Primary Care Physicians' Attitudes and Beliefs towards XXXX : An Asian Study.

@entity1 @entity5752 @entity1643 @entity158 @entity2701
BACKGROUND: @entity1643 is a serious global health problem. There is substantial evidence that physicians' attitudes towards and beliefs about @entity1643 can influence their subsequent management of the condition. OBJECTIVES: (1) to evaluate the attitudes and beliefs towards @entity1643 among primary care physicians in Asia; (2) to study the cultural differences and other factors that are associated with these attitudes and beliefs. METHOD: A cross sectional online survey was sent to primary care physicians who are members of the Hong Kong College of Family Physician (HKCFP). The @entity158 Attitudes and Beliefs Scale for Physiotherapist (PABS-PT) was used as the questionnaire to determine the biomedical and biopsychosocial orientation of the @entity1 . RESULTS: The mean Biomedical (BM) score was 34.8+/-6.1; the mean biopsychosocial (BPS) score was 35.6 (+/- 4.8). Both scores were higher than those of European doctors. Family medicine specialists had a lower biomedical score than General practitioners. Physicians working in the public sector tended to have low BM and low BPS scores; whereas physicians working in private practice tended to have high BM and high BPS scores. CONCLUSION: The lack of concordance in the @entity158 explanatory models used by private and public sector may have a detrimental effect on @entity1 who are under the care of both parties. The uncertain treatment orientation may have a negative influence on @entity1 ' attitudes and beliefs, thus contributing to the @entity2701 and, perhaps, even ailing mental state of a @entity1 with chronic @entity5752 .
