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ArticleAdvances in medical education and practice2020

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Physicians Regarding Screening of Colorectal Cancer in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Mohamed Mahmoud, Jessiya Parambil, Mohammed Danjuma, Ibrahim Abubeker, Mostafa Najim, Hafedh Ghazouani, Dabia Al-Mohanadi, Ahmed Al-Mohammed, Anand Kartha, Mohamed A Yassin

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Article in Advances in medical education and practice, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohamed MahmoudDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Jessiya ParambilDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-3171-946X
Mohammed DanjumaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0003-2198-5278
Ibrahim AbubekerInternal medicine, Rochester Regional Health Unit, USA.
Mostafa NajimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0003-1848-2346
Hafedh GhazouaniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Dabia Al-MohanadiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Ahmed Al-MohammedDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0003-4842-5414
Anand KarthaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Mohamed A YassinDepartment of Medical Oncology, National Centre for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Hamad Medical Corporation · QANational Center for Cancer Care and Research · QAUnity Health System · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of internal medicine residents' and faculties' (specialists and consultants) compliance to colorectal cancer screening in Hamad Medical Corporation (Doha, Qatar) and to identify barriers as well as facilitators that will assist in drawing up changes that would enhance physician-related cancer screening.

methodsA cross-sectional web-based survey was distributed among internal medicine physicians at three component hospitals of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC); focusing on knowledge and practice of colorectal cancer screening, its barriers and facilitators. Chi-square and

resultsThe response rate for the survey was 91% and over 75% of the survey respondents were post-graduate trainees. The majority (90.6%) of the physicians (n=144) mentioned that they would recommend colorectal cancer screening for their asymptomatic patients, though trainees tend to choose the correct modality of screening compared to the consultants, 86.21% vs 40.74%. Only 43.4% of the survey participants always to usually recommend screening to their patients in their clinics while only 29.4% do so for their inpatients. Even though there was no statistically significant difference among the frequency of outpatient colorectal cancer screening among trainees, specialists or consultants (

conclusionWhile the attitude towards colorectal cancer screening is positive, the actual practice of recommendation is sub-optimal. Further initiatives are required to facilitate awareness and compliance to colorectal cancer screening.

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