Awareness of Symptoms and Signs in Spondyloarthritis Among Family Physicians in Edirne City Center

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dc.contributor.authorÇifcibaşı, Hilal Sena
dc.contributor.authorTan, Berfin
dc.contributor.authorGöztepe, Aslı
dc.contributor.authorCertel, Alperen Taha
dc.contributor.authorÇaylan, Ayşe
dc.contributor.authorYılmazer, Barış
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-20T10:27:14Z
dc.date.available2021-11-20T10:27:14Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentFakülteler, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Aile Hekimliği Anabilim Dalıen_US
dc.description.abstractAims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the knowledge of signs and symptoms of spondyloarthritis among family physiciansworking in Family Health Centers in Edirne. Methods: In this study, a questionnaire consisting of 17 questions were applied tothe family physicians working in the Family Health Centers of Edirne Province. The data were analyzed using non-parametricSpearman Correlation test and Mann-Whitney U test on IBM SPSS version 20.0. Results: The total number of subjects in thestudy was 45. All subjects’ median age was 47 years (1st quartile, 42 years; 3rd quartile, 51 years). Five of the participants werefamily medicine specialist. The median duration of medical practice was 20 years (1st quartile, 13 years; 3rd quartile, 25.5 years).Four of the participants were trained in rheumatology. The median number of patients examined by the participants was 60 perday (1st quartile, 47.5; 3rd quartile, 70). Forty-one of the participants stated that they referred patients with back pain to thehospital for further examination. The median number of referral percentage was 15 (1st quartile, 5; 3rd quartile, 25). Conclusion:Spondyloarthritis is a disease that is diagnosed too late and reduces patients’ quality of life. In this study, it was investigated whichfactors could be related to spondyloarthritis awareness of family physicians in a limited area. The most important output of this isstudy is the relation between referrals to rheumatology and awareness of spondyloarthritis. These parameters are related to eachother and the physician. Keywords: Back pain, arthritis, family physiciansen_US
dc.identifier.dergipark584645en_US
dc.identifier.endpage59en_US
dc.identifier.issn2148-4724
dc.identifier.issn2548-0030
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage54en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tmsj/issue/46557/584645
dc.identifier.urihttps://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/749058
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/6311
dc.identifier.volume6en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Medical Student Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectBack painen_US
dc.subjectarthritisen_US
dc.titleAwareness of Symptoms and Signs in Spondyloarthritis Among Family Physicians in Edirne City Centeren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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