A Global Survey of Physicians Knowledge About Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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dc.contributor.authorYounossi, Zobair M.
dc.contributor.authorOng, Janus P.
dc.contributor.authorTakahashi, Hirokazu
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Yusuf
dc.contributor.authorHi, Yuichiro Eguc
dc.contributor.authorEl Kassas, Mohamed
dc.contributor.authorButi, Maria
dc.contributor.authorDiago, Moises
dc.contributor.authorZheng, Ming-Hua
dc.contributor.authorFan, Jian-Gao
dc.contributor.authorYu, Ming-Lung
dc.contributor.authorWong, Vincent Wai-Sun
dc.contributor.authorAlswat, Khalid
dc.contributor.authorChan, Wah-Kheong
dc.contributor.authorMendez-Sanchez, Nahum
dc.contributor.authorBurra, Patrizia
dc.contributor.authorBugianesi, Elisabetta
dc.contributor.authorDuseja, Ajay K.
dc.contributor.authorGeorge, Jacob
dc.contributor.authorPapatheodoridis, George, V
dc.contributor.authorSaeed, Hamid
dc.contributor.authorCastera, Laurent
dc.contributor.authorArrese, Marco
dc.contributor.authorKugelmas, Marcelo
dc.contributor.authorRomero-Gomez, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorAlqahtani, Saleh
dc.contributor.authorZiayee, Mariam
dc.contributor.authorLam, Brian
dc.contributor.authorYounossi, Issah
dc.contributor.authorRacila, Andrei
dc.contributor.authorHenry, Linda
dc.contributor.authorStepanova, Maria
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T21:03:42Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T21:03:42Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND & AIMS: Despite rapidly increasing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) prevalence, providers' knowledge may be limited. We assessed NAFLD knowledge and associated factors among physicians of different specialties globally.
dc.description.abstractMETHODS: NAFLD knowledge surveys containing 54 and 59 questions covering 3 domains (epidemiology/pathogenesis, diagnostics, and treatment) were completed electronically by hepatologists, gastroenterologists (GEs), endocrinologists (ENDO5), and primary care physicians (PCPs) from 40 countries comprising 5 Global Burden of Disease super-regions. Over 24 months, 2202 surveys were completed (488 hepatologists, 758 GEs, 148 ENDOs, and 808 PCPs; 50% high-income Global Burden of Disease super-region, 27% from North Africa and Middle East, 12% Southeast Asia, and 5% South Asian and Latin America).
dc.description.abstractRESULTS: Hepatologists saw the greatest number of NAFLD patients annually: median 150 (interquartile range, 60-300) vs 100 (interquartile range, 35-200) for GEs, 100 (interquartile range, 30-200) for ENDOs, and 10 (interquartile range, 4-50) for PCPs (all P < .0001). The primary sources of NAFLD knowledge acquisition for hepatologists were international conferences (33% vs 8%-26%) and practice guidelines for others (39%-44%). The Internet was the second most common source of NAFLD knowledge for PCPs (28%). NAFLD knowledge scores were higher for hepatologists than GEs: epidemiology, 62% vs 53%; diagnostics, 80% vs 73%; and treatment, 61% vs 58% (P < .0001), and ENDOs scores were higher than PCPs: epidemiology, 70% vs 60%; diagnostics, 71% vs 64%; and treatment, 79% vs 68% (P < .0001). Being a hepatologist or ENDO was associated with higher knowledge scores than a GE or PCP, respectively (P < .05). Higher NAFLD knowledge scores were associated independently with a greater number of NAFLD patients seen (P < .05).
dc.description.abstractCONCLUSIONS: Despite the growing burden of NAFLD, a significant knowledge gap remains for the identification, diagnosis, and management of NAFLD.
dc.description.funderCenter for Outcomes Research in Liver Diseases (COR-LD) , Washington, DC, USA
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.cgh.2021.06.048
dc.identifier.eissn1542-7714
dc.identifier.issn1542-3565
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2021.06.048
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/93171
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000832703800021
dc.issue.numero6
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.finalE1468
dc.pagina.inicioE1456
dc.revistaClinical gastroenterology and hepatology
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectPrimary Care
dc.subjectEndocrinologists
dc.subjectInternet
dc.subjectGuidelines
dc.subjectCardiovascular Disease
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleA Global Survey of Physicians Knowledge About Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen20
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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