Observational study on the prescription practices of family and pulmonary physicians for airway clearance devices in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management
Background: Productive cough with sputum is a prominent sign generally associated with respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Airway clearance devices are an option for COPD management, but physicians’ preferences for and clinical practice with them are not kno...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
SAGE Publishing
2024-12-01
|
| Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/17534666241307066 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850257356575735808 |
|---|---|
| author | Saeed Mardy Alghamdi Abdulaziz A. Alzahrani Mohammad S. Dairi Hassan Alwafi Abdulelah M. Aldhahir Jaber S. Alqahtani Mohammed M. Alqahtani Abdullah M. Alanazi Abdullah A. Alqarni Rayan A. Siraj Noha Saeed Alghamdi Hassan A. Alzahrani Abdulghani A. Alhindi |
| author_facet | Saeed Mardy Alghamdi Abdulaziz A. Alzahrani Mohammad S. Dairi Hassan Alwafi Abdulelah M. Aldhahir Jaber S. Alqahtani Mohammed M. Alqahtani Abdullah M. Alanazi Abdullah A. Alqarni Rayan A. Siraj Noha Saeed Alghamdi Hassan A. Alzahrani Abdulghani A. Alhindi |
| author_sort | Saeed Mardy Alghamdi |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Background: Productive cough with sputum is a prominent sign generally associated with respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Airway clearance devices are an option for COPD management, but physicians’ preferences for and clinical practice with them are not known. Objective: This study aims to explore preferences for and clinical practice with airway clearance devices among physicians in Saudi Arabia. Design: An observational, cross-sectional survey. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was conducted between October 2022 and September 2023, which included a review of respiratory medication prescriptions by physicians for patients with COPD. The analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Results: The participants were 445 physicians. The majority were female, accounting for 64.3% of the sample. Flutter and Acapella were the most commonly preferred airway clearance devices (45.8% and 20.7%, respectively). Among the participants, 12.6% reported unfamiliarity with any of the mentioned devices. Of the participants, 43.6% “usually” suggested the devices for patients with daily, difficult-to-clear, thick sputum, while 27% “sometimes” recommended them to COPD patients who had experienced four exacerbations or more. In routine clinical practice, physicians prescribe pharmacological therapies as the main treatment. The prescribing data showed that in the last year, there was no record of prescribed airway clearance devices for COPD by physicians. Conclusion: Family and pulmonary physicians prefer Flutter and Acapella devices, but a significant number of physicians are unaware of such devices. Prescribing data showed no record of prescribed airway clearance devices for COPD management. Further initiatives are needed to increase awareness in clinical practice. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-cacffa968b35445d99dc82b75b0db1dc |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 1753-4666 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-12-01 |
| publisher | SAGE Publishing |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease |
| spelling | doaj-art-cacffa968b35445d99dc82b75b0db1dc2025-08-20T01:56:25ZengSAGE PublishingTherapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease1753-46662024-12-011810.1177/17534666241307066Observational study on the prescription practices of family and pulmonary physicians for airway clearance devices in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease managementSaeed Mardy AlghamdiAbdulaziz A. AlzahraniMohammad S. DairiHassan AlwafiAbdulelah M. AldhahirJaber S. AlqahtaniMohammed M. AlqahtaniAbdullah M. AlanaziAbdullah A. AlqarniRayan A. SirajNoha Saeed AlghamdiHassan A. AlzahraniAbdulghani A. AlhindiBackground: Productive cough with sputum is a prominent sign generally associated with respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Airway clearance devices are an option for COPD management, but physicians’ preferences for and clinical practice with them are not known. Objective: This study aims to explore preferences for and clinical practice with airway clearance devices among physicians in Saudi Arabia. Design: An observational, cross-sectional survey. