An exploration of healthcare professionals' knowledge and perceived barriers about acute oxygen therapy: a survey in a tertiary care hospital, Sudan

• Published in: BMC medical education 2024-12, Vol.24 (1), p.1551-11, Article 1551
• Main Authors: Awad, Mustafa Sabir Abakar, Mohamednour, Mohammed Fadlelmola Abdalla, Rafat, Fakher Aldeen, Hamdnaalla, Mohaned Altijani Abdalgadir, Elfatih, Abdelrahman, Hamed, Faris Jamalaldeen Mohammed, Muhammed, Abubakr, Awad, Ibrahim, AlKheder, Mohammed Alsiddig, Elhado, Mohamed Almubarak Omer, Yahya, Ayman, Alrawa, Salama Salah, Lawis, Munir Rafat Munir
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Attitude of Health Personnel; Barriers; Beliefs, opinions and attitudes; Care and treatment; Child Health; Clinical Competence; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cutting Scores; Data analysis; Delivery Systems; Diagnosis; Dosage and administration; Emergency medical care; Error Correction; Evaluation; Evidence; Female; Guidelines; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Hospitals; Humans; Hypoxia; Information sources; Knowledge; Knowledge Level; Male; Medical education; Medical personnel; Medical Staff, Hospital; Nurses; Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; Oxygen therapy; Paramedics; Physicians; Predictor Variables; Professionals; Public opinion; Questionnaires; Sample size; Sampling; Sampling techniques; Statistical Analysis; Statistical Data; Statistical Significance; Sudan; Surveys and Questionnaires; Teaching hospitals; Tertiary Care Centers
• ISSN: 1472-6920; 1472-6920
• DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-06533-5

Oxygen is an essential drug that is commonly used in clinical practice, and its misadministration can result in severe consequences. This research sought to evaluate the knowledge and perceptions of physicians and nurses regarding acute oxygen therapy and delivery barriers. This was a cross-sectional hospital-based survey. The study was conducted at Managil Teaching Hospital, Sudan. The study included 159 physicians and 25 nurses who were working at the hospital during the study period. The previously validated acute oxygen therapy questionnaire (AOTQ) was used to assess knowledge and barriers regarding acute oxygen therapy (AOT). The collected data were then analysed via R software. A total of 184 medical professionals were included in the survey. The mean age of the study participants was 26 years, and 66.2% of all participants were male. A total of 74% of the physicians were junior physicians. Among the physicians, 15 (9.4%) had good knowledge (score > 80%), 75 (47.2%) had moderate knowledge (score > 60% & less than 80%), and 69 (43.4%) had poor knowledge about acute oxygen therapy (score