EVALUATION OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES OF COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS TOWARD CELIAC DISEASE

Year 2023, , 935 - 943, 20.09.2023

Esin Akarsu Orunç , Miray Arslan

https://doi.org/10.33483/jfpau.1330731

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Objective: The knowledge and attitude of pharmacists play an essential role in the patient counseling services of pharmacists. Celiac disease is one of the diseases in which patient follow-up and counseling are essential, and the number of studies dealing with the roles of pharmacists in this disease is very limited. This study aims to fill this gap and contribute to public health by evaluating community pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes, and practices for celiac disease.
Material and Method: Based on the literature, a measurement tool including the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of community pharmacists for celiac disease has been developed. The measurement tool was applied online to community pharmacists in Türkiye in 2021. The obtained data were subjected to explanatory factor analysis (EFA).
Result and Discussion: The number of pharmacists participating in this study is 408. A four-factor structure was obtained: knowledge of celiac disease, attitude towards celiac disease, counseling practices for celiac patients, and professional development practices. The Cronbach's alpha values of the factors were calculated between 0.794 and 0.935, which shows high reliability. These factors explained 70.343% of the total variance. The community pharmacists had positive attitudes toward counseling for celiac disease. Still, there were some deficiencies in terms of knowledge and practice. It is thought that the knowledge and awareness of pharmacists on celiac diseases can be increased by including issues related to celiac disease in both undergraduate education and vocational training programs.

Keywords

Attitude, celiac disease, community pharmacist, knowledge, practice

SERBEST ECZACILARIN ÇÖLYAK HASTALIĞINA YÖNELİK BİLGİ, TUTUM VE UYGULAMALARININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

Amaç: Eczacıların bilgi ve tutumları, eczacıların hasta danışmanlığı hizmetlerinde önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Çölyak hastalığı, hasta takibi ve danışmanlığının gerekli olduğu hastalıklardan biridir ve bu hastalıkta eczacıların rollerini ele alan çalışma sayısı oldukça sınırlıdır. Bu çalışma, serbest eczacıların çölyak hastalığı konusundaki bilgi, tutum ve uygulamalarını değerlendirerek bu boşluğu doldurmayı ve halk sağlığına katkıda bulunmayı amaçlamaktadır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Literatüre dayalı olarak serbest eczacıların çölyak hastalığına yönelik bilgi, tutum ve uygulamalarını içeren bir ölçüm aracı geliştirilmiştir. Ölçme aracı 2021 yılında Türkiye'deki serbest eczacılara online olarak uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler açıklayıcı faktör analizine (EFA) tabi tutulmuştur.
Sonuç ve Tartışma: Çalışmaya katılan eczacı sayısı 408’dir. Çölyak hastalığı bilgisi, çölyak hastalığına yönelik tutum, çölyak hastalarına yönelik danışmanlık uygulamaları ve mesleki gelişim uygulamaları olmak üzere dört faktörlü bir yapı elde edilmiştir. Faktörlerin Cronbach alfa değerleri 0.794 ile 0.935 arasında hesaplanmıştır ve bu yüksek güvenilirlik göstermektedir. Bu faktörler toplam varyansın %70.343'ünü açıklamaktadır. Serbest eczacılar, çölyak hastalığı danışmanlığına karşı olumlu tutumlara sahiptir. Yine de bilgi ve uygulama açısından bazı eksiklikler bulunmaktadır. Hem lisans eğitiminde hem de mesleki eğitim programlarında çölyak hastalığı ile ilgili konulara yer verilerek eczacıların çölyak hastalıkları konusundaki bilgi ve farkındalıklarının artırılabileceği düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

Bilgi birikimi, çölyak hastalığı, serbest eczacı, tutum, uygulama

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