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GPs’ understanding of the benefits and harms of treatments for long-term conditions: an online survey

Julian Stephen Treadwell, Geoff Wong, Coral Milburn-Curtis, Benjamin Feakins and Trisha Greenhalgh
BJGP Open 2020; 4 (1): bjgpopen20X101016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101016

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Figures

  • Figure 1.
    Figure 1. Example survey question.

    AF = atrial fibrillation. GI = gastrointestinal. TIA = transient ischaemic attack.

  • Figure 2.
    Figure 2. Responses to four survey questions.

    AF = atrial fibrillation. ESRD = end-stage renal disease. T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus.

  • Figure 3.
    Figure 3. All survey question responses collated graphically.

    Green line = correct answer.

  • Figure 4.
    Figure 4. Percentage of correct responses per survey question.

    ACEi = angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. AF = atrial fibrillation. ARR = absolute risk reduction. BP = blood pressure. BPH = benign prostatic hyperplasia. CKD = chronic kidney disease. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. CV = cardiovascular. ESRD = end-stage renal disease. Exbns = Exacerbations. HF = heart failure. HTN = hypertension. hypo = hypoglycaemia. LABA = long-acting Beta 2 agonists. MI = myocardial infarction. prim prev = primary prevention. Rx = Treatment. Sec prev = secondary prevention. T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus. TIA = transient ischaemic attack.

  • Figure 5.
    Figure 5. Survey responders’ confidence in their answers.

Tables

  • Table 1. Demographic characteristics of survey responders (N = 511)
    CharacteristicResponders, % (n )
    Clinical r ole : GP principal53.0 (271)
     Salaried GP26.8 (137)
     Locum GP16.6 (85)
     Retainer GP1.2 (6)
     Other2.3 (12)
    Sex : Female66.7 (341)
     Male32.9 (168)
     Other/prefer not to say0.4 (2)
    Age, years: <300.6 (3)
     30–3928.6 (146)
     40–4935.0 (179)
     50–5928.6 (146)
     ≥607.2 (37)
    Region: South West England21.7 (111)
     Greater London6.8 (35)
     South East England13.5 (69)
     East of England8.0 (41)
     East Midlands3.5 (18)
     West Midlands5.1 (26)
     North West England6.7 (34)
     North East England4.1 (21)
     Yorkshire and Humber4.1 (21)
     Northern Ireland0.8 (4)
     Wales9.4 (48)
     Scotland16.2 (83)

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BJGP Open
Vol. 4, Issue 1
April 2020
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GPs’ understanding of the benefits and harms of treatments for long-term conditions: an online survey
Julian Stephen Treadwell, Geoff Wong, Coral Milburn-Curtis, Benjamin Feakins, Trisha Greenhalgh
BJGP Open 2020; 4 (1): bjgpopen20X101016. DOI: 10.3399/bjgpopen20X101016
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