scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of bariatric surgery among primary care physicians in Riyadh, 2020

2022 ◽  
Vol 26 (119) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Arwa Abdulsalam Alkhuraiji ◽  
Rema Saad Almohanna ◽  
Mohammed Hamad Aldebasi ◽  
Nouf Abdulaziz Altwaijri ◽  
Imad Abdulmajeed ◽  
...  
2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (06) ◽  
pp. 629-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasha A. Hseiki ◽  
Mona H. Osman ◽  
Rana T. El-Jarrah ◽  
Ghassan N. Hamadeh ◽  
Najla A. Lakkis

AimThis study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of primary care physicians (PCPs) in Lebanon regarding nutrition counseling and to investigate possible related barriers.BackgroundNutrition counseling is an important aspect of patient care, especially with the increase in nutrition-related disorders.MethodsThis is a descriptive study among a convenience sample of PCPs in Lebanon at two annual conferences in 2014 using an anonymous questionnaire.FindingsResponse rate was 54.6%. Overall, physicians considered that they have good to very good nutritional knowledge. Although they rated their formal nutritional education poorly, they had a positive attitude towards nutritional counseling and reported practicing general nutritional counseling with their patients. Barriers to nutritional counseling were: time, perceived poor patient adherence to diet, gap in physician’s nutritional knowledge and lack of insurance coverage for dietitian fees. Changes should be made to medical education curricula to include nutrition courses related to prevalent health problems.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-49
Author(s):  
Phaik Choo Ooi ◽  
Gogilavendan Ramayah ◽  
Syahril Rizwan Omar ◽  
Vilasini Rajadorai ◽  
Thatsheila Nadarajah ◽  
...  

Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is known to lead to stroke and thromboembolism, causing a five-fold increase in the risk of stroke and almost doubling the mortality rate. Optimal anticoagulant therapy is effective in reducing AF-related death. However, prescription of anticoagulants in AF in East Asian countries has been low, ranging from 0.5% to 28%. This study aimed to determine whether vocational training in family medicine improves primary care physicians’ knowledge, attitude, and practice in the management of AF. Method: This investigation was a cross-sectional study carried out during centralized workshops for two groups of trainees using a validated questionnaire: (i) junior trainees were newly enrolled postgraduate trainees in the Graduate Certificate in Family Medicine (GCFM) program, and (ii) senior trainees were postgraduate trainees in Advance Training in Family Medicine (ATFM) programs of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia (AFPM). Results: A total of 223 trainees (127 junior and 96 senior) participated in this study. Only 55.2% of the trainees passed the knowledge test; senior trainees were more likely to pass the knowledge test compared to junior trainees (69.8% vs. 44.1%, p <0.001). Female trainees were significantly more likely to pass the knowledge test than male trainees. While the attitude of senior and junior trainees was similar, more of the latter group worked in public clinic that provide better support where there is better support for outpatient anticoagulation treatment (e.g., same-day INR test, direct access echocardiogram, and warfarin in in-house pharmacy). Conclusion: Vocational training in family medicine appears to improve primary care physicians’ knowledge regarding the management of AF. Better knowledge will help vocationally trained primary care physicians to provide anticoagulation treatment for AF within primary care clinics. More optimal AF management within primary care can take place if the identified barriers are addressed and a shared care plan can be implemented.


2021 ◽  
Vol 0 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Tariq N. Alotaibi ◽  
Ayman H. Jawadi ◽  
Abdullah A. Alghamdi ◽  
Sarah A. Aldeghaither ◽  
Ali A. Alhandi

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the current knowledge, attitude, and practice of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) management among primary care physicians (PCP) in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study on PCP from a single health-care system in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was conducted using a survey questionnaire to evaluate the medical knowledge, attitude, and current practice in the clinics, including diagnosis and screening skills. Results: Sixty-five PCPs participated in the survey, 32 (49.2%) were general practitioners and 33 (50.8%) were fellows and consultants. Only six physicians (9.2%) had formal training on DDH management. Twenty respondents (30.8%) had poor knowledge, while 45 (69.2%) had sufficient knowledge of DDH. Most of the respondents believed in the importance of asking about risk factors, the presence of DDH screening protocols and community awareness, and 89.2% of the respondents believed they need to go for further training about DDH. Fifty-nine respondents (90.8%) would refer a DDH case to an orthopedic surgeon when there are positive findings by a radiograph or ultrasound. Forty-two (64.6%) never examined the hip for DDH, and 30 (46.2%) never referred a DDH case. Conclusion: Knowledge of DDH among our PCP directly involved in the screening and management of DDH is sufficient. However, there is a discordance between knowledge to attitude and practice.


2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Padmamohan J. Kurup ◽  
Seif S. Al Abri ◽  
Fatma Al Ajmi ◽  
Huda A. Khamis ◽  
Jeffrey Singh

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shasha Ye ◽  
Tianhao Wang ◽  
Arthur Liu ◽  
Ying Yu ◽  
Zhigang Pan ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: As the large number of Community Health Service (CHS) centers in China face the majority of non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients, primary care physicians (PCPs) play the primary role in the prevention of embolization. Therefore,an awareness of anticoagulant management in NVAF patients must be brought into focus among PCPs in China. This study will investigate PCPs’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward anticoagulant therapy in patients with NVAF and help PCPs increase their awareness of oral anticoagulant (OAC) therapy for NVAF to prevent embolization.Method: This was a cross-sectional observational study of 462 PCPs in CHS centers across Shanghai. We used a self-administered questionnaire to collect data from September to December 2017. A stratified random cluster sampling was adopted in the 90 CHS centers with the family medicine residency program. Result: Among 462 participants, 69.3% (320/462) of females got a medical bachelor’s degree and over 50% participants had more than 10 years of work experience. According to similar study, each section for knowledge, attitude, and practice were categorized as poor (≤39.0%), fair (40.0%–69.0%), and good (≥70.0%)[18]. The level of knowledge of OAC therapy in patients with NVAF among PCPs was insufficient in over half (75.8%) of participants. The majority (89.8%) of PCPs had a positive attitude and 68.0% had modest performance in the anticoagulant management of patients with NVAF. Conclusion: The knowledge and behaviors of PCPs were insufficient in OAC therapy to prevent embolization in patients with NVAF. The study also revealed there is good potential for PCPs’ educational interventions to positively impact on the care of patients with NVAF.


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