A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study on the Assessment of Public Knowledge, Attitude and Perception on Medication Errors

The purpose of this study was to describe the number and types of errors that adolescents and caregivers report making when using asthma controller medications. A total of 319 adolescents ages 11 to 17 with persistent asthma and their caregivers participated in this cross-sectional study. Adolescent and caregiver reports of asthma medication use were compared to the prescribed directions in the medical record. An error was defined as discrepancies between reported use and the prescribed directions. About 38% of adolescents reported 1 error in using asthma controller medications, 16% reported 2 errors, and 5% reported 3 or more errors. About 42% of caregivers reported 1 error in adolescents using asthma controller medications, 14% reported 2 errors, while 6% reported 3 or more errors. The type of error most frequently reported by both was not taking the medication at all. Providers should ask open-ended questions of adolescents with asthma during visits so they can detect and educate families on how to overcome errors in taking controller medication use.

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Improving Medication Safety Through the Use of Metrics

Journal of Pharmacy Practice ◽

10.1177/0897190013504959 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 61-64

Author(s):

Robert D. Beckett ◽

Marina Yazdi ◽

Laura J. Hanson ◽

Ross W. Thompson

Keyword(s):

Medication Errors ◽

Medication Safety ◽

Adverse Drug Events ◽

Safety Information ◽

Medication Use ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Survey Instrument ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Safety Metrics

Purpose: Describe medication safety metrics used at University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) institutions and recommend a meaningful way to report and communicate medication safety information across an organization. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using an electronically distributed, open-ended survey instrument. Results: Twenty percent of the UHC institutions responded to our survey. Seventy-seven percent of those institutions responding to our survey reported their organization has defined metrics to measure medication safety; an additional 21% of the institutions were still in the process of defining metrics. Of metrics that were reported, 33% were true medication safety metrics. Results are distributed to a wide variety of institutional venues. Conclusion: Institutions should take several actions related to medication safety including defining local metrics; building metrics addressing preventable adverse drug events, medication errors, and technology; and reporting results to a variety of venues in order to design specific interventions to improve local medication use.

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Hospital medication errors: a cross-sectional study

International Journal for Quality in Health Care ◽

10.1093/intqhc/mzaa136 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Anton N ISAACS ◽

Kenneth CH’NG ◽

Naaz DELHIWALE ◽

Kieran TAYLOR ◽

Bethany KENT ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medication Errors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Workload Management ◽

Severity Rating ◽

Junior Staff ◽

Nurse Workload ◽

Level 3 ◽

Day Of The Week

Abstract Background Medication errors (MEs) are among the most common types of incidents reported in Australian and international hospitals. There is no uniform method of reporting and reducing these errors. This study aims to identify the incidence, time trends, types and factors associated with MEs in a large regional hospital in Australia. Methods A 5-year cross-sectional study. Results The incidence of MEs was 1.05 per 100 admitted patients. The highest frequency of errors was observed during the colder months of May–August. When distributed by day of the week, Mondays and Tuesdays had the highest frequency of errors. When distributed by hour of the day, time intervals from 7 am to 8 am and from 7 pm to 8 pm showed a sharp increase in the frequency of errors. One thousand and eighty-eight (57.8%) MEs belonged to incidence severity rating (ISR) level 4 and 787 (41.8%) belonged to ISR level 3. There were six incidents of ISR level 2 and only one incident of ISR level 1 reported during the five-year period 2014-2018. Administration-only errors were the most common accounting for 1070 (56.8%) followed by prescribing-only errors (433, 23%). High-risk medications were associated with half the number of errors, the most common of which were narcotics (17.9%) and antimicrobials (13.2%). Conclusions MEs continue to be a problem faced by international hospitals. Inexperience of health professionals and nurse–patient ratios might be the fundamental challenges to overcome. Specific training of junior staff in prescribing and administering medication and nurse workload management could be possible solutions to reducing MEs in hospitals.

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Anticoagulant medication errors in hospitals and primary care: a cross-sectional study

International Journal for Quality in Health Care ◽

10.1093/intqhc/mzy177 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 31 (5) ◽

pp. 346-352 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Albert R Dreijer ◽

Jeroen Diepstraten ◽

Vera E Bukkems ◽

Peter G M Mol ◽

Frank W G Leebeek ◽

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Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

Medication Error ◽

Medication Errors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medication Process ◽

