Effect of a specialist disorders service on the knowledge and attitudes of local health professionals
dc.contributor.author | Rogers, David | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-24T14:49:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-08-24T14:49:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Winston, A. P., Baxter, H. & Rogers, D. (2007). Effect of a specialist disorders service on the knowledge and attitudes of local health professionals. Eating Disorders, 15 (2), pp.153-158. | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1080/10640260701190683 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12904/8378 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study investigated the effect of a specialist eating disorders service on the attitudes and knowledge of local healthcare professionals. A questionnaire was sent to fully qualified psychiatrists, postgraduate trainees in psychiatry and general (internal) medicine, general practitioners (family physicians) and dietitians in two comparable cities: Leicester (which had a specialist eating disorders service) and Nottingham (which did not). Psychiatrists in training in Leicester had a greater knowledge of eating disorders than those in Nottingham. There was greater satisfaction with services in Leicester but no difference in attitudes. The presence of a local eating disorders service enhances postgraduate training and increases knowledge. | |
dc.description.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10640260701190683 | |
dc.subject | Feeding and eating disorders | |
dc.subject | Attitude of health personnel | |
dc.subject | Surveys and questionnaires | |
dc.title | Effect of a specialist disorders service on the knowledge and attitudes of local health professionals | |
dc.type | Article | |
html.description.abstract | This study investigated the effect of a specialist eating disorders service on the attitudes and knowledge of local healthcare professionals. A questionnaire was sent to fully qualified psychiatrists, postgraduate trainees in psychiatry and general (internal) medicine, general practitioners (family physicians) and dietitians in two comparable cities: Leicester (which had a specialist eating disorders service) and Nottingham (which did not). Psychiatrists in training in Leicester had a greater knowledge of eating disorders than those in Nottingham. There was greater satisfaction with services in Leicester but no difference in attitudes. The presence of a local eating disorders service enhances postgraduate training and increases knowledge. |