COVID-19 HAKKINDA ECZACILARIN VE ECZACILIK ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN BİLGİ VE TUTUMLARI

Year 2020, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 763 - 778, 30.11.2020

Emre Kara , Kutay Demirkan , Serhat Ünal

https://doi.org/10.33715/inonusaglik.747766

Cited By: 4

Abstract

Mevcut COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında eczacılar, topluma doğru bilgilerin aktarılmasında önemli rol üstlenmektedir. Bu çalışmada, eczacıların ve eczacılık fakültesi öğrencilerinin COVID-19 konusunda bilgi ve tutumlarının ve eczacılara verilen hizmet içi eğitimin katkısının değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma için hazırlanan çoktan seçmeli ve açık uçlu 22 sorudan oluşan anket, 9 Mart 2020 tarihinde düzenlenen ‘COVID-19’da Eczacıların Rolü’ konulu 1 saatlik eğitime katılan eczacılara ve eczacılık fakültesi öğrencilerine, eğitimin öncesinde ve sonrasında uygulanmıştır. Bu çalışmaya 45 eczacı, 45 eczacılık fakültesi öğrencisi olmak üzere 90 katılımcı dâhil edilmiştir. Katılımcılar bilgi kaynağı olarak en sık klasik medya, sosyal medya ve interneti kullandıklarını belirtmişlerdir. Komorbiditesi olan kişilerin COVID-19’dan daha fazla etkilendiğini düşünen eczacıların sayısı öğrencilerden daha fazladır (%97,8 ve %58,0, p=0,019). COVID-19’un çocukları daha fazla etkilediğini düşünen (%15,6 ve %40,0, p=0,019) ve korunmak için N95 maske kullanılması gerektiğini düşünen (%31,1 ve %62,2, p=0,006) öğrenciler eczacılardan daha fazladır. Koruyucu önlemlerin uygulanması gerektiğine yönelik düşünceler birçok maddede (hasta insanlardan uzak durmak, cerrahi maske kullanmak, N95 maske kullanmak, eldiven kullanmak, koruyucu gözlük kullanmak, koruyucu kıyafetler giymek) eğitim sonrası artış göstermiştir. Hastalıktan koruyucu önlemlerin uygulanmasına yönelik eğilim, eğitim sonrası artış göstermektedir. Bu durum sağlık çalışanlarının koruyucu yöntemlere adaptasyonunun sağlanması için eğitimin önemli olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

bilgi, COVID-19, eczacı, öğrenci

Knowledge and Attitudes of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students about COVID-19

Abstract

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists play an important role in conveying accurate information to the community. In this study, it is aimed to evaluate; the knowledge and attitudes of pharmacists and pharmacy students on COVID-19 and the contribution of pharmacists’ in-service education. The questionnaire consisting of 22 multiple-choice and open-ended questions prepared for the study has been applied to pharmacists and pharmacy students who attended the 1-hour training on 'Role of Pharmacists in COVID-19' held on 9 March 2020. 90 participants, including 45 pharmacists and 45 pharmacy faculty students, have been included in this study. Participants stated that they mostly use classical media, social media, and the internet as the source of information. The number of pharmacists who think that people with comorbidities are more affected by COVID-19 is higher than students (97.8% and 58.0%, p=0.019). Students who think that COVID-19 affects children more (15.6% and 40.0%, p=0.019) and think that N95 masks should be used for protection (31.1% and 62.2%, p=0.006) are more than pharmacists. Thoughts about the need to apply protective measures have increased in many items (avoiding sick people, using surgical masks, using N95 masks, wearing gloves, wearing protective glasses, wearing protective clothing) after training. The trend towards the implementation of preventive measures increases after education. This situation shows that education is important for the adaptation of healthcare workers to preventive methods.

Keywords

Attitude, COVID-19, Knowledge, Pharmacist, Student

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