PubMed · 10764342
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J Salvage, R Smith. 2000-04-15. Doctors and nurses: doing it differently.. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.320.7241.1019
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BACKGROUND: To examine research background, attitudes, knowledge and skills of family medicine residents with regard to primary care research and to compare residents who elected to participate in the research stream with those who did not. METHODS: Mailed survey of Family Medicine residents at McMaster University in 1998, 70% (52/74) of whom responded. The main outcome measures consisted of research background; attitudes towards primary care research and research activities during residency program; knowledge and skills in applying it in biostatistics, epidemiology, and research design. RESULTS: The vast majority of the residents reported previous research experience and/or some training in epidemiology and biostatistics. Residents in the research stream were more likely to be female and were positive towards primary care research: they were more interested in research, more interested in obtaining more research training while a resident, and placed more importance on developing research early in medical education. The research stream residents had stronger views regarding perceived lack of support staff and lack of time for research. There were no statistically significant differences between the research stream and other residents in terms of research knowledge and skills in applying it. CONCLUSIONS: Attitudes towards research rather than research knowledge or skills seemed to distinguish those selecting to be in our new research stream at the inception.
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OBJECTIVES: To define the attitude of patients, doctors and nurses to operative photographs captured at gynaecological endosurgery, and to determine the value of these photographs in patient education. DESIGN AND SETTING: Postal questionnaire survey of specialists, general practitioners, nurses and patients at a tertiary referral hospital in south-west Sydney. PARTICIPANTS: All patients who underwent endoscopic gynaecological surgery between 1 February and 1 May 1998, and for whom good quality operative photographs were available, and medical and nursing staff randomly selected from lists of practitioners within the Southwest Sydney Area Health Service. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Opinions on whether operative photodocumentation assists patients in understanding their condition; the value to patients of these records; whether operative photographs assist referring doctors in subsequent management of patients; the use of operative photographs in medical records or as personal records for patients; whether photographs may lead to anxiety or be used in medicolegal action. RESULTS: All patients believed operative images were valuable in helping them understand their condition. 19 of 20 specialists (95%), 85 of 123 general practitioners (69%) and 23 of 28 nursing staff (82%) also believed that operative images assist patients in understanding their disease. Nearly all patients denied that operative images would create anxiety, and specialists, general practitioners and nurses also felt that the photographs would not cause anxiety. 78% of general practitioners expressed a desire to receive operative images. CONCLUSIONS: Photographic records of operative procedures are regarded as valuable by both referring doctors and their patients. Patients find photographs useful in understanding their disease.