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Utilization of evidence-based guidelines for prevention of obesity and hypercholesterolemia among primary healthcare physicians in southwest of Saudi Arabia

To evaluate knowledge and use of evidence-based guidelines for prevention of obesity and hypercholesterolemia among primary healthcare physicians in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional study targeted 170 primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in Jazan. Measurement of study's variables was comp...

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Autor principal: Gosadi, Ibrahim M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8663900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34889283
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000028152
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description To evaluate knowledge and use of evidence-based guidelines for prevention of obesity and hypercholesterolemia among primary healthcare physicians in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional study targeted 170 primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in Jazan. Measurement of study's variables was completed during personal interviews. The content of the study instrument was based on The Saudi Guidelines on the Prevention and Management of Obesity and The Cholesterol Management Guide for Healthcare Practitioners. A total of 234 physicians participated in this study. The age of the physicians varied between 25 and 65 years and 51.7% of them were females. Knowledge of the physicians about the eat-well plate recommendations was very low, with none of the physicians reporting the recommended daily portions of fruits and vegetables. Less than 20% of the physicians knew the cutoff points for considering central obesity among male and female individuals. Only 21% of the physicians reported adherence concerning screening for obesity and 42% reported adherence to the guidelines concerning screening for hypercholesterolemia. Only 9% of the physicians were adherent to the guidelines concerning reducing the risk of obesity and only 13% reported adherence to the guidelines related to the reduction of hypercholesterolemia risk. The current investigation detected a low level of knowledge and adherence concerning the evidence-based practice related to prevention of the obesity and hypercholesterolemia and therefore limited role of PHC physicians in the prevention of obesity or hypercholesterolemia.
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spelling pubmed-86639002021-12-13 Utilization of evidence-based guidelines for prevention of obesity and hypercholesterolemia among primary healthcare physicians in southwest of Saudi Arabia Gosadi, Ibrahim M. Medicine (Baltimore) 6400 To evaluate knowledge and use of evidence-based guidelines for prevention of obesity and hypercholesterolemia among primary healthcare physicians in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional study targeted 170 primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in Jazan. Measurement of study's variables was completed during personal interviews. The content of the study instrument was based on The Saudi Guidelines on the Prevention and Management of Obesity and The Cholesterol Management Guide for Healthcare Practitioners. A total of 234 physicians participated in this study. The age of the physicians varied between 25 and 65 years and 51.7% of them were females. Knowledge of the physicians about the eat-well plate recommendations was very low, with none of the physicians reporting the recommended daily portions of fruits and vegetables. Less than 20% of the physicians knew the cutoff points for considering central obesity among male and female individuals. Only 21% of the physicians reported adherence concerning screening for obesity and 42% reported adherence to the guidelines concerning screening for hypercholesterolemia. Only 9% of the physicians were adherent to the guidelines concerning reducing the risk of obesity and only 13% reported adherence to the guidelines related to the reduction of hypercholesterolemia risk. The current investigation detected a low level of knowledge and adherence concerning the evidence-based practice related to prevention of the obesity and hypercholesterolemia and therefore limited role of PHC physicians in the prevention of obesity or hypercholesterolemia. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021-12-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8663900/ /pubmed/34889283 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000028152 Text en Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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title_full Utilization of evidence-based guidelines for prevention of obesity and hypercholesterolemia among primary healthcare physicians in southwest of Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr Utilization of evidence-based guidelines for prevention of obesity and hypercholesterolemia among primary healthcare physicians in southwest of Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed Utilization of evidence-based guidelines for prevention of obesity and hypercholesterolemia among primary healthcare physicians in southwest of Saudi Arabia
title_short Utilization of evidence-based guidelines for prevention of obesity and hypercholesterolemia among primary healthcare physicians in southwest of Saudi Arabia
title_sort utilization of evidence-based guidelines for prevention of obesity and hypercholesterolemia among primary healthcare physicians in southwest of saudi arabia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8663900/
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