Improving Pharmacists’ Awareness of Inadequate Antibiotic Use for URTIs through an Educational Intervention: A Pilot Study
The inadequate use of antibiotics led to the development of multi-resistant bacteria that are now causing millions of deaths worldwide. Since most antibiotics are prescribed/dispensed to treat respiratory tract infections, it is important to raise awareness among health professionals to optimize ant...
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| author | Sandra Magalhães Marta Estrela Tânia Magalhães Silva Tainá Costa Gabriella Crexinski Catarina Simões Margarida Pisco Almeida Adolfo Figueiras Fátima Roque Maria Teresa Herdeiro |
| author_facet | Sandra Magalhães Marta Estrela Tânia Magalhães Silva Tainá Costa Gabriella Crexinski Catarina Simões Margarida Pisco Almeida Adolfo Figueiras Fátima Roque Maria Teresa Herdeiro |
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| description | The inadequate use of antibiotics led to the development of multi-resistant bacteria that are now causing millions of deaths worldwide. Since most antibiotics are prescribed/dispensed to treat respiratory tract infections, it is important to raise awareness among health professionals to optimize antibiotic use, especially within the primary care context. Thus, this pilot study aimed to evaluate pharmacists’ feedback about the eHealthResp platform, composed by an online course and a mobile application (app) to help in the management of upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). Ten community pharmacists were invited to participate in this study, exploring the contents of the eHealthResp platforms and answering a content validation questionnaire composed by eight qualitative and thirty-five quantitative questions about the online course and mobile app. The eHealthResp platform is a comprehensive, consistent, and high-quality e-learning tool. Median scores of 5.00 were attributed to the course contents’ and clinical cases’ adequacy and correction. Most qualitative feedback was about completeness and objectivity of the course, and its usefulness for clinical practice. This study showed that eHealthResp has great potential as an e-health tool for the management of URTIs’ symptoms, which may ultimately aid in reducing inappropriate antibiotic use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-17704932b0e54aacae991f2197143bb02023-12-03T13:44:01ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-07-01108138510.3390/healthcare10081385Improving Pharmacists’ Awareness of Inadequate Antibiotic Use for URTIs through an Educational Intervention: A Pilot StudySandra Magalhães0Marta Estrela1Tânia Magalhães Silva2Tainá Costa3Gabriella Crexinski4Catarina Simões5Margarida Pisco Almeida6Adolfo Figueiras7Fátima Roque8Maria Teresa Herdeiro9iBiMED—Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugaliBiMED—Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugaliBiMED—Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalDepartment of Communication and Art/DigiMedia, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, SpainResearch Unit for Inland Development, Guarda Polytechnic Institute (UDI-IPG), 6300-559 Guarda, PortugaliBiMED—Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalThe inadequate use of antibiotics led to the development of multi-resistant bacteria that are now causing millions of deaths worldwide. Since most antibiotics are prescribed/dispensed to treat respiratory tract infections, it is important to raise awareness among health professionals to optimize antibiotic use, especially within the primary care context. Thus, this pilot study aimed to evaluate pharmacists’ feedback about the eHealthResp platform, composed by an online course and a mobile application (app) to help in the management of upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). Ten community pharmacists were invited to participate in this study, exploring the contents of the eHealthResp platforms and answering a content validation questionnaire composed by eight qualitative and thirty-five quantitative questions about the online course and mobile app. The eHealthResp platform is a comprehensive, consistent, and high-quality e-learning tool. Median scores of 5.00 were attributed to the course contents’ and clinical cases’ adequacy and correction. Most qualitative feedback was about completeness and objectivity of the course, and its usefulness for clinical practice. This study showed that eHealthResp has great potential as an e-health tool for the management of URTIs’ symptoms, which may ultimately aid in reducing inappropriate antibiotic use.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/8/1385antibiotic dispensingpharmacistsrespiratory infectionsonline coursee-learningwebsite |
| spellingShingle | Sandra Magalhães Marta Estrela Tânia Magalhães Silva Tainá Costa Gabriella Crexinski Catarina Simões Margarida Pisco Almeida Adolfo Figueiras Fátima Roque Maria Teresa Herdeiro Improving Pharmacists’ Awareness of Inadequate Antibiotic Use for URTIs through an Educational Intervention: A Pilot Study Healthcare antibiotic dispensing pharmacists respiratory infections online course e-learning website |
| title | Improving Pharmacists’ Awareness of Inadequate Antibiotic Use for URTIs through an Educational Intervention: A Pilot Study |
| title_full | Improving Pharmacists’ Awareness of Inadequate Antibiotic Use for URTIs through an Educational Intervention: A Pilot Study |
| title_fullStr | Improving Pharmacists’ Awareness of Inadequate Antibiotic Use for URTIs through an Educational Intervention: A Pilot Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving Pharmacists’ Awareness of Inadequate Antibiotic Use for URTIs through an Educational Intervention: A Pilot Study |
| title_short | Improving Pharmacists’ Awareness of Inadequate Antibiotic Use for URTIs through an Educational Intervention: A Pilot Study |
| title_sort | improving pharmacists awareness of inadequate antibiotic use for urtis through an educational intervention a pilot study |
| topic | antibiotic dispensing pharmacists respiratory infections online course e-learning website |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/8/1385 |
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