Knowledge, attitude and practices about pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions among dental research assistants in a Turkish hospital: a cross-sectional study

Karataş, Yusuf; Khan, Zakir; Özagil, Ezgi Sena Gören; Abussuutoğlu, Ayşe Büşra; Pelit, Aykut; Koçak, Elif Figen

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“…This difference may be due to the type of questions used in the studies. 8 Nevertheless, 17.5% of the participants mixed the terms "ADR" and "side effect" in this study, which was similar to a recent study among HPs that included dentists (22.7%). 14 Recent Turkish studies demonstrated that most dentists had never seen or experienced any ADR before.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…14 Recent Turkish studies demonstrated that most dentists had never seen or experienced any ADR before. 8,21 In contrast to these studies, the rate of dentists who had never diagnosed an ADR was low (34.7%) in this study, which was similar to that in Khan et al's 17 study (34.4%). Furthermore, 52.5% of the dentists, most of whom were SDs and participants with >12 years of experience, had encountered an oral mucosal ADR during their professional lives in this study.…”

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confidence: 75%

“…6 The knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of health care professionals (HPs) regarding ADRs and their contribution to pharmacovigilance (PV) systems by providing spontaneous ADR reports to competent authorities play an important role in the early detection and prevention of ADRs. [7][8][9] Limited contributions of HPs to PV activities in Turkey were reported due to their scarce PV knowledge, similar to the findings of studies in other countries. Most of these studies have been predominantly focused on the KAP of physicians, nurses and pharmacists.…”

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confidence: 69%

“…Previous studies highlighted the poor knowledge of PV and ADRs among HPs. 7,8,[10][11][12][13][14][16][17][18][20][21][22] In a study of dental research assistants in Turkey, the majority of the participants were unable to define PV (60%) and ADR (80%). 8 However, in this study, the majority of the participants were able to define these terms (64.7%; 71.4%).…”

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“…7,8,[10][11][12][13][14][16][17][18][20][21][22] In a study of dental research assistants in Turkey, the majority of the participants were unable to define PV (60%) and ADR (80%). 8 However, in this study, the majority of the participants were able to define these terms (64.7%; 71.4%). This difference may be due to the type of questions used in the studies.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Dentists Regarding Pharmacovigilance and Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions in Northwestern Turkiye: A Cross-Sectional Study

Çolakoğlu

Büyükbayram

2023

Cumhuriyet Dental Journal

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ABSTRACT Objectives: The drugs commonly used/prescribed by dentists/physicians or consumed by patients may cause adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Therefore, the possibility of dentists to encounter an ADR during their professional lives cannot be underestimated and the contribution of dentists to pharmacovigilance systems by notifying spontaneous ADR reports play an important role in the early detection and prevention of ADRs. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of dentists regarding pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire with 30 questions evaluating knowledge, attitudes and practices of pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting among general dentists (GDs) and specialist dentists (SDs) was distributed electronically in northwestern region of Turkey. Data were statistically analyzed (p < 0.05). Results: Most of the participants were able to define the terms of pharmacovigilance (64.7%), ADR (74.9%) and side-effect (58.1%). SDs were significantly more aware of ADRs related to the drugs used/prescribed by dentists/physicians and other drugs consumed by patients than GDs. Additionally, awareness of ADRs regarding these drugs was significantly higher among participants with ≤12 years of experience (p12 years of experience (p

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Dentists Regarding Pharmacovigilance and Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions in Northwestern Turkiye: A Cross-Sectional Study

Çolakoğlu

Büyükbayram

2023

Cumhuriyet Dental Journal

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Knowledge, attitude, practice and barriers towards pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions reporting among healthcare professionals in Turkey: a systematic review

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Karataş

Martins

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Evaluation of health care professionals’ knowledge, attitudes, practices and barriers to pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction reporting: A cross-sectional multicentral study

2023

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Background Healthcare professionals’ involvement and reporting of adverse drug reactions are essential for the success of a pharmacovigilance program. The aim of this study was to assess healthcare professionals (medical doctors, pharmacists, nurses, dentists, midwives, and paramedics) current knowledge, attitude, practices, and barriers regarding pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions reporting in multicentral healthcare settings. Methods A cross-sectional face-to-face survey was conducted among currently working healthcare professionals in various hospitals in ten districts of Adana province, Türkiye from March to October 2022. A self-administered, pretested questionnaire (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.894 for knowledge, attitudes and practices variables) was used for data collection. The questionnaire’s final draft included five sections (sociodemographic/general information, knowledge, attitude, practices, and barriers) with 58 questions. The collected data was analyzed in SPSS (version 25) using descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, and logistic regression. Results Of the total 435 distributed questionnaires, 412 completed the entire questionnaire, yielding a 94% response rate. The majority of healthcare professionals (60.4%; n = 249) had never received pharmacovigilance training. Among healthcare professionals 51.9% (n = 214), 71.1% (n = 293) and 92.5% (n = 381) had poor knowledge, positive attitudes and poor practices, respectively. Only 32.5% of healthcare professionals kept the record of an adverse drug reaction and only 13.1% reported adverse drug reactions. The profession (medical doctors, pharmacists, nurses, dentists, midwives, and paramedics) of healthcare professionals and a lack of training were predictors of poor adverse drug reaction reporting (p < 0.05). A statistically significant difference in healthcare professionals and knowledge, attitude and practices scores was also observed (p < 0.05). The main barriers which were supposed to discourage adverse drug reactions reporting by the healthcare professionals were higher workload (63.8%) followed by thinking that a single adverse drug reaction report makes no impact (63.6%) and lack of a professional atmosphere (51.9%). Conclusion In the current study, most healthcare professionals had poor knowledge and practice, but they had a positive attitude toward pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions reporting. Barriers to under-reporting of adverse drug reactions were also highlighted. Periodic training programs, educational interventions, systematic follow-up of healthcare professionals by local healthcare authorities, interprofessional links between all healthcare professionals, and the implementation of mandatory reporting policies are critical for improving healthcare professionals knowledge, practices, patient safety and pharmacovigilance activities.

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Knowledge, attitude and practices about pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions among dental research assistants in a Turkish hospital: a cross-sectional study

Cited by 4 publications

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Dentists Regarding Pharmacovigilance and Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions in Northwestern Turkiye: A Cross-Sectional Study

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Dentists Regarding Pharmacovigilance and Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions in Northwestern Turkiye: A Cross-Sectional Study

Knowledge, attitude, practice and barriers towards pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions reporting among healthcare professionals in Turkey: a systematic review

Evaluation of health care professionals’ knowledge, attitudes, practices and barriers to pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction reporting: A cross-sectional multicentral study

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