Overview
This study is a cross-sectional survey-based study. The main goal of this study is to investigate the attitudes, perceptions, and clinical practice in assessing liver fibrosis following a metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) diagnosis, and the management of MASLD patients among Chinese physicians in the departments of endocrinology / hepatology / infection / gastroenterology in Grade IIIA hospitals in provincial capitals or municipalities.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Has provided informed consent.
- Registered clinical practice location in provincial capital or municipality.
- Physician with a license for clinical practice.
- Employed in the Department of Endocrinology, Hepatology, Infection or Gastroenterology.
- Hospital level: Grade IIIA hospital.
- Hold a professional title of associate chief physician or above, or senior attending physician (as an attending physician for more than or equal to (≥) 3 years).
- Conducts outpatient clinics for at least 1 half-days per week.
- The patient load of MASLD/MASH per month in the department should be:
- a. Endocrinology ≥20 patients per month
- b. Hepatology/Gastroenterology/ Infectious ≥30 patients per month
Exclusion Criteria:
-Participants will be excluded if they have unwillingness precluding adequate cooperation, fail to complete the questionnaire, or submit questionnaires verified as invalid.
