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General practitioners' perceptions on opportunistic single-time point screening for atrial fibrillation: A European quantitative survey. / Vermunicht, Paulien; Grecu, Mihaela; Deharo, Jean-Claude; Buckley, Claire M; Palà, Elena; Mairesse, Georges H; Farkowski, Michal M; Bergonti, Marco; Pürerfellner, Helmut; Hanson, Coral L; Neubeck, Lis; Freedman, Ben; Witt, Henning; Hills, Mellanie T; Lund, Jenny; Giskes, Katrina; Engler, Daniel; Schnabel, Renate B; Heidbuchel, Hein; Desteghe, Lien; AFFECT-EU Investigators.

In: FRONT CARDIOVASC MED, Vol. 10, 2023, p. 1112561.

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Vermunicht, P, Grecu, M, Deharo, J-C, Buckley, CM, Palà, E, Mairesse, GH, Farkowski, MM, Bergonti, M, Pürerfellner, H, Hanson, CL, Neubeck, L, Freedman, B, Witt, H, Hills, MT, Lund, J, Giskes, K, Engler, D, Schnabel, RB, Heidbuchel, H, Desteghe, L & AFFECT-EU Investigators 2023, 'General practitioners' perceptions on opportunistic single-time point screening for atrial fibrillation: A European quantitative survey', FRONT CARDIOVASC MED, vol. 10, pp. 1112561. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1112561

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Vermunicht, P., Grecu, M., Deharo, J-C., Buckley, C. M., Palà, E., Mairesse, G. H., Farkowski, M. M., Bergonti, M., Pürerfellner, H., Hanson, C. L., Neubeck, L., Freedman, B., Witt, H., Hills, M. T., Lund, J., Giskes, K., Engler, D., Schnabel, R. B., Heidbuchel, H., ... AFFECT-EU Investigators (2023). General practitioners' perceptions on opportunistic single-time point screening for atrial fibrillation: A European quantitative survey. FRONT CARDIOVASC MED, 10, 1112561. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1112561

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Vermunicht P, Grecu M, Deharo J-C, Buckley CM, Palà E, Mairesse GH et al. General practitioners' perceptions on opportunistic single-time point screening for atrial fibrillation: A European quantitative survey. FRONT CARDIOVASC MED. 2023;10:1112561. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1112561

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title = "General practitioners' perceptions on opportunistic single-time point screening for atrial fibrillation: A European quantitative survey",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: There is no clear guidance on how to implement opportunistic atrial fibrillation (AF) screening in daily clinical practice.OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the perception of general practitioners (GPs) about value and practicalities of implementing screening for AF, focusing on opportunistic single-time point screening with a single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) device.METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a survey developed to assess overall perception concerning AF screening, feasibility of opportunistic single-lead ECG screening and implementation requirements and barriers.RESULTS: A total of 659 responses were collected (36.1% Eastern, 33.4% Western, 12.1% Southern, 10.0% Northern Europe, 8.3% United Kingdom & Ireland). The perceived need for standardized AF screening was rated as 82.7 on a scale from 0 to 100. The vast majority (88.0%) indicated no AF screening program is established in their region. Three out of four GPs (72.1%, lowest in Eastern and Southern Europe) were equipped with a 12-lead ECG, while a single-lead ECG was less common (10.8%, highest in United Kingdom & Ireland). Three in five GPs (59.3%) feel confident ruling out AF on a single-lead ECG strip. Assistance through more education (28.7%) and a tele-healthcare service offering advice on ambiguous tracings (25.2%) would be helpful. Preferred strategies to overcome barriers like insufficient (qualified) staff, included integrating AF screening with other healthcare programs (24.9%) and algorithms to identify patients most suitable for AF screening (24.3%).CONCLUSION: GPs perceive a strong need for a standardized AF screening approach. Additional resources may be required to have it widely adopted into clinical practice.",
author = "Paulien Vermunicht and Mihaela Grecu and Jean-Claude Deharo and Buckley, {Claire M} and Elena Pal{\`a} and Mairesse, {Georges H} and Farkowski, {Michal M} and Marco Bergonti and Helmut P{\"u}rerfellner and Hanson, {Coral L} and Lis Neubeck and Ben Freedman and Henning Witt and Hills, {Mellanie T} and Jenny Lund and Katrina Giskes and Daniel Engler and Schnabel, {Renate B} and Hein Heidbuchel and Lien Desteghe and {AFFECT-EU Investigators}",
note = "Copyright {\textcopyright} 2023 Vermunicht, Grecu, Deharo, Buckley, Pal{\`a}, Mairesse, Farkowski, Bergonti, P{\"u}rerfellner, Hanson, Neubeck, Freedman, Witt, Hills, Lund, Giskes, Engler, Schnabel, Heidbuchel, Desteghe and for the AFFECT-EU investigators.",
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language = "English",
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pages = "1112561",
journal = "FRONT CARDIOVASC MED",
issn = "2297-055X",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - General practitioners' perceptions on opportunistic single-time point screening for atrial fibrillation: A European quantitative survey

