Recent medical graduates’ knowledge and attitude toward obstructive sleep apnea in the Southern Region of Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Marran, Nasser Mohammed; Bahri, Ahmed; Kariri, Khalil I; Daghriri, Hasan M.; Abiri, Jubran Mohammed Ali; Kariri, Abdulaziz Mohammed; Madkhali, Jnadi M.

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“…Similar studies which have used OSAKA-KIDS elsewhere reported higher knowledge levels of physicians about pediatric OSA (58.3–66.7%) [ 15 , 27 ] than that reported in the present study (30.5%). Many studies have reported lower knowledge levels of medical students and graduates about OSA than experienced doctors and specialists using the OSAKA questionnaire [ 15 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 27 , 31 , 32 ]. One of those studies reported that knowledge of physicians about pediatric OSA lagged behind that of adults [ 27 ].…”

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“…Proper knowledge of physicians and dentists about pediatric OSA should ensure better cooperation and consequently early detection and adequate treatment planning for affected children [ 14 ], to prevent morbidity and sequela and to provide a better quality of life for both the child and his or her family members [ 15 ]. Ensuring adequate undergraduate education would be a good starting point [ 16 , 17 ], particularly after considering the deficiencies in the knowledge of dentists [ 14 , 17 , 18 , 19 ] (as well as physicians and fresh medical graduates) about OSA that have been reported in Saudi Arabia as well as elsewhere [ 2 , 9 , 15 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ]. Furthermore, comparative studies of knowledge of medical and dental students or even graduates about pediatric OSA are lacking; therefore, this study aimed to assess the knowledge level and attitudes of graduating medical and dental students as well as fresh graduates from Saudi Arabia about pediatric OSA and the relation of their knowledge level to sociodemographic variables.…”

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Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical and Dental Students and Fresh Graduates from Saudi Arabia

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This study aimed to assess the knowledge level and attitudes of graduating Saudi medical and dental students and fresh graduates from those faculties about pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and the relation of their knowledge level to sociodemographic variables. In this cross-sectional study, 722 graduating students and fresh graduates were requested to answer a questionnaire pretested for validity and reliability. The data were analyzed statistically. Results revealed that medical participants scored 15.45 (out of 22), with 38% of them showing good knowledge about pediatric OSA, while dental participants scored 14.59, with 25.2% of them showing good knowledge. By regression analysis, medical participants (odds ratio (OR): 1.529) were more likely to have good knowledge than dental participants, while participants who belonged to institutions located in the central region (OR: 0.546) were less likely to have good knowledge than those from southern region institutions. In addition, participants from public institutions (OR: 0.290) were less likely to have good knowledge than those from private institutions. Regarding attitudes, medical participants scored 14.13 (out of 20), and dental participants scored 14.64. We detected a significant positive correlation between knowledge and attitude scores of dental participants. Given these findings, the knowledge level of graduating Saudi medical and dental students and fresh graduates about pediatric OSA was not optimal. The college type, institution sector, and location in the kingdom were factors associated with good knowledge. There is a need for further education and training about pediatric OSA in the undergraduate Saudi medical and dental curricula and continuing professional development programs about the topic after graduation.

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Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical and Dental Students and Fresh Graduates from Saudi Arabia

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Knowledge and attitude of primary care physicians towards obstructive sleep apnea in the Middle East and North Africa region

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Asistan hekimlerin Obstrüktif Uyku Apne Sendromu ile ilgili bilgi ve tutumlarının değerlendirilmesi

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2021

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Obstrüktif uyku apne sendromu (OUAS), uyku bozukluklarının önemli bir kısmını oluşturur. OUAS tanısı çoğu zaman gözden kaçabilmektedir. OUAS, sistemik birçok hastalığa sebep olması nedeniyle uzman tıp doktorluğunda farklı bölümlerin karşısına çıkmaktadır. Çalışmada farklı bölümlerdeki asistan hekimlerin OUAS ile ilgili bilgi ve tutumlarını değerlendirmek amaçlandı. Gereç ve yöntem: Çalışma tanımlayıcı kesitsel tipte olup Pamukkale Üniversitesi Hastanesi'nde görev yapan 88 asistan hekimi (Aile hekimi, dahiliye, nöroloji, göğüs hastalıkları ve kulak burun boğaz) kapsamaktadır. Çalışmaya katılan asistan hekimlere internet üzerinden demografik bilgileri de dahil edildiği, Türkçeye çevrilmiş obstruktif uyku apne bilgi tutum (OSAKA) anketi gönderilmiştir. OSAKA anketi, 18 bilgi değerlendirme sorusu ve 5 tutum değerlendirme sorusundan oluşan 23 soruluk bir ankettir. Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan 68 asistan hekimin OSAKA bilgi puanı ile yaş, cinsiyet, uzmanlık alanı, asistanlık yılı arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunmadı (p>0,05). Ancak sayısal olarak göğüs hastalıkları ve kulak burun boğaz bölümlerinin bilgi puanları diğer bölümlerden fazlaydı. Tutum puanlarıyla yaş, asistanlık yılı arasındaki ilişki incelendiğinde yaşla tutum puanları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmazken, asistanlık yılı ile ortalama tutum puanları arasında anlamlı pozitif yönde korelasyon saptandı (r=0,257; p=0,035). Sonuç: Asistan hekimlik eğitim sürecinde OUAS bilgi ve tutumunun bölümler arasında belirgin farklılık göstermediğini ancak bazı eksikliklerin olduğu saptandı. Bunun giderilmesi amacıyla hem tıp fakültesinde hem de asistanlık eğitim süresince çeşitli eğitim faaliyetleri ve uyku tıbbı rotasyonlarının düzenlenmesi gerekmektedir.

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Recent medical graduates’ knowledge and attitude toward obstructive sleep apnea in the Southern Region of Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

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Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical and Dental Students and Fresh Graduates from Saudi Arabia

Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical and Dental Students and Fresh Graduates from Saudi Arabia

Knowledge and attitude of primary care physicians towards obstructive sleep apnea in the Middle East and North Africa region

Asistan hekimlerin Obstrüktif Uyku Apne Sendromu ile ilgili bilgi ve tutumlarının değerlendirilmesi

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