Knowledge about urology in the general population: alarming results

Gagnon, Louis-Olivier; Simard, Andréanne; Tu, Le-Mai

doi:10.5489/cuaj.1150

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“…An illustrative example was shown in a recent new media-based analysis reporting a sharp increase in Internet searches for "prostate MRI biopsy" since 2014. 7 This constitutes a lost opportunity in times of shared decision-making, as the general public (mostly affected patients) is interested in science communication, favoring Internet and digital technologies for the information transfer. Large awareness campaigns for men's health 5 and bladder and kidney cancer 6 have not yet proven to change disease outcomes.…”

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“…Additionally, there is virtually no knowledge in the general population about urology and urologists' services. 7 This constitutes a lost opportunity in times of shared decision-making, as the general public (mostly affected patients) is interested in science communication, favoring Internet and digital technologies for the information transfer. 8,9 Simultaneously, a systematic analysis of the academic interest in urology has thus far been limited to conference abstracts, and the last assessment dates back to 2009.…”

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Mapping the landscape of urology: A new media‐based cross‐sectional analysis of public versus academic interest

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A quantification of academic and public interest in the urological field is feasible using a novel new media-based methodology. We found several mismatches in public versus academic interest in urological diseases and treatments, which has implications for research strategies, conference planning and patient information projects. Regular re-assessments of the public and academic interest landscape can contribute to detecting and proving trends in the field of urology.

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“…Knowledge regarding OAB and attitudes towards seeking care for OAB can affect the uptake of OAB care [ 11 ]. Therefore, the objective of this study was to develop psychometrically sound surveys to assess knowledge and attitudes among adult women from a large academic, urban healthcare system.…”

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Knowledge and attitude for overactive bladder care among women: development and measurement

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BackgroundOveractive bladder (OAB) affects millions of women. It is important to assess knowledge and attitude in affected patients. The study objective was to develop surveys to assess OAB knowledge and OAB related attitude, and its association with OAB treatment status.MethodsSystematic literature review and qualitative analysis of patient and provider focus groups helped identify OAB knowledge and attitude survey items. We determined psychometric properties of the two surveys in a cross-sectional sample of 104 women, 27% of whom had received OAB treatment.ResultsThe OAB-knowledge survey consisted of 16 items and 3 condition-related concepts: perception of OAB; cause and information; and signs of OAB. The OAB-attitude survey consisted of 16 items and its concepts were treatment seeking; decision-making and effects. Both surveys demonstrated good construct validity and test-retest reliability ((≥ 0.60). In the cross-sectional validation sample, OAB-knowledge and attitude discriminated between those with different levels of ICIQ-UI scores. We observed some difference in the OAB knowledge, OAB attitude, and severity of symptoms between those treated for OAB vs. treatment naive.ConclusionsOAB knowledge and attitude surveys provide a novel tool to assess OAB domains in women. Though we did not find statistical significance in OAB knowledge and attitude scores across treatment status, they may be potentially modifiable factors that affect OAB treatment uptake and treatment compliance. Refinement of these surveys in diverse sub-populations is necessary. Our study provides effect sizes for OAB knowledge and attitude. These effect sizes can help development of fully powered trials to study the association between OAB knowledge and attitude, type and length of treatment, treatment compliance, and quality of life, leading to interventions for enhancing OAB care.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12894-018-0371-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…With the movement toward a more prominent role of PHC services in Saudi Arabia, more effort is being given to increase the level of knowledge in urology in medical school, which will influence the early management of common urological problems and aid in disease prevention 2,8,9. Currently, there are only a handful of studies which address this issue in Saudi Arabia.…”

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Urological knowledge among primary health care physicians in Saudi Arabia

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Baazeem

Saada

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Objectives: To evaluate the general knowledge among primary health care (PHC) physicians regarding the management of common urological problems in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This is an observational prospective study, where a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to practicing PHC physicians in the western region of Saudi Arabia on January 2017. The questionnaire consisted of 21-item questions, inquiring about demographics and general urological knowledge and skills. The management of common urological problems was assessed by case scenarios for specific urological condition, including urethral catheterization, definition and evaluation of hematuria, recognition of age-specific increase in prostatic specific antigen (PSA), and management of lower urinary tract symptoms. Results: A total of 148 questionnaires were distributed, with a response rate of 75.7%, where 112 respondents completed the questionnaires, including 54.3% residents, 39% general practitioners, and 5.4% specialists. Fifty-seven percent of respondents were males and 68% were Saudi practitioners. A higher number of respondents expressed that they were able to catheterize a male than female patient (56.5% versus 34.3%). Only 6.4% of respondents defined microscopic hematuria accurately. Knowledge about hematuria, serum prostate specific antigen and overactive bladder was low in all groups. Apart from hematuria, seeking urological consultations was less than 35% for all other disease entities. Conclusion: Urological knowledge among PHC physicians seems to be insufficient. Significant percentages of the participants were unable to catheterize a female patient, did not know the definition of hematuria; and whether to ask for urological consultations in cases of hematuria, increased PSA, and overactive bladder.

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Knowledge about urology in the general population: alarming results

Cited by 12 publications

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Mapping the landscape of urology: A new media‐based cross‐sectional analysis of public versus academic interest

Mapping the landscape of urology: A new media‐based cross‐sectional analysis of public versus academic interest

Knowledge and attitude for overactive bladder care among women: development and measurement

Urological knowledge among primary health care physicians in Saudi Arabia

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