Objective: To determine the knowledge levels of nurses on food-drug interaction (FDI) at a university hospital and to identify other relevant variables that affect their knowledge of FDI. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 243 nurses working at a university hospital between November 2019 and January 2020. 'A scale to determine the level of FDI knowledge in health care professionals' was used to determine the nurses' knowledge level of FDI. For statistical analysis, descriptive statistics, t-test and one-way ANOVA test were used. Results: Among the nurses, 21.4% had low, 39.5% medium, 31.7% good, and 7.4% very good knowledge level of FDI. There was no significant relationship between the nurses' FDI knowledge levels and nurses' gender, age groups, education level, total working duration in the profession, whether they chose the profession willingly, participation in any training after graduation, and whether they know the person who is legally responsible for this situation when an FDI occurs (for each; p>0.05). Nurses who do not put the drug hours at the same time with the foods that may interact to avoid FDI and who use academic databases on FDI had higher knowledge of FDI (for each; p<0.05). Conclusion: In conclusion, 78.6% of the nurses had a moderate or higher level of knowledge on FDI. In practice, it was seen that not giving the drugs and foods that may interact at the same time and using academic databases increase the knowledge level of the nurses' FDI.
Keywords: Food and drug interactions; knowledge; nurses; nurse's role
Amaç: Bir üniversite hastanesinde çalışan hemşirelerin besinilaç etkileşimi (BİE) bilgi düzeylerinin saptanması ve BİE bilgi düzeylerini etkileyen ilgili diğer değişkenlerin belirlenmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu kesitsel çalışma, Kasım 2019-Ocak 2020 tarihleri arasında bir üniversite hastanesinde çalışan 243 hemşire üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Hemşirelerin BİE bilgi düzeylerini saptamak üzere 'Sağlık çalışanlarında BİE bilgi düzeyini saptama ölçeği' kullanılmıştır. İstatistiksel analizler için tanımlayıcı istatistikler, t-testi ve ANOVA testi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Hemşirelerin %21,4'ünün BİE bilgi düzeyi düşük, %39,5'i orta, %31,7'si iyi, %7,4'ü çok iyi düzeyde BİE bilgi düzeyine sahiptir. Hemşirelerin BİE bilgi düzeyleri ile hemşirelerin cinsiyetleri, yaş grupları, eğitim düzeyleri, meslekte toplam çalışma süreleri, mesleği isteyerek seçme, mezuniyet sonrası herhangi bir eğitime katılma durumları, BİE gerçekleştiğinde bu durumdan yasal olarak sorumlu olan kişiyi bilme durumları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki yoktur (her biri için; p>0,05). BİE ile karşılaşmamak için ilaç saatlerini etkileşebilecek besinlerle aynı zaman dilimine koymayan ve BİE ile ilgili akademik veri tabanlarını kullanan hemşirelerin BİE bilgi düzeyleri daha yüksektir (her biri için; p<0,05). Sonuç: Sonuç olarak hemşirelerin %78,6'sı, orta veya üst düzeyde BİE bilgisine sahiptir. Uygulamada etkileşebilecek besinlerle ilaçları aynı zaman diliminde vermeme ve akademik veri tabanlarını kullanmanın hemşirelerin BİE bilgi düzeylerini artırdığı görülmektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Besin ilaç etkileşimleri; bilgi; hemşireler; hemşirelik rolleri
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