Health Professions Students and Faculty Perceptions of Poisoning Severity

Inaccurate perceptions of the severity of an exposure may result in unnecessary visits to the Emergency Department or Health Care Facility which can result in crowding of Emergency Departments, unnecessary utilization of valuable health care resources, unnecessary treatments, and or mistakes / errors resulting in harm to the patient.

Inaccurate perceptions about the severity of an exposure can result in delays in proper evaluation and treatment resulting in harm or in some cases death of the patient.

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Key information

Conditions

Poisoning Chemically-Induced Disorders

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of Florida College of Pharmacy

Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States

About this study

Consumers and health professionals are often surprised about the toxicity (or lack of toxicity) after exposure to a number of pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical agents. Past experience with the survey used in this study has indicated that consumers and health professional perform about the same. Most individuals answer less than 50% of questions incorrectly.

Pharmacy students will be asked to participate in a short (5-7 minutes) survey (see below) that contains 21-short cases involving an exposure to a pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical agent. All cases involve children less than 19 years of age. Participants will be asked to indicate their year in pharmacy school (1st or 2nd) and their gender (f/m). The survey will be given after a scheduled examination or other classroom activity and will not involve class time. Students will be provided a link to an online version of the survey.

Conclusions will be derived through the analysis of the data. At a later date, all students in the class (whether they participated in the survey or not)students will be provided a link to video that describes the correct answers to each of the cases and an explanation.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

All pharmacy students who agree to participate

Exclusion criteria

None

Treatment and study plan

Survey

Other

Primary outcomes

Survey will be used for perceptions of poisoning severity

Time frame: Day 1

Pharmacy students will be asked to participate in a short (5-7 minutes) survey that contains 21-short cases involving an exposure to a pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical agent. The survey will consist of two answers, either "Hospital" or "Home". The data will be complied using the percentage of correct answers on the poisoning severity.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Florida

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Health Professions Students and Facutly Perceptions of Poisoning Severity

Important dates

Study start: 2015
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Sep 17, 2015
Registry last updated: Nov 13, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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