MEASURING THE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF COVID-19 AND ITS TREATMENT IN PHARMACISTS

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to measure the knowledge level of pharmacists working in Turkey about COVID-19
Material and Method: The online questionnaire consisting of 16 questions in the form of true-false, developed by the authors after a comprehensive review of the literature, was delivered to pharmacists via social media and professional platforms (such as WhatsApp, Gmail, Instagram, LinkedIn) using the Google form. 364 pharmacists from all over Turkey who filled out the questionnaire were included in the study.
Result and Discussion: In this study carried out in Turkey, it was determined that 99.5% of the pharmacists had good knowledge. When the factors affecting the level of knowledge of COVID-19 were examined, in our study, no relationship was found with the independent variables since the level of knowledge was homogeneously high. In the literature, it is reported that age, years of professional experience, having a master's and doctorate education are associated with better knowledge, while the length of experience is associated with the level of knowledge, while in some studies it is stated that no feature is related. However, the fact that it is a cross-sectional study creates a limitation in explaining the cause-effect relationship. Although the number of participants met the sample, it would have been desirable to have more.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• knowledge level
• pharmacists
• pandemic

ECZACILARDA COVID-19 VE TEDAVİSİNE YÖNELİK BİLGİ DÜZEYİ ÖLÇÜLMESİ

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de görev yapan eczacıların COVID-19 hakkında bilgi düzeylerini ölçmektir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Yazarları tarafından literatürün kapsamlı bir incelemesinden sonra geliştirilen 16 soruluk doğru-yanlış şeklinde olan online anket Google formu kullanılarak sosyal medya ve profesyonel platformlar (WhatsApp, Gmail, İnstagram, LinkedIn gibi) aracılığı ile eczacılara ulaştırılmıştır. Tüm Türkiye’den anketi tam dolduran 364 eczacı çalışma kapsamında yer almıştır.
Sonuç ve Tartışma: Türkiye’de gerçekleştirilen bu çalışmada eczacılar % 99.5’unun iyi bilgi düzeyine sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. COVID-19 bilgi düzeyini etkileyen faktörler incelendiğinde çalışmamızda, homojen bir şekilde bilgi düzeyi yüksek olduğu için bağımsız değişkenler ile bir ilişki saptanmamıştır. Literatürde yaş, meslekte deneyim yılı, yüksek lisans ve doktora eğitimine sahip olma ile daha iyi bilgi, deneyim süresi ile bilgi düzeyinin ilişkili olduğu bildirilmekte iken bazı çalışmalarda da hiç bir özelliğin ilişkili olmadığı belirtilmektedir. Ancak Kesitsel çalışma olması neden- sonuç ilişkisini açıklamada kısıtlılık yaratmaktadır. Katılımcı sayısının örneklemi karşılamakla birlikte daha fazla olabilmesi arzu edilebilirdi.

Keywords

• Bilgi düzeyi
• COVID-19
• eczacılar
• pandemi

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