Table 3.
Students’ intentions and attitudes to reporting ADRs
| N | Mean (SD) | Extremely unlikely (%) | Neither likely nor unlikely (%) | Extremely likely (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Intentions and attitudes towards ADR reporting | |||||||||
| I intend to report serious ADRs that I encounter to the competent authority | 29 | 6.38 (0.73) | – | – | – | – | 4 (13.8) | 10 (34.5) | 15 (51.7) |
| I intend to report unknown ADRs that I encounter to the competent authority | 29 | 6.31 (0.81) | – | – | – | 1 (3.4) | 3 (10.3) | 11 (37.9) | 14 (48.3) |
| I intend to report all ADRs that I encounter to the competent authority | 29 | 2.93a (1.22) | 3 (10.3) | 8 (27.6) | 10 (34.5) | 5 (17.2) | 2 (6.9) | 1 (3.4) | – |
| How likely do you think the following outcomes will be if you report an ADR? | |||||||||
| Contributes to the safe use of medicines | 29 | 6.31 (0.66) | – | – | – | – | 3 (10.3) | 14 (48.3) | 12 (41.4) |
| Improves patient safety | 29 | 6.21 (0.77) | – | – | – | – | 6 (20.7) | 11 (37.9) | 12 (41.4) |
| Educates others about drug risks | 29 | 5.93 (0.92) | – | – | – | 1 (3.4) | 10 (34.5) | 8 (27.6) | 10 (34.5) |
| Personally beneficial | 29 | 4.14 (1.68) | 1 (3.4) | 6 (20.7) | 2 (6.9) | 8 (27.6) | 6 (20.7) | 3 (10.3) | 3 (10.3) |
| Time consuming to report | 29 | 4.00 (1.67) | 3 (10.3) | 2 (6.9) | 5 (17.2) | 9 (31.0) | 4 (13.8) | 4 (13.8) | 2 (6.9) |
| Disrupts the normal workflow | 29 | 3.83 (1.63) | 2 (6.9) | 7 (24.1) | 2 (6.9) | 5 (17.2) | 10 (34.5) | 2 (6.9) | 1 (3.4) |
| Increases risk of malpractice | 29 | 2.72 (1.33) | 2 (6.9) | 16 (55.2) | 4 (13.8) | 4 (13.8) | 2 (6.9) | – | 1 (3.4) |
| Breaks trust with patients | 29 | 2.14 (0.74) | 5 (17.2) | 16 (55.2) | 7 (24.1) | 1 (3.4) | – | – | – |
Upper part: Student intentions to report serious, unknown and all encountered ADRs to the competent authority
Lower part: Student behaviour beliefs towards reporting an ADR
ADR adverse drug reaction, SD standard deviation
aStatistical significant difference