An exploratory study of knowledge, attitudes, practice and barriers towards adverse drug reaction reporting among healthcare professionals in Malta.

IF 0.9 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RISK & SAFETY IN MEDICINE Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.3233/JRS-230055

Elisa Curtolo, Benjamin Micallef, Janis Vella Szijj, Anthony Serracino-Inglott, John-Joseph Borg

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Abstract

Background: Understanding knowledge and attitudes of health care professionals (HCPs) towards adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting can inform educational interventions promoting ADR reporting.

Objective: To explore knowledge, attitudes, practice, and barriers of local HCPs towards ADR reporting.

Methods: Focus groups involving HCPs from different settings were organized to help develop a questionnaire. The questionnaire was validated and disseminated to pharmacists, physicians, dentists and nurses practicing in Malta. A review of ADR reports reported in Malta from 2004 to 2021 was carried out to contextualise questionnaire findings.

Results: Overall, HCPs (n = 374) had good knowledge on pharmacovigilance and a positive attitude towards ADR reporting however nurses were found to be less knowledgeable than physicians, dentists, and pharmacists. The main barrier for not reporting ADRs was difficulty to understand whether an adverse event occurred (n = 187). A total of 2581 ADR reports were reported in Malta. Among HCPs, physicians and dentists reported most ADRs (1060 reports), followed by pharmacists (307 reports) and nurses (257 reports).

Conclusion: Further ADR educational and promotional efforts are needed to increase awareness on the importance of quality ADR reporting and increase the number of ADR reports reported by local HCPs.

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关于马耳他医疗保健专业人员对药物不良反应报告的认识、态度、实践和障碍的探索性研究。

背景：了解医疗保健专业人员（HCPs）对药物不良反应（ADR）报告的认识和态度可为促进药物不良反应报告的教育干预提供依据：探讨当地医护人员对药物不良反应报告的认识、态度、实践和障碍：方法：组织来自不同环境的 HCP 参与焦点小组，以帮助编制调查问卷。问卷经过验证后分发给在马耳他执业的药剂师、内科医生、牙医和护士。对 2004 年至 2021 年马耳他报告的 ADR 报告进行了回顾，以了解问卷调查结果的来龙去脉：总体而言，高级保健人员（n = 374）对药物警戒有较好的了解，并对报告 ADR 持积极态度，但发现护士对 ADR 的了解程度低于医生、牙医和药剂师。不报告不良反应的主要障碍是难以理解是否发生了不良事件（n = 187）。马耳他共报告了 2581 例不良反应。在 HCPs 中，医生和牙医报告的 ADR 最多（1060 份报告），其次是药剂师（307 份报告）和护士（257 份报告）：结论：需要进一步开展 ADR 教育和宣传工作，以提高人们对高质量 ADR 报告重要性的认识，并增加当地 HCP 报告 ADR 的数量。

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RISK & SAFETY IN MEDICINE PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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2.20

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17.60%

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102

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine is concerned with rendering the practice of medicine as safe as it can be; that involves promoting the highest possible quality of care, but also examining how those risks which are inevitable can be contained and managed. This is not exclusively a drugs journal. Recently it was decided to include in the subtitle of the journal three items to better indicate the scope of the journal, i.e. patient safety, pharmacovigilance and liability and the Editorial Board was adjusted accordingly. For each of these sections an Associate Editor was invited. We especially want to emphasize patient safety.