Knowledge, attitude and practice of patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders toward their diseases: a web-based cross-sectional study in a Chinese outpatient setting.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of patients living with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) toward their diseases.

Design

A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted.

Setting

The gastroenterology outpatient department of Zhejiang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, China.

Participants

The study enrolled 503 patients with FGIDs from the Gastroenterology Outpatient Department of our hospital between September and October 2023.

Interventions

Not applicable for cross-sectional study.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Participants completed a self-designed questionnaire that collected sociodemographic information and assessed KAP scores. The primary outcome measure

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12636932 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature