[Short-term impact of modified blood-lipid reports on physicians' lipid lowering drug prescribing behavior and knowledge improvement on dyslipidemia].
OBJECTIVE
To compare the physicians' lipid lowering drug prescribing behavior and knowledge on dyslipidemia before and at 8 months after new-issued blood-lipid reports in our hospital.


METHODS
Blood-lipid reports in our hospital is newly modified in that the classification of dyslipidemia and lipid-lowering guideline and target lipid level are listed on the back of lipid report besides the normal lipid value listed immediately after the measured lipid levels. Physicians' lipid lowering drug prescribing behavior and knowledge on dyslipidemia before and at 8 months after new-issued blood-lipid reports were examined in 143 doctors from various departments before and at 8 months after new-issued lipid reports.


RESULTS
At 8 months after the new issued lipid reports, doctors' cognition rate about the guideline was significantly increased [83.9% (120/143) vs. 67.1% (96/143), P < 0.001] and the guideline was considered more helpful on daily practice [75.3% (58/77) vs. 55.8% (43/77), P = 0.005] compared to baseline. However, the prescription rate of dyslipidemia therapy did not change significantly (69.2% vs. 63.2%, P = 0.117) at 8 months after the new issued lipid reports.


CONCLUSIONS
The modification of the blood-lipid reports improved doctors' knowledge on dyslipidemia and on the "Chinese guidelines on prevention and treatment of dyslipidemia in adults". However, the lipid lowering drug prescribing behavior remained unchanged at 8 months after the modification of the lipid reports. Further investigation is warranted to see if the lipid lowering drug prescribing behavior could be changed in the long-term.
Department of Cardiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jia-hui
JH
Li
Hong
H
Jiang
Xing-he
XH
Sun
Chen-chen
CC
Li
Yuan-nan
YN
Ke
Sheng-kai
SK
Yan
Yang-feng
YF
Wu
D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D010820:Physicians; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D055656:Prescriptions; D058028:Research Report
D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D008055:Lipids