Kara Emre, Demİrkan Kutay, Ünal Serhat
Hacettepe University Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Ankara, Turkey.
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
Turk J Pharm Sci. 2020 Jun;17(3):242-248. doi: 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2020.72325. Epub 2020 Jun 22.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and deaths related to the virus have been reported all over the world. Pharmacists play an important role in conveying accurate information about COVID-19 to the community. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes among hospital pharmacists about COVID-19.
A questionnaire was distributed to pharmacists participating in the 7th National Hospital and Institution Pharmacists Congress. The questions included in this questionnaire were created using the Turkish COVID-19 Scientific Committee guideline (COVID-19 Guideline).
Analysis of 237 questionnaires (72.6% completed by women) showed that the media (television, newspaper), internet (nonscientific resources), internet (scientific resources), and social media were the most popular sources of information (60.3%, 53.6%, 53.2%, and 41.4%, respectively). The participants' age and the source of information that they used had an important influence on their knowledge of and attitudes towards COVID-19 infection. The majority of the participants (72.6%) stated that they were not wearing any kind of mask. Transmission of the disease by airborne route was well known by the participants (91.1%), as well as the main symptoms such as fever (92.4%), cough (84.4%), and dyspnea (60.3%). The participants were aware of the risk groups for COVID-19 infection such as advanced age (84.8%) and having comorbidities (80.2%). Washing hands with soap (92.0%), using hand disinfectants (80.6%), and avoiding contact with sick people (81.9%) were popular answers for protection from the disease, but wearing an N95 mask was also mentioned by 59.1% of the participants. Prevention of the disease by rinsing the nose with saline solution was believed in by 43.9% of the participants.
Classical media and social media affect the attitudes of both the public and health professionals. Using media tools for accurate information is one of the basic conditions for preventing and controlling the spread of the disease.
全球已报告了与冠状病毒（COVID-19）相关的病例和死亡情况。药剂师在向社区传达有关COVID-19的准确信息方面发挥着重要作用。本研究的目的是评估医院药剂师对COVID-19的知识和态度。
向参加第七届全国医院和机构药剂师大会的药剂师发放了一份问卷。该问卷中的问题是根据土耳其COVID-19科学委员会指南（COVID-19指南）编制的。
对237份问卷（72.6%由女性完成）的分析表明，媒体（电视、报纸）、互联网（非科学资源）、互联网（科学资源）和社交媒体是最受欢迎的信息来源（分别为60.3%、53.6%、53.2%和41.4%）。参与者的年龄及其使用的信息来源对他们对COVID-19感染的知识和态度有重要影响。大多数参与者（72.6%）表示他们没有佩戴任何类型的口罩。参与者对通过空气传播途径传播疾病（91.1%）以及主要症状如发热（92.4%）、咳嗽（84.4%）和呼吸困难（60.3%）都很了解。参与者意识到COVID-19感染的风险群体，如高龄（84.8%）和患有合并症（80.2%）。用肥皂洗手（92.0%）、使用手部消毒剂（80.6%）和避免与病人接触（81.9%）是预防该疾病的常见答案，但59.1%的参与者也提到了佩戴N95口罩。43.9%的参与者相信用盐水冲洗鼻腔可预防该疾病。
传统媒体和社交媒体影响公众和卫生专业人员的态度。利用媒体工具获取准确信息是预防和控制疾病传播的基本条件之一。
