Carvajal Manuel J, Clauson Kevin A, Gershman Jennifer, Polen Hyla H
College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University. Fort Lauderdale, FL ( United States ).
Pharm Pract (Granada). 2013 Apr;11(2):71-80. doi: 10.4321/s1886-36552013000200003. Epub 2013 Jun 30.
To explore knowledge and use of drug information resources by pharmacists and identify patterns influenced by gender and age-group classification.
A survey questionnaire was mailed nationwide to 1,000 practitioners working in community (n = 500) and hospital (n = 500) settings who answer drug information questions as part of their expected job responsibilities. Responses pertaining to drug information resource use and knowledge of different types of drug-related queries, resource media preferences, and perceived adequacy of resources maintained in the pharmacy were analyzed by gender and age group. The t statistic was used to test for significant differences of means and percentages between genders and between age groups. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize other findings.
Gender and age group classification influenced patterns of knowledge and use of drug information resources by pharmacists. They also affected pharmacists' perceptions of the most common types of questions prompting them to consult a drug information reference, as well as the resources consulted. Micromedex, exclusively available in electronic format, was the most commonly consulted resource overall by pharmacists. Lexi-Comp Online was the leading choice by women, preferred over Micromedex, but was not one of the top two resources selected by men.
This study successfully identified the influence of gender and age-group classification in assessing drug information resource knowledge and use of general and specific types of drug-related queries.
探讨药剂师对药物信息资源的了解和使用情况，并确定受性别和年龄组分类影响的模式。
向全国范围内1000名在社区（n = 500）和医院（n = 500）工作的从业者邮寄调查问卷，他们将回答药物信息问题作为预期工作职责的一部分。按性别和年龄组分析有关药物信息资源使用、对不同类型药物相关问题的了解、资源媒体偏好以及药房所维护资源的感知充足性的回复。t统计量用于检验性别之间以及年龄组之间均值和百分比的显著差异。描述性统计用于描述其他结果。
性别和年龄组分类影响了药剂师对药物信息资源的了解和使用模式。它们还影响了药剂师对促使他们查阅药物信息参考文献的最常见问题类型以及所查阅资源的看法。Micromedex仅以电子格式提供，是药剂师总体上最常查阅的资源。Lexi-Comp Online是女性的首选，比Micromedex更受青睐，但不是男性选择的前两种资源之一。
本研究成功确定了性别和年龄组分类在评估药物信息资源知识以及一般和特定类型药物相关问题的使用方面的影响。
