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Article: Noncardiac chest pain - An Asia-Pacific survey on the views of primary care physicians

TitleNoncardiac chest pain - An Asia-Pacific survey on the views of primary care physicians
Authors
KeywordsGastroesophageal reflux disease
Helicobacter pylori
Non cardiac chest pain
Primary care physicians
Issue Date2007
PublisherSpringer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0163-2116
Citation
Digestive Diseases And Sciences, 2007, v. 52 n. 11, p. 3043-3048 How to Cite?
AbstractNoncardiac chest pain (NCCP) is common and has a significant impact on health care. Primary care physicians (PCPs)' attitudes, clinical approach, preference of diagnostic tests, referral patterns, and comfort in managing patients with NCCP in the Asia-Pacific region are not known. Consequently, we performed this survey in the Asia-Pacific region. The self-completed questionnaire was sent to PCPs in the Asia-Pacific region. A 28-item questionnaire contained questions on demographic information, characteristics of practice, preferences of diagnostic tests, referral patterns, treatment plans, and opinion on Helicobacter pylori and NCCP. A total of 108 (74%) PCPs returned the questionnaire. A mean of 18% of the patients were diagnosed with NCCP by PCPs in the past 6 months. Ninety-four percent of PCPs had treated NCCP patients in the last 6 months. Only 38% of the PCPs were comfortable in diagnosing NCCP but 85.2% believed that they should manage NCCP patients. PCPs in Malaysia and Philippines were more likely to refer patients to subspecialists. Fifty-seven and four-tenths percent of PCPs believed that H. pylori infection plays a role in the development of NCCP. The study demonstrates clearly that the understanding, diagnostic strategies, and treatment strategies of NCCP in the Asia-Pacific region are suboptimal and thus highlights the importance of educational and training programs tailored for PCPs in NCCP. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/163115
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.068
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dc.contributor.authorCheung, TKen_US
dc.contributor.authorLim, PWYen_US
dc.contributor.authorWong, BCYen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-05T05:27:48Z-
dc.date.available2012-09-05T05:27:48Z-
dc.date.issued2007en_US
dc.identifier.citationDigestive Diseases And Sciences, 2007, v. 52 n. 11, p. 3043-3048en_US
dc.identifier.issn0163-2116en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/163115-
dc.description.abstractNoncardiac chest pain (NCCP) is common and has a significant impact on health care. Primary care physicians (PCPs)' attitudes, clinical approach, preference of diagnostic tests, referral patterns, and comfort in managing patients with NCCP in the Asia-Pacific region are not known. Consequently, we performed this survey in the Asia-Pacific region. The self-completed questionnaire was sent to PCPs in the Asia-Pacific region. A 28-item questionnaire contained questions on demographic information, characteristics of practice, preferences of diagnostic tests, referral patterns, treatment plans, and opinion on Helicobacter pylori and NCCP. A total of 108 (74%) PCPs returned the questionnaire. A mean of 18% of the patients were diagnosed with NCCP by PCPs in the past 6 months. Ninety-four percent of PCPs had treated NCCP patients in the last 6 months. Only 38% of the PCPs were comfortable in diagnosing NCCP but 85.2% believed that they should manage NCCP patients. PCPs in Malaysia and Philippines were more likely to refer patients to subspecialists. Fifty-seven and four-tenths percent of PCPs believed that H. pylori infection plays a role in the development of NCCP. The study demonstrates clearly that the understanding, diagnostic strategies, and treatment strategies of NCCP in the Asia-Pacific region are suboptimal and thus highlights the importance of educational and training programs tailored for PCPs in NCCP. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0163-2116en_US
dc.relation.ispartofDigestive Diseases and Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectGastroesophageal reflux disease-
dc.subjectHelicobacter pylori-
dc.subjectNon cardiac chest pain-
dc.subjectPrimary care physicians-
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshAsia, Southeastern - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChest Pain - Epidemiology - Etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFollow-Up Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshHelicobacter Infections - Complications - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHong Kong - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIncidenceen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshPhysician's Practice Patternsen_US
dc.subject.meshPhysician's Roleen_US
dc.subject.meshPhysicians, Familyen_US
dc.subject.meshPopulation Surveillance - Methodsen_US
dc.subject.meshPrognosisen_US
dc.subject.meshReferral And Consultation - Standardsen_US
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshRisk Factorsen_US
dc.titleNoncardiac chest pain - An Asia-Pacific survey on the views of primary care physiciansen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10620-007-9764-xen_US
dc.identifier.pmid17436083-
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dc.identifier.volume52en_US
dc.identifier.issue11en_US
dc.identifier.spage3043en_US
dc.identifier.epage3048en_US
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dc.publisher.placeUnited Statesen_US
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