The Approaches Taken by Family Physicians in Turkey Regarding Prostate Patients and Prostate Specific Antigen

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dc.authoridVerim, Levent/0000-0002-5295-5410
dc.authoridTekin, Murat/0000-0001-6841-3045
dc.authoridAkbas, Alpaslan/0000-0003-1470-5952
dc.contributor.authorAkbas, Alpaslan
dc.contributor.authorTekin, Murat
dc.contributor.authorVerim, Levent
dc.contributor.authorGulpinar, Murat Tolga
dc.contributor.authorSancak, Eyup Burak
dc.contributor.authorErtekin, Yusuf Haydar
dc.contributor.authorUludag, Aysegul
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:24:57Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:24:57Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAim: This survey study questioned family physicians about their approaches to lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and about the clinical application of total and free prostate-specific antigens (tPSA and fPSA). Material and Method: The survey link was prepared online and sent to an email group for family physicians. The survey had 14 questions, none of which identified the respondents, concerning approaches to male patients with LUTS. Some questions were multiple choice and others allowed multiple answers to be chosen. The results were graphed and interpreted. Results: A total of 350 family physicians responded online. While 250 (72%) were family physician assistants or experts, 214 (61%) worked in family health centers. Of the 300 (85%) family physicians who had seen male patients with LUTS, only 64 (20%) stated that they performed a prostate examination. While 298 (99%) of the physicians prescribed alpha blockers, 234 (78%) physicians stated they requested a tPSA, and 134 (44%) answered that they requested an fPSA. Of the 134 physicians, 104 requested an fPSA without regard to the tPSA value. Discussion: The study identified differences in the approaches of family physicians to male patients with LUTS. DRE was not performed for the majority of patients and, as a result, unnecessary requests for fPSA were made. Increased awareness of approaches to LUTS patients can be provided for family physicians at events such as in-service training and scientific congresses.
dc.identifier.doi10.4328/JCAM.4156
dc.identifier.endpage465
dc.identifier.issn1309-0720
dc.identifier.issn1309-2014
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84962031637
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage462
dc.identifier.trdizinid209376
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4328/JCAM.4156
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/209376
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/22394
dc.identifier.volume7
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000376567100010
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDerman Medical Publ
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectLower Urinary Tract Symptoms
dc.subjectPhysicians
dc.subjectFamily
dc.subjectProstate
dc.subjectProstate Specific Antigen
dc.titleThe Approaches Taken by Family Physicians in Turkey Regarding Prostate Patients and Prostate Specific Antigen
dc.title.alternativeTürkiye’deki aile hekimlerinin prostat hastalarına ve prostat spesifik antijene yaklaşımları
dc.typeArticle

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