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Effects of Pharmacovigilance Training in the Elderly on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Performance of Nurses

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العنوان: Effects of Pharmacovigilance Training in the Elderly on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Performance of Nurses
المؤلفون: M Boozari, E Jafar Jalal, H Haghani
المصدر: نشریه پرستاری ایران, Vol 31, Iss 115, Pp 75-84 (2018)
بيانات النشر: Iran University of Medical Sciences, 2018.
سنة النشر: 2018
المجموعة: LCC:Nursing
مصطلحات موضوعية: pharmacovigilance, knowledge, attitude, performance, elderly, geriatric nurse, Nursing, RT1-120
الوصف: Background & Aims: Pharmacovigilance is an integral part of patient care. Medication side-effects in the elderly and the key role of nurses and healthcare team in the safety of these patients are of utmost importance. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of pharmacovigilance training on the knowledge, attitude, and performance of geriatric nurses in the health centers affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences in 2017. Materials & Methods: This experimental study was conducted on 100 nurses employed in two teaching hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences, who were selected via convenience sampling. After the pretest, the nurses were non-randomly divided into two groups of intervention and control using the demographic and principles of drug safety questionnaires. The nurses in the intervention group received training on the principles of drug safety for the elderly for two weeks using a web-based program obtained from the website of the hospital, and the control group received no intervention. Two weeks after the intervention, posttest was performed on both groups. Data analysis was performed using the analysis of variance (ANOVA), independent t-test, and paired t-test at the significance level of P0.05). After training on the principles of drug safety, significant differences were observed between the intervention and control groups regarding the level of knowledge (P=0.33), attitude (P=0.003), and performance (P=0.027). In addition, the scores of knowledge (P
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: Persian
تدمد: 2008-5931
Relation: http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2825-en.html; https://doaj.org/toc/2008-5931
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/786bce695b7e47f8a7cccae268d71a16
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.786bce695b7e47f8a7cccae268d71a16
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