Min Zou, Xingzhi Zhu, Juan Li, Huan Yu, Peipei Guo
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Swallowing Disorders Among General Practitioners.
Background: Swallowing disorders constitute a significant clinical concern, necessitating effective management and early detection. General practitioners (GPs) play a pivotal role in identifying and referring patients with swallowing disorders, emphasizing the importance of assessing their Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) in this domain.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between July and October 2023, involving general practitioners who completed a self-administered questionnaire containing demographic information and KAP assessment.
Results: The final analysis included 365 participates, with 242 (66.3%) completed by female participants and 106 (29.04%) by individuals with 5-10 years of professional working experience. The mean scores for knowledge, attitude, and practice were 12.41 ± 4.202 (possible range: 0-18), 22.25 ± 2.06 (possible range: 6-30), and 32.81 ± 9.48 (possible range: 10-50), respectively. Knowledge was demonstrated a positive correlation with attitude (r = 0.329, P < 0.001) and practice (r = 0.375, P < 0.001), while attitude also showed a positive correlation with practice (r = 0.309, P < 0.001). According to multivariate analysis, knowledge (OR = 1.13, 95% CI: [1.07-1.20], P < 0.001) and attitude (OR = 1.19, 95% CI: [1.05-1.36], P = 0.005) were independently associated with proactive practice.
Conclusion: General practitioners demonstrated moderate knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding swallowing disorders. Targeted educational interventions are essential to enhance general practitioners' knowledge regarding swallowing disorders.
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of General Medicine is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that focuses on general and internal medicine, pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment protocols. The journal is characterized by the rapid reporting of reviews, original research and clinical studies across all disease areas.
A key focus of the journal is the elucidation of disease processes and management protocols resulting in improved outcomes for the patient. Patient perspectives such as satisfaction, quality of life, health literacy and communication and their role in developing new healthcare programs and optimizing clinical outcomes are major areas of interest for the journal.
As of 1st April 2019, the International Journal of General Medicine will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication.