@article {Graham896, author = {Ian D Graham and Margaret B Harrison and Mona Shafey and David Keast}, title = {Knowledge and attitudes regarding care of leg ulcers. Survey of family physicians.}, volume = {49}, number = {7}, pages = {896--902}, year = {2003}, publisher = {The College of Family Physicians of Canada}, abstract = {OBJECTIVE To determine family physicians{\textquoteright} perceptions of and attitudes toward leg ulcer care and awareness of effective treatments for venous leg ulcers. DESIGN Self-administered, cross-sectional faxed and mailed survey. SETTING Ottawa-Carleton, Ont. PARTICIPANTS All physicians in the region who were members of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. RESULTS Response rate was 62\%. During 1 month, 107 physicians reported having 226 patients with leg ulcers; only a few patients had had ultrasound assessment. Few physicians (16\%) were confident about managing leg ulcers; 61\% reported not knowing enough about wound-care products. More than 50\% were unaware that compression is effective treatment for venous ulcers. Problems reported were lack of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for leg ulcer care (82\%); absence of evidence-based protocols in home-care agencies (72\%); lack of access to wound-care products (69\%) and wound-care centres (66\%); and poor communication among health care workers (60\%). CONCLUSION Better access to diagnostic assessments and use of compression therapy for venous leg ulcers would improve care.}, issn = {0008-350X}, URL = {https://www.cfp.ca/content/49/7/896}, eprint = {https://www.cfp.ca/content/49/7/896.full.pdf}, journal = {Canadian Family Physician} }