Do Physicians Preach What They Practice?
- 23 November 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 252 (20) , 2846-2848
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1984.03350200032016
Abstract
We examined the relation of physicians' clinical specialty, personal health habits, and health-related beliefs to their practices in counseling about smoking, weight, exercise, and alcohol. We surveyed a random sample of members of a county medical society in selected specialties. Physicians with better personal health habits and more positive attitudes toward counseling counsel a broader range of patients and counsel more aggressively. Surgeons counsel less than nonsurgeons, even after controlling for differences in health-related attitudes and personal habits. (JAMA1984;252:2846-2848)Keywords
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