Reliability of High-Alert Medications Questionnaire in Turkish Healthcare Professionals

• DOI: 10.14235/bas.galenos.2020.5238
• Publication Date: 2021-06-14T13:57:42Z
• Authors: Feyza ÖZTÜRK; Öznur ALTIPARMAK; Beyza TORUN; Muhammed Yunus BE...; Mesut SANCAR; Betül OKUYAN
• Keywords: Health Professionals

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the reliability of High-Alert Medications (HAM) Questionnaire in Turkish healthcare professionals.Methods: methodological was conducted between December 2017 and January 2018 a private university hospital.The professionals, including nurses, health service technicians, pharmacists, who are older than 18 years old were eligible for this study.After following appropriate translation cultural adaptation process, internal consistency HAM using Kuder-Richardson 20 coefficient test-retest evaluated.Results: Among 146 mean age 25.40±5.16years, wherein 76% females.Most participants nurses (69.9%) other professionals technicians (28.1%) pharmacists (2.0%).The total score 70.00±19.50.The 0.815.A statistically significant correlation found scores at baseline after 15 days, which confirmed (r=0.527;p<0.01).A advanced (r=0.310;p<0.001) higher professional year (r=0.445;p<0.001).