Oxidative Stress – An Update and Insight in the Romanian Family Physician’s Adoption of the Concept

Our investigation sought to understand what the family physicians think about the oxidative stress (OS) and its role in various medical pathologies. Using a structured interview the concept was evaluated on six domains: general interest in OS, general knowledge about OS, acceptability of OS concept as a valid explanation of the daily seen pathologies, the perceived role of OS in rheumatic diseases (and also in non-rheumatic), therapeutic options covering this concept. We found a suboptimal knowledge and utilization of OS in practice but an increasing interest in.