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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of chronic insomnia management among general practitioners in China: a cross-sectional survey.
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BMC Primary Care . 10/12/2024, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p1-9. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Chronic insomnia is a common yet often overlooked issue in primary health care. This study investigated the knowledge, attitude, and practices of chronic insomnia management among general practitioners (GPs). Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among GPs providing routine care to adults with insomnia in health facilities at all levels in Sichuan Province, China. Additionally, we designed an online questionnaire that included basic information and knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding chronic insomnia management. Results: We included 420 GPs, 66.2% of whom were female and 58.1% were from community health service centers. Total 198 (47.1%) GPs had received specific training and only 2 GPs (0.5%) correctly answered the knowledge-related questions. Furthermore, only 44 GPs (10.5%) demonstrated excellent practice behaviors, while most GPs (70.2%) expressed high demand for training in insomnia management. Insomnia training experience was associated with higher practice scores (β = 3.318, p < 0.001). Conclusion: This study established an association and correlation between knowledge, attitude, and practice scores in treating insomnia and the sociodemographic characteristics of GPs in China. Although knowledge and practice performance in this field need to be improved, they mostly displayed a positive attitude towards insomnia management. Thus, offering continuing education opportunities to GPs would be highly beneficial. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *INSOMNIA treatment
*CHRONIC disease treatment
*CROSS-sectional method
*STATISTICAL correlation
*MEDICAL protocols
*HEALTH attitudes
*FAMILY medicine
*CRONBACH'S alpha
*RESEARCH funding
*GENERAL practitioners
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*PHYSICIANS' attitudes
*CONTINUING medical education
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*CHI-squared test
*MANN Whitney U Test
*SURVEYS
*RESEARCH
*ONE-way analysis of variance
*STATISTICS
*SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
*DATA analysis software
*PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 27314553
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- BMC Primary Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 180235270
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02615-x