Physicians' attitudes toward and knowledge of child care.
A questionnaire designed to elicit information about training in child-care issues, frequency of discussion during office visits, and attitudes regarding specific medical and developmental issues of child care was sent to randomly chosen board-certified family practitioners and pediatricians in District 3 of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Among respondents, 39% said they felt uncomfortable discussing child-care issues and 85% felt that their training in this area was inadequate. Forty-three percent reported rarely or never discussing child care during an initial visit. More formal training is needed to address issues of child care.
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Department of Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
Hausman
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D001010:Anxiety, Separation / Q000453:epidemiology; D002654:Child Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005194:Family Practice; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education; D015995:Prevalence; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States