Otero-Batán Patricia, Lens-Perol Guillermo, Vázquez-Cancela Olalla, Salgado-Barreira Angel, Vazquez-Lago Juan Manuel
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Service, University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Rua da Choupana s/n, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Antibiotics (Basel). 2024 Aug 26;13(9):811. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics13090811.
Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health issue today. Therefore, it is essential to focus on the education of pharmacists as future dispensers. The objective of this study was to validate a questionnaire that assesses the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of pharmacy students regarding the education received during their university degree on the use and dispensation of antibiotics, as well as bacterial resistance.
An online questionnaire was developed and distributed via RedCap v.13.7.1 to pharmacy students at the University of Santiago de Compostela using the WhatsApp social network. The questionnaire consisted of 28 items evaluating 5 dimensions: "quality of care", "communication skills", "antibiotic resistance", "teaching methodology", and "education on antibiotics at the faculty". The questionnaire validation was conducted in 2 steps: Step 1 involved content and appearance validation, and Step 2 involved reliability analysis.
A total of 61 completed questionnaires were received. The mean age was 21.82 ± 3.81 years, with 20 males (32.8%) and 41 females (67.2%). Content validation was performed through a nominal group of 5 experts, and appearance validation was conducted by a focus group of 6 university pharmacy students. The questionnaire demonstrated a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.80 and adequate item discrimination capability. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to assess construct validity, confirming the 5 predefined dimensions.
A questionnaire has been developed and validated with high reliability and validity. Its use will help identify areas for improvement in the university education of pharmacy students, ultimately contributing to better use and dispensation of antibiotics and thereby improving antimicrobial resistance.
抗菌药物耐药性是当今一个主要的公共卫生问题。因此，关注作为未来配药人员的药剂师教育至关重要。本研究的目的是验证一份问卷，该问卷用于评估药学专业学生在大学期间接受的关于抗生素使用与配药以及细菌耐药性方面教育的知识、态度和认知。
通过RedCap v.13.7.1开发了一份在线问卷，并利用WhatsApp社交网络分发给圣地亚哥德孔波斯特拉大学的药学专业学生。该问卷由28个项目组成，评估5个维度：“护理质量”“沟通技巧”“抗生素耐药性”“教学方法”以及“学院的抗生素教育”。问卷验证分两步进行：第一步涉及内容和外观验证，第二步涉及可靠性分析。
共收到61份完整问卷。平均年龄为21.82±3.81岁，其中男性20名（32.8%），女性41名（67.2%）。内容验证由5名专家组成的名义小组进行，外观验证由6名大学药学专业学生组成的焦点小组进行。该问卷的Cronbach's alpha值为0.80，且具有足够的项目区分能力。进行了验证性因素分析以评估结构效度，确认了5个预定义维度。
已开发并验证了一份具有高可靠性和有效性的问卷。其使用将有助于确定药学专业学生大学教育中的改进领域，最终有助于更好地使用和配药抗生素，从而改善抗菌药物耐药性。
