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NCT Number: NCT04252326

The Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Healthcare Workers on Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions in Children

Adverse drug reactions are an important public health consern that affects physician prescriptions and practice. The responsibilities of healthcare professionals in monitoring, prevention, treatment and reporting of drug hypersensitivity reactions and drug allergies are essential for patient safety. Providing drug safety must be one of the main goals to be achieved for every member of our society. In our study, we planned to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of healthcare workers in our country about drug hypersensitivity reactions in pediatric patients and to determine the risk factors that may affect them.

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Key information

Conditions

Adverse Drug Reactions Chemically-Induced Disorders Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Health Sciences University, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Gn. Dr. Tevfik Sağlam Cd No:11

Ankara, Etlik, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This study was carried out in a capital-located university hospital with a capacity of 1150 beds. Healthcare workers who are authorized to intervene in children (0-18 age group) including medical doctors, nurses and dentists were enrolled to study. In the evaluation of the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of the participants about drug hypersensitivity reactions in children, a study questionnaire was developed by pediatric allergy and immunology specialists and pediatric nurses by considering the other studies on the same subject.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

The study included healthcare workers including medical doctors, nurses and dentists who perform interventions on children (0-18 years of age).

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

Survey

Other

Doctors, Nurses and Dentists filled survey about adverse drug reractions

Primary outcomes

  1. we planned to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of healthcare workers in our country about drug hypersensitivity reactions in pediatric patients

    Time frame: It is planned to fill the questionnaire in 2 hours.

    • The knowledge level domain, consisted of 24 questions including mechanism of drug hypersensitivity reactions, clinical findings, diagnosis and treatment. The answer format was 3 options (yes/no /don't know). A triple variable scale was used for knowledge level (0 to 2: 0, false; 1, true; 2, do not know).
    • The attitude domain consisted of 5 questions including the effect of DHRs on the patient's quality of life and advanced training and current diagnostic tests for the needs in this regard. A five-point Likert-type scale was used for the questions to determine the level of agreement or disagreement (1 to 5; 1 strongly disagree; 2, disagree; 3, uncertain; 4, agree; 5, strongly agree)
    • The practice domain consisted of 9 questions including taking history and practice in drug allergy and advanced training in DHR. A Likert-type scale was used to determine the level of practices (1 - 5: 1, never; 2, very rarely; 3, sometimes; 4, often; 5, always).

  2. we planned to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of healthcare workers in our country about drug hypersensitivity reactions in pediatric patients

    Time frame: It is planned to fill the questionnaire in 2 hours.

    The knowledge level domain, consisted of 24 questions including mechanism of drug hypersensitivity reactions, clinical findings, diagnosis and treatment. The answer format was 3 options (yes/no /don't know).

    • The attitude domain consisted of 5 questions including the effect of DHRs on the patient's quality of life and advanced training and current diagnostic tests for the needs in this regard. A five-point Likert-type scale was used for the questions to determine the level of agreement or disagreement The practice domain consisted of 9 questions including taking history and practice in drug allergy and advanced training in DHR. A Likert-type scale was used to determine the level of practices

Secondary outcomes

  1. to determine the risk factors that may affect the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of healthcare workers in our country about drug hypersensitivity reactions in pediatric patient

    Time frame: It is planned to fill the questionnaire in 2 hours.

    Participants'demographic questions regarding the age, gender, profession, duration in the profession, title and educational status of the participants may effect their surveys scores

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Healthcare Workers on Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions in Children: A Tertiary Center Experience

Acronym: KAPHWDHRC

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Feb 5, 2020
Registry last updated
Sep 21, 2020

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