Liu Xuan-Tong, Wang Na, Zhu Li-Qiu, Wu Yu-Bo
Department of Pharmacy, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Department of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China.
World J Clin Cases. 2023 May 6;11(13):2956-2965. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i13.2956.
Medication misuse or overuse is significantly associated with poor health outcomes. Information regarding the knowledge, cultural beliefs, and behavior about medication safety in the general population is important.
To conduct a survey on medication habits and explored the potential factors impacting medication safety.
The current survey included adults from 18 districts and counties in Harbin, China. A questionnaire on medication safety was designed based on knowledge, cultural beliefs, and behavior. Both univariate and multivariate analyses were used to explore the factors that impacted medication safety.
A total of 394 respondents completed the questionnaires on medication safety. The mean scores for knowledge, cultural beliefs, and behavior about medication safety were 59.41 ± 19.33, 40.66 ± 9.24, and 60.97 ± 13.69, respectively. The medication knowledge score was affected by age ( = 0.044), education ( < 0.001), and working status ( = 0.015). Moreover, the cultural beliefs score was significantly affected by education ( < 0.001). Finally, education ( = 0.003) and working status ( = 0.011) significantly affected the behavior score.
The knowledge, cultural beliefs, and behavior about medication safety among the general population was moderate. Health education should be provisioned for the elderly, individuals with a low education level, and the unemployed to improve medication safety in Harbin, China.
药物滥用或过度使用与不良健康结果显著相关。了解普通人群关于药物安全的知识、文化观念和行为信息非常重要。
开展一项关于用药习惯的调查，并探讨影响药物安全的潜在因素。
本次调查纳入了中国哈尔滨18个区县的成年人。基于知识、文化观念和行为设计了一份药物安全调查问卷。采用单因素和多因素分析来探讨影响药物安全的因素。
共有394名受访者完成了药物安全调查问卷。药物安全知识、文化观念和行为的平均得分分别为59.41±19.33、40.66±9.24和60.97±13.69。药物知识得分受年龄（P = 0.044）、教育程度（P < 0.001）和工作状态（P = 0.015）影响。此外，文化观念得分受教育程度显著影响（P < 0.001）。最后，教育程度（P = 0.003）和工作状态（P = 0.011）显著影响行为得分。
普通人群关于药物安全的知识、文化观念和行为处于中等水平。应针对老年人、低教育水平者和失业者提供健康教育，以提高中国哈尔滨的药物安全水平。
