Self-reported knowledge of national guidelines for clinical screening for hip dysplasia: a web-based survey of midwives and GPs in Denmark.

congenital hip dislocation mass screening surveys and questionnaires

Journal

BJGP open
ISSN: 2398-3795
Titre abrégé: BJGP Open
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101713531

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Historique:
received: 26 04 2021
accepted: 19 05 2021
pubmed: 13 6 2021
medline: 13 6 2021
entrez: 12 6 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The positive predictive value of clinical hip examinations performed by generalist health professionals in screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is low and declining. To assess the self-reported recognition of nationally recommended clinical hip examinations in the screening programme for DDH in Denmark among midwives, GPs, and GPs in training. A cross-sectional, web-based open survey study among Danish midwives, GPs, and GPs in training. Responders were asked to identify which of six written statements of clinical hip examinations were featured in the national Danish guidelines on DDH screening. Three statements were the official statements of the Ortolani, Galeazzi, and hip abduction examinations from the national guidelines, and three statements were false and constructed by the author group. Participants were asked to select up to six statements. A total of 178 (58 GPs, 97 midwives, and 23 GPs in training) responses were included. Overall, 89% of responders correctly identified the Ortolani manoeuvre and 92% correctly identified one of the constructed descriptions as being false. The remaining four descriptions had significantly lower correct answer percentages ranging from 41%-58%, with significantly lower correct answer percentages of midwives for three out of all six descriptions when compared with GPs. The recognition of two out of three recommended clinical hip examinations in the Danish screening programme for DDH is low overall among current screeners. Efforts should be made to heighten the knowledge level by further education of screeners.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The positive predictive value of clinical hip examinations performed by generalist health professionals in screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is low and declining.
AIM OBJECTIVE
To assess the self-reported recognition of nationally recommended clinical hip examinations in the screening programme for DDH in Denmark among midwives, GPs, and GPs in training.
DESIGN & SETTING METHODS
A cross-sectional, web-based open survey study among Danish midwives, GPs, and GPs in training.
METHOD METHODS
Responders were asked to identify which of six written statements of clinical hip examinations were featured in the national Danish guidelines on DDH screening. Three statements were the official statements of the Ortolani, Galeazzi, and hip abduction examinations from the national guidelines, and three statements were false and constructed by the author group. Participants were asked to select up to six statements.
RESULTS RESULTS
A total of 178 (58 GPs, 97 midwives, and 23 GPs in training) responses were included. Overall, 89% of responders correctly identified the Ortolani manoeuvre and 92% correctly identified one of the constructed descriptions as being false. The remaining four descriptions had significantly lower correct answer percentages ranging from 41%-58%, with significantly lower correct answer percentages of midwives for three out of all six descriptions when compared with GPs.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
The recognition of two out of three recommended clinical hip examinations in the Danish screening programme for DDH is low overall among current screeners. Efforts should be made to heighten the knowledge level by further education of screeners.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34117013
pii: BJGPO.2021.0068
doi: 10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0068
pmc: PMC8450876
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021, The Authors.

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Auteurs

Hans-Christen Husum (HC)

Department of Orthopaedics, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark h.husum@rn.dk.

Rikke Damkjær Maimburg (RD)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.

Søren Kold (S)

Department of Orthopaedics, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.

Janus Laust Thomsen (JL)

Department of Clinical Medicine, Research Unit for General Practice, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.

Ole Rahbek (O)

Department of Orthopaedics, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.

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