A study of attitude towards medication and medical help-seeking among medical and pharmacy students.

Journal of behavioral health Pub Date : 2018-01-01 DOI:10.5455/JBH.20170509094104

D. Ram, Najla Eiman

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Background: Attitude towards medication and medical help-seeking varies among students and has a bearing on keeping optimum health. There is a paucity of studies examining these variables among medical and pharmacy students. Aims: To know the attitude towards medication and medical help-seeking and its relationship in medical and pharmacy students. Materials and Methods: Three hundred and six students (Pharmacy =162, Medical =144) were assessed with socio-demographic and clinical proforma, Hogan Drug Attitude Inventory, and the action/intention sub-scale of Attitudes toward medical help-seeking scale. Results: Mean score on DAI score and ATMHSS were 14.02 and 26.29 respectively. Pharmacy group had statistically significantly lower score (MU=1.012, Z=-2.012, p=.044) on DAI. There was a statistically significant group difference between poor & partial drug attitude (MU=6570.500, Z=-2.425, p=.015), and poor & good drug attitude (MU=1532.000, Z=-2.686, p=.007) on the score of ATMHSS. Conclusion: Pharmacy students tend to have negative attitude towards medication use as compared to medical students. There is negative association between poor attitude towards medication and medical help seeking.

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医药学专业学生用药态度及就医态度的调查研究。

背景:学生对药物治疗和医疗求助的态度各不相同，这与保持最佳健康状况有关。在医学和药学学生中检验这些变量的研究很少。目的:了解医药学专业学生的用药态度和医疗求助态度及其相互关系。材料与方法:采用社会人口学和临床形式量表、Hogan药物态度量表和医疗求助态度量表的行动/意向子量表对306名学生(药学=162人，医学=144人)进行评估。结果:DAI评分和ATMHSS平均分别为14.02分和26.29分。药学组DAI得分显著低于对照组(MU=1.012, Z=-2.012, p= 0.044)。不良用药态度与部分用药态度(MU=6570.500, Z=-2.425, p= 0.015)与不良用药态度与良好用药态度(MU=1532.000, Z=-2.686, p= 0.007)在ATMHSS评分上组间差异有统计学意义。结论:药学专业学生对药物使用的态度较医学生消极。不良的用药态度与寻求医疗帮助之间存在负相关。

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