PMID- 38199611
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20240112
LR  - 20240130
IS  - 2009-8774 (Electronic)
IS  - 2305-6983 (Print)
IS  - 2305-6983 (Linking)
VI  - 12
IP  - 1
DP  - 2024 Jan 9
TI  - Attitudes, beliefs, behaviours and perspectives on barriers and enablers of 
      Australian general practitioners towards non-drug interventions: a national 
      survey.
LID - 10.1136/fmch-2023-002457 [doi]
LID - e002457
AB  - BACKGROUND: Many guidelines recommend non-drug interventions (NDIs) for managing 
      common conditions in primary care. However, compared with drug interventions, 
      NDIs are less widely known, promoted and used. We aim to (1) examine general 
      practitioners' (GPs') knowledge, attitudes and practices for NDIs, including 
      their use of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) 
      Handbook of Non-Drug Interventions (HANDI), and (2) identify factors influencing 
      their use of NDIs and HANDI. METHODS: We conducted a web-based cross-sectional 
      survey of practicing GP members in Australia during October-November 2022. The 
      survey contained five sections: characteristics of GP; knowledge and use of NDIs; 
      attitudes towards NDIs; barriers and enablers to using HANDI; and suggestions of 
      NDIs and ideas to improve the uptake of NDIs in primary care. RESULTS: Of the 366 
      GPs who completed the survey, 242 (66%) were female, and 248 (74%) were >/=45 years 
      old. One in three GPs reported that they regularly ('always') recommend NDIs to 
      their patients when appropriate (34%), whereas one-third of GPs were unaware of 
      HANDI (39%). GPs identified several factors that improve the uptake of HANDI, 
      including 'access and integration of HANDI in clinical practice', 'content and 
      support to use in practice' and 'awareness and training'. CONCLUSIONS: While many 
      GPs are aware of the effectiveness of NDIs and often endorse their use, obstacles 
      still prevent widespread adoption in primary care. The results of this survey can 
      serve as a foundation for developing implementation strategies to improve the 
      uptake of effective evidence-based NDIs in primary care.
CI  - (c) Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No 
      commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
FAU - Albarqouni, Loai
AU  - Albarqouni L
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4114-9106
AD  - Institute for Evidence-based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, 
      Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia lalbarqo@bond.edu.au.
FAU - Greenwood, Hannah
AU  - Greenwood H
AD  - Institute for Evidence-based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, 
      Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia.
FAU - Dowsett, Caroline
AU  - Dowsett C
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7734-9436
AD  - Institute for Evidence-based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, 
      Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia.
FAU - Hoffmann, Tammy
AU  - Hoffmann T
AD  - Institute for Evidence-based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, 
      Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia.
FAU - Thomas, Rae
AU  - Thomas R
AD  - Institute for Evidence-based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, 
      Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia.
AD  - Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
FAU - Glasziou, Paul
AU  - Glasziou P
AD  - Institute for Evidence-based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, 
      Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia.
LA  - eng
GR  - 2008379/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20240109
PL  - England
TA  - Fam Med Community Health
JT  - Family medicine and community health
JID - 101700650
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - Female
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Male
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - *General Practitioners
MH  - Australia
MH  - Biological Transport
MH  - Evidence-Based Medicine
PMC - PMC10806537
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - General Practice
OT  - Healthy Lifestyle
OT  - Primary Health Care
COIS- Competing interests: None declared.
EDAT- 2024/01/11 00:42
MHDA- 2024/01/12 06:43
PMCR- 2024/01/10
CRDT- 2024/01/10 20:43
PHST- 2024/01/12 06:43 [medline]
PHST- 2024/01/11 00:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2024/01/10 20:43 [entrez]
PHST- 2024/01/10 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - fmch-2023-002457 [pii]
AID - 10.1136/fmch-2023-002457 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Fam Med Community Health. 2024 Jan 9;12(1):e002457. doi: 
      10.1136/fmch-2023-002457.