Gene Therapy Knowledge and Attitude Among Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study

This study aimed to assess healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and concerns toward gene therapy in Saudi Arabia. We conducted an online cross-sectional survey via convenience sampling during the period from December 2018 to March 2019. A total of 419 (358 pharmacists and 61 physicia...

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Autores principales:	Maha M. AlRasheed, Hatoon AlAli, Abdulrahman F. Alsuwaid, Suhail Khalaf, Sondus I. Ata, Nasser F. BinDhim, Dana Bakheet, Fowad Khurshid, Tariq M. Alhawassi
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	gene therapy healthcare professionals knowledge attitude Saudi Arabia Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6fc224a0e61f448081360b33b3cf93082021-11-15T05:38:52ZGene Therapy Knowledge and Attitude Among Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.773175https://doaj.org/article/6fc224a0e61f448081360b33b3cf93082021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.773175/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565This study aimed to assess healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and concerns toward gene therapy in Saudi Arabia. We conducted an online cross-sectional survey via convenience sampling during the period from December 2018 to March 2019. A total of 419 (358 pharmacists and 61 physicians) responded to our questionnaire. Three hundred and nine (73.7%) were male, and the mean (±SD) age of 32.0 ± 7.7 years. The mean knowledge scores of all participants, pharmacists, and physicians were 3.8 ± 1.9, 3.8 ± 1.9, and 3.7 ± 1.9, respectively (P = 0.73). Higher knowledge score was associated with younger age (Coefficient: −0.03; P = 0.02), male (Coefficient: 0.57; P = 0.01), master's degree (Coefficient: 0.93; P = 0.003) and Ph.D. holders (Coefficient: 1.10; P = 0.01), and participants graduated from Canada (Coefficient: 2.10; P = 0.01).Moreover, about half of the respondents (55%) were concerned about gene therapy, and genetics training at college was considered the best gene therapy education method by 69.4%. Attitude score was not significantly associated with the profession (P = 0.88) but positively correlated with the knowledge score (rho= 0.4; P < 0.001). In conclusion, pharmacists and physicians showed limited knowledge with a positive attitude toward gene therapy. Therefore, educational programs on gene therapy need to be considered, focusing primarily on the safety, and social acceptance of such new therapeutic management.Maha M. AlRasheedHatoon AlAliAbdulrahman F. AlsuwaidSuhail KhalafSondus I. AtaNasser F. BinDhimNasser F. BinDhimNasser F. BinDhimDana BakheetDana BakheetFowad KhurshidTariq M. AlhawassiTariq M. AlhawassiFrontiers Media S.A.articlegene therapyhealthcare professionalsknowledgeattitudeSaudi ArabiaPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFrontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
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spellingShingle	gene therapy healthcare professionals knowledge attitude Saudi Arabia Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Maha M. AlRasheed Hatoon AlAli Abdulrahman F. Alsuwaid Suhail Khalaf Sondus I. Ata Nasser F. BinDhim Nasser F. BinDhim Nasser F. BinDhim Dana Bakheet Dana Bakheet Fowad Khurshid Tariq M. Alhawassi Tariq M. Alhawassi Gene Therapy Knowledge and Attitude Among Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study
description	This study aimed to assess healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and concerns toward gene therapy in Saudi Arabia. We conducted an online cross-sectional survey via convenience sampling during the period from December 2018 to March 2019. A total of 419 (358 pharmacists and 61 physicians) responded to our questionnaire. Three hundred and nine (73.7%) were male, and the mean (±SD) age of 32.0 ± 7.7 years. The mean knowledge scores of all participants, pharmacists, and physicians were 3.8 ± 1.9, 3.8 ± 1.9, and 3.7 ± 1.9, respectively (P = 0.73). Higher knowledge score was associated with younger age (Coefficient: −0.03; P = 0.02), male (Coefficient: 0.57; P = 0.01), master's degree (Coefficient: 0.93; P = 0.003) and Ph.D. holders (Coefficient: 1.10; P = 0.01), and participants graduated from Canada (Coefficient: 2.10; P = 0.01).Moreover, about half of the respondents (55%) were concerned about gene therapy, and genetics training at college was considered the best gene therapy education method by 69.4%. Attitude score was not significantly associated with the profession (P = 0.88) but positively correlated with the knowledge score (rho= 0.4; P < 0.001). In conclusion, pharmacists and physicians showed limited knowledge with a positive attitude toward gene therapy. Therefore, educational programs on gene therapy need to be considered, focusing primarily on the safety, and social acceptance of such new therapeutic management.
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author	Maha M. AlRasheed Hatoon AlAli Abdulrahman F. Alsuwaid Suhail Khalaf Sondus I. Ata Nasser F. BinDhim Nasser F. BinDhim Nasser F. BinDhim Dana Bakheet Dana Bakheet Fowad Khurshid Tariq M. Alhawassi Tariq M. Alhawassi
author_facet	Maha M. AlRasheed Hatoon AlAli Abdulrahman F. Alsuwaid Suhail Khalaf Sondus I. Ata Nasser F. BinDhim Nasser F. BinDhim Nasser F. BinDhim Dana Bakheet Dana Bakheet Fowad Khurshid Tariq M. Alhawassi Tariq M. Alhawassi
author_sort	Maha M. AlRasheed
title	Gene Therapy Knowledge and Attitude Among Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short	Gene Therapy Knowledge and Attitude Among Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full	Gene Therapy Knowledge and Attitude Among Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr	Gene Therapy Knowledge and Attitude Among Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed	Gene Therapy Knowledge and Attitude Among Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort	gene therapy knowledge and attitude among healthcare professionals: a cross-sectional study
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/6fc224a0e61f448081360b33b3cf9308
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Gene Therapy Knowledge and Attitude Among Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study

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