Intentions and statins prescribing: Can the Theory of Planned Behaviour explain physician behaviour in following guideline recommendations?

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 749-757

  Rashidian, Arash ^a,b   Russell, Ian ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attitude; clinical guideline implementation; coronary heart disease; primary care; social cognition; statins prescribing; survey; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 79961030757     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01690.x     Document Type: Article

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