“How frequently do you assess your adult patients who do not have an established diagnosis of heart disease for personal risk factors (history and lipid profile) related to coronary heart disease risk?” (N = 637) | |
Never | 0 |
Rarely | 1 |
Occasionally | 7 |
Usually | 56 |
Always | 36 |
“Do you use a flow sheet or other tracking mechanism in your office chart system to track screening for heart disease prevention?” (N = 624) | |
Never | 34 |
Rarely | 15 |
Occasionally | 15 |
Usually | 21 |
Always | 16 |
“At what age do you typically start lipid screening in women?” (N = 628) | |
Under age 18 | 2 |
18–23 | 30 |
24–34 | 32 |
35–39 | 7 |
>40 | 29 |
“At what age do you typically start lipid screening in men?” (N = 627) | |
Under age 18 | 2 |
18–23 | 32 |
24–34 | 37 |
35–39 | 10 |
>40 | 19 |
“Who typically does the risk assessment?” (N = 639) | |
Family physician | 89 |
Staff | 0 |
Combination | 11 |
“When you assess patients for coronary risk, how often do you use a coronary heart disease risk calculator?” (N = 628) | |
Never | 42 |
Rarely | 20 |
Occasionally | 20 |
Usually | 12 |
Always | 5 |