OBJECTIVE Smoking cessation counseling practices may differ between physicians who smoke and those who have quit or never smoked. METHOD Of 917 general practitioners (GP) in Montreal mailed self-report questionnaires in 2000 and 2004, 610 provided data on their smoking status and counseling practices. RESULTS Seven percent were current smokers, 32% were former smokers, and 61% were never-sm...

Volume 70, Number 2 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 295 I n the absence of a cure for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, prevention is the most effective strategy for reducing the number of new cases.1,2 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a strategic plan for the prevention of HIV infection. By the year 2005, the CDC seeks to achieve the fol...

BACKGROUND A practice intervention must have its basis in an understanding of the physician and practice to secure its benefit and relevancy. We used a formative process to characterize primary care physician attitudes, needs, and practice obstacles regarding primary prevention. The characterization will provide the conceptual framework for the development of a practice tool to facilitate routi...

BACKGROUND Preventative health services are a pediatric health care cornerstone, which strives to promote health and prevent illness and injury. In Israel, Maternal Child Health Clinics (MCHC) provide these well child services for ages 0-6 years. MCHC care includes physician visits; however, the physician's role is not well defined. The study purpose was to provide a basis for setting policies ...

the importance of genetic and congenital factors which cause many diseases and disabilities is obvious with a glance at the facts and figures in the world. in iran, like many other middle eastern countries, certain factors exist that worsen the situation such as: 1. high percentage of consanguineous marriages, 2. high incidence and prevalence of hemoglobinopathies (b-thalassemia & g6pd-d), 3. a...

the importance of genetic and congenital factors which causes many diseases and disabilities is obvious with a glance at the facts and figures in the world. in iran, like many other middle eastern countries, certain factors exist that worsen the situation, such as: 1. high percentage of consanguinous marriages, 2. high incidence and prevalence of hemoglobinopathies (ex. b-thalassemia & g6pd-d),...

OBJECTIVE To document physician clinical and personal skin cancer prevention practices and associated characteristics. DESIGN A cross-sectional questionnaire survey of a representative sample of US women physicians. SETTING Mail survey. SUBJECTS Three thousand thirty-two nondermatologists and 95 dermatologists. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Personal and clinical practices. RESULTS Twenty-seven...

BACKGROUND Research on the diagnosis and management of obesity in primary care is limited. Our study goals were to describe the rate of obesity in a primary care setting, to identify factors associated with clinically recognized obesity, and to ascertain the level of diet and exercise counseling for obesity. METHODS Medical records from a private group practice were used for a historical coho...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Family physicians are trained to assess mental health symptoms and provide some mental health interventions to their patients. Because of obstacles to referring patients to mental health specialists, many family physicians independently provide outpatient mental health treatment such as brief office counseling. Questions exist regarding physicians' interest in, perceiv...