Article ; Online: Knowledge, attitude, and practices of Filipino adult neurologists on obstructive sleep apnea among stroke patients
Sleep Medicine: X, Vol 6, Iss , Pp 100091- (2023)
2023
Abstract: Objectives: This study aimed to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Filipino adult neurologists in the recognition and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among patients presenting with acute stroke. Methodology: A prospective ... ...
| Abstract | Objectives: This study aimed to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Filipino adult neurologists in the recognition and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among patients presenting with acute stroke. Methodology: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted using a web-based survey from April to June 2022 among active locally-practicing adult neurology fellows of the Philippine Neurological Association. The 18-item knowledge statements from the validated “Obstructive Sleep Apnea Knowledge and Attitudes (OSAKA) Questionnaire was used as survey instrument. There were also eight additional items assessing knowledge, six items assessing attitudes, and ten items assessing practices that were included. Results: A total of 119 neurologists participated in the survey. Two-thirds of the respondents were females, and 70 % were between 31 and 40 years old. Majority of the respondents are General Neurologists (57.1 %) followed by Neurophysiologists (10 %) and Stroke Specialists (10 %). Forty-seven percent of neurologists got more than or equal to 75 % of the knowledge statements included in the OSAKA questionnaire correctly. Less than half of the respondents correctly answered the questions on (1) uvulopalatopharyngoplasty as curative for majority of patients with OSA (32.8 %), (2) continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy can cause nasal congestion (42.9 %), (3) laser-assisted uvuloplasty as treatment for severe OSA (16.8 %), and (4) less than 5 apneas is normal in adults (48.7 %). Majority (>80 %) of the respondents were able to correctly answer the statements relating OSA and stroke. Almost all agreed that OSA as a clinical disorder (95 %) is important and that acute stroke patients with possible OSA needs to be identified (94.1 %) and further evaluated (96.6 %). On the other hand, less than half of the respondents feel confident in: identifying patients at-risk for OSA (47.9 %), ability to manage acute stroke patients with OSA (34.5 %), and ability to manage acute stroke patients ... |
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| Keywords | Knowledge ; attitude ; and practice (KAP) ; Neurologists ; Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) ; Stroke ; Specialties of internal medicine ; RC581-951 |
| Subject code | 610 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
| Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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