Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nursing Informatics Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Prince Sultan College for Emergency Medical Services, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Front Public Health. 2022 Aug 15;10:912424. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.912424. eCollection 2022.
In the healthcare context, healthcare personnel are available to help patients according to their requirements. However, having sufficient knowledge of many elements of diseases before graduation may have a good impact on clinical practices later in one's career. As a result, the purpose of this study was to assess the clinical knowledge and perceptions of healthcare students in Saudi Arabia about thyroid cancer (TC).
A cross-sectional study was conducted in King Saud University from August 2021 to November 2021, using a validated self-reporting online survey. The data collection was carried out among senior healthcare students, including pharmacy, nursing, and medical students of both genders, who were Arabic speakers. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 26 for Windows (SPSS).
There were 141 healthcare students who responded, with 46.8% ( = 66) being pharmacy students, 28.4% ( = 40) being nursing students, and 24.8% ( = 35) being medical students. Male participants made up the majority of them (52.5%). Lump or swelling in the neck was described as the most common early indicator of TC by 54.6% ( = 77), followed by difficulty in swallowing by 34.04% ( = 48), and pain in the neck by 24.8% ( = 35). Female participants accounted for 44.7% ( = 63) of those with thyroid dysfunction, according to the study. About 55.3% of the participants ( = 78), reported that they had sufficient knowledge about TC. The knowledge score differed significantly by gender; female participants (60.3%) ( = 47) were more knowledgeable than male participants (30.7%) ( = 31) ( = 0.049).
This study depicts that half of the healthcare students thatwere knowledgeable about TC had positive perceptions about the causes of diseases. Furthermore, we also recommend arranging awareness programs for the students by the university officials to overcome the knowledge gap.
在医疗保健环境中，医务人员可根据患者需求提供帮助。然而，在毕业前对许多疾病元素有足够的了解可能会对以后的职业生涯产生良好的临床实践影响。因此，本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯医疗保健专业学生对甲状腺癌 (TC) 的临床知识和认知。
本研究采用横断面研究设计，于 2021 年 8 月至 11 月在沙特国王大学进行，使用经过验证的在线自我报告调查。数据采集对象为男女两性的药学、护理和医学高年级学生，他们都是阿拉伯语使用者。数据分析使用 Windows 版统计软件包第 26 版（SPSS）进行。
共有 141 名医疗保健专业学生做出回应，其中 46.8%（=66）为药学学生、28.4%（=40）为护理学生、24.8%（=35）为医学学生。他们中的大多数是男性（52.5%）。54.6%（=77）的人认为颈部肿块或肿胀是 TC 的最常见早期迹象，其次是吞咽困难（34.04%=48）和颈部疼痛（24.8%=35）。根据研究结果，患有甲状腺功能障碍的参与者中有 44.7%（=63）为女性。约 55.3%（=78）的参与者表示对 TC 有足够的了解。知识得分因性别而异；女性参与者（60.3%）（=47）比男性参与者（30.7%）（=31）更有知识（=0.049）。
本研究表明，对 TC 有一定了解的医疗保健专业学生中，有一半对疾病的病因有积极的认识。此外，我们还建议大学官员为学生安排提高认识的方案，以弥补知识差距。
