Knowledge Gaps among Patients and Providers in HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer: A Systematic Review.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-2020
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the level of knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) among the general population and health care providers.
DATA SOURCES: Systematic search was performed on December 20, 2018, using MEDLINE (1966 to December 2018), EMBASE (1975 to December 2018), Web of Science (1900 to December 2018), and CENTRAL (1996 to December 2018) databases. English-language literature involving human subjects was used, and studies were limited to case series, case-control, cohort, and randomized controlled trial designs.
REVIEW METHODS: Studies were included if they assessed knowledge of HPV and HPV-associated OPSCC. The primary outcome measure was the knowledge of HPV-associated OPSCC among the general population and with health care providers. Meta-analysis of proportions was attempted using random-effects model. The PRISMA guidelines were used for accuracy of reporting.
RESULTS: Thirty-two studies were included with 17,288 participants. There was a high degree of heterogeneity preventing completion of a meta-analysis. Knowledge of HPV and HPV-associated OPSCC varied between the general population and health care providers. The proportion of the general population and health care providers with knowledge of HPV ranged from 16% to 75% and 21% to 84%, respectively. Knowledge of HPV-associated OPSCC was greater in health care providers and ranged from 22% to 100% compared with the general population, which ranged from 7% to 57%.
CONCLUSION: There is a knowledge gap of HPV-associated OPSCC for both the general population and health care providers. Additional education may not only increase awareness but may also result in prevention and earlier detection.
Volume
162
Issue
5
First Page
612
Last Page
621
ISSN
1097-6817
Published In/Presented At
Parsel, S. M., Barton, B. M., Beatty, S., & Friedlander, P. L. (2020). Knowledge Gaps among Patients and Providers in HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer: A Systematic Review. Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 162(5), 612–621. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599820908596
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
32122242
LVHN link
Presented at the AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting: New Orleans, LA, September 2019.
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology
Document Type
Article