ArticleBMC family practice2018
The training contents, problems and needs of doctors in urban community health service institutions in China.
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Abstract
backgroundThe Chinese government offered various types of training programs for strengthening the role of doctors working in community health service institutions (CHSIs). The study intended to investigate the current training programs and training needs of doctors nationally in urban CHSIs in China, and to provide propositions for training more qualified doctors in the future.
methodsTotal 3098 doctors in 192 urban CHSIs were chosen from 9 provinces (Hebei, Liaoning, Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Ningxia) and one municipality (Beijing) among 31 provinces in eastern, central, and western regions by stratified sampling methods in Mainland China. All doctors in the selected CHSIs were investigated in this study. We discharged 3073 questionnaires, and the response rate was 98.0%. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the characteristics, training contents, problems and needs of doctors. Differences in training contents, problems and needs between eastern, central and western regions were analyzed with chi-square tests.
results49.3% of doctors in CHSIs had Bachelor's degree and beyond. 12.9% of doctors had senior professional titles. The most frequent training topics for the doctors in eastern, central and western regions were "basic clinical theory knowledge" (52.4%), "community health service competency" (59.6%), "clinical practice skills" (45.9%) respectively. The most serious problem for doctors was "insufficient training time" in eastern (36.8%), central (36.5%) and western (39.6%). The biggest knowledge need for doctors both in eastern (79.8%) and central region (79.1%) was "the updated international medical knowledge", in western region it was "the updated domestic medical knowledge" (73.2%). The biggest skill-related training need for doctors in eastern region (84.1%) and central region (82.6%) was "communication skills", and "diagnosis and differential diagnosis" in western region (78.2%).
conclusionGovernment should design proper training contents according to the knowledge and skill needs of different design. Furthermore, a uniform, rigorous training and evaluation system focus on practicability should be established to promote community health service system in Mainland China.
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