AU - Vermunicht, Paulien

AU - Grecu, Mihaela

AU - Deharo, Jean-Claude

AU - Buckley, Claire M

AU - Palà, Elena

AU - Mairesse, Georges H

AU - Farkowski, Michal M

AU - Bergonti, Marco

AU - Pürerfellner, Helmut

AU - Hanson, Coral L

AU - Neubeck, Lis

AU - Freedman, Ben

AU - Witt, Henning

AU - Hills, Mellanie T

AU - Lund, Jenny

AU - Giskes, Katrina

AU - Engler, Daniel

AU - Schnabel, Renate B

AU - Heidbuchel, Hein

AU - Desteghe, Lien

AU - AFFECT-EU Investigators

N1 - Copyright © 2023 Vermunicht, Grecu, Deharo, Buckley, Palà, Mairesse, Farkowski, Bergonti, Pürerfellner, Hanson, Neubeck, Freedman, Witt, Hills, Lund, Giskes, Engler, Schnabel, Heidbuchel, Desteghe and for the AFFECT-EU investigators.

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - BACKGROUND: There is no clear guidance on how to implement opportunistic atrial fibrillation (AF) screening in daily clinical practice.OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the perception of general practitioners (GPs) about value and practicalities of implementing screening for AF, focusing on opportunistic single-time point screening with a single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) device.METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a survey developed to assess overall perception concerning AF screening, feasibility of opportunistic single-lead ECG screening and implementation requirements and barriers.RESULTS: A total of 659 responses were collected (36.1% Eastern, 33.4% Western, 12.1% Southern, 10.0% Northern Europe, 8.3% United Kingdom & Ireland). The perceived need for standardized AF screening was rated as 82.7 on a scale from 0 to 100. The vast majority (88.0%) indicated no AF screening program is established in their region. Three out of four GPs (72.1%, lowest in Eastern and Southern Europe) were equipped with a 12-lead ECG, while a single-lead ECG was less common (10.8%, highest in United Kingdom & Ireland). Three in five GPs (59.3%) feel confident ruling out AF on a single-lead ECG strip. Assistance through more education (28.7%) and a tele-healthcare service offering advice on ambiguous tracings (25.2%) would be helpful. Preferred strategies to overcome barriers like insufficient (qualified) staff, included integrating AF screening with other healthcare programs (24.9%) and algorithms to identify patients most suitable for AF screening (24.3%).CONCLUSION: GPs perceive a strong need for a standardized AF screening approach. Additional resources may be required to have it widely adopted into clinical practice.

AB - BACKGROUND: There is no clear guidance on how to implement opportunistic atrial fibrillation (AF) screening in daily clinical practice.OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the perception of general practitioners (GPs) about value and practicalities of implementing screening for AF, focusing on opportunistic single-time point screening with a single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) device.METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a survey developed to assess overall perception concerning AF screening, feasibility of opportunistic single-lead ECG screening and implementation requirements and barriers.RESULTS: A total of 659 responses were collected (36.1% Eastern, 33.4% Western, 12.1% Southern, 10.0% Northern Europe, 8.3% United Kingdom & Ireland). The perceived need for standardized AF screening was rated as 82.7 on a scale from 0 to 100. The vast majority (88.0%) indicated no AF screening program is established in their region. Three out of four GPs (72.1%, lowest in Eastern and Southern Europe) were equipped with a 12-lead ECG, while a single-lead ECG was less common (10.8%, highest in United Kingdom & Ireland). Three in five GPs (59.3%) feel confident ruling out AF on a single-lead ECG strip. Assistance through more education (28.7%) and a tele-healthcare service offering advice on ambiguous tracings (25.2%) would be helpful. Preferred strategies to overcome barriers like insufficient (qualified) staff, included integrating AF screening with other healthcare programs (24.9%) and algorithms to identify patients most suitable for AF screening (24.3%).CONCLUSION: GPs perceive a strong need for a standardized AF screening approach. Additional resources may be required to have it widely adopted into clinical practice.

U2 - 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1112561

DO - 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1112561

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 36873407

VL - 10

SP - 1112561

JO - FRONT CARDIOVASC MED

JF - FRONT CARDIOVASC MED

SN - 2297-055X

ER -