ADULT AWARENESS OF CELIAC DISEASE

Celiakija je kronična bolezen tankega črevesa, ki jo spremljajo različni zunaj črevesni simptomi in pridružene bolezni. Poznavanje bolezni je ključnega pomena za hitrejše diagnosticiranje. Zgodnje odkritje je bistveno za nadaljnje zdravljenje, saj s tem preprečimo pojav bolezni, ki so pridružene celiakiji. Edini dosedanji način zdravljenja je stroga doživljenjska brezglutenska dieta. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti splošno osveščenost ljudi o celiakiji. Metodologija raziskovanja: Raziskava je temeljila na kvantitativni metodologiji raziskovanja. Kot instrument raziskovanja smo uporabili anketni vprašalnik delno odprtega tipa. Analizo dobljenih podatkov smo prikazali s pomočjo grafov. Raziskava je potekala med 92 naključno izbranimi bolniki, ki so bili v času raziskave prisotni v ambulantah splošne medicine zdravstvenega doma. Rezultati raziskave: Rezultati so pokazali, da še vedno, več kot polovica (68 %) anketirancev ne pozna bolezni celiakije oz. še nikoli sploh niso slišali zanjo. Anketiranci, ki pa so že slišali za celiakijo, pa jo razmeroma dobro poznajo. Sklep raziskave: Ugotavljamo, da je poznavanje celiakije med ljudmi premajhno. Koristna bi bila predavanja na to temo in v čakalnicah zdravstvenih ustanov, bi lahko bile pripravljene zloženke o celiakiji. Na tak način bi lahko bolniki lažje prišli do informacij in mogoče celo nadgradili svoje znanje.Celiac disease is a chronic disease of the small intestine, accompanied by several non-intestinal symptoms and associated diseases. Knowing the disease is the key feature to early diagnosis. Early detection is crucial for further treatment, as this prevents the occurrence of diseases that are associated to celiac disease. The only treatment, up to now, is a strict lifetime gluten-free diet. The purpose of this study was to investigate people’s general awareness about celiac disease. Research methodology: The study was based on a quantitative survey methodology. We used 100 questionnaires, partially of open type. The analysis was shown with the help of graphs. The survey was conducted among 92 a randomly selected patients who were present at the time of the research in general medicine clinics health center. Research results: The results demonstrated that still more than half (68%) of respondents do not know the celiac disease or have never even heard of it. The respondents who have heard of it know it quite well. Conclusion: We find that the knowledge of people about celiac disease is still not good enough. Lectures on the subject would be useful, as well as leaflets on celiac disease could be left in waiting rooms of health centres. In this way, patients could access the information easier and maybe they would even upgrade their knowledg