Predictors of quality of medication prescribing in primary care in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia
(East. Mediterr. health j).
em Inglês
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| ID: who-118097
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ABSTRACT
Identifying the indicators of good quality medication prescribing assists physicians in preventing medication errors. This study in Riyadh city aimed to examine the relationship between physicians' self-reported influences on prescribing and the quality of their prescribing, defined as the completeness and accuracy of their prescription documentation. A sample of 600 randomly selected prescriptions written by 87 physicians were rated as high or low quality. The same physicians completed a questionnaire to determine the indicators of quality prescribing. The 7 components identified with factor loadings +0.5 or -0.5 were subjected to binary logistic regression modelling. While a range of potential quality indicators of drug prescribing were identified, none of the variables underpinning the 7 components/factors survived the binary logistic regression mode. More studies are needed that take into account other quality indicators of medication prescribing in Saudi Arabia
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Coleções:
Bases de dados de organismos internacionais
Base de dados:
WHO IRIS
Assunto principal:
Prescrições de Medicamentos
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Atenção Primária à Saúde
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Padrões de Prática Médica
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Estudos Transversais
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Indicadores de Qualidade em Assistência à Saúde
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Médicos de Atenção Primária
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East. Mediterr. health j
Ano de publicação:
2011