[Attitudes and knowledge of primary care physicians about community breast cancer screening programs].
OBJECTIVE
To find the view of Primary Care doctors in relation to the need for a community programme of breast cancer screening, its effectiveness and the criteria underlying its application.


METHODS
Crossover study.


METHODS
Municipal districts of Ciutat Vella and Sant Martí, Barcelona.


METHODS
General Practitioners (GPs) in the programme.


METHODS
A self-filled questionnaire. The questions sought the level of agreement with 11 statements concerning: importance as health problem, effectiveness of the programmes, target population and role of GP. Results were compared for: year of graduation, sex and type of centre.


RESULTS
Of 140 doctors, 110 (78.6%) replied. There was majority agreement with all the statements, especially so in: "Breast cancer is one of the three main causes of death in women in Barcelona"; "screening of 50-64-year old women should be recommended"; and "GPs must recommend screening to their patients".


CONCLUSIONS
The replies to the questionnaire indicated agreement with the programme's basic orientation, except for including 40 to 49-year old women in the programme, which the programme did not propose. Hopefully, this consensus will help Primary Care professionals become involved in the screening programme.
Riu
M
M
Programa de Prevenció del Càncer de Mama, Hospital del Mar, Institut Municipal d'Assistència Sanitària (IMAS).
Castells
X
X
Casamitjana
M
M
Macià
F
F
Collet
I
I
Ribó
C
C
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Actitudes y conocimientos de los médicos de atención primaria sobre los programas poblacionales de cribado de cáncer de mama.