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Doctors who did not participate in a continuing education programme
Author(s) -
STOANE CYNTHIA,
HARDEN R. M.,
DUNN W. R.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1982.tb01268.x
Subject(s) - continuing education , family medicine , medicine , medical education , psychology , nursing
Summary One hundred doctors were interviewed regarding their use of a series of educational programmes which had been mailed to them unsolicited. Doctors who used the materials did not differ from those who did not with respect to geographical location, sex and higher qualifications. The forty‐five doctors who had used the programmes tended to be younger than those who did not. The commonest reason given for non‐participation in the programme was lack of time. Following the interviews at least five doctors, who had not previously done so, used the programmes.