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标题：Community pharmacists’ knowledge, attitude, and practice of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): the impact of training courses
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作者：Laleh Mahmoudi ; Mojtaba Shafiekhani ; Hamed Dehghanpour 等
期刊名称：Advances in Medical Education and Practice
电子版ISSN：1179-7258
出版年度：2019
卷号：10
页码：427-436
DOI：10.2147/AMEP.S201904
出版社：Dove Medical Press Ltd
摘要：Introduction: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder. Pharmacists have a vital role in patient education and in drug-therapy management for IBS. This survey is the first study in Iran, to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of community pharmacists on IBS, and the impact of training courses on the improvement of their skills. Objective and setting: This pre- and post-cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate IBS-KAP amongst Community pharmacists in Shiraz, Iran. Methods: Pretested questionnaires were designed to assess professional characteristics and KAP components of the community pharmacists regarding IBS. All pharmacists from Shiraz were invited to participate in a 3-day training course on IBS. The participants were requested to complete the questionnaire before commencing the training course (pre-test), at the end of the 3-days course (post-test), and also 3 months after the course (follow-up test). Results: Correct answers to all parts increased after the training course, as well as in the follow-up stage, which was statistically significant in all three parts ( P <0.05). The increases in correct answers were seen in the fields of attitude, practice, and knowledge. Conclusion: It seems that continuing IBS training courses are essential for pharmacists, regarding the fact that they can play an important role in assisting patients with IBS, as they are easily accessible healthcare professionals.
关键词：attitude; practice; knowledge; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; pharmacist