Resident Doctor (Branch) Attitude And Behaviors about Rational Drug Use

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, behavior and attitudes of resident doctors training in the Research and Training hospitals of Ankara Province, except Family Medicine Residents. METHODS: The study included 180 research assistants, a 27-question questionnaire was given to the physicians to evaluate the level of knowledge and attitudes about rational drug use. RESULTS: While prescribing drugs, 65.6% of the physicians (n = 118) described how and which way the patients' response to treatment can be. 41.7% (n = 75) of the physicians never prescribed their patients without examination. Among the questions that assess knowledge level of physicians on drugs, the questions with which physicians found themselves most sufficient were related to drug indication (%18,9, n=31) and daily dose (%18.3, N=30); on the other hand the questions with which physicians found themselves least sufficient were related drug prices (%10,4, n=17). Of the physicians, 2.2% (n = 4) thought that they were very sufficient in terms of rational drug use, whereas 35.8% (n = 64) thought that they were sufficient, 54.2% (n = 97) thought that they had moderate competence and 7.8% (n = 14) thought that they were insufficient in rational drug use. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In addition to education in rational drug use, the necessary administrative arrangements should be made to protect and support learned attitudes and behaviors. Therefore, in order for physicians to reach objective information, pre- and post-graduate education in our country should be reviewed.

Keywords

• non rational drug use
• research assistant
• attitude and behaviors