Abu Hammour Khawla, El-Dahiyat Faris, Abu Farha Rana
Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Hashimate University, Zarqa, Jordan.
J Eval Clin Pract. 2017 Jun;23(3):608-613. doi: 10.1111/jep.12683. Epub 2017 Jan 16.
RATIONALE, AIMS, AND OBJECTIVES: Underreporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) by health care professionals is a common inherent health problem encountered in many countries. This could be explained by the lack of awareness and knowledge about the guidelines to follow to identify and report ADRs. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the awareness, knowledge, and perceptions among medical doctors and nurses regarding their role as ADRs reporters in Jordan.
A cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2015 to January 2016 at the Jordan University Hospital in Amman. During the study period, a total of 670 validated questionnaires were distributed to medical doctors and nurses in different departments.
Most of health care professionals were not aware of the concept of pharmacovigilance. Medical doctors showed a better overall knowledge compared with nurses (P < .05). Interestingly, despite the low level of awareness, the majority of respondents believed in the necessity of reporting ADRs.
Although there is a low level of awareness among health care professionals regarding pharmacovigilance, there is strong agreement among them about the necessity of reporting ADRs and attending educational sessions about pharmacovigilance which will help them to improve the quality of services they provide.
原理、目的和目标：医疗保健专业人员对药品不良反应（ADR）报告不足是许多国家常见的内在健康问题。这可以通过对识别和报告药品不良反应应遵循的指南缺乏认识和了解来解释。因此，本研究旨在评估约旦医生和护士对其作为药品不良反应报告者角色的认识、知识和看法。
2015年9月至2016年1月在安曼的约旦大学医院进行了一项横断面研究。在研究期间，共向不同科室的医生和护士发放了670份有效问卷。
大多数医疗保健专业人员不了解药物警戒的概念。与护士相比，医生的总体知识水平更高（P <.05）。有趣的是，尽管认识水平较低，但大多数受访者认为报告药品不良反应是必要的。
尽管医疗保健专业人员对药物警戒的认识水平较低，但他们强烈认同报告药品不良反应以及参加有关药物警戒的教育课程的必要性，这将有助于他们提高所提供服务的质量。
