An assessment of the level of awareness of e-health among Saudi medical students

Abstract Background Previous studies described the levels of awareness of patients and health care providers on e-health in general and on e-health for a certain condition/disease. However, none of these studies was conducted in Saudi Arabia. The aims of this study were 1)To determine the levels of knowledge, attitude and practice of medical students on e-health, and 2) To identify the predictors of e-health practice among medical students. Methods A cross-sectional survey of 440 medical students at the college of medicine, King Saud bin-Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was conducted, during October/November 2018, using a previously validated questionnaire, to assess: (1) knowledge in three domains; e-health definition (13 statements), fields of application of e-health (8 statements), methods of using e-health (7 statements), (2) attitude toward using e-health (8 statements) and (3) reported practice of e-health in medical training (5 statements). A scoring system was used to calculate the total and percentage score of knowledge, attitude and practice for each student. Multiple regression analysis was applied to identify predictors of e-health practice. Significance was considered at p<0.05. Results of the 440 medical students surveyed, the majority were females (55.7%), of stream type1 (79.8%) and from families whose monthly income was more than 10,000SR (82.8%). Overall knowledge about e-health was unsatisfactory (PMS=71.62%), with only 43.6% of all students reporting satisfactory level. However, this level was satisfactory for fields of application (Percentage mean score-PMS=76.43%) and unsatisfactory for definition of e-health (PMS=70.69%) and methods of its use (PMS=65.69%) domains. Overall attitude towads e-health use was positive (PMS=82.32%), with nearly three-quarters of all students (73.4%) reporting positive attitude. Generally, good level of practice of e-health was reported by students (PMS=84.27%), with more than three-quarters of medical students (78.4%) reporting good practice. Adjusting for age, gender, stream, educational grade and family monthly income, good practice was significantly predicted with higher knowledge (t=2.219, p=0.027) and attidude (t=2.114, p=0.035) scores. Conclusion This study provides basic information regarding medical students’ knowledge, attitude, and practice on e-health. More resources should be directed to elevate medical students’ knowledge and to motivate them to practice e-health using the available tools.

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An assessment of the level of awareness of e-health among Saudi medical students

10.21203/rs.2.9931/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Bader Aldebasi ◽

Abdulaziz I. Alhassan ◽

Sami Al-Nasser ◽

Mostafa A. Abolfotouh

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Medical Students ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Medical Training ◽

Good Practice ◽

Care Providers ◽

Health Practice ◽

Monthly Income ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Background: Previous studies described the levels of awareness of patients and health care providers on e-health in general and on e-health for a certain condition/disease. However, none of these studies was conducted in Saudi Arabia. The aims of this study were 1)To determine the levels of knowledge, attitude and practice of medical students on e-health, and 2) To identify the predictors of e-health practice among medical students. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 440 medical students at the college of medicine, King Saud bin-Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was conducted, during October/November 2019, using a previously validated questionnaire, to assess: (1) knowledge in three domains; e-health definition (13 statements), fields of application of e-health (8 statements), methods of using e-health (7 statements), (2) attitude toward using e-health (8 statements) and (3) reported practice of e-health in medical training (5 statements). A scoring system was used to calculate the total and percentage score of knowledge, attitude and practice for each student. Multiple regression analysis was applied to identify predictors of e-health practice. Significance was considered at p<0.05. Results: Of the 440 medical students surveyed, the majority were females (55.7%), of stream type1 (79.8%) and from families whose monthly income was more than 10,000SR (82.8%). Overall knowledge about e-health was unsatisfactory (PMS=71.62%), with only 43.6% of all students reporting satisfactory level. However, this level was satisfactory for fields of application (Percentage mean score-PMS=76.43%) and unsatisfactory for definition of e-health (PMS=70.69%) and methods of its use (PMS=65.69%) domains. Overall attitude towads e-health use was positive (PMS=82.32%), with nearly three-quarters of all students (73.4%) reporting positive attitude. Generally, good level of practice of e-health was reported by students (PMS=84.27%), with more than three-quarters of medical students (78.4%) reporting good practice. Adjusting for age, gender, stream, educational grade and family monthly income, good practice was significantly predicted with higher knowledge (t=2.219, p=0.027) and attidude (t=2.114, p=0.035) scores. Conclusion: This study provides basic information regarding medical students’ knowledge, attitude, and practice on e-health. More resources should be directed to elevate medical students’ knowledge and to motivate them to practice e-health using the available tools.