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was conducted between October 2022 and September 2023, which included a review of respiratory medication prescriptions by physicians for patients with COPD. The analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Results: The participants were 445 physicians. The majority were female, accounting for 64.3% of the sample. Flutter and Acapella were the most commonly preferred airway clearance devices (45.8% and 20.7%, respectively). Among the participants, 12.6% reported unfamiliarity with any of the mentioned devices. Of the participants, 43.6% “usually” suggested the devices for patients with daily, difficult-to-clear, thick sputum, while 27% “sometimes” recommended them to COPD patients who had experienced four exacerbations or more. In routine clinical practice, physicians prescribe pharmacological therapies as the main treatment. The prescribing data showed that in the last year, there was no record of prescribed airway clearance devices for COPD by physicians. Conclusion: Family and pulmonary physicians prefer Flutter and Acapella devices, but a significant number of physicians are unaware of such devices. Prescribing data showed no record of prescribed airway clearance devices for COPD management. Further initiatives are needed to increase awareness in clinical practice.https://doi.org/10.1177/17534666241307066 |
| spellingShingle | Saeed Mardy Alghamdi Abdulaziz A. Alzahrani Mohammad S. Dairi Hassan Alwafi Abdulelah M. Aldhahir Jaber S. Alqahtani Mohammed M. Alqahtani Abdullah M. Alanazi Abdullah A. Alqarni Rayan A. Siraj Noha Saeed Alghamdi Hassan A. Alzahrani Abdulghani A. Alhindi Observational study on the prescription practices of family and pulmonary physicians for airway clearance devices in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease |
| title | Observational study on the prescription practices of family and pulmonary physicians for airway clearance devices in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management |
| title_full | Observational study on the prescription practices of family and pulmonary physicians for airway clearance devices in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management |
| title_fullStr | Observational study on the prescription practices of family and pulmonary physicians for airway clearance devices in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Observational study on the prescription practices of family and pulmonary physicians for airway clearance devices in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management |
| title_short | Observational study on the prescription practices of family and pulmonary physicians for airway clearance devices in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management |
| title_sort | observational study on the prescription practices of family and pulmonary physicians for airway clearance devices in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/17534666241307066 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT saeedmardyalghamdi observationalstudyontheprescriptionpracticesoffamilyandpulmonaryphysiciansforairwayclearancedevicesinchronicobstructivepulmonarydiseasemanagement AT abdulazizaalzahrani observationalstudyontheprescriptionpracticesoffamilyandpulmonaryphysiciansforairwayclearancedevicesinchronicobstructivepulmonarydiseasemanagement AT mohammadsdairi observationalstudyontheprescriptionpracticesoffamilyandpulmonaryphysiciansforairwayclearancedevicesinchronicobstructivepulmonarydiseasemanagement AT hassanalwafi observationalstudyontheprescriptionpracticesoffamilyandpulmonaryphysiciansforairwayclearancedevicesinchronicobstructivepulmonarydiseasemanagement AT abdulelahmaldhahir observationalstudyontheprescriptionpracticesoffamilyandpulmonaryphysiciansforairwayclearancedevicesinchronicobstructivepulmonarydiseasemanagement AT jabersalqahtani observationalstudyontheprescriptionpracticesoffamilyandpulmonaryphysiciansforairwayclearancedevicesinchronicobstructivepulmonarydiseasemanagement AT mohammedmalqahtani observationalstudyontheprescriptionpracticesoffamilyandpulmonaryphysiciansforairwayclearancedevicesinchronicobstructivepulmonarydiseasemanagement AT abdullahmalanazi observationalstudyontheprescriptionpracticesoffamilyandpulmonaryphysiciansforairwayclearancedevicesinchronicobstructivepulmonarydiseasemanagement AT abdullahaalqarni observationalstudyontheprescriptionpracticesoffamilyandpulmonaryphysiciansforairwayclearancedevicesinchronicobstructivepulmonarydiseasemanagement AT rayanasiraj observationalstudyontheprescriptionpracticesoffamilyandpulmonaryphysiciansforairwayclearancedevicesinchronicobstructivepulmonarydiseasemanagement AT nohasaeedalghamdi observationalstudyontheprescriptionpracticesoffamilyandpulmonaryphysiciansforairwayclearancedevicesinchronicobstructivepulmonarydiseasemanagement AT hassanaalzahrani observationalstudyontheprescriptionpracticesoffamilyandpulmonaryphysiciansforairwayclearancedevicesinchronicobstructivepulmonarydiseasemanagement AT abdulghaniaalhindi observationalstudyontheprescriptionpracticesoffamilyandpulmonaryphysiciansforairwayclearancedevicesinchronicobstructivepulmonarydiseasemanagement |