Family physicians' perceptions of academic detailing: a quantitative and qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The efficacy of academic detailing in changing physicians' knowledge and practice has been the subject of many primary research publications and systematic reviews. However, there is little written about the features of academic detailing that physicians find valuable or that affect their use of it. The goal of our project was to explore family physicians' (FPs) perceptions of academic detailing and the factors that affect their use of it.

Methods

We used 2 methods to collect data, a questionnaire and semi-structured telephone interviews. We mailed questionnaires to all FPs in the Dalhousie Office of Continuing Medical Education database and analyzed responses of non-users and users of academic detailing. After a preliminary analysis of questionnaire data, we cond

SUBMITTER: Allen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2099423 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature