European Ultrasound study – gpultrasound.eu

Section I – general information

What is your age? *

What is you gender?

Male
Female
Other

Where are you from? *

What is your office location setting? *

Rural
Semi-rural
Urban

Are you a… *

Family medicine trainee
Young family doctor (≤5 years after completion of training)
Family doctor/GP ( >5 years after completion of training)

Section II – Ultrasound training

Do you have any ultrasound training ? *

Is ultrasound training available in your country? (formal training/courses) *

Is the ultrasound training for Family medicine / general pratice …

Part of medical undergraduate education (at university)
Part of postgraduate FM/GP specialist training (during specialisation)
Separate courses for FM/GPs with a special interest in ultrasound
Other
There is no ultrasound training for Family medicine

Do you need certification (and recertification) to use ultrasound in FM/GP? (in your country)

Certification only
Certification and recertification
Certification not needed
I don’t know

Section III – Use of ultrasound

Do you use ultrasound in your regular practice? *

Do you have acces to an ultrasound machine ?

Yes, my own
Yes, in my department/clinic
No

	Not applicable	Strongly disagree	Slightly disagree	Slightly agree	Strongly agree
I improve patient care managment and refferal	Not applicableI improve patient care managment and refferal Not applicable	Strongly disagreeI improve patient care managment and refferal Strongly disagree	Slightly disagreeI improve patient care managment and refferal Slightly disagree	Slightly agreeI improve patient care managment and refferal Slightly agree	Strongly agreeI improve patient care managment and refferal Strongly agree
I improve patient care	Not applicableI improve patient care Not applicable	Strongly disagreeI improve patient care Strongly disagree	Slightly disagreeI improve patient care Slightly disagree	Slightly agreeI improve patient care Slightly agree	Strongly agreeI improve patient care Strongly agree
I do not use ultrasound as often as I would like	Not applicableI do not use ultrasound as often as I would like Not applicable	Strongly disagreeI do not use ultrasound as often as I would like Strongly disagree	Slightly disagreeI do not use ultrasound as often as I would like Slightly disagree	Slightly agreeI do not use ultrasound as often as I would like Slightly agree	Strongly agreeI do not use ultrasound as often as I would like Strongly agree
Ultrasound takes a long time	Not applicableUltrasound takes a long time Not applicable	Strongly disagreeUltrasound takes a long time Strongly disagree	Slightly disagreeUltrasound takes a long time Slightly disagree	Slightly agreeUltrasound takes a long time Slightly agree	Strongly agreeUltrasound takes a long time Strongly agree
Ultrasound is easy to integrate into my routine practice	Not applicableUltrasound is easy to integrate into my routine practice Not applicable	Strongly disagreeUltrasound is easy to integrate into my routine practice Strongly disagree	Slightly disagreeUltrasound is easy to integrate into my routine practice Slightly disagree	Slightly agreeUltrasound is easy to integrate into my routine practice Slightly agree	Strongly agreeUltrasound is easy to integrate into my routine practice Strongly agree
Often I schedule another appointment for my dedicated ultrasound patients	Not applicableOften I schedule another appointment for my dedicated ultrasound patients Not applicable	Strongly disagreeOften I schedule another appointment for my dedicated ultrasound patients Strongly disagree	Slightly disagreeOften I schedule another appointment for my dedicated ultrasound patients Slightly disagree	Slightly agreeOften I schedule another appointment for my dedicated ultrasound patients Slightly agree	Strongly agreeOften I schedule another appointment for my dedicated ultrasound patients Strongly agree
I use ultrasound mainly to answer a specific clinical question (POCUS) with a binary search (eg presence or absence of cholelithiasis)	Not applicableI use ultrasound mainly to answer a specific clinical question (POCUS) with a binary search (eg presence or absence of cholelithiasis) Not applicable	Strongly disagreeI use ultrasound mainly to answer a specific clinical question (POCUS) with a binary search (eg presence or absence of cholelithiasis) Strongly disagree	Slightly disagreeI use ultrasound mainly to answer a specific clinical question (POCUS) with a binary search (eg presence or absence of cholelithiasis) Slightly disagree	Slightly agreeI use ultrasound mainly to answer a specific clinical question (POCUS) with a binary search (eg presence or absence of cholelithiasis) Slightly agree	Strongly agreeI use ultrasound mainly to answer a specific clinical question (POCUS) with a binary search (eg presence or absence of cholelithiasis) Strongly agree
Ultrasound reduces my diagnostic uncertainty	Not applicableUltrasound reduces my diagnostic uncertainty Not applicable	Strongly disagreeUltrasound reduces my diagnostic uncertainty Strongly disagree	Slightly disagreeUltrasound reduces my diagnostic uncertainty Slightly disagree	Slightly agreeUltrasound reduces my diagnostic uncertainty Slightly agree	Strongly agreeUltrasound reduces my diagnostic uncertainty Strongly agree
I use ultrasound mainly for analysis and to describe in detail an anatomical region and edit a report	Not applicableI use ultrasound mainly for analysis and to describe in detail an anatomical region and edit a report Not applicable	Strongly disagreeI use ultrasound mainly for analysis and to describe in detail an anatomical region and edit a report Strongly disagree	Slightly disagreeI use ultrasound mainly for analysis and to describe in detail an anatomical region and edit a report Slightly disagree	Slightly agreeI use ultrasound mainly for analysis and to describe in detail an anatomical region and edit a report Slightly agree	Strongly agreeI use ultrasound mainly for analysis and to describe in detail an anatomical region and edit a report Strongly agree
I use ultrasound mainly for training without any clinical benefit	Not applicableI use ultrasound mainly for training without any clinical benefit Not applicable	Strongly disagreeI use ultrasound mainly for training without any clinical benefit Strongly disagree	Slightly disagreeI use ultrasound mainly for training without any clinical benefit Slightly disagree	Slightly agreeI use ultrasound mainly for training without any clinical benefit Slightly agree	Strongly agreeI use ultrasound mainly for training without any clinical benefit Strongly agree
I use ultrasound mainly to detect an asymptomatic patient	Not applicableI use ultrasound mainly to detect an asymptomatic patient Not applicable	Strongly disagreeI use ultrasound mainly to detect an asymptomatic patient Strongly disagree	Slightly disagreeI use ultrasound mainly to detect an asymptomatic patient Slightly disagree	Slightly agreeI use ultrasound mainly to detect an asymptomatic patient Slightly agree	Strongly agreeI use ultrasound mainly to detect an asymptomatic patient Strongly agree
I use ultrasound mainly for therapeutic education	Not applicableI use ultrasound mainly for therapeutic education Not applicable	Strongly disagreeI use ultrasound mainly for therapeutic education Strongly disagree	Slightly disagreeI use ultrasound mainly for therapeutic education Slightly disagree	Slightly agreeI use ultrasound mainly for therapeutic education Slightly agree	Strongly agreeI use ultrasound mainly for therapeutic education Strongly agree
I use ultrasound mainly to monitor or control an ultrasound sign	Not applicableI use ultrasound mainly to monitor or control an ultrasound sign Not applicable	Strongly disagreeI use ultrasound mainly to monitor or control an ultrasound sign Strongly disagree	Slightly disagreeI use ultrasound mainly to monitor or control an ultrasound sign Slightly disagree	Slightly agreeI use ultrasound mainly to monitor or control an ultrasound sign Slightly agree	Strongly agreeI use ultrasound mainly to monitor or control an ultrasound sign Strongly agree

