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Knowledge and perception of guidelines and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease among general practitioners and internists. Results from a physician survey in Germany

AIMS: This study investigated knowledge and perception of guidelines in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease and the impact of guideline knowledge on treatment practices in coronary patients among primary care physicians. DESIGN AND METHODS: A representative questionnaire survey was performed in 2002-2003 among all 1023 general practitioners and office-based internists in the Region of Münster, Germany. The survey instrument contained questions on knowledge and attitudes toward guidelines, risk factors and treatment practices in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. RESULTS: In total, 681 (66.6%) physicians participated. Seventy percent of physicians reported knowledge of at least one guideline. Participants expressed mainly positive attitudes toward guidelines but also reported important barriers to their implementation such as lack of reimbursement. Only 63 …

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