Before And After ◽

Anticoagulant Medication ◽

Error Reports

Abstract Objective To assess the proportion of all medication error reports in hospitals and primary care that involved an anticoagulant. Secondary objectives were the anticoagulant involved, phase of the medication process in which the error occurred, causes and consequences of 1000 anticoagulant medication errors. Additional secondary objectives were the total number of anticoagulant medication error reports per month, divided by the total number of medication error reports per month and the proportion of causes of 1000 anticoagulant medication errors (comparing the pre- and post-guideline phase). Design A cross-sectional study. Setting Medication errors reported to the Central Medication incidents Registration reporting system. Participants Between December 2012 and May 2015, 42 962 medication errors were reported to the CMR. Intervention N/A. Main outcome measure Proportion of all medication error reports that involved an anticoagulant. Phase of the medication process in which the error occurred, causes and consequences of 1000 anticoagulant medication errors. The total number of anticoagulant medication error reports per month, divided by the total number of medication error reports per month (comparing the pre- and post-guideline phase) and the total number of causes of 1000 anticoagulant medication errors before and after introduction of the LSKA 2.0 guideline. Results Anticoagulants were involved in 8.3% of the medication error reports. A random selection of 1000 anticoagulant medication error reports revealed that low-molecular weight heparins were most often involved in the error reports (56.2%). Most reports concerned the prescribing phase of the medication process (37.1%) and human factors were the leading cause of medication errors mentioned in the reports (53.4%). Publication of the national guideline on integrated antithrombotic care had no effect on the proportion of anticoagulant medication error reports. Human factors were the leading cause of medication errors before and after publication of the guideline. Conclusions Anticoagulant medication errors occurred in 8.3% of all medication errors. Most error reports concerned the prescribing phase of the medication process. Leading cause was human factors. The publication of the guideline had no effect on the proportion of anticoagulant medication errors.

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Perspectives of healthcare professionals on reasons for medication errors: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Infection and Public Health ◽

10.1016/j.jiph.2015.04.009 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 398-399 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Menyefah Al Anazi ◽

Majed Al-Jeraisy

Keyword(s):

Medication Errors ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Public Knowledge of Chronic Kidney Disease in a Resource-Limited Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study.

10.22541/au.160970661.19284730/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Abdella Birhan YABEYU ◽

Kaleab Haile ◽

Yared Belay ◽

Henok Tegegn

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Chronic Kidney Disease ◽

Kidney Disease ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Public Knowledge ◽

General Knowledge ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

One Way Anova

Aim: Awareness of chronic kidney disease (CKD) includes general knowledge of CKD and its risk factors. The current study aimed at assessing the public knowledge of CKD by using a validated tool. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted. The target population of this study was lay public, and health professionals were excluded from the study. Proportional numbers of study participants were included from each sub-city based on their total population size. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 21. Frequencies, table’s percentage, mean and standard deviation were used to describe participants’ responses: Independent T-test and one way ANOVA statics was used to identify factors associated with public knowledge of CKD. Results: A total of 350 individuals were approached, 301 of whom completed and returned the questionnaire, giving a response rate of 86%. In this study, the mean (S.D.) knowledge score of participants was 11.12 (±4.21), with a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 22. Concerning the distribution of the CKD knowledge score, half of the respondents score 11 and less. One way ANOVA revealed that educational level had a significant effect on knowledge of CKD. Respondents who had an educational background of degree had relatively higher knowledge scores than the other category participants (P-value= 0.015). An independent t-test was also performed but failed to reveal any association between socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge score. Conclusions: The general knowledge level of the Ethiopian population about CKD and its risk factors is low. Currently, non-communicable disease such as diabetes and hypertension becomes public health concern and are one of the significant risk factors for CKD. As the study indicated, even these groups of populations were not adequately informed regarding their increased risk of developing CKD. Keywords: chronic kidney disease, public knowledge, Ethiopia

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MEDICATION ERRORS IN OUTPATIENT GENERAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

International Research Journal of Pharmacy ◽

10.7897/2230-8407.110325 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 22-28

Author(s):

Durga TS Prasad ◽

Sruthi T ◽

Sireesha P ◽

Mahesh N Reddy

Keyword(s):

Medication Errors ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

General Medicine ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medicine Department

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Public knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19: A cross-sectional study in Malaysia

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0233668 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (5) ◽

pp. e0233668 ◽

Cited By ~ 78

Author(s):

Arina Anis Azlan ◽

Mohammad Rezal Hamzah ◽

Tham Jen Sern ◽

Suffian Hadi Ayub ◽

Emma Mohamad

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Public Knowledge ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

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Omeprazole Prescription Habit

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance ◽

10.25258/ijpqa.10.4.3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (04) ◽

pp. 578-582

Author(s):

Elham Alshammari

Keyword(s):

Psychological Stress ◽

Medication Errors ◽

Annual Cost ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Physical Injury ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Prescription Error ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Cost

The study aims is to examine the frequency of omeprazole prescription from all the prescriptions received by a pharmacist in a single day. Besides, the author examines the cost of dispensed omeprazole. This research is inspired by the fact that medication errors were the leading cause of severe physical injury and death to patients. Additionally, such preventable errors are also associated with intense financial, emotional as well as psychological stress to both healthcare providers and the healthcare organization in general. The study adopted a cross-sectional study through collecting as well as the screening of all the prescription orders undertaken in one day from 7:30 am to 1:45 pm. The research found that a prescription error leads to wastage of the resources with estimated annual cost of 336,415.56 for omeprazole as well as 431037.984 USD for ranitidine while at the same time necessitates the rational prescription habit to suppress the detrimental effects of omeprazole and ranitidine.

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