Health-Seeking Behaviors and Misconceptions about Osteoarthritis in Patients and the General Population in Saudi Arabia.
| Autor: | Kazi, Ambreen, Alrabiah, Hamad F., Alosaimi, Khalid Fawaz, Alshehri, Naif Ahmed, Alhalabi, Omar Mohammad Bassam, Alshamrani, Abdulelah Saad, AlQuaiz, AlJohara M, Hamid, Bushra |
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STATISTICS CONFIDENCE intervals PAIN MULTIPLE regression analysis CROSS-sectional method MULTIVARIATE analysis HELP-seeking behavior INTERVIEWING DIABETES ATTITUDES toward illness PATIENTS' attitudes HEALTH literacy OSTEOARTHRITIS QUESTIONNAIRES DESCRIPTIVE statistics CHI-squared test DATA analysis software ODDS ratio PUBLIC opinion |
| Zdroj: | Healthcare (2227-9032); May2023, Vol. 11 Issue 9, p1208, 15p |
| Abstrakt: | Osteoarthritis (OA) is a public health disease that causes decreased mobility and leads to poor quality of life. A person's health-seeking behavior can influence their understanding of a disease, which in turn can alter its course. The objectives of this study were to measure the misconceptions about osteoarthritis and to identify the associated health-seeking behaviors. An online, self-administered, questionnaire-based study was conducted with 872 Arabic-speaking participants divided into three strata, group 1 comprising of patients with OA, group 2 participants with joint pain (without OA) and group 3 comprised of general population. Multivariate logistic regression analysis found that seeking care from general practitioners [3.29 (1.19, 9.16)], taking advice from friends [2.83 (1.08, 7.42)], seeking care from chiropractors [3.67 (1.02, 13.60)] and podiatrist [4.64 (1.31, 16.51)] were significantly associated with misconceptions, whereas, the odds were lower for those using social media [0.16 (0.06, 0.46)] and expert websites [0.63 (0.40, 0.99)]. The findings of this study imply that the level of misconceptions is high amongst all three strata.. Expert websites and social media have a positive effect on the management of osteoarthritis. However, general practitioners and allied health workers should regularly update their knowledge using refresher courses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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