在约旦的公众中,关于药物分割和粉碎的知识,态度和做法:一项横截面研究
Abdolelah Jaradat1, Esra'a Ali Alomari2, Mohammad Fouad Bayan3
1Department of Applied Pharmceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman, Jordan abdolelah.jaradat@iu.edu.jo.
BMJ open
|November 14, 2024
概括
许多约旦人缺乏关于安全药物分割和粉碎的知识,只有45%的人表现出缺乏理解. 加强教育对于安全的药物实践和患者的治疗结果至关重要.
科学领域:
- 制药科学 制药科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 药物治疗 药物治疗 药物治疗 药物治疗 药物治疗 药物治疗
背景情况:
- 分割和粉碎药物是常见的做法,以达到特定的剂量,当预先配制的剂量是不可用的.
- 在分割或粉碎时不当处理药物可能会损害治疗疗效,患者安全和整体健康结果.
研究的目的:
- 评估约旦一般人口对药物分割和粉碎的知识,态度和做法.
- 确定影响参与者对安全药物操纵技术理解的因素.
主要方法:
- 在约旦从2022年11月到2023年3月进行了一项横截面调查.
- 一份根据现有文献调整的问卷调查对1259名参与者进行了管理.
- 采用二进制物流回归分析来确定关于药物分裂/粉碎的知识预测因素.
主要成果:
- 只有45%的参与者表现出对药物分裂/粉碎的理解不足,平均知识分数为2.7分之6.
- 67%的人不确定药片是否适合切割/粉碎,75.8%的人依靠包装说明书提供指导.
- 虽然84.8%的人知道得分的平板可以被分割,但39.2%的人已经练习了分割/粉碎,主要是使用得分的平板.
结论:
- 显著需要提高公众对安全药物分割和粉碎技术的了解.
- 医疗保健提供者应促进知情决策,并指导患者适当处理药物.
- 鼓励患者咨询可靠的信息来源和医疗保健专业人员,以获得有关药物操纵的准确指导.
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