Survey on knowledge of obstructive sleep apnea among general practitioners in community medical institutions in Beijing Fengtai district
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2019.05.008
- VernacularTitle:北京市丰台区部分社区医疗机构全科医生阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停的知晓情况调查
- Author:
Xiangqian YIN
1
;
Hao WU
Author Information
1. 首都医科大学全科医学与继续教育学院
- Keywords:
Sleep apnea,obstructive;
Questionnaires;
General practitioner
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2019;18(5):437-441
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To survey the knowledge levels of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among general practitioners in community medical institutions run by the Fengtai District government.Methods One hundred and eighteen general practitioners from 13 government-run community health service centers in Fengtai District were selected for a questionnaire survey on OSA awareness and attitude in December 2016.Results One hundred and nine valid questionnaires were recovered.The survey showed that the overall accuracy rate of cognitive problems was 68.6％ (1 345/1 962),the accurate rates for etiology and pathogenesis,diagnosis,epidemiology,clinical manifestations and complications,and treatment were 84.7％ (277/327),75.9％ (331/436),59.0％ (193/327),79.1％ (345/436) and 45.6％ (199/436),respectively.Very few participants (0.9％,1/109) thought that OSA was not an important clinical disorder and not important for identification,while quite a few participants felt uncertain confidence in the identification (39.4％,43/109),management (62.4％,68/109) and treatment (65.1％,71/109) of the disease.The knowledge scores of general practitioners who had attended OSA related training were higher than those who had not [14 (13,15) vs.12 (10,14),Z=-2.712,P=0.007].Conclusion General practitioners in community medical institutions of Beijing Fengtai District generally have a positive attitude towards OSA,but are lack in the ability of diagnosis,management and treatment of the disease,indicating that further training is necessary.
