Pharmacists' Knowledge, Attitudes And Beliefs About Attention Deficit And Hyperactivity Disorder And Medical Treatment

Year 2024, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 129 - 140, 27.03.2024

Cansu Mercan Işık Ayla Uzun Cicek

https://doi.org/10.34087/cbusbed.1397487

Abstract

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common and devastating disorder that poses a significant burden on families and society.ADHD treatment is multifaceted and requires long-term care and support. As pharmacists are directly involved in the distribution of medication, they are well positioned to collaborate with patients, support their treatment, highlight the importance of adherence to medication, and explain the medicine. This survey study aimed to identify pharmacists' knowledge gaps, attitudes and beliefs about ADHD and its medical treatment, and their experience in ADHD management. In our study, a questionnaire was prepared for pharmacists in Sivas Center, covering descriptive questions such as the pharmacist's age and professional year, what pharmacists do when they encounter children and adolescents with attention problems and/or mobility, and their thoughts on the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD, and applied face-to-face. The study involved 113 pharmacists. Respondents were asked to assess their level of knowledge regarding ADHD. It was observed that 29.2% of the participants had limited knowledge about ADHD and 14.2% had good knowledge. Nearly half (48.7%) of the respondents acknowledged their lack of knowledge on psychostimulants. It was revealed that 41.6% of the pharmacists consider ADHD treatment medication to be potentially addictive. When comparing survey responses on ADHD among participants based on their professional experience, it was discovered that there is a statistically significant relationship (p<0.023) between pharmacists with limited professional experience and their beliefs about ADHD as a condition that can lead to lifelong issues. Our study is the first to measure the awareness of pharmacists about ADHD in our country.Pharmacists have sufficient knowledge to counsel patients and to answer the most frequently asked questions about the drug's safety profile and onset of action is of great importance in the management of ADHD. So it would be useful to organize trainings on ADHD for pharmacists.

Keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, pharmacist, attitude, belief, knowledge

Pharmacists' Knowledge, Attitudes And Beliefs About Attention Deficit And Hyperactivity Disorder And Medical Treatment

Abstract

Dikkat eksikliği ve hiperaktivite bozukluğu (DEHB), aile ve toplum için önemli bir yük oluşturan yaygın ve yıkıcı bir hastalıktır. DEHB tedavisi çok yönlüdür ve uzun süreli bakım ve destek gerektirir. Eczacılar ilaçların dağıtımına doğrudan dahil olduklarından dolayı hastalarla iş birliği yapmak, tedavilerini desteklemek, ilaca uyumun önemini belirtmek ve ilacı anlatmak konusunda iyi bir konumdadırlar. Bu anket çalışması, eczacıların DEHB ve tıbbi tedavisi hakkındaki bilgi boşluklarını, tutumlarını ve inançlarını ve DEHB yönetimi konusundaki deneyimlerini belirlemeyi amaçlamıştır. Çalışmamızda Sivas Merkez de çalışan eczacılara, eczacının yaşı ve meslek yılı, dikkat sorunu ve/veya hareketliliği olan çocuk ve ergenlerle karşılaştıklarında ne yaptıkları, tanı ve tedavi konusundaki düşünceleri gibi tanımlayıcı soruları içeren bir anket hazırlanmıştır ve yüz yüze uygulanmıştır.
Çalışmaya 113 eczacı katılmıştır. Katılımcılara DEHB ile ilgili bilgi düzeyleri sorulduğunda %29,2'si sınırlı bilgiye %14,2'sinin bilgi düzeyinin ise iyi olduğu görülmüştür. Katılımcıların %48,7'si psikostimulanlar hakkında bilgi düzeyinin yetersiz olduğunu belirtmiştir. Katılımcıların %41,6'sı DEHB tedavisinde kullanılan ilaçların bağımlılık yapabileceğini düşünmektedir. Katılımcıların mesleki deneyimlerine göre DEHB ile ilgili ankete verdikleri cevaplar karşılaştırıldığında, daha az mesleki deneyime sahip olan eczacıların DEHB'yi yaşam boyu sorun yaratabilen bir hastalık olarak görmeleri arasındaki ilişki istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur (p<0,023). Çalışmamız ülkemizde eczacıların DEHB konusundaki farkındalıklarını ölçen ilk çalışmadır. Eczacıların hastalara danışmanlık yapmak ve ilacın güvenlik profili ve etki başlangıcı hakkında en sık sorulan soruları yanıtlamak için yeterli bilgiye sahip olması DEHB yönetiminde büyük önem taşımaktadır. Bu nedenle eczacılara yönelik DEHB eğitimlerinin düzenlenmesi yararlı olacaktır.

Keywords

Dikkat eksikliği hiperaktivite bozukluğu, eczacı, tutum, inanç, bilgi

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