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An assessment of the level of awareness of e-health among Saudi medical students

10.21203/rs.2.11628/v3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Bader Aldebasi ◽

Abdulaziz I. Alhassan ◽

Sami Al-Nasser ◽

Mostafa Abolfotouh

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Medical Students ◽

Medical Training ◽

Good Practice ◽

Health Practice ◽

Monthly Income ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Background. Many studies are available in the literature about e-health in Saudi Arabia, however, data is limited to a few organizations and does not necessarily reflect the the current and potential use of e-health for health care organizations in the country. The aims of this study were 1)To determine the levels of knowledge, attitude and practice of medical students on e-health, and 2) To identify the predictors of e-health practice. Methods. A cross-sectional survey of 440 medical students at the college of medicine, King Saud bin-Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was conducted, during October/November 2019, using a previously validated questionnaire, to assess: (1) knowledge in three domains; e-health definition (13 statements), fields of application of e-health (8 statements), methods of using e-health (7 statements), (2) attitude toward using e-health (8 statements) and (3) reported practice of e-health in medical training (5 statements). A scoring system was used to calculate the total and percentage score of knowledge, attitude and practice for each student. Multiple regression analysis was applied to identify predictors of e-health practice. Significance was considered at p<0.05. Results. Of 440 medical students surveyed, the majority were females (55.7%), of stream type1 (79.8%) and from families whose monthly income was more than 10,000SR (82.8%). Overall knowledge about e-health was unsatisfactory (PMS=71.6%), with only 43.6% of students reporting satisfactory level. However, this level was satisfactory for fields of application (Percentage mean score-PMS=76.6%) and unsatisfactory for definition of e-health (PMS=70.7%) and methods of its use (PMS=65.7%) domains. Overall attitude towads e-health use was positive (PMS=82.3%), with nearly three-quarters of students (73.4%) reporting positive attitude. Generally, good level of practice of e-health was reported by students (PMS=84.3%), with more than three-quarters of students (78.4%) reporting good practice. Adjusting for age, gender, stream, educational grade and family monthly income, good practice was significantly predicted with higher knowledge (t=2.22, p=0.03) and attitude (t=2.11, p=0.04) scores.Conclusion. This study provides basic information regarding medical students’ knowledge, attitude, and practice on e-health. More resources should be directed to elevate medical students’ knowledge and to motivate them to practice e-health using the available tools.

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An assessment of the level of awareness of e-health among Saudi medical students

10.21203/rs.2.11628/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Bader Aldebasi ◽

Abdulaziz I. Alhassan ◽

Sami Al-Nasser ◽

Mostafa Abolfotouh

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Medical Students ◽

Medical Training ◽

Good Practice ◽

Health Practice ◽

Monthly Income ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Background Background. Many studies are available in the literature about e-health in Saudi Arabia, however, data is limited to a few organizations and does not necessarily reflect the the current and potential use of e-health for health care organizations in the country. The aims of this study were 1)To determine the levels of knowledge, attitude and practice of medical students on e-health, and 2) To identify the predictors of e-health practice. Methods. A cross-sectional survey of 440 medical students at the college of medicine, King Saud bin-Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was conducted, during October/November 2019, using a previously validated questionnaire, to assess: (1) knowledge in three domains; e-health definition (13 statements), fields of application of e-health (8 statements), methods of using e-health (7 statements), (2) attitude toward using e-health (8 statements) and (3) reported practice of e-health in medical training (5 statements). A scoring system was used to calculate the total and percentage score of knowledge, attitude and practice for each student. Multiple regression analysis was applied to identify predictors of e-health practice. Significance was considered at p<0.05. Results. Of 440 medical students surveyed, the majority were females (55.7%), of stream type1 (79.8%) and from families whose monthly income was more than 10,000SR (82.8%). Overall knowledge about e-health was unsatisfactory (PMS=71.6%), with only 43.6% of students reporting satisfactory level. However, this level was satisfactory for fields of application (Percentage mean score-PMS=76.6%) and unsatisfactory for definition of e-health (PMS=70.7%) and methods of its use (PMS=65.69%) domains. Overall attitude towads e-health use was positive (PMS=82.3%), with nearly three-quarters of students (73.4%) reporting positive attitude. Generally, good level of practice of e-health was reported by students (PMS=84.3%), with more than three-quarters of students (78.4%) reporting good practice. Adjusting for age, gender, stream, educational grade and family monthly income, good practice was significantly predicted with higher knowledge (t=2.219, p=0.027) and attitude (t=2.114, p=0.035) scores. Conclusion. This study provides basic information regarding medical students’ knowledge, attitude, and practice on e-health. More resources should be directed to elevate medical students’ knowledge and to motivate them to practice e-health using the available tools.

