tailieunhanh - báo cáo hóa học:" Physicians' knowledge of health-related quality of life and perception of its importance in daily clinical practice"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí hóa học đề tài : Physicians' knowledge of health-related quality of life and perception of its importance in daily clinical practice | Bossola et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010 8 43 http content 8 1 43 I HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES RESEARCH Open Access Physicians knowledge of health-related quality of life and perception of its importance in daily clinical practice Maurizio Bossola 1 Rita Murri2 Graziano Onder3 Adriana Turriziani4 Massimo Fantoni2 and Luca Padua5 6 Abstract Background Health-related quality of life QoL has become a crucial outcome in medical care. However few studies have assessed physician knowledge of QoL and rate of physicians adopting QoL measures in clinical practice. The present study aimed at assessing the level of knowledge of QoL and the perceived importance of incorporating QoL assessment in clinical practice among physicians of a tertiary level academic hospital in Rome Italy. Materials and methods A survey study performed through the distribution of a questionnaire assessing knowledge of QoL studies that used the SF-36 scale participation in studies evaluating QoL as well as knowledge of journals publishing articles on QoL Physicians and residents at the hospital Policlinico Gemelli Catholic University of Rome. Results Three-hundred nine physicians completed the questionnaire. Thirty-eight percent reported knowing studies on QoL and using their results in clinical practice or for research purposes 29 reported knowing the SF-36 questionnaire 30 stated that at least one study assessing QoL had been conducted in their department. Fourty-six percent stated that QoL must influence much or very much diagnostic choices and an even higher percentage reported that QoL must influence much or very much therapeutic and palliative strategies and respectively . Reported barriers to the use of QoL measures in clinical practice were related to time constraints but also to doubts on methodological issues of QoL . The large majority of physicians would have used more expensive drugs if these could improve QoL. Conclusions The .