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Attitudes, confidence, barriers and current practice of managing depression in patients with COPD in Saudi Arabia: a national cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate physicians' perceptions and current practices of identifying and managing depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Design

A cross-sectional online survey was employed between March and September 2022.

Settings

Saudi Arabia.

Participants

1015 physicians, including general practitioners and family, internal and pulmonary medicine specialists.

Primary outcome measures

Physicians' perceptions, confidence, practices and barriers to recognising and managing depression in patients with COPD.

Results

A total of 1015 physicians completed to the online survey. Only 31% of study participants received adequate training for managing depression. While 60% of physicians reported that depression interferes with self-management and worsens COPD symptoms, less than 50% viewed the importance of regular screening for depression. Only 414 (41%) physicians aim to identify depression. Of whom, 29% use depression screening tools, and 38% feel confident in discussing patients' feelings. Having adequate training to manage depression (OR: 2.89; 95% CI: 2.02 to 3.81; p<0.001) and more years of experience (OR: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.08 to 1.45; p=0.002) were associated with the intention to detect depression in COPD patients. The most common barriers linked to recognising depression are poor training (54%), absence of standard procedures (54%) and limited knowledge about depression (53%).

Conclusion

The prevalence of identifying and confidently managing depression in patients with COPD is suboptimal, owing to poor training, the absence of a standardised protocol and inadequate knowledge. Psychiatric training should be supported in addition to adopting a systematic approach to detect depression in clinical practice.

SUBMITTER: Siraj RA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10173993 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Attitudes, confidence, barriers and current practice of managing depression in patients with COPD in Saudi Arabia: a national cross-sectional survey.

Siraj Rayan A RA Alrajeh Ahmed A Aldabayan Yousef S YS Aldhahir Abdulelah Mastour AM Alqahtani Jaber S JS Alghamdi Saeed M SM Alqarni Abdullah A AA Banakher Bashaer O BO Algarni Saleh S SS Alhotye Munyra M Khormi Shahad K SK Alghamdi Hussam S HS Alotaibi Faisal F FF Alahmari Mushabbab A MA

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<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate physicians' perceptions and current practices of identifying and managing depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).<h4>Design</h4>A cross-sectional online survey was employed between March and September 2022.<h4>Settings</h4>Saudi Arabia.<h4>Participants</h4>1015 physicians, including general practitioners and family, internal and pulmonary medicine specialists.<h4>Primary outcome measures</h4>Physicians' perceptions, confidence, p ...[more]

PMID: 37156583

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Attitudes, confidence, barriers and current practice of managing depression in patients with COPD in Saudi Arabia: a national cross-sectional survey.

Objective

Design

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Participants

Primary outcome measures

Results

Conclusion

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Attitudes, confidence, barriers and current practice of managing depression in patients with COPD in Saudi Arabia: a national cross-sectional survey.

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