Dairi Mohammad S
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Gen Med. 2022 Aug 19;15:6671-6680. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S369306. eCollection 2022.
This study aimed to explore the characteristics of knowledge and practice of physicians towards asthma in Saudi Arabia.
An online cross-sectional study was conducted in Saudi Arabia between 28 August and 10 November 2021. Convenience sampling technique was applied in this study through social media websites. Previously developed 10-items questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge about asthma among the participating physicians. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the participants' demographic characteristics. Binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with being adherent to asthma practices guidelines.
Overall, participants' knowledge was moderate. The average percentage of physicians who reported practicing asthma management based on recommended guidelines 63.7%. Younger age (30-34 years) and having a work experience of (6-10 years) were significant predictors of being adherent to asthma practices guidelines (OR: 1.96 (95% CI: 1.21-3.17) (p=0.006) and OR: 1.67 (95% CI 1.05-2.67) (p=0.031), receptively).
This study showed that the percentage of physicians who reported practicing asthma management based on recommended guidelines in Saudi Arabia are moderate. Future studies to investigate factors associated with improvement in knowledge about asthma and adherence to guidelines are needed.
本研究旨在探讨沙特阿拉伯医生对哮喘的知识和实践特点。
2021年8月28日至11月10日在沙特阿拉伯进行了一项在线横断面研究。本研究通过社交媒体网站采用便利抽样技术。使用先前开发的10项问卷来评估参与研究的医生对哮喘的知识。描述性统计用于描述参与者的人口统计学特征。进行二元逻辑回归分析以确定与遵守哮喘实践指南相关的因素。
总体而言，参与者的知识水平中等。报告根据推荐指南进行哮喘管理的医生的平均百分比为63.7%。年龄较小（30 - 34岁）和工作经验为（6 - 10年）是遵守哮喘实践指南的显著预测因素（分别为：比值比：1.96（95%置信区间：1.21 - 3.17）（p = 0.006）和比值比：1.67（95%置信区间1.05 - 2.67）（p = 0.031））。
本研究表明，在沙特阿拉伯，报告根据推荐指南进行哮喘管理的医生比例中等。未来需要开展研究以调查与哮喘知识改善和指南遵守相关的因素。
