Alhomayani Faisal K, Alsukhayri Doha A, Alnemari Sara M, Al-Thubaiti Shahad W, Alosaimi Miad M, Alzahrani Khames T
Internal Medicine Department, Nephrolgy and Kidney Transplant Consultant, Assistant Professor in Medical College, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Medical Student, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2022 May;11(5):1721-1727. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1175_21. Epub 2022 May 14.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) contains deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). It is a disabling circumstance with a high probability of recurrence and doubtlessly deadly. VTE is a significant public health issue affecting thousands of patients globally and is accountable for a high number of hospitalizations annually.
A total of 1661 Saudis were surveyed in a cross-sectional observational study. A questionnaire that has already been designed was used to gather information about sociodemographic characters, knowledge about DVT, risk factors, symptoms, complications, relation to patient's activity, the seriousness of DVT leading to death, and symptoms of PE.
Approximately 45.5% among participants had prior awareness of DVT. Overweight and long-term travel was the most well-known risk factors. Most of the participants (60%) were aware that DVT occurs when a patient spends most of their time in bed relaxing, the most frequent clinical manifestations were pain and discomfort (97.8%) and local leg pain (73.8%). 45.3% of the participants knew DVT can result in mortality, 36.4% knew more than one pulmonary embolism characteristic, 35%, and 12.6% were aware that post-coagulation syndrome and pulmonary embolism are problems. 12% had a better understanding of DVT and 79% had poor knowledge. Participants who were above 66 years had a university degree, worked in a health specialty, knew about DVT, and received such information from their studies as medical students had a much higher mean knowledge score on DVT than others.
Poor knowledge necessitates community education programs about risk factors, signs and symptoms, and sequelae of DVT.
静脉血栓栓塞症（VTE）包括深静脉血栓形成（DVT）和肺栓塞（PE）。它是一种致残性疾病，复发概率高且无疑会致命。VTE是一个重大的公共卫生问题，影响着全球数千名患者，每年导致大量住院病例。
在一项横断面观察性研究中，共对1661名沙特人进行了调查。使用一份已设计好的问卷来收集有关社会人口学特征、对DVT的了解、危险因素、症状、并发症、与患者活动的关系、DVT导致死亡的严重性以及PE症状等方面的信息。
约45.5%的参与者此前知晓DVT。超重和长期旅行是最广为人知的危险因素。大多数参与者（60%）知道当患者大部分时间卧床休息时会发生DVT，最常见的临床表现是疼痛和不适（97.8%）以及局部腿部疼痛（73.8%）。45.3%的参与者知道DVT可导致死亡，36.4%的人了解不止一种肺栓塞特征，35%和12.6%的人知道凝血后综合征和肺栓塞是问题。12%的人对DVT有较好的理解，79%的人知识匮乏。66岁以上、拥有大学学位、从事卫生专业工作、了解DVT且从其作为医学生的学习中获得此类信息的参与者在DVT方面的平均知识得分比其他人高得多。
知识匮乏使得有必要开展关于DVT的危险因素、体征和症状以及后遗症的社区教育项目。
