评估患者的知识和潜在的查缺口在维生素B12缺乏症
Alec J Lippmann1, Muhammad Awan2, Parth Patel2
1Clinical Sciences, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, USA.
Cureus
|August 13, 2025
概括
许多患有维生素B12缺乏症症状的人没有接受测试,这表明查存在差距. 需要提高意识和以症状为重点的策略,以便早期发现这一关键营养缺乏症.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 维生素B12对于神经系统的功能,髓合成和神经递质的产生至关重要.
- 维生素B12缺乏会导致严重的神经功能障碍.
- 需要对患者的认识和对维生素B12缺乏症的查实践进行评估.
研究的目的:
- 评估患者对维生素B12缺乏的认识和感知健康风险.
- 为了确定查维生素B12缺乏的潜在缺口.
- 了解症状,危险因素和检测维生素B12缺乏症之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 在阿拉巴马州和佛罗里达州的诊所分发了一个匿名的11项调查问卷.
- 该调查还通过社交媒体平台传播,以接触到更广泛的受众.
- 收集的数据包括参与者的症状,风险因素,知识和对B12缺乏的感知重要性.
主要成果:
- 在过去的一年中,不到25%的有症状的个体进行了维生素B12缺乏测试.
- 大多数被测试的人都有已知的风险因素;很少有人仅仅基于症状进行测试.
- 超过一半的参与者报告说,他们对维生素B12缺乏的理解信心很低,尽管存在中度的担忧.
结论:
- 患者的症状和维生素B12缺乏的诊断行动之间存在很大的差距.
- 患者对维生素B12缺乏的认识和理解不足.
- 建议以症状为中心的查和提高公众意识用于早期检测和管理.
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