Health Communication (의료커뮤니케이션)

Korean Academy on Communication in Healthcare (대한의료커뮤니케이션학회)
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Knowledge and Attitude about Drugs and the Current Status of Self-medication of Nursing Students

간호대학생의 의약품 자가투약 실태, 약물에 대한 지식 및 태도에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Hae-Ok (Department of nursing, Kyungnam University) ;
  • Lee, Eun-Joo (Department of nursing, Kyungnam University) ;
  • Sung, Min (Department of nursing, Kyungnam University) ;
  • Kim, Min-Kyeong (Department of nursing, Kyungnam University)
  • 김혜옥 (경남대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 이은주 (경남대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 성민 (경남대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 김민경 (경남대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2018.11.05
  • Accepted : 2018.11.29
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

Background: Nursing college students are exposed to information about diseases or drugs, and are likely to have a distorted perception of drug knowledge or behavior. The study aimed to identify knowledge and attitude about drugs and current status of self-medication among nursing students. Methods: The subjects were 172 nursing students from a university in Busan. Data were collected with structured questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive analysis, t-test, and one-way ANOVA using SPSS 23.0. Results: Nursing students had a high level of knowledge about drugs, but attitudes toward drugs were relatively low. 83.7% of patients had experience of self-medication. The methods to acquire information for self-administration were 29.9% by smart phone and 27.1% by internet. The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) among self-medication drugs was the highest. The most common reason for self-medication was 'I thought it to be a mild disease', and the pharmacists were the most affected by choice of self-medication. The knowledge about drugs was statistically significant according to grade, school life satisfaction and subjective health status. The attitudes about medication were statistically significant according to grade and self-medication experience. Conclusion: Nursing college students need drug safety education to improve awareness and practice of correct drug use.

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