Knowledge and Attitudes Among Hospital Pharmacists About COVID-19
Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 17 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 242 - 248 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2020.72325 İndeks Tarihi: 27-11-2020
Knowledge and Attitudes Among Hospital Pharmacists About COVID-19
Öz: Objectives: Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and deaths related to the virus have been reported all over the world. Pharmacists play an importantrole in conveying accurate information about COVID-19 to the community. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes amonghospital pharmacists about COVID-19.Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to pharmacists participating in the 7th National Hospital and Institution PharmacistsCongress. The questions included in this questionnaire were created using the Turkish COVID-19 Scientific Committee guideline (COVID-19Guideline).Results: Analysis of 237 questionnaires (72.6% completed by women) showed that the media (television, newspaper), internet (nonscientificresources), internet (scientific resources), and social media were the most popular sources of information (60.3%, 53.6%, 53.2%, and 41.4%,respectively). The participants’ age and the source of information that they used had an important influence on their knowledge of and attitudestowards COVID-19 infection. The majority of the participants (72.6%) stated that they were not wearing any kind of mask. Transmission of thedisease by airborne route was well known by the participants (91.1%), as well as the main symptoms such as fever (92.4%), cough (84.4%), anddyspnea (60.3%). The participants were aware of the risk groups for COVID-19 infection such as advanced age (84.8%) and having comorbidities(80.2%). Washing hands with soap (92.0%), using hand disinfectants (80.6%), and avoiding contact with sick people (81.9%) were popular answersfor protection from the disease, but wearing an N95 mask was also mentioned by 59.1% of the participants. Prevention of the disease by rinsing thenose with saline solution was believed in by 43.9% of the participants.Conclusion: Classical media and social media affect the attitudes of both the public and health professionals. Using media tools for accurateinformation is one of the basic conditions for preventing and controlling the spread of the disease.
Anahtar Kelime: Hastane Eczacılarının COVID-19 Konusunda Bilgi ve Tutumları
Öz: Amaç: Tüm dünyada Koronavirüs (COVID-19), olguları ve bu hastalığa bağlı ölümler bildirilmiştir. Bir sağlık uzmanı olarak eczacılar COVID-19 hakkında doğru bilgilerin topluma iletilmesinde önemli rol üstlenmektedir. Bu çalışmada hastane eczacılarının COVID-19 hakkındaki bilgi ve tutumlarının değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışma kapsamında 7. Ulusal Hastane ve Kurum Eczacıları Kongresi’ne katılan hastane eczacılarına bir anket uygulandı. Bu ankette yer alan sorular, Türkiye COVID-19 Bilim Kurulu Kılavuzu (COVID-19 Kılavuzu) kullanılarak oluşturulmuştur. Bulgular: Çalışmada %72,6’sı kadın olmak üzere toplam 237 katılımcıya ait anket değerlendirilmiştir. Katılımcıların sırasıyla %60,3, %53,6, %53,2 ve %41,4’ünün bilgi kaynağı olarak en çok medyayı (televizyon, gazete), internet (bilimsel kaynaklar), interneti (bilimsel olmayan kaynaklar) ve sosyal medyayı kullandığı saptanmıştır. Katılımcıların COVID-19 ile ilgili bilgi ve tutumlarında yaşın ve kullandıkları bilgi kaynaklarının önemli etkisinin olduğu belirlenmiştir. Katılımcıların %72,6’sı korunma amaçlı cerrahi maske kullanmadığını bildirmiştir. Katılımcıların, hastalığın damlacıkla bulaştığı (%91,1) ve hastalığın genel semptomları (ateş; %92,4, öksürük; %84,4, solunum güçlüğü %60,3) konularında bilgi sahibi oldukları görülmüştür. Katılımcıların geneli tarafından, ileri yaşın (%84,8) ve eşlik eden hastalıkların (%80,2) COVID-19 için risk faktörü olduğunun bilindiği saptanmıştır. Hastalıktan korunmak için ellerin sabunla yıkanması (%92,0), el dezenfektanı kullanılması (%80,6), hasta kişilerle temasın önlenmesi (%81,9) sıklıkla belirtilen cevaplar arasında yer alsa da, katılımcıların %59,1’i N95 maske kullanımının da gerekli olduğunu belirtmiştir. Katılımcıların %43,9’unun tuzlu su ile burnu yıkamanın, hastalığı önlemede etkili olduğuna inandığı görülmüştür. Sonuç: Klasik medya ve sosyal medya toplumun ve sağlık profesyonellerinin tutumlarını etkilemektedir. Doğru bilginin sağlanması için medya araçlarını kullanmak, hastalığın yayılmasını önlemek ve kontrol etmek için önemlidir.
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