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Attitudes and Working Methods of General Practitioners in Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention

This study examines the attitudes and working methods of general practitioners in selective prevention of cardiometabolic diseases. The questionnaire-based survey was conducted in five European countries, aiming for 500 completed responses. The findings reveal variations in current activities, opinions, and approaches among GPs. The study emphasizes the important role GPs can play in (selective) prevention of cardiometabolic diseases and highlights opportunities for improvement across Europe.

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Attitudes and Working Methods of General Practitioners in Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention

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  1. SPIMEU Attitude andworkingmethods of generalpractitioners in selective prevention of cardiometabolic diseases Niek de Wit Monika Hollander Anders SøderlundAnne-Karien de Waard Joke Korevaar On behalf of the SPIMEU project group

  2. SPIMEU project: WP6Attitude professionals

  3. Methods: Questionnaire forgeneralpractitioners (GPs) • Distribution in 5countries: Sweden, Denmark, The Netherlands, Greece andCzechRepublic • Random sample of GPs • Aim: 500 completed questionnaires in total • Questionsabout: • GP andpracticecharacteristics • Currentactivities in selective prevention of cardiometabolic diseases • Opinion about(selective) prevention

  4. Characteristics GPs

  5. Approach of patients for selective prevention of CMD

  6. Statement 3 Kahoot • To identify and treat high-risk persons a pro-active approach is more effective in addition to case-finding alone

  7. Availability protocol forselective prevention of CMD

  8. Availability of disease management programs

  9. Opinion of GPs towards selective prevention of CMD

  10. Statement 4 Kahoot • Selective prevention of CMD belongs to the tasks of the GP

  11. Opinion of GPs towards selective prevention of CMD

  12. Conclusion professionals • GPs: • invite patientsactively (46%) andopportunistically (52%) forselective prevention of CMD • Offer disease management programs • Have a positive attitude towardsselective prevention of CMD andthinkitbelongstotheirtasks • The extensiveness of the actions differsbetweenthecountrieswhichgivesopportunitiesforimprovement

  13. Take home message • Cardiometabolic diseases (CMD) are an increasing problem • GPs can play an important role in (selective) prevention of CMD and they have a positive attitude towards this • The extensiveness of the activities varies across countries and this offers opportunities for improvement, especially in the invitation step • Identification of hampering and facilitating factors may help to improve the implementation of selective prevention of CMD across Europe

  14. E-mail: a.k.m.dewaard-3@umcutrecht.nl Website: www.spimeu.org Twitter: @SPIMEU SPIMEU Disclaimer The content of this presentation represents the views of the author only and is his/her sole responsibility; it can not be considered to reflect the views of the European Commission and/or the Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency or any other body of the European Union. The European Commission and the Agency do not accept any responsibility for use that may be made of the information it contains. Funding This presentation is part of the project / joint action ‘663309 / SPIM EU’ which has received funding from the European Union’s Health Programme (2014-2020).

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