Lucca, Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Joseph, Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Psychopharmacol Bull. 2022 Oct 27;52(4):85-99.
Pharmacophilia and pharmacophobia have positive and negative effects on treatment outcomes. There exist lacune of information on these phenomena in middle east countries. Therefore the current study aimed to determine the pattern and predictors of Pharmacophilia and pharmacophobia in Saudi Arabia. The study further explored the impact of these phenomena on the perception of medication use and self-medication behaviours.
An online questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted during March-May 2021. Saudi residents aged 15 years or older were eligible for this study. Individuals' attitude towards medication was assessed using the Drug attitude inventory classification questionnaire, and the general belief of medication was assessed using the Beliefs about Medicine Questionnaire.
One-fifth (n = 101; 20%) and two-third (n = 338; 65%) participants were categorized as pharmacophobic and pharmacophilic, respectively. The mean BMQ score was not statistically significant between the pharmacophobic and pharmacophilic groups (mean difference = 0.314; p-value = 0.176). Males were more likely pharmacophilic than females [AOR: 0.34 (95% CI 0.17-0.69)]. Both groups showed nearly a similar pattern of self-medication behaviours.
There exist a good number of pharmacophobic and pharmacophilic among the Saudi population. A detailed understanding of the attitudes towards treatment among these groups is essential for enhancing treatment outcomes.
药物癖好和药物恐惧症对治疗结果有积极和消极的影响。在中东国家，这些现象的信息存在空白。因此，本研究旨在确定沙特阿拉伯药物癖好和药物恐惧症的模式和预测因素。该研究进一步探讨了这些现象对药物使用认知和自我用药行为的影响。
这是一项 2021 年 3 月至 5 月期间进行的基于在线问卷的横断面研究。15 岁或以上的沙特居民有资格参加这项研究。使用药物态度清单分类问卷评估个体对药物的态度，使用对药物的信念问卷评估对药物的一般信念。
五分之一（n=101；20%）和三分之二（n=338；65%）的参与者分别被归类为药物恐惧症和药物癖好。药物恐惧症和药物癖好组之间的 BMQ 评分无统计学差异（平均差异=0.314；p 值=0.176）。男性比女性更有可能有药物癖好[比值比：0.34（95%置信区间 0.17-0.69）]。两组的自我用药行为模式几乎相同。
沙特人口中有相当数量的药物恐惧症和药物癖好者。深入了解这些群体对治疗的态度对于提高治疗效果至关重要。
