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Evaluation of skill-based training program on rational drug treatment for medical interns
Murugan Venkatesan1, Amol R Dongre1, Kalaiselvan Ganapathy1
1Department of Community Medicine, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, India, Iran.
Context:
A module-based training program for medical interns using World Health Organization guide for good prescription along with the individual feedback on their prescription was developed and implemented.
Objective:
The objective of the study was to obtain the medical interns' reactions to newly developed skill-based training program on rational treatment.
Study Setting:
This study was conducted at the Department of Community Medicine.
Participants:
A total of 96 medical interns were included in the study.
Study Design:
A cross-sectional study consisting of retro-prefeedback and open-ended questions about self-assessment of perceived skill on rational treatment.
Analysis:
Collected data were entered in Epi Info (3.5.4) and analyzed.
Results:
After training, there was a significant increase in self-perceived posttest scores of setting up the therapeutic objective for the treatment (2.9-4.9), ability to select the correct drug (2.8-5.1), ability to select right dose, schedule, and duration of drugs (2.5-4.9). and overall prescription skill (2.9-4.9). There is a significant decrease in self-perceived scores in the skill of practicing polypharmacy (4.1-2.5).
Conclusions:
Overall, the training program was taken well and interns perceived their skill on rational treatment was improved as shown by the feedback.
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