Purpose This study aims evaluating the level of knowledge and awareness among thyroid patients in Diwan Health Complex-Muscat by understanding the practiced knowledge management system and its effect in providing the same. Methods A descriptive study involved conducting a survey covering thyroid patients and their treating physicians. Data collection involved two questionnaires; the first was a telephonic questionnaire conducted on thyroid patients and the second questionnaire was distributed to their treating physicians. The survey involved a number of 150 respondents of thyroid patients whom are being registered and treated in Diwan Health Complex- Muscat during the period of 2016-2020 whereas a number of 11 physicians were included in the survey. Data compiling and interpretation were done out using Excel and SPSS. Results 95% of the participated patients had no previous knowledge of thyroid gland & its associated diseases. Post-diagnosis, thyroid diseases’ education and awareness is low. 62.22% of thyroid patients have voted that the health complex does not visually display any contents of thyroid diseases, 76% of thyroid patients did not receive any counselling and/or awareness sessions beside their routine appointments and 91.33% of these patients confirmed receiving no printed materials of their diseases. Conclusion In the chosen health complex, thyroid patients’ awareness and knowledge were merely subjected to the physician’s individual effort which varied from one physician to another. The efforts were controlled by a variety of factors such as the absence of a KM system, absence of IT role, busy clinics, doctor-patient counselling time, non-availability of an Endocrinologists, unavailability of disease educator/counselor and changing treating physicians on every visit. On the organizational level, the health complex spared no visible efforts in educating or raising thyroid patients’ awareness nor has a clear structured system of KM in this regard.
Purpose This study aims evaluating the level of knowledge and awareness among thyroid patients in Diwan Health Complex-Muscat by understanding the practiced knowledge management system and its effect in providing the same. Methods A descriptive study involved conducting a survey covering thyroid ...