ECG Interpretation Skills of Family Physicians: A Comparison with Internists and Untrained Physicians

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dc.authoridSet, Turan/0000-0001-5931-0861
dc.authoridDagdeviren, Hamdi Nezih/0000-0001-5428-4377
dc.authorwosidSet, Turan/AAL-5910-2021
dc.authorwosidDagdeviren, Hamdi Nezih/AAA-3946-2020
dc.contributor.authorDagdeviren, N.
dc.contributor.authorKturk, Z.
dc.contributor.authorSet, T.
dc.contributor.authorOzer, C.
dc.contributor.authorMistik, S.
dc.contributor.authorDurmus, B.
dc.contributor.authorUnluoglu, I
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T11:23:56Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T11:23:56Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: To compare the ECG reading skills of a sample of family physicians with those of untrained physicians and internists. Design: A prospective analytic survey conducted between March and June 2002. Setting: Turkish Association of Family Physicians, faculty from two different university hospitals, and untrained general practitioners in Edirne. Subjects: Fifty-nine family physicians (37 senior clerks, 22 residents), 30 untrained general practitioners, and 51 internists (20 senior clerks, 31 residents) have joined the study. Main outcome measures: ECG reading skills of the participants were evaluated with a set of ten different ECGs. Each ECG could be normal or with up to three abnormalities, with overall 16 abnormalities. Correct and false diagnosis scores, and non-response rates were calculated. Results: Of the total participants, 94 (67.1%) could correctly identify two correct ECGs, and 119 (85.0%) could identify acute myocardial infarction. The correct and false diagnosis scores of senior family physicians, family physician residents, untrained general practitioners, senior internists, and resident internists were 7.05 +/- 2.30 vs. 2.54 +/- 1.63, 6.59 +/- 2.46 vs. 2.73 +/- 1.98, 4.73 +/- 1.84 vs. 2.40 +/- 1.54, 9.85 +/- 2.06 vs. 1.20 +/- 1.15, and 8.16 +/- 2.19 vs. 1.71 +/- 1.07 respectively. There was a significant difference with regard to correct (F=18.983, p=0.000) and false (F=4.284, p=0.003) diagnosis scores between the groups. The normal ECG had the lowest non-response rate whereas the ECG with left bundle branch block had the highest non-response rate. Conclusion: Although some groups achieved better in ECG interpretation, and family physicians are in an intermediate place of the spectrum, average scores of all groups are below acceptable levels. There is a need to improve the ECG interpretation skills of medical undergraduates.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage10en_US
dc.identifier.issn1839-0188
dc.identifier.issn1839-0196
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.startpage5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/26725
dc.identifier.volume3en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000421785400003en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMedi+World Inten_US
dc.relation.ispartofWorld Family Medicineen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subject[No Keywords]en_US
dc.titleECG Interpretation Skills of Family Physicians: A Comparison with Internists and Untrained Physiciansen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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