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Knowledge and Attitude of the Medical Staff Concerning Cardiac Rehabilitation in Zhejiang Province, China: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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Patient Preference & Adherence . Sep2020, Vol. 14, p1771-1777. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the status of cardiac rehabilitation knowledge and attitude of the medical staff. Patients and Methods: A questionnaire survey of doctors and nurses was performed in the departments of cardiology of 7 teaching hospitals with attitudes, knowledge toward CR in Zhejiang Province, China, from April to September 2018, to assess Chinese medical staff for the degree of mastery and attitude toward cardiac rehabilitation. Results: A total of 160 questionnaires were distributed and 152 valid were collected. The responding individuals included 106 nurses (69.74%) and 46 doctors (30.26%). The scores of cardiac rehabilitation knowledge were 56.68± 5.06, and those of cardiac rehabilitation attitude were 15.19± 3.86. Subgroup analysis showed the lower the job title (P< 0.001), the lower the educational level (P = 0.011), and the shorter the years of specialty experience (P=0.005), the more negative the attitude toward cardiac rehabilitation. Conclusion: The medical staff has a good mastery of cardiac rehabilitation knowledge. But we also find that staffs with lower education level and job title, shorter specialty work experience were associated with a more negative attitude toward implement rehabilitation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1177889X
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Patient Preference & Adherence
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 146398590
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S270503