General Practitioners' Knowledge and Concern about Electromagnetic Fields

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作者
Berg-Beckhoff, Gabriele [1 ]
Breckenkamp, Juergen [2 ]
Larsen, Pia Veldt [3 ]
Kowall, Bernd [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southern Denmark, Unit Hlth Promot Res, DK-6700 Esbjerg, Denmark
[2] Univ Bielefeld, Dept Epidemiol & Int Publ Hlth, D-33615 Bielefeld, Germany
[3] Univ Southern Denmark, Odense Univ Hosp, Ctr Clin Epidemiol, DK-5000 Odense, Denmark
[4] Univ Duisburg Essen, Ctr Clin Epidemiol, Inst Med Informat Biometry & Epidemiol, D-45147 Essen, Germany
关键词
general practitioners; electromagnetic fields; risk perception; concern; cross sectional study; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; RISK PERCEPTION; EXPOSURE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; METAANALYSIS; POLLUTION; SYMPTOMS; HAZARDS; ILLNESS;
D O I
10.3390/ijerph111212969
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Our aim is to explore general practitioners' (GPs') knowledge about EMF, and to assess whether different knowledge structures are related to the GPs' concern about EMF. Random samples were drawn from lists of GPs in Germany in 2008. Knowledge about EMF was assessed by seven items. A latent class analysis was conducted to identify latent structures in GPs' knowledge. Further, the GPs' concern about EMF health risk was measured using a score comprising six items. The association between GPs' concern about EMF and their knowledge was analysed using multiple linear regression. In total 435 (response rate 23.3%) GPs participated in the study. Four groups were identified by the latent class analysis: 43.1% of the GPs gave mainly correct answers; 23.7% of the GPs answered low frequency EMF questions correctly; 19.2% answered only the questions relating EMF with health risks, and 14.0% answered mostly "don't know". There was no association between GPs' latent knowledge classes or between the number of correct answers given by the GPs and their EMF concern, whereas the number of incorrect answers was associated with EMF concern. Greater EMF concern in subjects with more incorrect answers suggests paying particular attention to misconceptions regarding EMF in risk communication.
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页码:12969 / 12982
页数:14
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