Evaluation of Awareness, Attitude, Practice and Barriers of Adverse Events Associated with Medical Devices among Medical Doctors of Gujarat, India: A Cross-sectional Study
| Autor: | Krishna Modi, Vipul Prajapati, Yash Mehta, Himani Modi, Supriya Malhotra |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 17, Iss 4, Pp FC07-FC11 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2023/63251.17788 |
| Popis: | Introduction: In this era of technology, the use of medical devices for betterment of patients is rapidly rising. Along with the usage, adverse events also tend to occur more with these devices. Materiovigilance Program of India (MvPI) refers to close observation of medical device-related adverse events by a well-coordinated surveillance system of detection, collection, assessment, reporting, and prevention of those events. Aim: To evaluate the awareness, attitude, practice and barriers of adverse events associated with medical devices among doctors. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Sangini Hospital, Gujarat, India, among 174 doctors which included medical consultants, resident doctors and intern doctors for a duration of two months from 5th November 2022 to 5th January 2023. The questionnaire was administered containing 26 questions related to awareness, attitude, practice and barriers of materiovigilance. The responses were collected via social media platform. Analysis was done in percentages and numbers and using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software, version 26.0. The p-value |
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