Survey of physician knowledge about hemochromatosis

被引：9

作者：

Acton, RT

Barton, JC

Casebeer, L

Talley, L

机构：

[1] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Dept Microbiol, Immunogenet Program, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA

[2] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Dept Med, Div Hematol Oncol, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA

[3] So Iron Disorders Ctr, Birmingham, AL USA

[4] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Sch Med, Birmingham, AL USA

[5] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Dept Med, Med Stat Sect, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA

[6] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Dept Med, Immunogenet Program, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA

[7] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Dept Epidemiol, Immunogenet Program, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA

来源：

GENETICS IN MEDICINE | 2002年 / 4卷 / 03期

关键词：

hemochromatosis; iron overload; survey; genetic education; genetic disorders;

D O I：

10.1097/00125817-200205000-00007

中图分类号：

Q3 [遗传学];

学科分类号：

071007 ; 090102 ;

摘要：

Purpose: To survey physicians about knowledge of hemochromatosis. Methods: A questionnaire was faxed to American physicians. Results: A total of 2,563 evaluable responses were obtained. There were greater than or equal to70% correct responses about at-risk population, associated abnormalities, and population screening. There were 32% and 53% correct answers about diagnosis and treatment, respectively. A total of 8.0% and 4.9% reported asking >75% of patients about family history of hemochromatosis and iron overload, respectively. Less than 25% requested HFE mutation analysis in the previous year. Correct answers were associated with academic practice, internal medicine specialty, and medical school graduation within 10 years. Conclusion: Many physicians have inadequate knowledge about hemochromatosis diagnosis and treatment.

引用

页码：136 / 141

页数：6

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