Late-breaking abstract: Knowledge, attitudes and practice of medical doctors in diagnosis and management of COPD patients in Vietnam (original) (raw)

European Respiratory Journal, 2014

Abstract

Introduction: COPD is serious public health problem in over the world. In Vietnam, the prevalence of COPD is 4.2% of the general population. Since December 2010, program for COPD and asthma management is incorporated in the national program against non-communicable diseases. Objectives: To determine the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) regarding to diagnosis and management of COPD among doctors in hospitals of 10 cities and provinces in the Northern Vietnam. Methods: A standardized questionnaire was completed by 461 doctors to assess their KAP in diagnostic and management of COPD before their participation in training course from June to December 2012. Results: Among 461 respondents, there were 66.8% doctors who work in the province/city hospitals and 33.2% doctors in the district hospitals. Majority of doctors did not fully understand the risk factors of the disease; the most important risk factor for COPD were cigarette smoke (89.8% of the doctor), followed by biomass smoke and dust (51.5%), respiratory infections (38.5%), gene factor (16.3%), abnormalites in lung (9.1%), socio – economic factors (5.0%). Only 43.9% of doctors were able to list the 4 criteria to diagnose COPD and only 23.5% of doctors had the correct answer for the staging of COPD according GOLD 2011. Results showed that only 14.3 % of doctors guided patients to use the drug delivery devices in the prescription. Conclusion: Our results revealed that, there is lack of awareness and urgent need of education on diagnosis and management of COPD for Vietnamese doctors.

Phương Hồ Thu hasn't uploaded this paper.

Let Phương know you want this paper to be uploaded.

Ask for this paper to be uploaded.