tailieunhanh - báo cáo khoa học: " Thinking styles and doctors' knowledge and behaviours relating to acute coronary syndromes guidelines"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Thinking styles and doctors' knowledge and behaviours relating to acute coronary syndromes guidelines | Implementation Science BioMed Central Open Access Research article Thinking styles and doctors knowledge and behaviours relating to acute coronary syndromes guidelines Ruth M Sladek 1 Malcolm J Bond1 Luan T Huynh1 Derek PB Chew2 and Paddy A Phillips1 2 Address Flinders University Sturt Road Bedford Park South Australia 5042 Australia and 2Flinders Medical Centre Flinders Drive Bedford Park South Australia 5042 Australia Email Ruth M Sladek - Malcolm J Bond - Luan T Huynh - Derek PB Chew - Paddy A Phillips - Corresponding author Published 25 April 2008 Received 20 August 2007 Implementation Science 2008 3 23 doi 1748-5908-3-23 Accepted 25 April 2008 This article is available from http content 3 1 23 2008 Sladek et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background How humans think and make decisions is important in understanding behaviour. Hence an understanding of cognitive processes among physicians may inform our understanding of behaviour in relation to evidence implementation strategies. A personality theory Cognitive-Experiential Self Theory CEST proposes a relationship between different ways of thinking and behaviour and articulates pathways for behaviour change. However prior to the empirical testing of interventions based on CEST it is first necessary to demonstrate its suitability among a sample of healthcare workers. Objectives To investigate the relationship between thinking styles and the knowledge and clinical practices of doctors directly involved in the management of acute coronary syndromes. Methods Self-reported