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Table 2 Healthcare providers’ satisfaction with the medication surveillance program in South Korea

From: Physician and pharmacist satisfaction and clinical needs for the real-time medication surveillance program in South Korea

Statement

Frequency (%)

p-value*

Strongly unsatisfied

Unsatisfied

Neutral

Satisfied

Strongly satisfied

Are you satisfied with the medication surveillance?

27 (2.4)

61 (5.5)

323 (29.0)

488 (43.9)

213 (19.2)

< 0.001

 Physicians

22 (4.4)

49 (9.8)

151 (30.2)

210 (42.0)

68 (13.6)

 

 Pharmacists

5 (0.8)

12 (2.0)

172 (28.1)

278 (45.4)

145 (23.7)

 

Do you think the medication surveillance has improved the following?

 Prevention of adverse drug reactions

21 (1.9)

103 (9.3)

278 (25.0)

468 (42.1)

241 (21.7)

< 0.001

  Physicians

19 (3.8)

70 (14.1)

133 (26.7)

197 (39.6)

79 (15.9)

 

  Pharmacists

2 (0.3)

33 (5.4)

145 (23.7)

271 (44.2)

162 (26.4)

 

 Decrease in therapeutic duplication

17 (1.5)

65 (5.8)

165 (14.8)

440 (39.5)

426 (38.3)

< 0.001

  Physicians

13 (2.6)

34 (6.8)

86 (17.2)

204 (40.8)

163 (32.6)

 

  Pharmacists

4 (0.7)

31 (5.1)

79 (12.9)

236 (38.5)

263 (42.9)

 

 Decrease in drug overuse

27 (2.4)

112 (10.1)

269 (24.2)

432 (38.8)

272 (24.5)

< 0.001

  Physicians

23 (4.6)

52 (10.4)

115 (23.0)

197 (39.5)

112 (22.4)

 

  Pharmacists

4 (0.7)

60 (9.8)

154 (25.1)

235 (38.3)

160 (26.1)

 
  1. *p-value was calculated using chi-square test