Almandil Noor B
Department of Clinical Pharmacy Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultation, University of Dammam. E-mail.
Saudi Med J. 2016 Dec;37(12):1359-1364. doi: 10.15537/smj.2016.12.17059.
To document the knowledge of, attitudes toward, and practices of adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting and pharmacovigilance systems among healthcare professionals. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using a questionnaire. This study took place at King Fahd Hospital of the University (KFHU), Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, between April 2015 and April 2016. Healthcare professionals, including physicians, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and nurses, were considered eligible and invited to take part in the study. A link to the online questionnaire was sent to each participant via E-mail, and a hard copy was circulated at the hospital after the objectives of the study were explained. The questionnaire comprised items regarding knowledge/awareness of pharmacovigilance and ADRs, perception/attitude towards pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting, and practices of ADR reporting. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Results: A total of 400 questionnaires were distributed to the healthcare professionals and 331 participants responded, providing a response rate of 82.75%. The healthcare professionals comprised 161 physicians, 39 pharmacists, 21 pharmacist technicians, and 110 nurses. Most of the participants were female (n=198) and Saudi (61.9%). Most healthcare professionals (62.5%) were unaware of the term pharmacovigilance; the pharmacists and pharmacist technicians had the highest rate of pharmacovigilance awareness (60.5% of the pharmacists and 40% of pharmacist technicians). Conclusion: There is a lack of awareness and knowledge of pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting among healthcare professionals working at KFHU.
记录医疗保健专业人员对药物不良反应（ADR）报告和药物警戒系统的了解、态度及实践情况。方法：本描述性横断面研究采用问卷调查进行。该研究于2015年4月至2016年4月在沙特阿拉伯王国胡拜尔市法赫德国王大学医院（KFHU）开展。包括医生、药剂师、药房技术员和护士在内的医疗保健专业人员被视为符合条件并受邀参与研究。通过电子邮件向每位参与者发送在线问卷链接，在解释研究目的后，还在医院分发了纸质问卷。问卷包括有关药物警戒和ADR的知识/认识、对药物警戒和ADR报告的认知/态度以及ADR报告实践等项目。使用描述性统计方法分析数据。结果：共向医疗保健专业人员分发了400份问卷，331名参与者做出回应，回应率为82.75%。医疗保健专业人员包括161名医生、39名药剂师、21名药房技术员和110名护士。大多数参与者为女性（n = 198）且为沙特人（61.9%）。大多数医疗保健专业人员（62.5%）不了解药物警戒一词；药剂师和药房技术员的药物警戒知晓率最高（60.5%的药剂师和40%的药房技术员）。结论：在KFHU工作的医疗保健专业人员中，对药物警戒和ADR报告缺乏认识和了解。