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Level of awareness of Saudi medical students of the internet-based health-related information seeking and developing to support health services

10.21203/rs.2.11628/v4 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Bader Aldebasi ◽

Abdulaziz I. Alhassan ◽

Sami Al-Nasser ◽

Mostafa Abolfotouh

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Medical Students ◽

Health Services ◽

Information Seeking ◽

Medical Training ◽

Good Practice ◽

The Internet ◽

Monthly Income ◽

Related Information ◽

Health Related

Abstract Background Background. Many studies are available in literature about e-health in Saudi Arabia, however, data is limited to a few organizations and does not necessarily reflect the the current and potential use of e-health for health care organizations in the country. The aim of this study was to determine the level of awareness of Saudi medical students of the internet-based health-related information seeking and developing to support health services and significant predictors of their practice. Methods. A cross-sectional survey of 440 medical students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was conducted, during October/November 2019, using a previously validated questionnaire, to assess: (1) knowledge in three domains; e-health definition (13 statements), fields of application of e-health (8 statements), methods of using e-health (7 statements), (2) attitude toward using e-health (8 statements) and (3) reported practice of e-health in medical training (5 statements). A scoring system was used to calculate the total and percentage score of knowledge, attitude and practice for each student. Multiple regression analysis was applied to identify predictors of e-health practice. Significance was considered at p<0.05. Results. Of 440 medical students surveyed, the majority were females (55.7%) and from families whose monthly income was more than 10,000SR (82.8%). Overall knowledge about e-health was unsatisfactory (percentage mean score, PMS=71.6%), with only 43.6% of students reporting satisfactory level. However, this level was satisfactory for fields of application (Percentage mean score-PMS=76.6%) and unsatisfactory for definition of e-health (PMS=70.7%) and methods of its use (PMS=65.7%) domains. Overall attitude towads e-health use was positive (PMS=82.3%), with nearly three-quarters of students (73.4%) reporting positive attitude. Generally, good level of practice of e-health was reported by students (PMS=84.3%), with more than three-quarters of students (78.4%) reporting good practice. Adjusting for age, gender, stream, educational grade and family monthly income, good practice was significantly predicted with higher knowledge (t=2.22, p=0.03) and attitude (t=2.11, p=0.04) scores. Conclusion. This study provides basic information regarding medical students’ level of awareness of internet-based health-related information seeking and developing to support health services. More resources should be directed to elevate medical students’ knowledge and to motivate them to practice e-health using the available tools.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Providers with Regard to Hepatitis-B Infection in Bisha Province, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences ◽

10.14260/jemds/2020/800 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (48) ◽

pp. 3643-3647

Author(s):

Mohammed Ayed Mubarak Alamri ◽

Navin Anand Ingle ◽

Mohammad Abdul Baseer

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Hepatitis B ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Hepatitis B Infection ◽

Care Providers ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

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Knowledge, attitude and practice among non-ophthalmic health care providers regarding eye management of diabetics in private sector of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

BMC Health Services Research ◽

10.1186/s12913-019-4216-9 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Talal Bassam Abu-Amara ◽

Waleed Abdulaziz Al Rashed ◽

Rajiv Khandekar ◽

Hamad Mohammed Qabha ◽

Faris Mohammad Alosaimi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Private Sector ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Care Providers ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding child maltreatment among health care providers working in primary care centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care ◽

