| Autor: |
Alzahrani HS; Department of Clinical Science, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia., Alshabnan RA; College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia., Mokhtar FM; College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia., Aleisa AI; College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia., AlHedaithi NA; College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia., Alotaibi GK; College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia., Alamri TM; College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia., Aluthaim WD; College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia., Alyousef JM; College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia., AlSarhan RS; College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia., AlHussein MM; College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia., Almehmadi BA; Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia., Alzahrani M; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia., Alfhaid FM; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia. |
| Abstrakt: |
Background: This study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge and awareness of hypothyroidism and its neuropsychiatric clinical manifestations among the Saudi population. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study employing a convenient sampling technique, conducted between February and May 2022. A questionnaire was distributed online to all participants in all five regions. Results: In this survey, a total of 2016 Saudi citizens participated. When asked about depression, more than half of the participants (59.6%) correctly identified depression as one of the neuropsychiatric clinical symptoms of hypothyroidism. Nearly half of the participants (47.5%) were unaware that anxiety was not a neuropsychiatric manifestation of hypothyroidism. With a percentage of 91.0%, the majority of participants exhibited poor knowledge. The regression analysis showed that males have significantly reduced knowledge about hypothyroidism than females (coefficient −3.686, p-value < 0.0001). Similarly, those who have “enough income and can save” were more knowledgeable than others (coefficient 0.731, p-value < 0.02). Regarding the source of information, journals provide three times more information (p-value 0.0001), and healthcare practitioners provides four times more information as compared to family and friends (p-value 0.0001). Conclusion: Due to a lack of knowledge about hypothyroidism and its complications, symptoms, risk factors, and treatment, the most viable solution to these misconceptions would be to implement a variety of educational programs to increase public awareness of this issue. |
