Table 4.
Opinions on reporting ADRs
| Opinions | Strongly agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting an adverse drug reaction can prevent harm to other people | 61.1% (610) | 32.7% (327) | 4.1% (41) | 1.6% (16) | 0.5% (5) |
| I felt responsible for reporting an adverse drug reaction | 50.5% (504) | 40.2% (402) | 8.1% (81) | 1.0% (10) | 0.2% (2) |
| Reporting an adverse drug reaction that is already mentioned in the patient information leaflet is useless | 13.9% (139) | 20.1% (201) | 18.8% (188) | 31.7% (317) | 15.4% (154) |
| I only report an adverse drug reaction if it is serious | 24.6% (246) | 34.5% (345) | 14.9% (149) | 20.5% (205) | 5.4% (54) |
| Reporting an adverse drug reaction contributes to research and knowledge | 60.9% (608) | 37.0% (370) | 1.8% (18) | 0 | 0.3% (3) |
| I report an adverse drug reaction if it is not mentioned in the patient information leaflet | 39.5% (395) | 35.2% (352) | 14.8% (148) | 8.7% (87) | 1.7% (17) |
| I benefit from reporting an adverse drug reaction | 11.7% (117) | 23.3% (233) | 36.2% (362) | 19.8% (198) | 8.9% (89) |
| Reporting an adverse drug reaction contributes to improvement of drugs | 41.4% (414) | 43.7% (437) | 13.2% (132) | 1.2% (12) | 0.4% (4) |
| I report an adverse drug reaction if it is unexpected | 30.2% (302) | 41.1% (411) | 17.0% (170) | 9.0% (90) | 2.6% (26) |
| In the future I will report a possible adverse drug reaction once again | 47.9% (479) | 44.4% (444) | 6.7% (67) | 0.3% (3) | 0.6% (6) |
Data on motives are given as the percentage of total responses, with the frequency (n) of the response given in parenthesis
Most frequently reported response is given in bold