Rastreamento do câncer de mama: aspectos relacionados ao médico
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description: Identify the physicians' socio-demographic profiles, conducts, beliefs, opinions and knowledge on breast cancer. Listings of the specialists were obtained from their respective societies and the Regional Medical Council. Questionnaires were sent out to 582 physicians considered as eligible for the purposes of the study. The main aspects researched were: 1- socio-demographic characteristics (gender, age, year of university graduation, area of professional practice (publiclprivate sectors); 2- professional ability to recognise breast cancer risk factors; 3- educational activities developed by the doctors during the consultations; 4- perception of barriers in breast cancer screening; 5- generic questioning. Of the 582 questionnaires dispatched, 105 (21.2%) were completed and returned, with 70.5% of the respondents being male doctors. The age varied from 26 to 70 years, with the average being placed at 43.9 years of age (SD = 9.7 years). Time since graduation: 73.5% has practiced medicine for less than 20 years. Distribution by speciality: 88.6% gynaecologists, 3.8% senologists 4.8% were both (gynaecologistslsenologists), and 2.8% geriatricians. Area of professional practice: 62.5% simultaneously referred practicing medicine in both public and private sectors; 35.2% solely in the private sector, whilst 1.9% remain exclusively in the public sector. Ability to recognise breast cancer risk factors: only 13.3% of the physicians identified the 5 breast cancer risk factors presented. Beliefs and opinions on screening were promising and largely positive. Educational activities during consultation: 92.5% of respondents reported that they work to inform and educate patients during consultations; however, some of their answers were contradictory regarding this matter. Furthermore, the guidelines on breast cancer screening do not seem to be clear to a significant number of the respondents. Perception of limiting factors in screening: scarcity of equipment and the high costs of exa…
abstract: Identify the physicians' socio-demographic profiles, conducts, beliefs, opinions and knowledge on breast cancer. Listings of the specialists were obtained from their respective societies and the Regional Medical Council. Questionnaires were sent out to 582 physicians considered as eligible for the purposes of the study. The main aspects researched were: 1- socio-demographic characteristics (gender, age, year of university graduation, area of professional practice (publiclprivate sectors); 2- professional ability to recognise breast cancer risk factors; 3- educational activities developed by the doctors during the consultations; 4- perception of barriers in breast cancer screening; 5- generic questioning. Of the 582 questionnaires dispatched, 105 (21.2%) were completed and returned, with 70.5% of the respondents being male doctors. The age varied from 26 to 70 years, with the average being placed at 43.9 years of age (SD = 9.7 years). Time since graduation: 73.5% has practiced medicine for less than 20 years. Distribution by speciality: 88.6% gynaecologists, 3.8% senologists 4.8% were both (gynaecologistslsenologists), and 2.8% geriatricians. Area of professional practice: 62.5% simultaneously referred practicing medicine in both public and private sectors; 35.2% solely in the private sector, whilst 1.9% remain exclusively in the public sector. Ability to recognise breast cancer risk factors: only 13.3% of the physicians identified the 5 breast cancer risk factors presented. Beliefs and opinions on screening were promising and largely positive. Educational activities during consultation: 92.5% of respondents reported that they work to inform and educate patients during consultations; however, some of their answers were contradictory regarding this matter. Furthermore, the guidelines on breast cancer screening do not seem to be clear to a significant number of the respondents. Perception of limiting factors in screening: scarcity of equipment and the high costs of exa…
author: Godinho, Eduardo Rodrigues
language: por
keywords: Neoplasias mamárias, Diagnóstico, Mamografia, Relações médico-paciente
date published: 2003
date modified: 2026-07-24T01:15:49Z
provider: Brazil UERJ
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

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