新斯科舍省的外周动脉疾病:患病率增加,公众意识低,爱丁堡音问卷敏感度低
Emma Alicia MacLean1,2,3, Ethan Joel Fogarty1,2, Benjamin James Peterson1,4,5
1MD Candidate, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
新斯科舍省的外周动脉疾病 (PAD) 患病率高于预期,特别是在公共队列中. 由于PAD知识较低,建议开展公众宣传活动,但爱丁堡声问卷不是有效的查工具.
科学领域:
- 血管医学 血管医学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 周围动脉疾病 (PAD) 是一种严重的血管疾病.
- 评估PAD患病率和公众意识对于有针对性的干预措施至关重要.
- 爱丁堡音问卷 (ECQ) 是一种常见的PAD症状查工具.
研究的目的:
- 确定新斯科舍省外围动脉疾病 (PAD) 的流行率.
- 验证爱丁堡分类问卷 (ECQ) 在新斯科舍省使用.
- 为了衡量公众对PAD的认识和知识,在新斯科舍省的人口.
主要方法:
- 在2022-2023年招募8个新斯科舍省地点的417名参与者.
- 测量腕指数 (ABI) 来诊断PAD (ABI <0.9). 测量腕指数 (ABI <0.9). 测量腕指数 (ABI) 来诊断PAD (ABI <0.9). 测量腕指数 (ABI) 来诊断PAD (ABI <0.9). 测量腕指数 (ABI <0.9) 来诊断PAD (PAD) 来诊断PAD (ABI <0.9) 来诊断PAD.
- 管理ECQ和人口统计问卷.
主要成果:
- 在心地之旅 (HLT) 队列中,PAD患病率为2.81%,在公众 (PUB) 队列中为5.37%.
- 对于PAD检测,ECQ的灵敏度低 (6.67%),但特异性高 (97.63%).
- 75%的参与者报告说他们以前对PAD没有任何知识.
结论:
- 新斯科舍省的PAD患病率,特别是公众队列,超过预期和国家平均水平.
- 推开展公共卫生宣传活动,因为人们对PAD的认识很低.
- 在新斯科舍省人口中,ECQ不是一种可靠的PAD查工具.
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