Genetics education for primary care providers in community health settings.

@article{citeulike:1097074, abstract = {Patients who are in need of genetic services are often inappropriately managed, in part due to inadequate knowledge of genetic issues among primary health care providers. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a genetics education program on the knowledge and attitudes of primary care providers in community health settings. A total of one hundred twenty-one primary care providers who work in Texas Public Health Region VIII participated in an educational program designed to provide basic genetics information. A one-group pretest-posttest design was used to assess knowledge and attitudes of subjects, and comparisons were made pre and post intervention. Pretest assessment revealed less than adequate knowledge about basic genetic principles and relatively positive attitudes among the subjects. Following the program, there were statistically significant increases in both knowledge about genetic conditions (P = .001) and attitudes toward provision of genetic services (P = .001). These results indicate that primary health care providers, motivated to learn complex materials and new skills in order to assist their patients, can do so in a relatively short time period.}, address = {University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas 78209, USA.}, author = {Kolb, S. E. and Aguilar, M. C. and Dinenberg, M. and Kaye, C. I. }, citeulike-article-id = {1097074}, issn = {0094-5145}, journal = {J Community Health}, month = {February}, number = {1}, pages = {45--59}, posted-at = {2007-02-09 14:59:55}, priority = {5}, title = {Genetics education for primary care providers in community health settings.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10036647}, volume = {24}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1097074 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1097074 TI - Genetics education for primary care providers in community health settings. JF - J Community Health VL - 24 IS - 1 SP - 45 EP - 59 AD - University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas 78209, USA. SN - 0094-5145 N2 - Patients who are in need of genetic services are often inappropriately managed, in part due to inadequate knowledge of genetic issues among primary health care providers. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a genetics education program on the knowledge and attitudes of primary care providers in community health settings. A total of one hundred twenty-one primary care providers who work in Texas Public Health Region VIII participated in an educational program designed to provide basic genetics information. A one-group pretest-posttest design was used to assess knowledge and attitudes of subjects, and comparisons were made pre and post intervention. Pretest assessment revealed less than adequate knowledge about basic genetic principles and relatively positive attitudes among the subjects. Following the program, there were statistically significant increases in both knowledge about genetic conditions (P = .001) and attitudes toward provision of genetic services (P = .001). These results indicate that primary health care providers, motivated to learn complex materials and new skills in order to assist their patients, can do so in a relatively short time period. AU - Kolb, SE AU - Aguilar, MC AU - Dinenberg, M AU - Kaye, CI PY - 1999/02// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10036647 ER -