title: [A cross-sectional survey of the knowledge on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in physicians of tertiary hospitals in Northern China].
abstract: To investigate physicians' knowledge about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in tertiary hospitals in northeast China. Physicians from 77 tertiary hospitals in northeast China were surveyed with a questionnaire, which included questions such as risk factors, symptoms, exacerbations, comorbidities and diagnostic criteria of COPD. Besides cigarette smoking, air pollution and pulmonary infections, only 22.5%(40/178) physicians recognized that the biomass fuels may induce COPD. Totally 59.0%(105/178) physicians recognized the importance of spirometry to the diagnosis of COPD. Besides dyspnea, cough, sputum production, wheezing and chest tightness, only 23.7%(42/177) of physicians considered that limitation of activity was an important symptom of COPD. 65.5%(116/177) physicians believed that recurrent lung infections was one of the most important comorbidities of COPD. However, less than 30%[20.9%(37/177)-28.8%(51/177)] physicians were aware of the other important comorbidities. The physicians of tertiary hospitals in northeast China need to be systematically educated on COPD to meet the new guideline.
authors: Department of Respiratory Medicine, the Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China.
authors: X M
authors: XM
authors: Zhou
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Wu
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Zhao
authors: Y Z
authors: YZ
authors: Gao
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Yuan
authors: X X
authors: XX
authors: Xiao
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Lu
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002681:China; D015897:Comorbidity; D003371:Cough; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004417:Dyspnea; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010820:Physicians; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D013147:Spirometry; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers