&lt;p&gt;Knowledge, Awareness, and Perceptions of the Diagnosis and Management of Fibromyalgia Among Physical Therapists in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey&lt;/p&gt;

Alodiabi, Faris; Alhowimel, Ahmed; Alotaibi, Mazyad; Alamam, Dalyah; Fritz, Julie M.

doi:10.2147/oarrr.s284555

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“…Knowledge and attitudes about FM among medical practitioners including physicians, nurses, and technologist/technicians in different regions of Saudi Arabia have been investigated, and the findings indicated poor knowledge about the diagnosis and treatment of FM (14). Another study from Saudi Arabia showed little awareness of or confidence in the assessment and management of patients with FM among physical therapists (10). In Egypt, Zeid and Ibrahim (15) have also recently shown a low knowledgeabout clinical presentation and treatment modalities of FM among Egyptian family physicians working in primary health care centers.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Fibromyalgia Among Primary Care Physicians in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Alatawi¹,

Moria²,

Alharfy³

et al. 2023

IJAR

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Background: Adequately informed family physicians have the greatest potential to correctly identify the diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM) and develop an initial treatment plan. Therefore, it is substantial to determine the levels of weakness and inaccuracies of primary care physicians regarding FM diagnostic criteria and management strategies. Aim: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding FM among primary care physicians in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Methods:This cross-sectional study included family physicians who were board-certified or registered in the family medicine training program and working at the government family health care centers in Tabuk. A pre-designed, structured questionnaire was distributed either in a written form or as an online survey. Results: This study included 52 primary healthcare physicians. Twenty-two (42.3%) participants incorrectly recorded localized pain as a diagnostic symptom, and 45 (86.5%) incorrectly recorded nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, prednisolone, and/or opioids as drugs that are used for treating FM. Only 59.6% were confident recognizing symptoms of FM and 55.8% were confident differentiating FM from other similar diseases. Conclusions: The primary healthcare physicians working in the governments primary healthcare centers in Tabuk city, Saudi Arabia have low levels of knowledge about diagnostic criteria and treatment strategies of FM. These findings highlight the need for continuous professional development involving family physicians in the primary health care setting with suitable continuous medical education programs concerning FM.

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“…Studies assessing the awareness, perceptions, and attitudes related to the evidence-based diagnosis and management of FM have revealed large variations among healthcare providers including rheumatologists, general practitioners, and medical students, not only between different specialties but also within the same specialty (10).…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Fibromyalgia Among Primary Care Physicians in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Alatawi¹,

Moria²,

Alharfy³

et al. 2023

IJAR

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“…In addition, no significant difference was shown between males (18.5%) and females (16.6%). Only awareness-level trials performed in Saudi Arabia were conducted among medical practitioners to investigate their ability to diagnose and manage FMS [ 29 , 30 ]. Also in other countries, the assessment of awareness and perception of FMS was set out among rheumatologists or among FMS Patients to explore the relationship between knowledge of HRQOL [ 31 , 32 ].…”

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Prevalence of Fibromyalgia Syndrome in Taif City, Saudi Arabia

Althobaiti¹,

Amin²,

Alhamyani³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Introduction Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a non-inflammatory, chronic disseminated musculoskeletal pain with unknown etiology. FMS patients suffer from generalized pain that markedly decreases their quality of life and productivity. Objective To investigate the prevalence of FMS and the correlation between people with positive screening criteria for FMS and their socio-demographic characteristics in Taif city. Methodology A cross-sectional study was performed in Taif city, Saudi Arabia, from June 2021 to August 2021. A structured self-estimated electronic questionnaire developed by Google Forms. The questionnaire depended on the 2010 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria. Data analysis was performed by using SPSS, version 21.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). Result Out of 1015 participants, 77 participants (7.6%) were revealed to have FMS. The prevalence of FMS among females (9.3%) was significantly higher (p<0.001) than that among males (3.1%). In addition, participants aged 40 years old or more showed a significantly higher prevalence of FMS (p=0.003) compared to those aged less than 40 years old (11.7% versus 6.0%, respectively). In addition, occupational status was found to significantly affect FMS prevalence (p=0.040) as the highest prevalence was reported among employees (10.8%) and housewives (9.4%) compared to the unemployed (8.8%), students (5.0%), and retired participants (4.0%). On the other hand, participants’ nationality was shown to have no significant effect on fibromyalgia prevalence (p=0.396). Conclusion Results show a slightly high prevalence rate of FMS in Saudi Arabia. Prevalence was seen greater in women, old age, and employed individuals. Poor knowledge of FMS was seen among the general Saudi population. Educational programs are needed to increase awareness of the disease.

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“…The FM-related questions were developed using the literature and FM-related studies as a foundation. [21][22][23][24][25]…”

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Assessment of physicians’ knowledge and awareness of fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional study

Emorinken

Dic-Ijiewere

Agbadaola³

et al. 2022

Int J Adv Med

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Background: Fibromyalgia is not an uncommon cause of chronic musculoskeletal pain, and despite its rising prevalence, it remains a diagnostic challenge for physicians. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and awareness of fibromyalgia among Nigerian physicians.Methods: This was a cross-sectional, self-reported online survey. A total of 502 physicians participated in the study. The data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised of sociodemographic data and questions related to fibromyalgia. A scoring system was developed to stratify knowledge of fibromyalgia into very low, low, average, high, and very high. The level of significance was set at p<0.05.Results: Responses were obtained from 502 physicians with a mean age of 36±7.02 years. Most of the respondents (41.3%) had low fibromyalgia knowledge levels. Only 15.2% of the respondents obtained their knowledge of fibromyalgia during their undergraduate training, and 33.5% were familiar with at least one diagnostic criteria. Physical exercise (79.2%), opioids (65.6%), and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (63.8%) were the most selected treatment options. The years in clinical practice, type of health facility, respondents’ cadre, and specialty were significantly associated with fibromyalgia knowledge levels (p<0.001). The number of years in clinical practice was found to be a predictor of fibromyalgia knowledge (p=0.001).Conclusions: This study found low levels of fibromyalgia knowledge among Nigerian physicians. The survey emphasizes the importance of improving Nigerian physicians' training modules for the diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia.

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<p>Knowledge, Awareness, and Perceptions of the Diagnosis and Management of Fibromyalgia Among Physical Therapists in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey</p>

Cited by 11 publications

References 27 publications

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Fibromyalgia Among Primary Care Physicians in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Fibromyalgia Among Primary Care Physicians in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Prevalence of Fibromyalgia Syndrome in Taif City, Saudi Arabia

Assessment of physicians’ knowledge and awareness of fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional study

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