Physician Health Care Professionals Research Articles

Şanlıurfa'da birinci basamak sağlık hizmetleri çalışanlarının Ulusal Kanser Tarama Standartları ile ilgili bilgi düzeyi

Objective: This study was conducted in order to evaluate the levels of knowledge that health care workers working in family health centers and community health centers of the Sanliurfa Directorate of Public Health have about the National Cancer Screening Standards (NCSS). Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. The target population of the study consisted of 1019 healthcare professionals (physicians and non-physicians) working in Family Health Centers and Community Health Centers in the city of Sanliurfa. All relevant health care workers were included in the study but only 776 individuals participated in the study. The study data were collected with a structured questionnaire by interviewing the participants face-to-face. Descriptive statistics, chi square and Mann-Whitney U test were used in the analysis of data. Results: Of the health care workers who participated in the study, 25.4% were physicians, 74.6% non physician healthcare professionals (27.2% nurses, 36.1% midwives, 10.8% emergency medicine technicians, and 0.5% health officers). The levels of health care workers to know the programs included in NCSS (such as breast cancer screening program, colorectal cancer screening program etc) vary between 11.2% and 23.2%. The level of knowledge the entire NCSS is 6.3% We have determined the state of accurately knowing the entire NCSS was higher in those who had previously trained and in non physician healthcare professionals. Conclusion: Primary health care service workers have low knowledge levels regarding the NCSS and it is necessary rapidly to meet the knowledge deficit regarding the missing programs.

Driving following traumatic brain injury: prevalence, exposure, advice and evaluations

Survivors of traumatic brain injury often have long term sensory, cognitive and motor deficits that may impair vehicle operation. However, relatively little is known about the driving status and driving characteristics of brain injury survivors. To better understand driving following traumatic brain injury, a survey of driving status, driving exposure, advice received about driving and evaluations of driving competency was administered to a convenience sample of traumatic brain injury survivors (n=83). The majority of survey participants had experienced either moderate or severe traumatic brain injuries based on the Glasgow Coma Scale. A total of 60 of the survey participants reported that they were currently active drivers. Most individuals (>60%) who had returned to driving reported driving every day and more than 50 miles per week. Traumatic brain injury survivors frequently received advice about driving from family members, physicians or non physician health care professionals, but over half (63%) had not been professionally evaluated for driving competency. The presence of high driving exposure, coupled with a lack of widespread driving fitness testing, suggests that some traumatic brain injury survivors have characteristics that may evaluate their risk for vehicle crashes. However, subsequent prospective studies that directly assess driver safety will be needed to confirm this possibility.