Use of Medical Mobile Applications Among Hospital Pharmacists in Malaysia

Ming, Long Chiau; Hameed, Mohd Abdul; Lee, Denlee David; Apidi, Nur Amirah; Lai, Pauline Siew Mei; Hadi, Muhammad Abdul; Al-Worafi, Yaser Mohammed; Khan, Tahir Mehmood

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“…Therefore, the actual response rate could be lower than reported here. The reporting rate was lower compared to another study conducted in Malaysia using an email survey form in which a response rate of 49.8% was reported among pharmacists in three Malaysian states [ 17 ]. Hence, future studies using this method of questionnaire distribution should be carefully considered in order to retrieve valid and accurate response rates.…”

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Medication Error Reporting: Underreporting and Acceptability of Smartphone Application for Reporting among Health Care Professionals in Perak, Malaysia

George¹,

Hss²,

Hassali³

2018

Cureus

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Background and objectivesIn Malaysia, the national voluntary non-punitive Medication Error Reporting System (MER-S) has been available since 2009, with compiled reports indicating the underreporting of various medication errors (ME). This survey intends to determine the ME reporting practice among healthcare professionals and the acceptance of ME reporting by utilising smartphone application if it is available.DesignA cross-sectional survey was conducted for two months in 2017 among doctors and pharmacists in publicly funded healthcare facilities in Perak, Malaysia. The survey was distributed through various professional WhatsApp chat groups, and reminders were sent twice to the respondents.ResultsA total of 334 doctors and pharmacists responded to the survey; the majority were pharmacists (61.7%) with a median age (in years) of 32 (interquartile range (IQR) 29-36) and work experience (in years) of 7.5 years (IQR 5-11). The rate of respondents being aware of the MER-S and having encountered ME at the workplace was high, at 73.4% and 96.1%, respectively. However, only 44.8% reported using the system. The reason hindering them from reporting ME was primarily being in a busy and hectic work environment. Pharmacists were more likely to report ME compared to doctors (adjusted odds ratio (adj OR) 10.51; 95% Confidence interval (CI): 5.34, 20.6), especially pharmacists who had frequent encounters with ME at work (adj OR 2.84; 95% CI: 1.70, 4.81) and who perceived that ME can be handled well (adj OR 3.52; 95% CI: 1.93, 6.44). They were more likely to report ME. A majority (90.7%) had downloaded one or more digital medical applications to aid their work. The speed of Internet connectivity at the workplace was rated as “fast” or “good” among 136 (40.7%) respondents but among 130 (38.9%), it was “average.” The percentage of doctors and pharmacists that would report ME by utilising a smartphone application was 86.5% if one is available, and they preferred an application with a user-friendly interface, anonymity, and limited data-entry requirements.ConclusionDoctors and pharmacists were aware of MER-S and willing to report when they encountered ME. However, less than half of the respondents had used the system. With the primary concern of ME underreporting in a busy and hectic work environment, an alternative smartphone ME reporting application can be developed to complement the current MER-S considering that the respondents had positive responses to this method.

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Medication Error Reporting: Underreporting and Acceptability of Smartphone Application for Reporting among Health Care Professionals in Perak, Malaysia

George¹,

Hss²,

Hassali³

2018

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“…Web-based survey was conducted through Lime-survey software. The survey instrument includes demographic characteristics (n=4 questions) and semi-structured questionnaire that was created based on studies in the literature to investigate knowledge and behaviours (n=5 questions), perception (n=8 questions) and point of view (n=4 questions) of pharmacy students towards mobile health apps [22,23,29,30]. The survey that include 20 items consisted of multiple sections, which are evaluated by using five-point Likert-type scales.…”

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Assessment of the pharmacy students e-health literacy and mobile health application utilization

Üstün¹,

Söylemez²,

Ucar³

et al. 2020

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The aim of this study is to evaluate pharmacy students' behaviours towards mobile health applications and e-health literacy. This electronic descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in pharmacy students in Istanbul, Turkey for two months. A questionnaire was designed based on the previous studies to evaluate knowledge and behaviours, point of view and perception about mobile health apps in pharmacy students. Turkish version of the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) was applied to the pharmacy students. The response rate was 88.10% (n=229). Among 260 pharmacy students, mobile health apps users and male pharmacy students had statistically higher eHEALS score when compared with non-users and female pharmacy students (p<0.05). Fifth-grade pharmacy students had statistically higher scores when compared with the third-grade pharmacy students (p<0.001). It was found that 83.08% (n=216) pharmacy students said that mobile health apps improve patient's quality of life whereas 30.00% (n=78) thought that pharmacists have not sufficient knowledge of the using mobile health apps. As a conclusion, it was seen that pharmacy students' knowledge and behaviours towards mobile health application will be increased with improving their e-health literacy levels.

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“…Various studies [12][13][14][15][16] have shown that information and communication technology, particularly mobile devices, is used in all areas of health care, including drug dosage calculations. Currently, many people of different medical professions are using different mobile health applications and these have a positive effect on their activities and performance [15,17].…”

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Need Assessment and Development of a Mobile-based Medication Dosage Calculation Application for ICU nurses

Abbasi¹,

Khajouei²,

Nejad³

et al. 2020

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Background Medication dosage calculation errors are among the most common errors of nurses in intensive care unit (ICU). Information technologies, particularly mobile devices, can advance drug dosage calculation processes. The objective of this study was to develop a medication dosage calculation application for nurses in intensive care units. Methods This study was performed in the ICUs of teaching hospitals in Kerman University of Medical Sciences in 2018. First, a need assessment survey of nurses was conducted to determine the required features of the application. As well two specialists were interviewed to determine the medications used in the ICUs. Second, a medication dosage calculation application was developed using formative usability testing. Results Overall, 80% of the participants (n=120) answered the need assessment questionnaire. Of 29 features determined in the needs assessment, 19 were selected to develop the application. Moreover, 25 medications were selected by specialists and participants for the development of the application and its prototype. The usability test of the prototype found 15 problems. After fixing these problems 2 problems were identified, which were fixed in the final version. Conclusion According to the participants, development of the medication dosage calculation application increases the accuracy of drug dosage and reduces the errors. The user-identified features were developed in-app. User-centered usability testing in this study improved development based on needs of users. The method used in this study can be used by developers of health applications to develop applications which are consistent with user needs.

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Use of Medical Mobile Applications Among Hospital Pharmacists in Malaysia

Abstract: The use of HHCs for DI among pharmacists in Malaysia was high. The use of locally produced DI sources is still low compared to overseas sources. The most popular applications used for drug-related medical information were Micromedex, followed by Lexicomp and Medscape.

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Medication Error Reporting: Underreporting and Acceptability of Smartphone Application for Reporting among Health Care Professionals in Perak, Malaysia

Medication Error Reporting: Underreporting and Acceptability of Smartphone Application for Reporting among Health Care Professionals in Perak, Malaysia

Assessment of the pharmacy students e-health literacy and mobile health application utilization

Need Assessment and Development of a Mobile-based Medication Dosage Calculation Application for ICU nurses

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