Perception of risk of exposure in the management of hazardous drugs in home hospitalization and hospital units

Autor: Mari A. Bernabeu-Martínez, Carmina Wanden-Berghe, Pedro García-Salom, Julia Sánchez-Tormo, Javier Sanz-Valero
Přispěvatelé: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Questionnaires
Intraclass correlation
Epidemiology
Health Care Providers
Nurses
Home Care Services
Hospital-Based

Pharmacists
030226 pharmacology & pharmacy
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Health care
Medicine and Health Sciences
Medicine
Medical Personnel
Risk management
Routes of Administration
Response rate (survey)
Multidisciplinary
Pharmaceutics
Cancer Risk Factors
Professions
Quartile
Oncology
Research Design
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Hospital Units
medicine.drug
Research Article
medicine.medical_specialty
Drug Administration
Psychometrics
Attitude of Health Personnel
Health Personnel
Science
Research and Analysis Methods
Hazardous Substances
03 medical and health sciences
Cronbach's alpha
Drug Therapy
Physicians
Occupational Exposure
Humans
Pharmacology
Risk Management
Survey Research
business.industry
Hazardous drugs
Risk perception
Health Care
Family medicine
Medical Risk Factors
People and Places
Population Groupings
Perception
business
Zdroj: Repisalud
Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 7, p e0253909 (2021)
PLoS ONE
Popis: Objective To assess the perception of risk of exposure in the management of hazardous drugs (HDs) through home hospitalization and hospital units. Material and methods A questionnaire was released, at the national level, to health professionals with HD management expertise. Questionnaire included 21 questions that were scored using a Likert scale: 0 (null probability) to 4 (very high probability). The internal consistency and reliability of the questionnaire were calculated using Cronbach’s alpha and the intraclass correlation coefficient, respectively. Results 144 questionnaires (response rate 70.2%) were obtained: 65 (45.1%) were nurses, 42 (28.9%) occupational physicians, and 37 (26.1%) were pharmacists. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.93, and intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.94 (95% CI 0.91–0.97; p-value < 0.001). The mean probability was 1.95 ± 1.02 (median 1.9; minimum: 0.05; 1st quartile 1.1; 3rd quartile 2.6; and maximum 4). Differences were observed in scoring among professional groups (occupational physicians versus nurses (1.6/2.1, p = 0.044); pharmacists versus nurses (1.7/2.1, p = 0.05); and occupational physicians versus pharmacists (1.6/1.7, p = 0.785), due mainly to the administration stage (p = 0.015). Conclusions The perception of risk of exposure was moderate, being higher for nurses. It would be advisable to integrate HDs into a standardized management system (risk management model applicable to any healthcare center) to improve the safety of health professionals.
Databáze: OpenAIRE