BİR TIP FAKÜLTESİ 4. VE 5. SINIF ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN KORONER ARTER HASTALIĞI HAKKINDAKİ BİLGİ VE FARKINDALIK DÜZEYLERİ

Abstract

Objective
 Coronary artery disease (CAD) ranks first in mortality
 and morbidity in the World. Physicians' high level of
 knowledge, skills, and awareness on this subject
 is essential in the fight against this chronic disease.
 This study aimed to determine the knowledge and
 awareness levels of physician candidates about
 CAD and to contribute to the areas that need to be
 developed after the survey.
 Material and Method
 This cross-sectional and descriptive study was
 conducted on 600 students from the 4th and 5th
 grades of Suleyman Demirel University Faculty of
 Medicine between April 1, 2022, and May 1, 2022. The
 questionnaire that measured the level of knowledge
 and awareness about CAD was administered through
 social media communication networks or face-to-face.
 Results
 Of the 348 participants included in our study, 200
 (57.5%) were women. The mean age of the participants
 was 23.14±1.1, their average weight was 68.6±
 10.7, and their average height was 169.73± 12.7.
 Of the students who participated in the survey, 223
 (65%) were fifth-grade students, and 125 (35%) were
 fourth-grade students. Of the students, 314 (90%)
 completed their cardiology internship. When we asked
 the participants to rate their level of knowledge about
 CAD between 1 and 5, 48.2% of the participants gave
 3 points to their knowledge level. In addition, 74.7%
 (n=260) of the students who participated in the survey
 know that troponin I is the most specific marker in
 myocardial ischemia. 52.2% (n=182) marked smoking
 as the question of which lifestyle changes the most
 in the follow-up of CAD and gave the correct answer.
 When they surveyed the life-saving treatment in CAD,
 24.4% (n=85) of the study population gave the correct
 answer by marking the stent implantation option. This
 response was followed by the fast-acting nitrate option
 with 36.2% (n=126).
 Conclusion
 As a result, increasing the knowledge and awareness
 of the faculty of medical students about CAD is
 important for the fight against CAD, and this study
 contributed to the determination of the missing points.