American Pharmacists Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Medication Error Disclosure
| Autor: | Jennifer L. Mazan, Margaret Lett, Ana C. Quiñones-Boex |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Response rate (survey)
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medication error education Pharmacist lcsh:RS1-441 Pharmacy Practice & Practice-Based Research Pharmacy lcsh:Pharmacy and materia medica Medication error Patient safety Family medicine Respondent patient safety medicine Clinical staff Full disclosure business health care economics and organizations Original Research Error disclosure |
| Zdroj: | INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, Vol 11, Iss 4 (2020) Innovations in Pharmacy |
| ISSN: | 2155-0417 |
| Popis: | Background: Patient safety places emphasis on full disclosure, transparency, and a commitment to prevent future errors. Studies addressing the disclosure of medication errors in the profession of pharmacy are lacking. Objective: This study examined attitudes and behaviors of American pharmacists regarding medication errors and their disclosure to patients. Methods: A 4-page questionnaire was mailed to a nationwide random sample of 2,002 pharmacists. It included items to assess pharmacists’ knowledge of and experience with medication errors and their disclosure. The data was collected over three months and analyzed using IBM SPSS 22.0. The study received IRB exempt status. Results: The response rate was 12.6% (n = 252). The average pharmacist respondent was a 57-year old (+ 12.1 years), Caucasian (79.8%), male (59.9%), with a BS Pharmacy degree (73.8%), and licensed for 33 years (+ 12.8 years). Most respondents were employed in a hospital (26.4%) or community (31.0 %) setting and held staff (30.9%), manager (29.1%), or clinical staff (20.6%) positions. Respondents reported having been involved in a medication error as a patient (31.0%) or a pharmacist (95.5%). The data suggest that full disclosure is not being achieved by pharmacists. Significant differences in some attitudes and behaviors were uncovered when community pharmacists were compared to their hospital counterparts. Conclusion: There is room for improvement regarding proper medication error disclosure by pharmacists. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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