Global public awareness of venous thromboembolism
Global public awareness of venous thromboembolism
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DOI：
10.1111/jth.13031
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发表时间：
2015-08-01
影响因子：
10.4
通讯作者：
Raskob, G.
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作者：
Wendelboe, A. M.;Mccumber, M.;Raskob, G.
背景关于公众对血栓形成，特别是静脉血栓栓塞症(VTE)的认识的数据有限。我们的目标是测量全球对血栓形成的认识，以弥补这一差距。方法采用益普索-里德，从2014年7月22日至8月5日，我们用母语调查了来自阿根廷、澳大利亚、加拿大、德国、日本、泰国、荷兰、英国和美国的800名受访者，以衡量他们对血栓形成的一般认识，包括深静脉血栓形成(DVT)和肺血栓(PE)。在每个国家，受访者分为三个年龄段：18-39岁、40-64岁和65岁以上。结果总体上，知道血栓形成、DVT和PE的受访者比例(68%、44%和54%)低于知道其他血栓性疾病的比例(分别为88%和85%)，以及高血压、乳腺癌、前列腺癌和艾滋病等健康状况(分别为90%、85%、82%和87%)。尽管各国之间存在差异，但较低的知晓率与年龄较小和男性有关。只有45%(95%可信区间，43.9-46.5)的受访者意识到血栓是可以预防的，而对癌症、住院和手术作为危险因素的知晓率很低(分别为16%、25%和36%)。结论在全球范围内，公众对血栓形成，特别是静脉血栓形成的认识很低。需要开展运动来提高公众对静脉血栓栓塞症的认识，以减轻这种基本上可以预防的血栓性疾病的负担。
BackgroundData on public awareness about thrombosis in general and venous thromboembolism (VTE) in particular are limited. We aimed to measure theglobal awareness of thrombosis to address this gap.MethodsWith Ipsos-Reid, from 22 July to 5 August 2014, we surveyed 800 respondents in their native language from each of Argentina, Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Thailand, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States to measure general awareness about thrombosis, including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). In each country, respondents were distributed among three age groups: 18-39years, 40-64years, and over 65years of age. Proportions and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated.ResultsOverall, the proportion of respondents that were aware of thrombosis, DVT and PE (68%, 44% and 54%, respectively) was lower than the proportion that was aware of other thrombotic disorders, such as heart attack and stroke (88% and 85%, respectively), and health conditions such as hypertension, breast cancer, prostate cancer and AIDS (90%, 85%, 82% and 87%, respectively). Although there was variation across countries, lower awareness was associated with younger age and being male. Only 45% (95% CI, 43.9-46.5) of respondents were aware that blood clots were preventable, and awareness of cancer, hospitalization and surgery as risk factors was low (16%, 25%, and 36%, respectively).ConclusionsOn a global level, public awareness about thrombosis overall, and VTE in particular, is low. Campaigns to increase public awareness about VTE are needed to reduce the burden from this largely preventable thrombotic disorder.