Table 3 Health professionals’ perceived obstacles with patients’ medication information
Doctors n (%) | Nurses n (%) | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
Medication lists often contain incomplete prescribing information N = 412 | < .001 | ||
Yes | 114 (50.0) | 38 (20.7) | |
Maybe | 73 (32.0) | 69 (37.5) | |
No | 41 (18.0) | 77 (41.8) | |
Medication lists often contain outdated medication and incorrect dosages N = 403 | < .001 | ||
Yes | 128 (56.9) | 35 (19.7) | |
Maybe | 65 (28.9) | 62 (34.6) | |
No | 32 (14.2) | 81 (45.5) | |
Obtaining an overview of patient medication use is time-consuming N = 396 | < .001 | ||
Yes | 164 (73.5) | 66 (38.2) | |
Maybe | 35 (15.7) | 51 (29.5) | |
No | 24 (10.8) | 56 (32.4) | |
I often have to deal with multiple sources of medication information for same patient N = 399 | < .001 | ||
Yes | 186 (84.2) | 62 (34.8) | |
Maybe | 28 (12.7) | 50 (28.1) | |
No | 7 (3.2) | 66 (37.1) | |
Uncertainty in medication information accuracy N = 404 | < .001 | ||
Yes | 116 (52.3) | 38 (20.9) | |
Maybe | 73 (32.9) | 66 (36.3) | |
No | 33 (14.9) | 78 (42.9) | |
I feel an excessive sense of responsibility for the medication usage of patients N = 385 | .471 | ||
Yes | 85 (38.7) | 63 (36.8) | |
Maybe | 70 (32.7) | 51 (29.8) | |
No | 59 (27.6) | 57 (33.3) | |
I feel a need for the shared medication list N = 372 | .800 | ||
Yes | 178 (84.4) | 132 (82.0) | |
Maybe | 26 (12.3) | 22 (13.7) | |
No | 7 (3.3) | 7 (4.3) |