Evaluation of Knowledge Among Pediatricians on Childhood Asthma and Asthma Attack
Introduction and Objective: Asthma is one of the most common acute and chronic conditions in children. It has several characteristic features including wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. It is essential to educate general pediatricians about childhood asthma and its treatment t...
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| author | Tarık Kırkgöz Hatice Kırkgöz Mahmut Doğru Rabia Sezer Fatih Çiçek Abdulkadir Bozaykut |
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| description | Introduction and Objective: Asthma is one of the most common acute and chronic conditions in children. It has several characteristic features including wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. It is essential to educate general pediatricians about childhood asthma and its treatment to standardize care. The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge and practice of pediatricians about childhood asthma and its treatment.
Materials and Methods: In this study, a total of 157 pediatricians (64.3% woman, mean age 30.5 ± 5.3 ) were enrolled. A questionnaire of 45 questions about asthma and asthma attack were applied to the pediatricians.
Results: Although the knowledge level of specialist physicians was higher than the physician assistants, this difference was not statistically significant (p gt; 0.05) except specialist pyhsicans gave statistically more correct answers to acute asthma management question than assitants (p lt;0.05) Seventy nine percent of the pediatricians (n: 124) were physician assistants and 21% (n=33) were specialists.
The scores and frequencies obtained from the correct answers were similar in terms of gender, time worked as a pediatrician ( lt;10 years / gt; 10 years) and being a specialist or assistant pediatricians.
Conclusion: Although there were some discrepancies between guidelines and clinical practice,
most of the assistant or specialist pediatricians participating in the study had sufficient knowledge in the treatment of childhood asthma and asthma attacks. Gender, time worked as a pediatrician, and being a specialist or assistant pediatrician had no effect on knowledge level of asthma and asthma attack. It is believed that the requirements of postgraduate education to provide children more standardized treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9425f4aab25a46e78228b414a3b0c2522023-03-24T19:43:25ZengRabia YılmazJournal of Contemporary Medicine2667-71802021-05-0111331031610.16899/jcm.7999611809Evaluation of Knowledge Among Pediatricians on Childhood Asthma and Asthma AttackTarık Kırkgöz0Hatice Kırkgöz1Mahmut Doğru2Rabia Sezer3Fatih Çiçek4Abdulkadir Bozaykut5SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İZMİR DR. BEHÇET UZ ÇOCUK HASTALIKLARI VE CERRAHİSİ SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİİSTANBUL ZEYNEP KAMİL KADIN VE ÇOCUK HASTALIKLARI EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİİSTANBUL ZEYNEP KAMİL KADIN VE ÇOCUK HASTALIKLARI EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİİSTANBUL ZEYNEP KAMİL KADIN VE ÇOCUK HASTALIKLARI EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİİSTANBUL ZEYNEP KAMİL KADIN VE ÇOCUK HASTALIKLARI EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİİSTANBUL ZEYNEP KAMİL KADIN VE ÇOCUK HASTALIKLARI EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİIntroduction and Objective: Asthma is one of the most common acute and chronic conditions in children. It has several characteristic features including wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. It is essential to educate general pediatricians about childhood asthma and its treatment to standardize care. The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge and practice of pediatricians about childhood asthma and its treatment. Materials and Methods: In this study, a total of 157 pediatricians (64.3% woman, mean age 30.5 ± 5.3 ) were enrolled. A questionnaire of 45 questions about asthma and asthma attack were applied to the pediatricians. Results: Although the knowledge level of specialist physicians was higher than the physician assistants, this difference was not statistically significant (p gt; 0.05) except specialist pyhsicans gave statistically more correct answers to acute asthma management question than assitants (p lt;0.05) Seventy nine percent of the pediatricians (n: 124) were physician assistants and 21% (n=33) were specialists. The scores and frequencies obtained from the correct answers were similar in terms of gender, time worked as a pediatrician ( lt;10 years / gt; 10 years) and being a specialist or assistant pediatricians. Conclusion: Although there were some discrepancies between guidelines and clinical practice, most of the assistant or specialist pediatricians participating in the study had sufficient knowledge in the treatment of childhood asthma and asthma attacks. Gender, time worked as a pediatrician, and being a specialist or assistant pediatrician had no effect on knowledge level of asthma and asthma attack. It is believed that the requirements of postgraduate education to provide children more standardized treatment.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1309363asthmaasthma attackpediatricianknowledge surveyastımastım atakçocuk hekimibilgi düzeyi |
| spellingShingle | Tarık Kırkgöz Hatice Kırkgöz Mahmut Doğru Rabia Sezer Fatih Çiçek Abdulkadir Bozaykut Evaluation of Knowledge Among Pediatricians on Childhood Asthma and Asthma Attack Journal of Contemporary Medicine asthma asthma attack pediatrician knowledge survey astım astım atak çocuk hekimi bilgi düzeyi |
| title | Evaluation of Knowledge Among Pediatricians on Childhood Asthma and Asthma Attack |
| title_full | Evaluation of Knowledge Among Pediatricians on Childhood Asthma and Asthma Attack |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Knowledge Among Pediatricians on Childhood Asthma and Asthma Attack |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Knowledge Among Pediatricians on Childhood Asthma and Asthma Attack |
| title_short | Evaluation of Knowledge Among Pediatricians on Childhood Asthma and Asthma Attack |
| title_sort | evaluation of knowledge among pediatricians on childhood asthma and asthma attack |
| topic | asthma asthma attack pediatrician knowledge survey astım astım atak çocuk hekimi bilgi düzeyi |
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