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Attitudes towards drug‐eluting stent use and the distribution of motivation type among interventional cardiologists
Author(s) -
Qian Feng,
Phelps Charles E.,
Ling Frederick S.,
Hannan Edward L.,
Veazie Peter J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of evaluation in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.737
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2753
pISSN - 1356-1294
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01615.x
Subject(s) - medicine , drug , distribution (mathematics) , drug eluting stent , interventional cardiology , stent , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , medical physics , cardiology , pharmacology , restenosis , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Objectives The safety of drug‐eluting stent (DES) use was called into question in 2006. However, the attitudes towards DES use after DES safety concerns were expressed and the distribution of chronic motivation type among interventional cardiologists are unknown. This study aims to examine the current attitudes towards DES use among interventional cardiologists and to investigate the distribution of chronic motivation type among these doctors. Methods A questionnaire survey of interventional cardiologists was conducted in New York State from October 2008 to April 2009. The questionnaire included face valid items to measure the attitudes towards DES use, valid Regulatory Focus Questionnaire to measure the chronic motivation type, and items collecting demographic information. Results A total of 119 valid responses were received (response rate: 47%). There were no statistically significant differences regarding the demographic factors between the respondents and the non‐respondents. The vast majority of interventional cardiologists (92%) agreed that ‘DES is a revolutionary technology’ and that ‘DES use will increase in the future’ (70%). The chronic motivation type of the respondents was predominantly sensitive to positive outcomes (89%). Conclusions Interventional cardiologists had a very positive attitude regarding DES technology and predicted future growth of DES use. The vast majority of interventional cardiologists were found to be concerned about achieving positive outcomes and wanted to prevent errors of omission. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report the distribution of chronic motivation type among doctors.