ArticleInternational orthopaedics2018
Knowledge and attitude towards total knee arthroplasty among the public in Saudi Arabia: a nationwide population-based study.
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- Public awareness about arthritic diseases in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International orthopaedics · 2023Pooled it
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- Knowledge and attitude toward total knee arthroplasty among senior medical students in comparison to public population in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Evaluating Public Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2023Article
- The Efficacy of a Preoperative Occupational Therapy Educational Session for Saudi Patients Undergoing a Lower Extremity Joint Replacement.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Awareness about total knee replacement among Saudi population.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
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- Results of genicular nerve ablation by radiofrequency in osteoarthritis-related chronic refractory knee painTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2020Article
- Orthopedic Professionals' Recognition and Knowledge of Pain and Perceived Barriers to Optimal Pain Management at Five Hospitals.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeStudies on total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in Saudi Arabia are scarce, and none have reported the knowledge and attitude of the procedure in Saudi Arabia. Our study aims to measure the knowledge and attitude of TKA among the adult Saudi population.
methodsTo encompass a representative sample of this cross-sectional survey, all 13 administrative areas were used as ready-made geographical clusters. For each cluster, stratified random sampling was performed to maximize participation in the study. In each area, random samples of mobile phone numbers were selected with a probability proportional to the administrative area population size. Sample size calculation was based on the assumption that 50% of the participants would have some level of knowledge, with a 2% margin of error and 95% confidence level. To reach our intended sample size of 1540, we contacted 1722 participants with a response rate of 89.4%.
resultsThe expected percentage of public knowledge was 50%; however, the actual percentage revealed by this study was much lower (29.7%). A stepwise multiple logistic regression was used to assess the factors that positively affected the knowledge score regarding TKA. Age [P = 0.016 with OR of 0.47], higher income [P = 0.001 with OR of 0.52] and participants with a positive history of TKA or that have known someone who underwent the surgery [P < 0.001 with OR of 0.15] had a positive impact on the total knowledge score.
conclusionsThere are still misconceptions among the public in Saudi Arabia concerning TKA, its indications and results. We recommend that doctors use the results of our survey to assess their conversations with their patients, and to determine whether the results of the procedure are adequately clarified.
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