title: Knowledge of asthma guidelines: results of a UK General Practice Airways Group (GPIAG) web-based 'Test your Knowledge' quiz.
abstract: A web-based questionnaire, comprising 11 multiple choice questions, tested the knowledge of visitors to the General Practice Airways Group (GPIAG) online summary of the British Asthma guideline. On average, the 413 respondents answered less than half the questions correctly. GP scores were significantly lower than practice nurses. Improving clinicians' knowledge of asthma is a prerequisite for improving management.
authors.affiliation: Allergy and Respiratory Research Group, Centre of Population Health Sciences: GP Section, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. hilary.pinnock@ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pinnock
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McArthur
authors.forename: Iain
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Small
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D010821:Physicians, Family; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom