Psychological effects on self-medication during the pandemic COVID-19 in WP Labuan: A development of questionnaire and pilot-testing
Self-Medication, which is a practice to self-treat using medicine without consulting a medical practitioner or a doctor, is a common practice and the Pandemic Covid-19 may have caused people to resort to self-medication in order to reduce the infectivity of the Covid-19. Objective: To validate and d...
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| description | Self-Medication, which is a practice to self-treat using medicine without consulting a medical practitioner or a doctor, is a common practice and the Pandemic Covid-19 may have caused people to resort to self-medication in order to reduce the infectivity of the Covid-19. Objective: To validate and develop an instrument in Bahasa Melayu to assess the psychological distress and self-medication during pandemic Covid-19 in WP Labuan. Methods: A pilot study was conducted among 160 participants in WP Labuan. Reliability testing on internal consistency and content validity was performed on the adapted Covid-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI) as well as domain on knowledge, practice and attitude of self-medication. Result: A panel of seven experts evaluated the research instrument for content validity and it was found to have good content item validity. The CPDI domain showed good internal consistency of Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.919. The mean (SD) CPDI score of the respondents in WP Labuan was 32.55 (15.98). 64.2% of the respondents experienced psychological distress. The variable for Area (town/countryside) was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05) to be associated with selfmedication during the pandemic. Conclusion: The instrument established sound reliability and validity and therefore, can be an effective tool for assessing psychological distress and self-medication in the Malaysian population. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-362972023-08-07T08:01:06Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36297/ Psychological effects on self-medication during the pandemic COVID-19 in WP Labuan: A development of questionnaire and pilot-testing Michelle L Tan Shamsur Rahman Freddie Robinson Mohd Hijaz Mohd Sani RA1-418.5 Medicine and the state RA411-415 Provisions for personal medical care. Medical care plans Self-Medication, which is a practice to self-treat using medicine without consulting a medical practitioner or a doctor, is a common practice and the Pandemic Covid-19 may have caused people to resort to self-medication in order to reduce the infectivity of the Covid-19. Objective: To validate and develop an instrument in Bahasa Melayu to assess the psychological distress and self-medication during pandemic Covid-19 in WP Labuan. Methods: A pilot study was conducted among 160 participants in WP Labuan. Reliability testing on internal consistency and content validity was performed on the adapted Covid-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI) as well as domain on knowledge, practice and attitude of self-medication. Result: A panel of seven experts evaluated the research instrument for content validity and it was found to have good content item validity. The CPDI domain showed good internal consistency of Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.919. The mean (SD) CPDI score of the respondents in WP Labuan was 32.55 (15.98). 64.2% of the respondents experienced psychological distress. The variable for Area (town/countryside) was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05) to be associated with selfmedication during the pandemic. Conclusion: The instrument established sound reliability and validity and therefore, can be an effective tool for assessing psychological distress and self-medication in the Malaysian population. National Library of Medicine 2023 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36297/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36297/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Michelle L Tan and Shamsur Rahman and Freddie Robinson and Mohd Hijaz Mohd Sani (2023) Psychological effects on self-medication during the pandemic COVID-19 in WP Labuan: A development of questionnaire and pilot-testing. Pharmacy Practice. pp. 1-8. ISSN 1885-642X https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2023.1.2779 |
| spellingShingle | RA1-418.5 Medicine and the state RA411-415 Provisions for personal medical care. Medical care plans Michelle L Tan Shamsur Rahman Freddie Robinson Mohd Hijaz Mohd Sani Psychological effects on self-medication during the pandemic COVID-19 in WP Labuan: A development of questionnaire and pilot-testing |
| title | Psychological effects on self-medication during the pandemic COVID-19 in WP Labuan: A development of questionnaire and pilot-testing |
| title_full | Psychological effects on self-medication during the pandemic COVID-19 in WP Labuan: A development of questionnaire and pilot-testing |
| title_fullStr | Psychological effects on self-medication during the pandemic COVID-19 in WP Labuan: A development of questionnaire and pilot-testing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological effects on self-medication during the pandemic COVID-19 in WP Labuan: A development of questionnaire and pilot-testing |
| title_short | Psychological effects on self-medication during the pandemic COVID-19 in WP Labuan: A development of questionnaire and pilot-testing |
| title_sort | psychological effects on self medication during the pandemic covid 19 in wp labuan a development of questionnaire and pilot testing |
| topic | RA1-418.5 Medicine and the state RA411-415 Provisions for personal medical care. Medical care plans |
| url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36297/1/ABSTRACT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36297/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf |
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