Doctors' beliefs about diabetes: a comparison of hospital and community doctors.
A sample of general practitioners responded to a questionnaire measuring beliefs about diabetes and its management. The results are compared with those of a previous study concerning hospital doctors. GPs had a bleaker outlook on diabetes, perceiving the disease to carry more risks and having less confidence that achieving goals of treatment would reduce these risks. In accord with these beliefs their approach to treatment was far more lax than that of hospital-based doctors. The implications of these results for shared patient care, and interventions to maximize patient-health outcomes are discussed.
Marteau
T M
TM
Psychology Unit, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, UK.
Kinmonth
A L
AL
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011379:Prognosis