Abstract
Objective: to compare the knowledge of doctors and medical students in the etiology, diagnosis and pathogenesis of COPD.
Materials and methods: an original questionnaire was developed in accordance to the GOLD-17 manual, and 338 students and 421 physicians from 11 cities of Russia and Ukraine were surveyed in 2017-2019. In this work, 8 questions of the questionnaire are analyzed.
Results: The average level of correct answers (LCA) for the entire questionnaire was 62.0% among students, and it was significantly higher among doctors (68.8%, p<0.001). There were no significant difference (p >0.05) in LCA on such issues: definition of COPD (49.2%phys-49%stud), COPD risk factors (87.8% - 83.1%), main COPD diagnostics methods (82.4% - 78.3%). LCA among doctors was reliably better on such questions: COPD pathogenesis (74.1% - 63.3%, p<0.01), COPD sign (91.1% - 78.9%, p<0.001), main laboratory and instrumental markers to diagnose COPD (78.1% - 70.0%, p<0.05 ), severity types of bronchial obstruction (72.5% - 57.0%, p <0.001), role of CAT and mMRC scales (15.1% - 9.4%, p<0.05).
Conclusions: There is a lack level of knowledge of senior students and doctors on the basic provisions about etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of COPD. It requires additional educational activities in this direction.
Footnotes
Cite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2021; 58: Suppl. 65, PA534.
This abstract was presented at the 2021 ERS International Congress, in session “Prediction of exacerbations in patients with COPD”.
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