Physician characteristics and the reported effect of evidence-based practice guidelines.
OBJECTIVE
To explore characteristics that may contribute to the effect practice guidelines have on the practice of medicine.


METHODS
From the third round of the Community Tracking Study, Physician Survey, 2000-2001.


METHODS
An ordinal logistic regression model was estimated to capture the full range of responses.


RESULTS
Recent medical school graduates, women, minorities, ob-gyn specialists, physicians who use computers for information in their practices, and physicians in nonsolo practice types were significantly more likely to state practice guidelines had an effect on their practice.


CONCLUSIONS
Many barriers have prevented wide acceptance of practice guidelines among the medical community. Our findings suggest there will be positive results on guideline effects as recent graduates, women, and minorities enter the physician workforce.
Sammer
Christine E
CE
633 Cardinal Ridge, Burleson, TX 76028, USA.
Lykens
Kristine
K
Singh
Karan P
KP
D000367:Age Factors; D003201:Computers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012737:Sex Factors; D013038:Specialization