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Use of Psychological Measures in Primary Care
Randy A. Sansone, MD;
Michael W. Wiederman, PhD;
Lori A. Sansone, MD
Arch Fam Med. 1998;7:367-369.
Objective To determine the use of psychological measures among primary care physicians.
Design Survey.
Setting Primary care practices in Ohio.
Subjects Active members of the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians.
Interventions None.
Main Outcome Measures Subjects' use "ever" and "during the past 12 months" of 11 psychological measures encountered in primary care settings.
Results Approximately 80% of 521 respondents acknowledged having used 1 or more of the listed psychological measures in clinical practice. Of the measures listed, each was endorsed by some proportion of respondents. The majority of physicians who had ever used a particular measure had done so in the preceding 12 months. Compared with respondents who did not use psychological measures in practice, unique predictors for those who did were being relatively younger, female, and practicing in more densely populated areas.
Conclusion Most family physicians have used psychological measures in clinical practice.
From the Departments of Psychiatry (Dr R. Sansone) and Family Practice (Dr L. Sansone), University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa; and the Department of Psychological Science, Ball State University, Muncie, Ind (Dr Wiederman).
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