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How Ready are Pediatricians and Family Physicians in Saudi Arabia to Perform Clinical Screening of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip?

BACKGROUND: Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is one of the most common hip pathologies in pediatric age group and late diagnosis remains a major concern in Saudi Arabia. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to examine the ability of Saudi Arabian pediatricians and family physicians to conduct...

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Autores principales: Suqaty, Rayyan, Alomran, Ammar K, Alkhalifah, Mohammed K, Aldughaythir, Saad S, Albeshry, Abdulrahman M, Aldilaijan, Yousif, Alzahrani, Mohammed T, Alhussainan, Thamer
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Publicado: Dove 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10475280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37667798
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S416459
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author Suqaty, Rayyan
Alomran, Ammar K
Alkhalifah, Mohammed K
Aldughaythir, Saad S
Albeshry, Abdulrahman M
Aldilaijan, Yousif
Alzahrani, Mohammed T
Alhussainan, Thamer
author_facet Suqaty, Rayyan
Alomran, Ammar K
Alkhalifah, Mohammed K
Aldughaythir, Saad S
Albeshry, Abdulrahman M
Aldilaijan, Yousif
Alzahrani, Mohammed T
Alhussainan, Thamer
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description BACKGROUND: Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is one of the most common hip pathologies in pediatric age group and late diagnosis remains a major concern in Saudi Arabia. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to examine the ability of Saudi Arabian pediatricians and family physicians to conduct clinical screening for (DDH) by estimating their clinical knowledge and skills and analyzing the gaps therein to determine whether there is potential to launch a national screening protocol for DDH in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: This is a multicenter cross-sectional study from three major regions in Saudi Arabia (Central, Eastern and Western provinces). The assessed aspects are risk factors, age of screening, incidence in Saudi Arabia, physical signs and diagnostic markers, and treatment, along with their ‘clinical knowledge and skills’ score. RESULTS: Half of the participants were pediatricians, while the rest were family physicians. More than a third of the participants were considered to have adequate knowledge, ie, above the mean score. Dimensions with the most significant knowledge gaps included the incidence of DDH in Saudi Arabia, adverse effects of swaddling, and the management of a high-risk infants presenting with a negative physical examination. Additionally, there were relatively low rates of awareness regarding positive risk factors as well as a generally poor ability to identify physical signs. Clinical knowledge and skill levels were significantly lower among family physicians. CONCLUSION: Pediatricians and family physicians in Saudi Arabia still need further training to improve their clinical skills for DDH screening. The proper administration of training programs could eventually enable the gradual implementation of a national systematic screening program.
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spelling pubmed-104752802023-09-04 How Ready are Pediatricians and Family Physicians in Saudi Arabia to Perform Clinical Screening of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip? Suqaty, Rayyan Alomran, Ammar K Alkhalifah, Mohammed K Aldughaythir, Saad S Albeshry, Abdulrahman M Aldilaijan, Yousif Alzahrani, Mohammed T Alhussainan, Thamer J Multidiscip Healthc Original Research BACKGROUND: Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is one of the most common hip pathologies in pediatric age group and late diagnosis remains a major concern in Saudi Arabia. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to examine the ability of Saudi Arabian pediatricians and family physicians to conduct clinical screening for (DDH) by estimating their clinical knowledge and skills and analyzing the gaps therein to determine whether there is potential to launch a national screening protocol for DDH in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: This is a multicenter cross-sectional study from three major regions in Saudi Arabia (Central, Eastern and Western provinces). The assessed aspects are risk factors, age of screening, incidence in Saudi Arabia, physical signs and diagnostic markers, and treatment, along with their ‘clinical knowledge and skills’ score. RESULTS: Half of the participants were pediatricians, while the rest were family physicians. More than a third of the participants were considered to have adequate knowledge, ie, above the mean score. Dimensions with the most significant knowledge gaps included the incidence of DDH in Saudi Arabia, adverse effects of swaddling, and the management of a high-risk infants presenting with a negative physical examination. Additionally, there were relatively low rates of awareness regarding positive risk factors as well as a generally poor ability to identify physical signs. Clinical knowledge and skill levels were significantly lower among family physicians. CONCLUSION: Pediatricians and family physicians in Saudi Arabia still need further training to improve their clinical skills for DDH screening. The proper administration of training programs could eventually enable the gradual implementation of a national systematic screening program. Dove 2023-08-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10475280/ /pubmed/37667798 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S416459 Text en © 2023 Suqaty et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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Suqaty, Rayyan
Alomran, Ammar K
Alkhalifah, Mohammed K
Aldughaythir, Saad S
Albeshry, Abdulrahman M
Aldilaijan, Yousif
Alzahrani, Mohammed T
Alhussainan, Thamer
How Ready are Pediatricians and Family Physicians in Saudi Arabia to Perform Clinical Screening of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip?
title How Ready are Pediatricians and Family Physicians in Saudi Arabia to Perform Clinical Screening of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip?
title_full How Ready are Pediatricians and Family Physicians in Saudi Arabia to Perform Clinical Screening of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip?
title_fullStr How Ready are Pediatricians and Family Physicians in Saudi Arabia to Perform Clinical Screening of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip?
title_full_unstemmed How Ready are Pediatricians and Family Physicians in Saudi Arabia to Perform Clinical Screening of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip?
title_short How Ready are Pediatricians and Family Physicians in Saudi Arabia to Perform Clinical Screening of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip?
title_sort how ready are pediatricians and family physicians in saudi arabia to perform clinical screening of developmental dysplasia of the hip?
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10475280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37667798
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S416459
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