Mehralian Gholamhossein, Yousefi Nazila, Hashemian Farshad, Maleksabet Hanieh
Department of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharma Management, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
School of Pharmacy, Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Iran J Pharm Res. 2014 Fall;13(4):1457-65.
The present study aimed to evaluate pharmacy practice regarding dietary supplements in Tehran (I.R. Iran). So, the factors affecting on pharmacists' practice including their knowledge, attitude, and some underlying factors were evaluated. This is an observational knowledge; attitude and practice (KAP) study. The unit of analysis include pharmacies practice located in Tehran. The data was collected in 2013 via an anonymous, self-administered; postal questionnaire consisted of demographic information, knowledge (subjective and objective questions), attitude, and practice evaluation part. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed using SPSS. This study showed that although the knowledge has a significant effect on attitude and practice, the attention should be paid on other underlying factors such as experience, pharmacy ownership situation and academic degree which might have positive impact on pharmacists' practice. According to this study, although many underlying factors such as experience, university and pharmacy ownership have impact on pharmacy practice regarding dietary supplements, the most attention should paid to knowledge as the main factor and more attention should be paid to training on dietary supplement could be recommended.
本研究旨在评估伊朗德黑兰地区有关膳食补充剂的药学实践情况。因此，对影响药剂师实践的因素进行了评估，包括他们的知识、态度以及一些潜在因素。这是一项观察性的知识、态度和实践（KAP）研究。分析单位包括位于德黑兰的药房实践。数据于2013年通过一份匿名的、自行填写的邮政问卷收集，问卷包括人口统计学信息、知识（主观和客观问题）、态度以及实践评估部分。使用SPSS进行描述性和推断性统计分析。本研究表明，虽然知识对态度和实践有显著影响，但应关注其他潜在因素，如经验、药房所有权情况和学术学位，这些因素可能对药剂师的实践产生积极影响。根据本研究，虽然许多潜在因素，如经验、大学和药房所有权对膳食补充剂的药学实践有影响，但应将知识作为主要因素给予最多关注，并建议更多关注膳食补充剂方面的培训。
