Table 5 Respondents’attitude on usage of PPI [n(%)]
Questions (completely agree, almost agree) | Doctor (n = 295) | Nurse (n = 268) | Pharmacist (n = 288) | Total | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overuse of PPI is common at presentin China. | 258(87.46) | 220(82.09) | 254(90.97) | 732(86.02) | 5.081 | 0.079 |
The main cause of PPI overuse is doctors’ or patients’ abuse of PPI. | 190(64.41) | 192(71.64) | 208(72.22) | 590(69.33) | 5.169 | 0.075 |
The main purpose of PPI overuse is SUP. | 133(45.08) | 68(25.37) | 154(53.47) | 355(41.72) | 47.188 | 0.000 |
Overuse of PPI will cause an increase in adverse drug reaction and medical cost. | 197(66.78) | 188(70.15) | 224(77.78) | 609(71.56) | 9.046 | 0.011 |
Necessary to carry out large scale education on rational use of PPI for medical staff and the public. | 208(70.51) | 172(64.18) | 233(80.90) | 613(72.03) | 19.793 | 0.000 |
Necessary to strengthen the management of community pharmacy. | 124(42.03) | 84(31.34) | 107(37.15) | 315(37.02) | 6.888 | 0.032 |