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Outcomes analysis of Internet-based CME initiatives for diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia patients: transition from education to physician behavior to patient health
A well designed outcomes research study was performed in which 20 primary care physicians were selected to participate. Each physician had more than 30 fibromyalgia patients in their practice. The study design consisted of four phases. In phase one, physicians undertook a self-assessment of their pr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3484898/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23118542 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S36780 |
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author | Somasekhar, Melinda M Berney, Steven Rausch, Chris Degnan, James |
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description | A well designed outcomes research study was performed in which 20 primary care physicians were selected to participate. Each physician had more than 30 fibromyalgia patients in their practice. The study design consisted of four phases. In phase one, physicians undertook a self-assessment of their practice. Phase two of the study involved diagnosis and treatment of a virtual case vignette. The third phase consisted of analysis of the data from phase two and providing feedback from an expert rheumatologist, and the fourth phase was to complete patient report forms for five patients in their practice. The year-long study was completed by 12 physicians and resulted in data on 60 patients. The results of this study provide an insight into how physicians are diagnosing and treating patients with fibromyalgia. In this study, we transition from continuing medical education to physician behavior to patient outcomes. |
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spelling | pubmed-34848982012-11-01 Outcomes analysis of Internet-based CME initiatives for diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia patients: transition from education to physician behavior to patient health Somasekhar, Melinda M Berney, Steven Rausch, Chris Degnan, James Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat Original Research A well designed outcomes research study was performed in which 20 primary care physicians were selected to participate. Each physician had more than 30 fibromyalgia patients in their practice. The study design consisted of four phases. In phase one, physicians undertook a self-assessment of their practice. Phase two of the study involved diagnosis and treatment of a virtual case vignette. The third phase consisted of analysis of the data from phase two and providing feedback from an expert rheumatologist, and the fourth phase was to complete patient report forms for five patients in their practice. The year-long study was completed by 12 physicians and resulted in data on 60 patients. The results of this study provide an insight into how physicians are diagnosing and treating patients with fibromyalgia. In this study, we transition from continuing medical education to physician behavior to patient outcomes. Dove Medical Press 2012 2012-10-23 /pmc/articles/PMC3484898/ /pubmed/23118542 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S36780 Text en © 2012 Somasekhar et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Somasekhar, Melinda M Berney, Steven Rausch, Chris Degnan, James Outcomes analysis of Internet-based CME initiatives for diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia patients: transition from education to physician behavior to patient health |
title | Outcomes analysis of Internet-based CME initiatives for diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia patients: transition from education to physician behavior to patient health |
title_full | Outcomes analysis of Internet-based CME initiatives for diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia patients: transition from education to physician behavior to patient health |
title_fullStr | Outcomes analysis of Internet-based CME initiatives for diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia patients: transition from education to physician behavior to patient health |
title_full_unstemmed | Outcomes analysis of Internet-based CME initiatives for diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia patients: transition from education to physician behavior to patient health |
title_short | Outcomes analysis of Internet-based CME initiatives for diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia patients: transition from education to physician behavior to patient health |
title_sort | outcomes analysis of internet-based cme initiatives for diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia patients: transition from education to physician behavior to patient health |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3484898/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23118542 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S36780 |
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