A global survey of health care workers' awareness of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: The AwareNASH survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The estimated global prevalence and burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its advanced stage, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), is increasing. Yet, NAFLD remains largely underdiagnosed. In addition to hepatic morbidity and mortality, NAFLD is associated with increased cardiovascular complications, warranting a multidisciplinary approach. Despite its rapidly increasing prevalence, knowledge of NAFLD among healthcare workers is limited, especially with specialists outside the field of hepatology and gastroenterology.

Objectives

To investigate knowledge, practice and opinions/attitudes of healthcare workers towards diagnosis and management of NAFLD/NASH.

Methods

The survey was designed in collaboration with a multidisciplinary scientific

SUBMITTER: Driessen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10493357 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature