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Survey of use of evidence-based drug therapy by pharmacists and pharmacy students |
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| Creator | On-anong Waleekachonloet |
| Title | Survey of use of evidence-based drug therapy by pharmacists and pharmacy students |
| Contributor | Surasak Chaiyasong, Thananan Ratanachotpanich, Panida Muangruang |
| Publisher | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences KKU MSU UBU |
| Publication Year | 2554 |
| Journal Title | Isan Journal ofPharmaceutical Sciences |
| Journal Vol. | 7 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 70-79 |
| Keyword | evidence-based medicine, questionnaire survey, pharmacist, pharmacy student |
| URL Website | https://tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJPS |
| Website title | Isan Journal ofPharmaceutical Sciences, IJPS |
| ISSN | 19050852 |
| Abstract | Introduction: Evidence-based drug therapy is important for pharmacists intervention in patient care. This study aimed to survey evidence-based drug therapy used by pharmacists and pharmacy students in Thailand. Materials and Method: Questionnaires were sent to pharmacists who were working in government hospitals in 76 provinces (n=276) and to fourth to sixth year pharmacy students in 12 universities (n=244) Results: The response rate was 36.3% in the pharmacist group and 66.9% in the pharmacy student group. For the pharmacist group, their average age was 32.8 years and their working experience was 9 years. For the pharmacy student group, their average age was 22.9 years. Both pharmacists and pharmacy students had positive attitudes about the use of evidence-based drug therapy. The average knowledge score was 4.1 ?1.2 in pharmacists group and 4.1 ?0.9 in students from a total score of 5.0. Year 6 students had signifcantly higher scores when compared to year 5 and year 4 students (P<0.01). Diffculty in database access was the major barrier for pharmacists in using evidence-based drug therapy (60.5%) while reading English publications was the major barrier for pharmacy students (55.7%). Conclusion: Pharmacists and pharmacy students have an acceptable level of knowledge and attitude of evidence-based drug therapy. |
