Sharma Bharat Bhushan, Singh Sheetu, Sharma Krishna Kumar, Suraj K P, Mahmood Tariq, Samaria Kumar Utsav, Kant Surya, Singh Nishtha, Singh Tejraj, Singh Aradhna, Gupta Rajeev, Koul Parvaiz A, Salvi Sundeep, Singh Virendra
Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Department of Chest and Tuberculosis, Institute of Respiratory Disease, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Lung India. 2020 Mar-Apr;37(2):100-106. doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_466_19.
Respiratory disorders are important contributors to disease burden across the world. The aim is to assess the proportionate burden of types of respiratory diseases and their seasonal patterns in India we are performing a field study. The present report describes methodological aspects of a respiratory disease point prevalence survey from India.
A total of 4108 chest physicians were invited. Acceptance was received from 420 sites. Chest physicians were classified according to location of practice one as medical college, district government hospital, private hospital, and private clinics. Qualifications of practicing chest physicians were postgraduate in chest medicine, including Doctorate of Medicine (68.4%), diploma in chest medicine (22.1%), and Postgraduate in Medicine (9.5%). The study questionnaire was designed to record demographic data, comorbidities, risk factors, and respiratory conditions based on ICD-10.
A total of 366 sites provided baseline data, and the response rate of recruitment of the study sites was 8.9% in the baseline phase. However, government and private medical colleges, as well as government and private hospitals across India, were part of recruitment of respiratory patients for this survey.
It is feasible to conduct a large multisite study to assess respiratory disease burden. Challenges include low response rate and logistic issues.
呼吸系统疾病是全球疾病负担的重要因素。目的是评估印度呼吸系统疾病类型的相应负担及其季节性模式，我们正在开展一项实地研究。本报告描述了来自印度的一项呼吸系统疾病点患病率调查的方法学方面。
共邀请了4108名胸科医生。收到了420个地点的回复。胸科医生根据执业地点分为医学院、地区政府医院、私立医院和私人诊所。执业胸科医生的资质为胸科医学研究生，包括医学博士（68.4%）、胸科医学文凭（22.1%）和医学研究生（9.5%）。研究问卷旨在根据国际疾病分类第10版记录人口统计学数据、合并症、危险因素和呼吸系统疾病情况。
共有366个地点提供了基线数据，研究地点在基线阶段的招募回复率为8.9%。然而，印度各地的政府和私立医学院以及政府和私立医院参与了本次调查中呼吸系统疾病患者的招募。
开展一项大型多地点研究以评估呼吸系统疾病负担是可行的。挑战包括低回复率和后勤问题。
