Perception and clinical practice regarding mucus clearance devices with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study of healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Clearing secretions from the airway can be difficult for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Mucus clearance devices (MCDs) are an option in disease management to help with this, but healthcare provider awareness and knowledge about them as well as current clinical practice in Saudi Arabia are not known.

Design

A cross-sectional online survey consisting of four themes; demographics, awareness, recommendations and clinical practice, for MCDs with COPD patients.

Setting

Saudi Arabia.

Participants

1188 healthcare providers including general practitioners, family physicians, pulmonologists, nursing staff, respiratory therapists and physiotherapists.

Primary outcome measures

Healthcare providers' level of awareness about MCDs,

SUBMITTER: Alghamdi SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10503362 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature