Alkayyal Nazmeyah, Cheema Ejaz, Hadi Muhammad Abdul
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Umm-Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Room 2.24. Baines Wing, LS2 9JT Leeds, United Kingdom.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2017 Sep;9(5):779-785. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2017.05.016. Epub 2017 Jun 30.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate Saudi undergraduate pharmacy students' knowledge, attitude, and readiness towards pharmacovigilance and reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs).
A cross-sectional survey was conducted between January 15, 2016 and February 18, 2016 using a structured, validated and pilot-tested questionnaire among senior (year 4, 5, and 6) undergraduate pharmacy students enrolled at a governmental or private university/college. Students completed an online 27-item questionnaire developed using Google Forms™. The questionnaire consisted of four sections: demographics; knowledge about pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting; attitudes towards ADR reporting; and pharmacy students' readiness towards ADR reporting.
Two hundred and fifty-nine students completed the questionnaire. Most of the participants were females (n=174; 67.2%) and were year 4 (n=128; 49.4%) students. Out of a total possible score of seven, the mean knowledge score (SD) was 4.15 (1.1). Multiple linear regression showed that after adjusting for gender and program of study (BPharm/PharmD), year of the study was found to be an independent predictor (p=0.03) of the total knowledge score. More than half of the respondents (n=166; 64.1%) acknowledged that they do not know how to report ADRs to the relevant authorities in Saudi Arabia. The majority (n=213; 82.2%) of respondents believed that information on how to report ADRs should be taught to senior pharmacy students.
本研究旨在评估沙特本科药学专业学生对药物警戒及药品不良反应（ADR）报告的知识、态度和准备情况。
于2016年1月15日至2月18日进行了一项横断面调查，使用一份经过结构化、验证和预测试的问卷，对在政府或私立大学/学院就读的本科高年级（四年级、五年级和六年级）药学专业学生进行调查。学生们完成了一份使用谷歌表单™开发的在线27项问卷。问卷包括四个部分：人口统计学；药物警戒和ADR报告知识；对ADR报告的态度；以及药学专业学生对ADR报告的准备情况。
259名学生完成了问卷。大多数参与者为女性（n = 174；67.2%），且为四年级学生（n = 128；49.4%）。在满分7分的情况下，平均知识得分（标准差）为4.15（1.1）。多元线性回归显示，在调整性别和学习项目（药学学士/药学博士）后，发现学习年份是总知识得分的独立预测因素（p = 0.03）。超过一半的受访者（n = 166；64.1%）承认他们不知道如何向沙特阿拉伯的相关当局报告ADR。大多数受访者（n = 213；82.2%）认为应该向药学专业高年级学生传授如何报告ADR的信息。
