The use of clinical guidelines highlights ongoing educational gaps in physicians' knowledge and decision making related to diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical guidelines for type 2 diabetes are a resource for providers to manage their patients and may help highlight specific areas in need of further education and training. We sought to determine how often guidelines are used and the relationship to physicians' diabetes-related knowledge and decision making.

Methods

Existing users of electronic clinical support tools were invited to complete an online questionnaire. A knowledge score was calculated for five questions related to prevention of diabetes and treatment of its complications. We explored the association of clinical guideline use with diabetes-related knowledge and self-reported decision making using logistic regression models, adjusted for key covariates.

Results

Of 383 physicians completing the

SUBMITTER: Corriere MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4162949 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature