FAİK ÖZDENGÜL, AYSU ŞEN
Experimental and Applied Medical Science - 2021;2(4):221-230
It is important in clinical practices that physicians can base diagnosis, appropriate treatment planning and follow-up processes upon a physiological ground. The purpose of the study is to examine the self-evaluation results of family physicians working in Konya about their physiology knowledge and skill levels. An online questionnaire consisting of 23 questions was applied to 126 family physicians working in Konya in order to evaluate their physiology knowledge and skill levels and the responses were evaluated. As a conclusion, a significant difference was found among the groups when comparing the tendency of family physicians to voluntarily start medical education based on the range of terms of office (p=0.027). 81% of the respondents stated that they wanted to receive additional training for electrocardiography (ECG), 79.4% for exercise prescription and 65.9% for pulmonary function tests (PFT). The field in which the respondents found themselves most competent in physiology was endocrine system physiology (69.1%) and their least competent field was nervous system physiology (31.6%). It may be beneficial to organize additional reinforcement training to improve physiology knowledge and skills in the clinical decision-making processes of family physicians. It was revealed that they think that they can contribute to the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up processes.
