Alanazi Faisal K, Alotaibi Jazi S, Paliadelis Penny, Alqarawi Nada, Alsharari Abdalkarem, Albagawi Bander
Clinical Auditing Unit, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail.
Saudi Med J. 2018 Oct;39(10):981-989. doi: 10.15537/smj.2018.10.22938.
To summarize available peer-reviewed publications about public knowledge and awareness of diabetes mellitus (DM) among the population of Saudi Arabia.
We followed the standard reporting guidelines outlined in the PRISMA statement for the preparation of this systematic review. In February 2018 we conducted literature searches of PubMed, Scopus, BIOSIS Citation Index, and Web of Science using the following keywords: "Knowledge" OR "Awareness" AND "Diabetes Mellitus" AND "Saudi Arabia." Records were screened, and relevant studies were selected and synthesized narratively.
Nineteen articles are included in our systematic review. These studies included the following populations: DM patients (n=13), healthcare workers (n=3), medical students (n=1), secondary school students (n=1), and general population (n=1). Most studies found a lack of public awareness of the risk factors and complications of DM. Among medical students and healthcare workers, knowledge about the epidemiology of the disease and angle of insulin injection was deficient.
This review highlights the need for increased knowledge and awareness of DM among the Saudi population. The means of improving knowledge and awareness of DM needs to be integrated into existing healthcare systems and processes to better inform patients, families and communities about this chronic disease.
总结关于沙特阿拉伯人群对糖尿病（DM）的公众知识和认知的同行评审出版物。
我们遵循PRISMA声明中概述的标准报告指南来进行本系统评价。2018年2月，我们使用以下关键词在PubMed、Scopus、BIOSIS引文索引和科学网进行文献检索：“知识”或“认知”以及“糖尿病”和“沙特阿拉伯”。对记录进行筛选，选择相关研究并进行叙述性综合。
我们的系统评价纳入了19篇文章。这些研究涉及以下人群：糖尿病患者（n = 13）、医护人员（n = 3）、医学生（n = 1）、中学生（n = 1）和普通人群（n = 1）。大多数研究发现公众对糖尿病的危险因素和并发症缺乏认知。在医学生和医护人员中，关于该疾病流行病学和胰岛素注射角度的知识存在欠缺。
本综述强调了提高沙特人群对糖尿病的知识和认知的必要性。提高糖尿病知识和认知的方法需要融入现有的医疗保健系统和流程，以便更好地让患者、家庭和社区了解这种慢性病。
