Objective

To assess the knowledge of Alzheimer disease among healthcare students of King Saud University, Riyadh Saudi Arabia.

Methods

This cross-sectional survey was conducted via an online questionnaire using google form as the main platform to collect the data. We included Pharmacy, medical and dental students, who are studying at king Saud University, Riyadh Saudi Arabia during February to March 2019.

Results

A total of 671 healthcare students responded to the study, and a total of 529 participants completely filled the survey with a response rate 79%. Majority (70.1%) of the student studied about Alzheimer disease in their college life, only 16.6% were not and 13.2% of them not remember. Most of the respondents 373 (70%) answered correctly and said that Alzheimer disease is related to mental disorders, although majority of 73.5% knew that Alzheimer disease is a Neurodegenerative disease. There was significant difference in knowledge score of medical and dental students (p = 0.001), Pharmacy and dental students (p = 0.003) respectively.

Conclusion

Saudi healthcare students have variation in knowledge about Alzheimer disease. To increase levels of knowledge, it is necessary to provide adequate education Programme and training is needed in healthcare colleges. We suggest further studies with large sample sizes to identify the effectiveness of Alzheimer disease education programs healthcare schools are warranted.

中文翻译：

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沙特阿拉伯利雅得健康大学生阿尔茨海默病知识评估。

客观的

旨在评估沙特阿拉伯利雅得沙特国王大学医疗保健学生对阿尔茨海默病的了解。

方法

本次横断面调查是通过在线调查问卷的方式进行的，使用谷歌表单作为收集数据的主要平台。我们包括 2019 年 2 月至 3 月期间在沙特阿拉伯利雅得沙特国王大学学习的药学、医学和牙科学生。

结果

共有 671 名医科学生回应了该研究，共有 529 名参与者完整填写了调查，回应率为 79%。大部分（70.1%）的学生在大学生活中学习过阿尔茨海默病，只有16.6%的人没有，13.2%的人不记得。大多数受访者373（70%）回答正确并表示阿尔茨海默病与精神障碍有关，尽管大多数73.5%的人知道阿尔茨海默病是一种神经退行性疾病。医学和牙科学生（p = 0.001）、药学和牙科学生（p = 0.003）的知识得分分别存在显着差异。

结论

沙特医疗保健学生对阿尔茨海默病的了解存在差异。为了提高知识水平，有必要提供足够的教育计划，并且需要医疗保健学院进行培训。我们建议进行进一步的大样本研究，以确定阿尔茨海默病教育项目医疗保健学校的有效性。