Evaluating knowledge and attitude of physicians regarding medicinal drugs and driving: a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study

Sepideh Harzand Jadidi, Mohanna Ghorbani, M. Farahbakhsh
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Background. Drugged driving is a growing traffic safety issue in many countries. Adequate knowledge of physicians concerning the effects of different medicines on driving can help them prescribe safer medications. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of family physicians regarding the effect of medicines on driving. Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 91 family physicians in East Azerbaijan Province. A researcher-made questionnaire was used for data collection. This study considered knowledge and attitude as dependent variables and demographic characteristics as independent variables. To investigate the relationship between independent and dependent variables, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), chi-square, and multiple linear regression were used. Data were analyzed using Stata version 17. Results. According to the results, almost 65 (71.43%) of the participants were women and 26 (28.57%) were men with an average age of 31.54 years. The average score of physicians’ attitude about the effect of medicines on driving was 71.70 ± 14.94, and the average score of their knowledge was 37.52 ± 10.23. Therefore, 44 (48.35%) of the physicians had a good level of attitude, whereas 46 (52.87%) of them had a low level of knowledge regarding medications and driving. Receiving education regarding medications and driving was significantly correlated with the level of knowledge and the attitude of physicians (P<0.05). However, no significant relationship was observed between the attitude and knowledge of physicians and other demographic variables. Conclusion. Considering physicians’ inadequate knowledge regarding the effect of medicines on driving, it is essential to hold training and retraining courses in the field of medicines and driving for physicians and develop a classification system for the drugs affecting driving in Iran. Practical Implications. The findings of this study can be presented to the policy-makers of the Ministry of Health in order to provide an opportunity to boost the knowledge and attitude of physicians regarding medicines and driving with the support of universities of medical sciences. As a result, an important step can be taken to reduce traffic accidents caused by prescription medicines.
评估医生对药物和驾驶的知识和态度:一项描述性分析的横断面研究
背景。在许多国家,服药后驾车是一个日益严重的交通安全问题。让医生充分了解不同药物对驾驶的影响,可以帮助他们开出更安全的药物。本研究旨在了解家庭医生对药物对驾驶影响的认知及态度。方法。本横断面研究在东阿塞拜疆省的91名家庭医生中进行。数据收集采用研究者自行制作的问卷。本研究以知识和态度为因变量,以人口统计学特征为自变量。为了研究自变量和因变量之间的关系,使用了独立t检验、单因素方差分析(ANOVA)、卡方和多元线性回归。使用Stata version 17分析数据。结果。结果显示,近65人(71.43%)为女性,26人(28.57%)为男性,平均年龄为31.54岁。医师对药物影响驾驶态度的平均得分为71.70±14.94分,对药物影响驾驶知识的平均得分为37.52±10.23分。因此,有44名(48.35%)医生对药物和驾驶知识的了解程度较好,46名(52.87%)医生对药物和驾驶知识的了解程度较低。接受药物和驾驶知识教育与医师的知识水平和态度有显著相关(P<0.05)。然而,医生的态度和知识与其他人口统计学变量之间没有显著的关系。结论。考虑到医生对药物对驾驶的影响认识不足,必须为医生举办药物和驾驶领域的培训和再培训课程,并制定伊朗影响驾驶的药物分类系统。实际意义。这项研究的结果可以提交给卫生部的决策者,以便在医学大学的支持下提供机会,提高医生对药物和驾驶的知识和态度。因此,可以采取重要的一步来减少由处方药引起的交通事故。
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