Analysis of Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes of Patients in the Emergency Service Toward Rational Drug Use    
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Doç. Dr. Şeyda CAN Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü Ulusal alan endekslerinde (TR Dizin, ULAKBİM) yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences
Dergi ISSN 2149-7893 Wos Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler TR DİZİN
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 12-2021
Cilt No 6
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 35 / 42
DOI Numarası 10.4274/cjms.2021.2021.2556
Makale Linki https://cyprusjmedsci.com/archives/archive-detail?vid=10190
Özet
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Irrational drug use results in the inability to get the expected outcome from the treatment and inappropriate demands
of patients stemming from overuse of drugs and drug addiction, and these factors lead to an increased number of applications to health
institutions. This study aimed to identify the factors that affect the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of patients presenting to the emergency
department in terms of rational drug use.
MATERIALS and METHODS: This is descriptive cross-sectional research that includes patients who applied for treatment to the emergency
department of a state hospital in Turkey between 01.08.2019–31.12.2019. The study sample was composed of 262 patients who agreed to
participate in the study. The study used the Rational Drug Use Scale (RDUS) and Drug Use Health Belief Scale (DUHBS) as data collection tools.
RESULTS: The mean scores of participants from RDUS (32.37±6.56) and DUHBS (144.37±19.68) were at a good level. A positive and significant
relationship was found between RDUS and DUHBS mean score of patients (p <0.01). Knowledge of rational drug use differed according to age,
gender, economic status, educational level, and reasons for applying to the emergency department variables (p <0.05), and health beliefs
regarding drug use varied according to the gender variable (p <0.01).
CONCLUSION: Study results are significant since they revealed the factors that affect the patients’ knowledge of rational drug use and their
related health beliefs, as well as the relationship between these factors.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Attitude | emergency department | health belief model | knowledge | rational drug use