COPD care in Saudi Arabia: physicians' awareness and knowledge of guidelines and barriers to implementation

被引：17

作者：

Alsubaiei, M. E. ^{[1
,2
]}

Frith, P. A. ^{[1
,2
]}

Cafarella, P. A. ^{[1
,2
]}

Quinn, S. ^{[3
]}

Al Moamary, M. S. ^{[4
]}

McEvoy, R. D. ^{[2
,5
]}

Effing, T. W. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Southern Adelaide Local Hlth Network, Dept Resp Med, Adelaide, SA, Australia

[2] Flinders Univ S Australia, Sch Med, Adelaide, SA, Australia

[3] Swinburne Univ, Dept Stat Data Sci & Epidemiol, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

[4] King Saud bin Abdulaziz Univ Hlth Sci, Coll Med, Dept Med, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[5] Sleep Hlth Serv, Southern Adelaide Local Hlth Network, Adelaide, SA, Australia

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE | 2017年 / 21卷 / 05期

关键词：

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; physicians; awareness; knowledge; barriers; Saudi Arabia; OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE; PREVALENCE; MANAGEMENT; ADHERENCE;

D O I：

10.5588/ijtld.16.0656

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

OBJECTIVE: To assess Saudi physicians' awareness and knowledge about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) guideline recommendations. METHODS: Cross-sectional study including physicians involved in COPD care in five hospitals in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The level of physicians' knowledge was considered as satisfactory (score > 80%), fair (score 50-80%) or poor (<50% of total score). RESULTS: Among the 44 physicians included in the study, the mean +/- standard deviation knowledge score was 29.5 +/- 4.2 out of 45 points (65.5%). Most physicians appeared to be unaware of any COPD guidelines (n = 27, 61.4%), and reported not adhering to guidelines (n = 28, 63.6%). CONCLUSION: Saudi physicians' knowledge about Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guidelines was assessed as fair. It is therefore highly recommended to increase physicians' awareness and knowledge about COPD-related guidelines.

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