Impact of clinical pharmacist's educational intervention tools in enhancing public awareness and perception of antibiotic use: A randomized control trial
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Introduction In most developing countries, antimicrobial resistance is a public threat, and insufficient knowledge of antibiotics among the public adds to it. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of the clinical pharmacist's pamphlets and video-based educational tools to address the public's knowledge, attitude, and practice gaps on antibiotic use. Methods This was a pre-and post-intervention cohort study of the adult population in South India who can read and understand Tamil or English. The study participants were designated into two groups-usual care group (pamphlet-based) and interventional group (video-based), with a pre-intervention assessment using a self-administered questionnaire, followed by an educational intervention by a clinical pharmacist, and finally, a post-intervention assessment after three months. Result Of the162 respondents, the majority were female (58%), in the age group of 26–35 (30%), with intermediate education (43%) from a middle-income family. The mean score calculated for each domain among the two groups: knowledge score (Pamphlet based-Pre: 2.26 ± 1.13; post: 3.23 ± 1.02), (Video based-Pre: 2.22 ± 1.45; post: 3.95 ± 0.89), Attitude score (Pamphlet based-Pre: 2.53 ± 1.96; post: 3.23 ± 0.9), (Video based-Pre: 2.39 ± 1.81; post: 4.21 ± 1.35), Practice score (Pamphlet based-Pre: 2.19 ± 1.02; post: 4.46 ± 1.81). A significant improvement was observed in all domains of the video-based counselling group compared to the pamphlet-based (p < 0.001). Conclusion Clinical pharmacists can effectively help in combating growing catastrophic AMR. Newer technologies need to be deployed in healthcare to educate the unreached. This study gives an insight into the technology-supported educational tool to provide awareness to the public effectively.
Authors: Rahul Radhakrishnan, D. Maheswary, K.V. Leela, Narayanaswamy Damodharan
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,200
OpenAlex ID: W4311776558