ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2025
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of family physicians toward diabetic nephropathy. Perspective of family physicians in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2024.
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Background and Objectives: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a serious complication of diabetes that requires close monitoring and proper management in order to prevent it. Family physicians play a crucial role in guiding and helping patients to control their blood sugar levels, hence preventing DN. Our objectives are to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of family physicians regarding diabetic nephropathy in general and to study the relationship between the attitudes, and practices particularly. Materials and Methods: This is an analytical cross-sectional study that utilized an online prestructured questionnaire. All family residents, specialists, fellows, and consultants working in Riyadh city, KSA Capital, during the year 2024 were eligible for inclusion in our study. The structured questionnaire was adopted form the literature and tested for reliability. Results: A total of 235 responses were collected from family physicians. Senior residents represented the majority with 59.1%, while consultants accounted for only 15.3%. Over 90% of the participants exhibited high levels of positive attitudes and practices toward educating diabetic patients to manage their condition by themselves, to avoid risk factors of developing any other complications, and to change their lifestyle. We also recorded a positive relationship between family physicians' attitude and their practice. The highest positive significant relationship was 53%. It is recorded between family physicians' attitude and their practice regarding education of the diabetic patients about the importance of patients' self-management. Improving the attitude of family physicians toward the management of diabetics to avoid or delay the emergence of DN will approximately increase their practices by 46%. Conclusion: Our study revealed a strong direct relationship between family physicians' attitudes and their practices in managing DN. Our findings underscore the importance of enhancing family physicians' attitudes through targeted training and awareness programs to improve DN management and reduce the burden of diabetes-related complications.
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