Physician's Role
Conditions
Brief summary
Research has reported that the reasons for low implementation of CR are multifactorial at the health system, physician and patient levels. It has also been found that patients are more likely to initiate CR if physicians strongly and positively promote the importance of CR participation. Unfortunately, there are insufficient and ineffective data on CR, referral to CR and both clinical and cost-effectiveness outcomes of CR in Turkey. In this context, it is important to examine more objectively from the perspective of physicians who play a key role in referring patients to CR. However, in our country, there is no relatively objective measurement tool to evaluate physicians' attitudes towards CR. Therefore, this study aims to adapt the original "Physician Attitudes towards Cardiac Rehabilitation and Referral Scale-Revised (PACRR-R)" into Turkish and to examine its psychometric properties.
Interventions
OTHERPhyscian Attitudes toward Cardiac Rehabilitation and Referral Scale-Revised (PACRR-R)
The PACRR comprises 20 items and 1 open ended item to assess physicians' attitudes and beliefs about CR and referral (includes instructions for scale completion to respondents). Response options were 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = agree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, and 5 = strongly agree. Five (5) items are reverse-scored to mitigate acquiescence bias (denoted with \*), such that higher scores reflect more positive atti- tudes toward CR and referral. A mean score is computed for the total (where at least 80% of items were completed; i.e., 15/19) scale and subscales.
Sponsors
Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
25 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* To be a physician, * Providing active service in patient diagnosis and treatment
Exclusion criteria
* Not providing active service in patient diagnosis and treatment despite being a physician (administrative position, etc.).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Physician Attitudes toward Cardiac Rehabilitation and Referral (PACRR)-Revised Scale Score | 10-15 minutes | The Physician Attitudes toward Cardiac Rehabilitation and Referral (PACRR)-Revised Scale comprises 20 items to assess physicians' attitudes and beliefs about CR and referral. Response options were 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = agree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, and 5 = strongly agree. Five (5) items are reverse-scored to mitigate acquiescence bias (denoted with \*), such that higher scores reflect more positive attitudes toward CR and referral. A mean score is computed for the total (where at least 80% of items were completed; i.e., 15/19) scale and subscales. A final open-ended item asks physicians to list the most important factors that influence their decision to refer a patient to CR. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed