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Module aims and teaching methods_
| Module name | Key learning aims | Teaching methods used |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence-based approaches to effective counselling for patients with cardiovascular risks | Evidence-based counselling methods for patients with cardiovascular risks | • Participant discussion of clinical cases |
| Metabolic syndrome | Screening and management of components of metabolic syndrome | • Brainstorming |
| Rational statin therapy | Evidence-based steps for dyslipidemia screening and rational statin therapy for patients with cardiovascular risks | • Brainstorming |
| Essential hypertension and its complications | Evidence-based steps for management of patients with essential hypertension and its complications | • Brainstorming |
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| Rating, from 1 to 5 | |
|---|---|
| 1. From a personal point of view, how motivated are you to conduct evidence-based screening of cardio-vascular risks in your own clinical practice? | |
| 2. Taking external factors into account, how motivated are you to conduct evidence-based screening of cardio-vascular risks? | |
| 3. How ready will you be to implement the planned new state programme of screening for cardio-vascular risks? | |
| 4. How ready are you, in terms of your own clinical abilities, to conduct evidence-based screening of cardio-vascular risks? | |
| 5. How ready are you to manage the full range of evidence-based screening tests for cardio-vascular risks? Evidence-based screening of cardiovascular risks includes: - every 1-2 years, measuring the blood pressure of all your patients who are aged 18 or older; - regular assessment of cardio-vascular risk factors (smoking, alcohol intake, calculation of BMI, family history) for all your patients who are aged 18 or older; - lipid profile measurement every 5 years, in all your male patients who are aged 40 or older, and all your female patients who are aged 45 or older; - blood glucose measurement every 5 years for all your patients who are aged 45 or older, or sooner in patients with BMI ≥25 or who have additional risk factors. | |
Characteristics of study population (N=307)_
| Mean age (SD) | 45.4 (12.8) |
| Age <45years (%) | 146 (47.6) |
| Profession (%) | |
| Primary care nurse | 96 (31.3) |
| Family doctor | 211 (68.7) |
| Years in practice (%) | |
| <10 | 59 (19.1) |
| 10-19 | 48 (15.7) |
| 20-29 | 85 (27.8) |
| ≥30 | 115 (37.4) |
| Working in rural practices (%) | 225 (73.4) |
Results of the knowledge and readiness to change questionnaires before and after the training sessions_
| Knowledge | Readiness to change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Mean score (SD) | High level of knowledge, | Mean score (SD) | High level of motivation, |
| Before training | 6.1 (1.8) | 2.4 (1.0-4.7) | 15.8 (3.4) | 18.4 (11.8-26.7) |
| Immediately after training | 14.9 (2.3) | 93.7 (90.5-96.1) | 20.0 (2.4) | 62.3 (52.7-71.2) |
| After 3 months | 10.2 (3.2) | 51.7 (46.1-57.1) | 19.1 (3.2) | 40.4 (31.3-50.0) |
| After 12 months | 10.4 (3.3) | 48.2 (41.4-55.1) | 16.1 (4.5) | 27.4 (21.6-33.8) |