Dunlap Denise, Ding Eric, Abramo Kristin, Wang Ziyue, Lilly Craig M, Hafer Nathaniel, Buchholz Bryan, McManus David D
Manning School of Business, UMass Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center, Lowell, Massachusetts.
Cardiovasc Digit Health J. 2021 Oct 29;2(6):331-335. doi: 10.1016/j.cvdhj.2021.10.004. eCollection 2021 Dec.
Point-of-care testing (POCT) has applications across medical specialties and holds promise to improve patient care. While cardiovascular medicine has been attractive for POCT applications in recent years, little is known about how cardiovascular health professionals perceive them.
The objective of our study was to examine differences in perceptions and attitudes towards POCTs between cardiovascular health professionals compared to other healthcare professionals.
We surveyed healthcare professionals to assess perceptions of POCT usage and their benefits and concerns between October 2019 and March 2020. Questions regarding POCT perceptions were assessed on a 5-point Likert scale.
We received a total of 148 survey responses; of the responders, 52% were male, 59% were physicians, and 50% worked in a hospital setting. We found that cardiology professionals were less likely, compared to other specialties, to view POCTs as improving patient management or reducing errors. These cardiology professionals were not constrained by resources or a lack of investment opportunities to implement these technologies.
This study provides a better understanding of perceptions about POCTs among healthcare specialists. To improve patient outcomes through the adoption and usage of POCTs, greater collaboration is advised among key industry and healthcare stakeholders.
即时检验（POCT）在各个医学专业领域都有应用，有望改善患者护理。近年来，心血管医学领域对POCT应用颇具吸引力，但心血管健康专业人员对其看法却鲜为人知。
我们研究的目的是探讨心血管健康专业人员与其他医疗保健专业人员在对POCT的认知和态度上的差异。
在2019年10月至2020年3月期间，我们对医疗保健专业人员进行了调查，以评估他们对POCT使用情况及其益处和担忧的看法。关于POCT认知的问题采用5分李克特量表进行评估。
我们共收到148份调查问卷回复；在回复者中，52%为男性，59%为医生，50%在医院工作。我们发现，与其他专业相比，心脏病学专业人员不太可能认为POCT能改善患者管理或减少错误。这些心脏病学专业人员不受资源或缺乏投资机会的限制来实施这些技术。
本研究有助于更好地了解医疗保健专家对POCT的看法。为通过采用和使用POCT改善患者预后，建议关键行业和医疗保健利益相关者之间加强合作。