	Very helpful	Helpful	Less helpful	Not helpful
Adjunct to physical examination	Very helpfulAdjunct to physical examination Very helpful	HelpfulAdjunct to physical examination Helpful	Less helpfulAdjunct to physical examination Less helpful	Not helpfulAdjunct to physical examination Not helpful
More rapid diagnosis	Very helpfulMore rapid diagnosis Very helpful	HelpfulMore rapid diagnosis Helpful	Less helpfulMore rapid diagnosis Less helpful	Not helpfulMore rapid diagnosis Not helpful
Reduction in healthcare costs	Very helpfulReduction in healthcare costs Very helpful	HelpfulReduction in healthcare costs Helpful	Less helpfulReduction in healthcare costs Less helpful	Not helpfulReduction in healthcare costs Not helpful
Improved patient outcomes	Very helpfulImproved patient outcomes Very helpful	HelpfulImproved patient outcomes Helpful	Less helpfulImproved patient outcomes Less helpful	Not helpfulImproved patient outcomes Not helpful
Improved patient satisfaction	Very helpfulImproved patient satisfaction Very helpful	HelpfulImproved patient satisfaction Helpful	Less helpfulImproved patient satisfaction Less helpful	Not helpfulImproved patient satisfaction Not helpful

Section IV – Barriers and facilitators to using ultrasound

What stops/makes it harder for FM/GPs to use ultrasound? (in your country) *

	Very important	Important	Less important	Not important	Not relevant
Lack of equipment	Very importantLack of equipment Very important	ImportantLack of equipment Important	Less importantLack of equipment Less important	Not importantLack of equipment Not important	Not relevantLack of equipment Not relevant
Lack of supervision or support	Very importantLack of supervision or support Very important	ImportantLack of supervision or support Important	Less importantLack of supervision or support Less important	Not importantLack of supervision or support Not important	Not relevantLack of supervision or support Not relevant
Lack of other specialist support	Very importantLack of other specialist support Very important	ImportantLack of other specialist support Important	Less importantLack of other specialist support Less important	Not importantLack of other specialist support Not important	Not relevantLack of other specialist support Not relevant
Lack of confidence to scan or interpret images	Very importantLack of confidence to scan or interpret images Very important	ImportantLack of confidence to scan or interpret images Important	Less importantLack of confidence to scan or interpret images Less important	Not importantLack of confidence to scan or interpret images Not important	Not relevantLack of confidence to scan or interpret images Not relevant
Lack of training	Very importantLack of training Very important	ImportantLack of training Important	Less importantLack of training Less important	Not importantLack of training Not important	Not relevantLack of training Not relevant
Lack of institutional support	Very importantLack of institutional support Very important	ImportantLack of institutional support Important	Less importantLack of institutional support Less important	Not importantLack of institutional support Not important	Not relevantLack of institutional support Not relevant
Lack of financial payment for ultrasound	Very importantLack of financial payment for ultrasound Very important	ImportantLack of financial payment for ultrasound Important	Less importantLack of financial payment for ultrasound Less important	Not importantLack of financial payment for ultrasound Not important	Not relevantLack of financial payment for ultrasound Not relevant
Lack of time for the ultrasound use	Very importantLack of time for the ultrasound use Very important	ImportantLack of time for the ultrasound use Important	Less importantLack of time for the ultrasound use Less important	Not importantLack of time for the ultrasound use Not important	Not relevantLack of time for the ultrasound use Not relevant

Other barriers for ultrasound use ?

Is there an ultrasound group/organisation for FM/GPs in your country? *

Yes
No
I don’t know

Is there financial recognition/payment for use of ultrasound in general practice in your country? *

Do you see any ethical dilemmas related to using ultrasound in GP? (please state if so)

Is there ongoing research into ultrasound use in primary health care? (in your country) *

Yes
No
I do not know

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