 1 randomized controlled trial, 1 cluster-controlled trial, and 15 prospective interventional studies. A variety of interventions were effective in improving the rates of adherence to preventive health measures. The most common interventions targeted gastroenterologists, including education, electronic medical records tools, and audit feedback. Other interventions targeted patients, such as education, questionnaires, and offering vaccine administration at clinic visits. Few interventions involved IBD nurses or primary care physicians. Conclusions A range of interventions—targeted at gastroenterologists, patients, or both—were effective in improving the provision and uptake of preventive care. Future studies should involve randomized controlled trials evaluating multifaceted interventions that target barriers to adherence and involve IBD nurses and primary care physicians.

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Does pulmonary subspecialty referral from primary care affect the adherence to vaccination recommendations in COPD patients?

Respiratory Research ◽

10.1186/s12931-021-01639-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Solmaz Ehteshami-Afshar ◽

Kristina Crothers ◽

Benjamin Rodwin ◽

Brett Bade ◽

Cynthia Brandt ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Preventive Care ◽

Primary Care Physicians ◽

Care Delivery ◽

Vaccination Rates ◽

Copd Patients ◽

Vaccination Recommendations

AbstractThe importance of vaccinations for COPD patients has been previously described. However, there is still a gap between guideline recommendations and the implementation of preventive care delivery for these patients. Specially, the rise of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has made the significance of vaccination adherence more critical to address. Our study showed that referral to pulmonary clinic is associated with increased odds of receiving influenza (OR = 1.97, [95% CI 1.07, 3.65]) and pneumococcal vaccinations (PCV13 OR = 3.55, [1.47, 8.54]; PPSV23 OR = 4.92, [1.51, 16.02]). These data suggest that partnerships between primary care physicians and pulmonologists can potentially improve the vaccination rates for patients with COPD.

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The Impact of an Online Training Program About Cancer Clinical Trials on Primary Care Physicians’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs, and Behavior

Journal of Cancer Education ◽

10.1007/s13187-020-01731-3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Carma L. Bylund ◽

Margo Michaels ◽

Elisa S. Weiss ◽

Shilpa Patel ◽

Thomas A. D’Agostino ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Clinical Trials ◽

Training Program ◽

Primary Care Physicians ◽

Online Training ◽

Cancer Clinical Trials ◽

Attitudes And Beliefs ◽

And Behavior ◽

The Impact

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Barriers to Breast and Colorectal Cancer Survivorship Care: Perceptions of Primary Care Physicians and Medical Oncologists in the United States

Journal of Clinical Oncology ◽

10.1200/jco.2012.45.6954 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 31 (18) ◽

pp. 2322-2336 ◽

Cited By ~ 53

Author(s):

Katherine S. Virgo ◽

Catherine C. Lerro ◽

Carrie N. Klabunde ◽

Craig Earle ◽

Patricia A. Ganz

Keyword(s):

Colorectal Cancer ◽

United States ◽

Primary Care ◽

Cancer Survivorship ◽

Preventive Care ◽

Primary Care Physicians ◽

The United States ◽

Survivorship Care ◽

Care Plans ◽

Medical Oncologists

Purpose High-quality, well-coordinated cancer survivorship care is needed yet barriers remain owing to fragmentation in the United States health care system. This article is a nationwide survey of barriers perceived by primary care physicians (PCPs) and medical oncologists (MOs) regarding breast and colorectal cancer survivorship care beyond 5 years after treatment. Methods The Survey of Physician Attitudes Regarding the Care of Cancer Survivors was mailed out in 2009 to a nationally-representative sample (n = 3,596) of US PCPs and MOs. Ten physician-perceived cancer survivorship care barriers/concerns were compared between the two provider types. Using weighted multinomial logistic regression, we modeled each barrier, adjusting for physician demographics, reimbursement, training, and practice characteristics. Results We received responses from 2,202 physicians (1,072 PCPs; 1,130 MOs; 65.1% cooperation rate). In adjusted patient-related barriers models, MOs were more likely than PCPs to report patient language barriers (odds ratio, [OR], 1.72; 95% CI, 1.22 to 2.42), insurance restrictions impeding test/treatment use (OR, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.03 to 1.96), and patients requesting more aggressive testing (OR, 4.08; 95% CI, 2.73 to 6.10). In adjusted physician-related barriers models, PCPs were more likely to report inadequate training (OR, 3.06; 95% CI, 2.03 to 4.61) and ordering additional tests/treatments because of malpractice concerns (OR, 1.87; 95% CI, 1.20 to 2.93). MOs were more likely to report uncertainty regarding general preventive care responsibility (often/always: OR, 1.97; 95% CI, 1.13 to 3.43; sometimes: OR, 2.16; 95% CI, 1.60 to 2.93). Conclusion MOs and PCPs perceive different cancer follow-up care barriers/concerns to be problematic. Resolving inadequate training, malpractice-driven test ordering, and preventive-care responsibility concerns may require continuing education, explicit guidelines, and survivorship care plans. Reviewing care plans with survivors may also reduce patients' requests for unnecessary testing.

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