Vangsnes Eric
Physician Assistant Program, Western Michigan University College of Health and Human Services, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
JAAPA. 2006 Oct;19(10):44-6, 48-9. doi: 10.1097/01720610-200610000-00010.
This descriptive comparative study assessed PAs' knowledge of drug costs and attitudes about prescribing prescription medications.
Data were collected using a modified questionnaire. The survey instrument assessed PAs' attitudes about prescribing as well as their knowledge of prescription medication costs.
Forty percent of the sample population were able to accurately identify the correct cost of medications. Most of the sample population considered costs when making a prescriptive decision. There were significant differences in the prescribing attitudes of PAs in various practice settings and medical specialties.
The results of this study with PAs are similar to those of previous investigations involving physicians' knowledge of drug costs. We should recognize this deficit and ensure that a discussion of drug costs, particularly those associated with the Medicare population, is an important part of PA continuing education.
本描述性比较研究评估了执业助理医师对药品成本的了解以及对开具处方药的态度。
使用经过修改的问卷收集数据。该调查工具评估了执业助理医师对开具处方的态度以及他们对处方药成本的了解。
40%的样本人群能够准确识别药品的正确成本。大多数样本人群在做出处方决定时会考虑成本。不同执业环境和医学专业的执业助理医师在处方态度上存在显著差异。
这项针对执业助理医师的研究结果与先前关于医生对药品成本了解情况的调查结果相似。我们应该认识到这一不足，并确保对药品成本的讨论，特别是与医疗保险人群相关的成本讨论，成为执业助理医师继续教育的重要组成部分。
