Dissemination of guidelines on cholesterol. Effect on patterns of practice of general practitioners and family physicians in Ontario. Ontario Task Force on the Use and Provision of Medical Services.
A telephone survey of a random sample of Ontario family physicians was conducted 6 to 8 months after disseminating evidence-based guidelines for screening and managing asymptomatic hypercholesterolemia. Seventy-eight percent of respondents stated they followed these guidelines. However, specific questions revealed as few as 5% of respondents actually followed the guidelines.
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D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000592:standards; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards*; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D002784:Cholesterol