A Qualitative Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Pharmacovigilance among Doctors and Nursing Staff in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India

Gajjar, Bharat; Mirza, Nazima; Gor, Alpa; Mistry, Malkesh; Shah, Nishal

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2017/24623.9647

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“…ADR stands out as a crucial problem that needs to be tackled effectively for improving the quality of healthcare. [ 9 , 17 ] Under-reporting of ADR has been a major concern in India. [ 18 ]…”

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Influence of Educational Intervention on Awareness and Attitude of Nursing Students Towards Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting During Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Prabath

Raja

Navabalan

et al. 2023

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences

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Background and Objectives: Under-reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is a major concern of the pharmacovigilance program of India and has deteriorated further with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Imparting the knowledge of pharmacovigilance among nursing students would significantly enhance patient care. Hence, this study was framed to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on awareness and attitude of ADR reporting among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental pretest-post-test study was conducted among nursing students of a tertiary care hospital in South India. The students were asked to fill out a validated questionnaire to assess Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on ADR reporting, before and after the educational intervention. Knowledge and attitude results were analysed using Mc Nemar’s test. Results: A total of 135 nursing students attended the educational intervention and completed pretest and post-test questionnaires. Around 130 (96.3%) and 107 (79.3%) students were aware of pharmacovigilance and ADR monitoring center following the intervention. Median (interquartile range) of knowledge scores before and after the intervention were 3 (2-3) and 5 (3-7), respectively. Overall knowledge score of ADR reporting significantly improved after the intervention. Sixty two (45.9%) students agreed that ADR reporting would enhance patient safety. ADR reporting was practised by 52 (38.5%) participants. Nearly, 107 (79.3%) students were interested to participate in similar pharmacovigilance training programs. Conclusion: Educational intervention in pharmacovigilance improved the cognitive and affective domains of pharmacovigilance in nursing students. Periodic training programs are essential for sustained behavioural change in students.

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Influence of Educational Intervention on Awareness and Attitude of Nursing Students Towards Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting During Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Prabath

Raja

Navabalan

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Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences

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“…As previously stated, a recent study showed that RNs do not feel competent enough as to diagnose and report ADRs (Wangensteen et al., 2018 ). A qualitative research approach on this issue focused on a deep analysis of interviews with RNs, and other health professionals and institutional leaders such as the one recently done in India (Gajjar et al., 2017 ) could help to better understand this phenomenon in order to guide the planning and implementation of future interventions.…”

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Nurses competence in the reporting of medication‐related incidents: An intervention study

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“…In another qualitative KAP study, all the participants (42 medical faculty/residents and 89 nursing staff) knew about the ADR awareness programme, meaning of ADR, and they firmly believed that ADRs should be reported. Participants also admitted that forgetfulness and workload are the major constraints for not reporting ADRs (Gajjar et al, 2017).…”

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Pharmacovigilance Research in India: A Five-Year Literature Review

Parthasarathi¹

2017

Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy

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Pharmacovigilance in India is developing rapidly since the last decade. Academic healthcare professionals have been conducting research in Pharmacovigilance as a routine academic activity. There is a need for advanced Pharmacovigilance research to understand and effectively manage the burden of drug induced illnesses in the Indian population. This review is aimed at highlighting Pharmacovigilance research published by Indian Pharmacologists since last five years. The literature published by Pharmacologists was searched in PubMed and extracted information from 35 articles were categorized and described based on affected organ system by adverse drug reactions (ADRs), drug classes involved, population studied, medication errors, and Pharmacovigilance system aspects. Majority of the studies published included patients from hospital settings predominantly from tertiary care centres. Nearly all studies were carried out in a single centre and were self-funded. There is scope for applying established pharmacovigilance methods, multicentre studies, research in community settings & public health programmes; expand the research activities to monitor drug induced adverse birth outcomes, adverse events following immunisation, safety monitoring of blood & blood products and medical devices to achieve the ultimate goal of ensuring Patient Safety.

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A Qualitative Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Pharmacovigilance among Doctors and Nursing Staff in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India

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Influence of Educational Intervention on Awareness and Attitude of Nursing Students Towards Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting During Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Influence of Educational Intervention on Awareness and Attitude of Nursing Students Towards Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting During Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Nurses competence in the reporting of medication‐related incidents: An intervention study

Pharmacovigilance Research in India: A Five-Year Literature Review

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