踏入小鞋子:获得印度儿童药物适当的管理设备的用户视角
Saba Abidi1, Sushama Talegaonkar2, Soniya Notani3
1School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU), MB Road, New Delhi 110017, India.
概括
这项关于印度儿科药物管理设备的研究发现,口服注射器易于使用,但测量杯子和家用匙具有挑战性. 带有面罩的雾化器也很困难,突出了提高设备可用性和教育的需要.
科学领域:
- 药理学和制药学 药理学和制药学
- 儿科医学 儿科医学
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 准确的小儿口服和吸入药物管理对于有效的治疗至关重要.
- 印度的药物管理设备的用户体验和挑战是不够研究的.
- 不同的年龄组 (0-18岁) 需要适合年龄和易于使用的管理工具.
研究的目的:
- 为了识别印度儿童口服和吸入药物的常用管理设备.
- 评估父母/照顾者和儿童使用这些设备所面临的使用方便性和挑战.
- 为改善正确使用儿科药物给药器械提供建议.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及634名受访者 (家长/照顾者和10岁以上的儿童) 的跨界泛印度研究.
- 调查数据收集了设备的使用情况,易用性,挑战和医疗保健专业人员的指令.
- 对口服和吸入药物管理设备的反应分析.
主要成果:
- 口服注射器在易于使用方面获得了最高评分 (4.6/5.0);测量杯和家用匙表现出测量难度.
- 经常使用带有面罩的雾化器,但据报道使用起来很困难.
- 医疗保健专业人员的明确指示与更容易使用口服药物的设备有关.
结论:
- 印度的某些儿科药物管理设备存在重大挑战,特别是用面罩测量杯,家用匙和雾化器.
- 需要采取措施来提高这些设备的可用性,可用性和可负担性.
- 提高对正确设备使用和可负担的替代品的存在的认识是必不可少的.
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