AlAteeq Mohammed A, AlJoudi Abdullah S, AlKhadli Yahia M
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
J Prim Care Community Health. 2020 Jan-Dec;11:2150132720981307. doi: 10.1177/2150132720981307.
In recent years, family medicine (FM) has shown many changes, including the development of sub-specialization. This study aimed to explore the opinions, preferences, and practices of Saudi family physicians with regard to sub-specialization within family practice.
This cross-sectional study was conducted from January to May 2018. Data were collected from 561 Saudi FM board-certified physicians and family medicine residents from all over SA via personal emails using a self-administered questionnaire consisting of questions aimed at examining participants' opinions, preferences, and practices with regard to sub-specialization in family practice.
Only 48 family doctors (20.2%) had the qualification of subspecialist. Diabetology was the most common clinical subspecialty. The majority of participants agreed with the statements in favor of sub-specialization in FM. About 73% approved of the idea of sub-specialization in FM, while 89% thought that sub-specialization would provide a source of expertise within the FM context. The most stated reasons to go for FM subspecialties were to earn more experience (65.1%), gain some sense of control of huge knowledge and skills of FM (53.7%), and earning extra money (47.8%).
This study revealed that majority of certified family physicians and FM residents in SA have positive attitude towards sub-specialization in FM and support the idea of sub-specialization to be practiced within the context of FM.
近年来，家庭医学（FM）出现了许多变化，包括亚专业的发展。本研究旨在探讨沙特家庭医生对家庭医疗中亚专业的看法、偏好和实践。
本横断面研究于2018年1月至5月进行。通过个人电子邮件，使用一份自我管理的问卷，从沙特阿拉伯各地561名获得FM委员会认证的医生和家庭医学住院医师中收集数据，问卷中的问题旨在调查参与者对家庭医疗中亚专业的看法、偏好和实践。
只有48名家庭医生（20.2%）具备亚专科医生资格。糖尿病学是最常见的临床亚专业。大多数参与者同意支持FM亚专业的观点。约73%的人赞成FM亚专业的想法，而89%的人认为亚专业将在FM范围内提供专业知识来源。选择FM亚专业的最主要原因是获得更多经验（65.1%）、对FM的大量知识和技能有一定的掌控感（53.7%）以及赚取额外收入（47.8%）。
本研究表明，沙特大多数获得认证的家庭医生和FM住院医师对FM亚专业持积极态度，并支持在FM背景下开展亚专业的想法。
