Publications by authors named "Faisal Abaakhail"
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- * Two global surveys, one for specialists and another for non-specialists, assessed awareness and knowledge regarding MASLD/NAFLD, revealing that practice guidelines were the primary source of information for physicians.
- * Results showed that while specialists (hepatologists and gastroenterologists) had similar knowledge levels, endocrinologists outperformed primary care providers in knowledge across multiple domains, highlighting a significant knowledge gap that needs to be addressed through better education.
Stigma in steatotic liver disease: A survey of patients from Saudi Arabia.
Saudi J Gastroenterol
September 2024
Background: A recent name change of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease was primarily driven by potential stigma associated with the terminology. This stigma can be different between patients and healthcare providers and differ according to geographic regions of the world. Our aim was to better understand stigma and disease burden among patients with NAFLD enrolled in the global survey from Saudi Arabia (SA).
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