Do Primary Care Providers in Saudi Arabia Have Sufficient Knowledge to Support COPD Management and Patient Education? A National Cross-Sectional Survey
Primary healthcare professionals in Saudi Arabia showed moderate COPD knowledge, with gaps in prevention and pharmacological management. Higher scores were linked to prior COPD training, self-reported adequate knowledge, and being a family medicine physician. Expanding structured, evidence-based training could address these gaps and enhance COPD care nationwide.
Authors
- Abdullah A. Alqarni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2460-3901)
- Saleh S. Algarni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0345-3545)
- Abdulelah Mastour Aldhahir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4270-9494)
- Mohammed M. Alyami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8658-7305)
- Mushabbab A. Alahmari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3381-509X)
- Maryam M. Almulhem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3994-0185)
- R Siraj
- Abdullah Alruwaili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5803-1414)
- J Alqahtani
- Nowaf Y. Alobaidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0609-5771)
- Abdulrhman Alghamdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8292-5212)
- Saeed M. Alghamdi
- Majed Alrhaili
- Ahmed Al Rajeh
- Nawaf Alsolami
Institutions
- Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital (SA)
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- Umm al-Qura University (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (SA)
- King Abdulaziz Hospital (SA)
- University of Bisha (SA)
- King Abdullah Medical City (SA)
- Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences
- Batterjee Medical College
- King Faisal University (SA)
- Jazan University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jmdh.s560589
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- King Faisal University