10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2492_20 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (9) ◽

pp. 3198

Author(s):

MoathAbdulmohsen Alkathiri ◽

MuneeraAbdullah Baraja ◽

SuliamanMohammed Alaqeel

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Health Care ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Child Maltreatment ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Care Providers ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

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ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE TOWARDS CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES AMONG A COHORT OF MULTIETHNIC HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN SAUDI ARABIA

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932016000675 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 1-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Dhekra Alnaqeb ◽

Hanan Hamamy ◽

Amira M. Youssef ◽

Khalid Al-Rubeaan

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Nursing Education ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Limiting Factor ◽

Care Providers ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

SummaryThis study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice related to consanguinity among multiethnic health care providers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Using a cross-sectional study design, a validated, self-administered close-ended questionnaire was randomly distributed to health care providers in different health institutions in the country between 1st August 2012 and 31st July 2013. A total of 1235 health care providers completed the study questionnaire. Of the 892 married participants (72.23% of total), 11.43% were married to a first cousin, and were predominantly Arabs, younger than 40 years and male. Only 17.80% of the patients seen by the health care providers requested consanguinity related counselling. A knowledge barrier was expressed by 27.49% of the participants, and 85.67% indicated their willingness to have more training in basic genetic counselling. A language barrier was expressed as a limiting factor to counselling for consanguinity among non-Arabs. The health care providers had a major dearth of knowledge that was reflected in their attitude and practice towards consanguinity counselling. This finding indicates the need for more undergraduate and postgraduate medical and nursing education and training in the counselling of consanguineous couples. It is recommended that consanguinity counselling is included in the current premarital screening and counselling programmes in the Kingdom.

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Level of awareness of Saudi medical students of the internet-based health-related information seeking and developing to support health services

10.21203/rs.2.11628/v5 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Bader Aldebasi ◽

Abdulaziz I. Alhassan ◽

Sami Al-Nasser ◽

Mostafa Abolfotouh

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Medical Students ◽

Health Services ◽

Information Seeking ◽

Medical Training ◽

Good Practice ◽

The Internet ◽

Monthly Income ◽

Related Information ◽

Health Related

Abstract Background. Many studies are available in the literature about e-health in Saudi Arabia, however, data is limited to a few organizations and does not necessarily reflect the current and potential use of e-health for health care organizations in the country. This study aimed to determine the level of awareness of Saudi medical students of the internet-based health-related information seeking and developing to support health services and significant predictors of their practice.Methods. A cross-sectional survey of 440 medical students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was conducted, during October/November 2019, using a previously validated questionnaire, to assess: (1) knowledge in three domains; e-health definition (13 statements), fields of application of e-health (8 statements), methods of using e-health (7 statements), (2) attitude toward using e-health (8 statements) and (3) reported practice of e-health in medical training (5 statements). A scoring system was used to calculate the total and percentage score of knowledge, attitude, and practice for each student. Multiple regression analysis was applied to identify predictors of e-health practice. Significance was considered at p<0.05. Results. Of 440 medical students, the majority were females (55.7%) and from families whose monthly income was more than 10,000SR (82.8%). Overall knowledge about e-health was unsatisfactory (percentage mean score, PMS=71.6%), with only 43.6% of students reporting a satisfactory level. However, this level was satisfactory for fields of application (Percentage mean score-PMS=76.6%) and unsatisfactory for the definition of e-health (PMS=70.7%) and methods of its use (PMS=65.7%) domains. The overall attitude towards e-health use was positive (PMS=82.3%), with nearly three-quarters of students (73.4%) reporting a positive attitude. Generally, a good level of practice of e-health was reported by students (PMS=84.3%), with more than three-quarters of students (78.4%) reporting good practice. Adjusting for age, gender, stream, educational grade, and family monthly income, good practice was significantly predicted with higher knowledge (t=2.22, p=0.03) and attitude (t=2.11, p=0.04) scores.Conclusion. This study provides basic information regarding medical students' level of awareness of internet-based health-related information seeking and developing to support health services. More resources should be directed to elevate medical students' knowledge and to motivate them to practice e-health using the available tools.

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