Knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of patients with thyroid diseases toward thyroid thermal ablation techniques
Abstract To investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and willingness (KAW) of patients with thyroid disease regarding thyroid thermal ablation techniques and explore the factors associated with KAW. This cross-sectional survey was conducted at Yantai Hospital of Shandong Wendeng Orthopaedics & Trau...
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| description | Abstract To investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and willingness (KAW) of patients with thyroid disease regarding thyroid thermal ablation techniques and explore the factors associated with KAW. This cross-sectional survey was conducted at Yantai Hospital of Shandong Wendeng Orthopaedics & Traumatology and Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical College between October 2022 and March 2023. This study included 632 patients; 66.14% were female. The mean knowledge, attitude, and willingness scores were 6.03 ± 2.42 (possible range: 0–10), 17.52 ± 2.91 (possible range: 5–25), and 33.02 ± 6.34 (possible range: 8–40), indicating poor knowledge, positive attitudes, and proactive willingness. Multivariable analysis showed that ≥ 51 years old, urban areas, consuming alcohol, medical treatment, and surgical treatment were independently associated with adequate knowledge. The knowledge scores, ≥ 51 years old, females, urban areas, medical treatment, and surgical treatment were independently associated with a positive attitude. Only the attitude scores were independently associated with proactive willingness. Patients with thyroid diseases have poor knowledge, positive attitudes, and proactive practice toward thermal ablation. Sustained efforts are required to increase knowledge about thyroid thermal ablation techniques. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a95d0d5d710a4a1591d4cf6979f7bc5c2025-08-20T03:05:26ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115111010.1038/s41598-025-08044-9Knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of patients with thyroid diseases toward thyroid thermal ablation techniquesYing Liu0Lihong Liu1Jinling Wang2Jinke Li3Lu Zhou4Meng Wang5Weiwei Zhao6Liang Hao7Shurong Wang8Shoujun Yu9Department of Ultrasound Intervention, Yantai Hospital of Shandong Wendeng Orthopaedics and TraumatologyDepartment of Ultrasound, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical UniversityDepartment of Ultrasound Intervention, Yantai Hospital of Shandong Wendeng Orthopaedics and TraumatologyDepartment of Ultrasound Intervention, Yantai Hospital of Shandong Wendeng Orthopaedics and TraumatologyDepartment of Ultrasound Intervention, Yantai Hospital of Shandong Wendeng Orthopaedics and TraumatologyDepartment of Ultrasound Intervention, Yantai Hospital of Shandong Wendeng Orthopaedics and TraumatologyDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yantai Affiliated Hospital, Binzhou Medical UniversityHepatobiliary Pancreatic Splenic Surgery, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical UniversityDepartment of Ultrasound Intervention, Yantai Hospital of Shandong Wendeng Orthopaedics and TraumatologyHepatobiliary Pancreatic Splenic Surgery, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical UniversityAbstract To investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and willingness (KAW) of patients with thyroid disease regarding thyroid thermal ablation techniques and explore the factors associated with KAW. This cross-sectional survey was conducted at Yantai Hospital of Shandong Wendeng Orthopaedics & Traumatology and Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical College between October 2022 and March 2023. This study included 632 patients; 66.14% were female. The mean knowledge, attitude, and willingness scores were 6.03 ± 2.42 (possible range: 0–10), 17.52 ± 2.91 (possible range: 5–25), and 33.02 ± 6.34 (possible range: 8–40), indicating poor knowledge, positive attitudes, and proactive willingness. Multivariable analysis showed that ≥ 51 years old, urban areas, consuming alcohol, medical treatment, and surgical treatment were independently associated with adequate knowledge. The knowledge scores, ≥ 51 years old, females, urban areas, medical treatment, and surgical treatment were independently associated with a positive attitude. Only the attitude scores were independently associated with proactive willingness. Patients with thyroid diseases have poor knowledge, positive attitudes, and proactive practice toward thermal ablation. Sustained efforts are required to increase knowledge about thyroid thermal ablation techniques.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08044-9KnowledgeAttitudesWillingnessThyroid nodulesThermal ablationCross-sectional study |
| spellingShingle | Ying Liu Lihong Liu Jinling Wang Jinke Li Lu Zhou Meng Wang Weiwei Zhao Liang Hao Shurong Wang Shoujun Yu Knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of patients with thyroid diseases toward thyroid thermal ablation techniques Scientific Reports Knowledge Attitudes Willingness Thyroid nodules Thermal ablation Cross-sectional study |
| title | Knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of patients with thyroid diseases toward thyroid thermal ablation techniques |
| title_full | Knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of patients with thyroid diseases toward thyroid thermal ablation techniques |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of patients with thyroid diseases toward thyroid thermal ablation techniques |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of patients with thyroid diseases toward thyroid thermal ablation techniques |
| title_short | Knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of patients with thyroid diseases toward thyroid thermal ablation techniques |
| title_sort | knowledge attitudes and willingness of patients with thyroid diseases toward thyroid thermal ablation techniques |
| topic | Knowledge Attitudes Willingness Thyroid nodules Thermal ablation Cross-sectional study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08044-9 |
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