Competence of general practitioners in requesting and interpreting ECGs - a case vignette study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Performing electrocardiography is common in general practice, but the quality of indication setting and diagnostic accuracy have been disputed.

Objectives

To assess the competence of general practitioners (GPs) in their decision-making process with regard to recording and interpreting an electrocardiogram (ECG) and evaluating the relevance of the result for management.

Methods

An online case vignette survey was performed among GPs and cardiologists (in 2015). Nine cases describing situations for which Dutch clinical guidelines recommend or advise against recording an ECG were presented. In each case, the participant had to make choices on recording an ECG, interpreting it, and using the result in a management decision. The reference standard for each ECG di

SUBMITTER: Compiet SAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6046661 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature