RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Awareness and Pneumonia knowledge: where to start educating?
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 3105
DO 10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.3105
VO 56
IS suppl 64
A1 Catia Cilloniz Campos
A1 Carmen Rosa Vargas
A1 Cristina Dominedo
A1 Carolina Garcia-Vidal
A1 Laura Moreno
YR 2020
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/56/suppl_64/3105.abstract
AB Approximatelly, 10,000 people die every year in Spain due to pneumonia. The mortality of hospitalized patient with pneumonia is 5% and this percentage increases to 25% or more if the patient is admitted to the intensive care unit. However, there is a lack of knowledge about pneumonia and its impact on health in the general population. Our objective was to evaluate the perception and knowledge of the general population about pneumonia in order to start an education and awareness program.Method: A survey was carried out on people ≥18 years of age, from the area that includes the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona and its surroundings, during August -December 2019. The knowledge was assessed using a survey of 14 questions about pneumonia.Results: A total of 500 people answered the survey. Of the participans 56% were men, average age 70 years, 45% had a university education, 90% had heard about pneumonia, 80% was able to correctly define pneumonia as a lung infection, 15% were not sure what pneumonia is , 15% defined pneumonia as an allergic reaction, 20% hada previous episode of pneumonia, 73% recognized smoking as risk factor, however 27% were not sure of it or did not know it, 70% knew that pneumonia can be fatal and 72% didn't know about the complications of pneumonia, especially cardiac complications. Only 9% knew about the long-term mortality of pneumonia, 60% know about the existence of pneumonia vaccines, only 14% knew the indication for vaccination and 25% know that the vaccine protects against severe pneumonia.Conclusion: Further awareness and educational campaigns about pneumonia for the public are badly needed and should be focuse on teaching risk factors, risk groups, complications, vaccinesand preventive measures.FootnotesCite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2020; 56: Suppl. 64, 3105.This abstract was presented at the 2020 ERS International Congress, in session “Respiratory viruses in the "pre COVID-19" era”.This is an ERS International Congress abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only).