RESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To determine the level of knowledge about depressive disorders including their treatment, comorbidities and suicide potential among a number of general practitioners who agreed to fill out a questionnaire and provided information about their professional activities. METHOD: Exploratory cross-sectional study among a number of general practitioners who answered voluntarily and anonymously to a questionnaire consisting of twelve questions. Data collected from 288 physicians were analyzed. RESULTS: The majority of physicians (97.6%, n=281) considered that depression was a disease, but 39.6% (n=114) believed that it was caused by lack of will power or characterological weaknesses, which create a dissonance with the concept of disease. They also felt that they did not have enough knowledge about Depressive Disorders such as their origins, type of medications and length of treatment, comorbidities and suicide potential. CONCLUSIONS: The results point to the need for continuous medical education about Depressive Disorders among general practitioners.
Assuntos
Competência Clínica , Transtorno Depressivo , Clínicos Gerais , Argentina , Estudos Transversais , Transtorno Depressivo/complicações , Transtorno Depressivo/diagnóstico , Transtorno Depressivo/terapia , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
Objetivos: determinar entre los médicos encuestados su especialidad, los años de ejercicio de la profesión, y averiguar el conocimiento que tengan sobre los trastornos depresivos incluyendo su tratamiento, comorbilidad y posibilidad del suicidio. Métodos: el estudio cualitativo se realizó con una entrevista semi-estructurada de doce preguntas, en forma voluntaria, administrada a médicos en actividad asistencial, efectuándose la entrega y recolección de la entrevista por personal entrenado previamente. Se analizaron los datos hallados en los 288 profesionales de distintas especialidades. Resultados: los hallazgos permiten decir que la mayoría de los médicos (97, 6 por ciento, n= 281) consideran que la depresión es una enfermedad, pero de ese total un 39,6 por ciento (n= 114) de ellos piensa que es por falta de voluntad o una debilidad, lo que crea una discordancia en el concepto de enfermedad. Estimaron cuáles son sus falencias frente a los Trastornos Depresivos, cómo y cuánto tiempo medican, su criterio respecto al origen de la misma, el suicidio y la comorbilidad. Conclusiones: los datos encontrados entre los médicos que respondieron el cuestionario permiten deducir que es necesaria la intensificación de los programas de actualización sobre Trastornos Depresivos.(AU)
Objectives: To determine the level of knowledge about depressive disorders including their treatment, comorbidities and suicide potential among a number of general practitioners who agreed to fill out a questionnaire and provided information about their professional activities. Method: Exploratory cross-sectional study among a number of general practitioners who answered voluntarily and anonymously to a questionnaire consisting of twelve questions. Data collected from 288 physicians were analyzed. Results: The majority of physicians (97.6 percent, n=281) considered that depression was a disease, but 39.6 percent (n=114) believed that it was caused by lack of will power or characterological weaknesses, which create a dissonance with the concept of disease. They also felt that they did not have enough knowledge .about Depressive Disorders such as their origins, type of medications and length of treatment, comorbidities and suicide potential. Conclusions: The results point to the need for continuous medical education about Depressive Disorders among general practitioners.(AU)
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Humanos , Transtorno Depressivo , Educação Médica/tendências , Inquéritos e Questionários , ArgentinaRESUMO
Objetivos: determinar entre los médicos encuestados su especialidad, los años de ejercicio de la profesión, y averiguar el conocimiento que tengan sobre los trastornos depresivos incluyendo su tratamiento, comorbilidad y posibilidad del suicidio. Métodos: el estudio cualitativo se realizó con una entrevista semi-estructurada de doce preguntas, en forma voluntaria, administrada a médicos en actividad asistencial, efectuándose la entrega y recolección de la entrevista por personal entrenado previamente. Se analizaron los datos hallados en los 288 profesionales de distintas especialidades. Resultados: los hallazgos permiten decir que la mayoría de los médicos (97, 6 por ciento, n= 281) consideran que la depresión es una enfermedad, pero de ese total un 39,6 por ciento (n= 114) de ellos piensa que es por falta de voluntad o una debilidad, lo que crea una discordancia en el concepto de enfermedad. Estimaron cuáles son sus falencias frente a los Trastornos Depresivos, cómo y cuánto tiempo medican, su criterio respecto al origen de la misma, el suicidio y la comorbilidad. Conclusiones: los datos encontrados entre los médicos que respondieron el cuestionario permiten deducir que es necesaria la intensificación de los programas de actualización sobre Trastornos Depresivos.
Objectives: To determine the level of knowledge about depressive disorders including their treatment, comorbidities and suicide potential among a number of general practitioners who agreed to fill out a questionnaire and provided information about their professional activities. Method: Exploratory cross-sectional study among a number of general practitioners who answered voluntarily and anonymously to a questionnaire consisting of twelve questions. Data collected from 288 physicians were analyzed. Results: The majority of physicians (97.6 percent, n=281) considered that depression was a disease, but 39.6 percent (n=114) believed that it was caused by lack of will power or characterological weaknesses, which create a dissonance with the concept of disease. They also felt that they did not have enough knowledge .about Depressive Disorders such as their origins, type of medications and length of treatment, comorbidities and suicide potential. Conclusions: The results point to the need for continuous medical education about Depressive Disorders among general practitioners.