caa a22 4500 475819322 CHVBK 20180406123818.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20001201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s002280000217 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s002280000217 Influence of physician's education, drug information and medical-care settings on the quality of drugs prescribed [Elektronische Daten] [Adolfo Figueiras, Francisco Caamaño, Juan Jesus Gestal-Otero] Abstract.: Objective: To identify factors associated with low prescription quality in primary care. Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study on a sample of 405 primary care physicians in Galicia (Northwest Spain). The following independent variables were collected through a mail questionnaire survey: physician's education and speciality, physician's perception of the quality of available drug information sources, type of practice and number of patients. We constructed multiple regression models using as dependent variables four indicators of the quality of drugs prescribed. Results: The response rate was 75.2%. The quality of drugs prescribed was found to be associated with regulated physician training (P=0.001), perceived credibility of information sources (P=0.013) and environmental characteristics of the practice (reform model and number of patients' cards). Conclusion: Study results suggest that in order to improve the quality of drugs prescribed, physician education and training must be improved and the role of pharmaceutical companies in physician training should be limited, emphasising more objective sources of information, such as therapeutic guidelines. Our results also underline the need to complete the reform of our primary care system and promote better relationships among physicians and between physicians and patients. Springer-Verlag, 2000 Primary care Prescription quality Cross-sectional study nationallicence Figueiras Adolfo Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain aut Caamaño Francisco Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain aut Gestal-Otero Juan Jesus Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain aut European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Springer-Verlag 56/9-10(2000-12-01), 747-753 0031-6970 56:9-10<747 2000 56 228 https://doi.org/10.1007/s002280000217 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s002280000217 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Figueiras Adolfo Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Caamaño Francisco Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gestal-Otero Juan Jesus Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Springer-Verlag 56/9-10(2000-12-01), 747-753 0031-6970 56:9-10<747 2000 56 228 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer