Assessment of the Utilization Pattern and Related Knowledge about Topical Nasal Decongestants among the Users
Introduction Nasal decongestants are one of the drugs commonly prescribed by otorhinolaryngologists in their day to day practice. The excessive or inappropriate use of nasal decongestant due to rapid symptomatic relief leads to drug misuse or abuse. Inadequate knowledge about the drug usage leads...
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Nasal decongestants are one of the drugs commonly prescribed by otorhinolaryngologists in their day to day practice. The excessive or inappropriate use of nasal decongestant due to rapid symptomatic relief leads to drug misuse or abuse. Inadequate knowledge about the drug usage leads to inappropriate drug usage.
Materials and Methods
A cross sectional study was done among 90 patients who were using topical nasal decongestants. A pre tested, pre validated questionnaire was used to assess the patient’s knowledge, the utilization pattern and the attitude towards the drug usage.
Results
The mean age of presentation in our study was 38.4 years. Only 14.4% of the people knew the appropriate duration of drug usage. Only 33.3% knew about the probable side effects of prolonged drug usage. There was a significant correlation between knowledge and utilisation pattern of topical nasal decongestants usage and the literacy level. Though most of the people (46.7%) started using the drug after being prescribed by a doctor, only 14.3% among them strictly adhered to doctor’s instructions.82% of the users were not much worried about the prolonged usage as 73.3% believed that prolonged use may or will surely improve their symptoms. Though 66.7% users wanted to stop prolonged usage of the drug, 76.9% had varying difficulties in stopping the drug.
Conclusion
The knowledge and the utilization pattern regarding the drug usage were very low. The same was found to be better with increase in literacy level. Health professionals should play a major role in establishing a rational drug usage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-54ba434d20b9417896a80de76ed86d1a2024-03-03T06:10:48ZengThe Association of Otolaryngologists of India, West BengalBengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery2395-24072020-07-0126310.47210/bjohns.2018.v26i3.204Assessment of the Utilization Pattern and Related Knowledge about Topical Nasal Decongestants among the UsersValli Rajasekaran0Puja Ghosh1Shri Sathya Sai Medical college and research institute, Shri Balaji Vidhyapeeth UniversityShri Sathya Sai Medical college and research institute, Shri Balaji Vidhyapeeth universityIntroduction Nasal decongestants are one of the drugs commonly prescribed by otorhinolaryngologists in their day to day practice. The excessive or inappropriate use of nasal decongestant due to rapid symptomatic relief leads to drug misuse or abuse. Inadequate knowledge about the drug usage leads to inappropriate drug usage. Materials and Methods A cross sectional study was done among 90 patients who were using topical nasal decongestants. A pre tested, pre validated questionnaire was used to assess the patient’s knowledge, the utilization pattern and the attitude towards the drug usage. Results The mean age of presentation in our study was 38.4 years. Only 14.4% of the people knew the appropriate duration of drug usage. Only 33.3% knew about the probable side effects of prolonged drug usage. There was a significant correlation between knowledge and utilisation pattern of topical nasal decongestants usage and the literacy level. Though most of the people (46.7%) started using the drug after being prescribed by a doctor, only 14.3% among them strictly adhered to doctor’s instructions.82% of the users were not much worried about the prolonged usage as 73.3% believed that prolonged use may or will surely improve their symptoms. Though 66.7% users wanted to stop prolonged usage of the drug, 76.9% had varying difficulties in stopping the drug. Conclusion The knowledge and the utilization pattern regarding the drug usage were very low. The same was found to be better with increase in literacy level. Health professionals should play a major role in establishing a rational drug usage.https://bjohns.in/journal3/index.php/bjohns/article/view/204Nasal DecongestantsSelf MedicationHealth LiteracyCross-Sectional StudiesSurveys and Questionnaires |
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| title | Assessment of the Utilization Pattern and Related Knowledge about Topical Nasal Decongestants among the Users |
| title_full | Assessment of the Utilization Pattern and Related Knowledge about Topical Nasal Decongestants among the Users |
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| title_short | Assessment of the Utilization Pattern and Related Knowledge about Topical Nasal Decongestants among the Users |
| title_sort | assessment of the utilization pattern and related knowledge about topical nasal decongestants among the users |
| topic | Nasal Decongestants Self Medication Health Literacy Cross-Sectional Studies Surveys and Questionnaires |
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