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Assessment of the Current Knowledge and Practice of General Practitioners Towards Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in Saudi Arabia

Background General practitioners (GPs) have a significant role in the diagnosis of patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). Some published data revealed a lack of knowledge among GPs about the disease, consequently, this lack of knowledge impacted their performance. This survey aims to assess t...

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Autores principales: Alrayah, Mujtaba, Alzahrani, Rajab, Alghamdi, Mohammed A, Alghamdi, Kholoud M, Almutairi, Faisal F, Alghamdi, Anwar A, Alzahrani, Raghad A, Bajaber, Taif A, Alanazi, Tahani F, Alnafisah, Haya A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10208014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37228524
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38043
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author Alrayah, Mujtaba
Alzahrani, Rajab
Alghamdi, Mohammed A
Alghamdi, Kholoud M
Almutairi, Faisal F
Alghamdi, Anwar A
Alzahrani, Raghad A
Bajaber, Taif A
Alanazi, Tahani F
Alnafisah, Haya A
author_facet Alrayah, Mujtaba
Alzahrani, Rajab
Alghamdi, Mohammed A
Alghamdi, Kholoud M
Almutairi, Faisal F
Alghamdi, Anwar A
Alzahrani, Raghad A
Bajaber, Taif A
Alanazi, Tahani F
Alnafisah, Haya A
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description Background General practitioners (GPs) have a significant role in the diagnosis of patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). Some published data revealed a lack of knowledge among GPs about the disease, consequently, this lack of knowledge impacted their performance. This survey aims to assess the current knowledge and practice of general practitioners regarding laryngopharyngeal reflux in Saudi Arabia. Methodology This survey study was conducted to assess the current knowledge and practice of general practitioners regarding laryngopharyngeal reflux in Saudi Arabia using an online questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed and collected from the five regions in Saudi Arabia, which are The Central Region (Riyadh, Qassim), Eastern Region (Dammam, Al-Kharj, Al-Ahasa), Western Region (Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah), Southern Region (Asir, Najran, Jizan), and Northern Region (Tabuk, Jouf, Hail). Results In the current study, we collected data from 387 general practitioners, 61.8% of whom were aged between 21-30 years old, and 57.4% of the participants were males. Moreover, 40.6% of the participants thought that both LPR and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) share pathophysiology, however, they are two different diseases considering their clinical presentation. Moreover, it was found that heartburn was the most known symptom of LPR among the participants (Mean score 2.14 (SD=1.31), where a lower score indicated more relation). Considering the treatment of LPR, 40.6% and 40.3% of the participants reported using proton pump inhibitors once or twice daily respectively. In contrast, antihistamine/H2 blockers, alginate, and magaldrate were used to a lesser extent as reported by 27.1%, 21.7%, and 12.1%. Conclusion The current study showed limited knowledge among general practitioners considering LPR with a higher rate of referring patients to other departments depending on symptoms which may increase the pressure on other departments of mild cases.
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spelling pubmed-102080142023-05-24 Assessment of the Current Knowledge and Practice of General Practitioners Towards Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in Saudi Arabia Alrayah, Mujtaba Alzahrani, Rajab Alghamdi, Mohammed A Alghamdi, Kholoud M Almutairi, Faisal F Alghamdi, Anwar A Alzahrani, Raghad A Bajaber, Taif A Alanazi, Tahani F Alnafisah, Haya A Cureus Family/General Practice Background General practitioners (GPs) have a significant role in the diagnosis of patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). Some published data revealed a lack of knowledge among GPs about the disease, consequently, this lack of knowledge impacted their performance. This survey aims to assess the current knowledge and practice of general practitioners regarding laryngopharyngeal reflux in Saudi Arabia. Methodology This survey study was conducted to assess the current knowledge and practice of general practitioners regarding laryngopharyngeal reflux in Saudi Arabia using an online questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed and collected from the five regions in Saudi Arabia, which are The Central Region (Riyadh, Qassim), Eastern Region (Dammam, Al-Kharj, Al-Ahasa), Western Region (Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah), Southern Region (Asir, Najran, Jizan), and Northern Region (Tabuk, Jouf, Hail). Results In the current study, we collected data from 387 general practitioners, 61.8% of whom were aged between 21-30 years old, and 57.4% of the participants were males. Moreover, 40.6% of the participants thought that both LPR and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) share pathophysiology, however, they are two different diseases considering their clinical presentation. Moreover, it was found that heartburn was the most known symptom of LPR among the participants (Mean score 2.14 (SD=1.31), where a lower score indicated more relation). Considering the treatment of LPR, 40.6% and 40.3% of the participants reported using proton pump inhibitors once or twice daily respectively. In contrast, antihistamine/H2 blockers, alginate, and magaldrate were used to a lesser extent as reported by 27.1%, 21.7%, and 12.1%. Conclusion The current study showed limited knowledge among general practitioners considering LPR with a higher rate of referring patients to other departments depending on symptoms which may increase the pressure on other departments of mild cases. Cureus 2023-04-24 /pmc/articles/PMC10208014/ /pubmed/37228524 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38043 Text en Copyright © 2023, Alrayah et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Family/General Practice
Alrayah, Mujtaba
Alzahrani, Rajab
Alghamdi, Mohammed A
Alghamdi, Kholoud M
Almutairi, Faisal F
Alghamdi, Anwar A
Alzahrani, Raghad A
Bajaber, Taif A
Alanazi, Tahani F
Alnafisah, Haya A
Assessment of the Current Knowledge and Practice of General Practitioners Towards Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in Saudi Arabia
title Assessment of the Current Knowledge and Practice of General Practitioners Towards Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in Saudi Arabia
title_full Assessment of the Current Knowledge and Practice of General Practitioners Towards Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr Assessment of the Current Knowledge and Practice of General Practitioners Towards Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of the Current Knowledge and Practice of General Practitioners Towards Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in Saudi Arabia
title_short Assessment of the Current Knowledge and Practice of General Practitioners Towards Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in Saudi Arabia
title_sort assessment of the current knowledge and practice of general practitioners towards laryngopharyngeal reflux in saudi arabia
topic Family/General Practice
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10208014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37228524
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38043
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