Assessment of Primary Care Providers' Knowledge and Beliefs Regarding Gout Management

University of Massachusetts, Worcester838 enrolled

Overview

This is a questionnaire study aimed at learning about physicians' views on the treatment of Gout.

We seek to assess the knowledge, beliefs and reported treatment practices of primary care physicians with regard to gout. Specifically, we will: * Assess the knowledge and beliefs with regard to acute and chronic gout management based on published treatment recommendations. * Characterize the individuals who have knowledge deficits in terms of age, specialty, number of patients seen with gout, and practice setting. * Assess the reported treatment practices of primary care physicians for the acute and chronic management of gout.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

838

Conditions

Gout

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * practicing primary care practitioner, either in family medicine or internal medicine, * must be 18 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria: * does not meet inclusion criteria

Locations (1)

UMass Medical School

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Assess the knowledge and beliefs with regard to acute and chronic gout management based on published treatment recommendations.

Assess physicians' knowledge and beliefs with regard to acute and chronic gout management based on published treatment recommendations by means of questionnaire.

Time frame: 3 months

Characterize the individuals who have knowledge deficits in terms of age, specialty, number of patients seen with gout, and practice setting.

Time frame: 3 months

Assess the reported treatment practices of primary care physicians for the acute and chronic management of gout.

Time frame: 3 months

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