En el año 2020 iniciamos el proyecto “Uso más seguro de la medicación en pacientes pediátricos en el hogar. Estudio pre-post intervención” a través de la colaboración de tres instituciones en la provincia de Alicante: la Universidad Miguel Hernández, FISABIO (Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana) y el Departamento de Pediatría de Alicante-Hospital General (con la participación de pediatras hospitalarios y de atención primaria). Un proyecto con el objetivo de desarrollar y evaluar una intervención online dirigida a padres-madres para incrementar la seguridad en el uso de los medicamentos pediátricos en el hogar. Y para ello se creó la web FARMAVIZOR, medicación infantil segura.
Y como parte de este proyecto se han derivado alguna publicaciones científicas que van viendo la luz en las revistas biomédicas:
- En el año 2021 se publicó en la revista Expert Opin Drug Saf. (IF 4,250, Q2) el artículo “A systematic review on pediatric medication errors by parents or caregivers at home”, que ya compartimos en este blog.
- Y en este año 2023 acaba de publicarse en BMC Pediatrics. (IF 2,567, Q2 ) el artículo “Perceptions and attitudes of pediatricians and families with regard to pediatric medication errors at home”, cuyo resumen os dejamos, así como el artículo.
“Purpose This study aimed to identify the perceptions and attitudes of pediatricians and parents/caregivers regarding medication errors at home, and to compare the fndings from the two populations.
Methods This was a cross-sectional survey study. We designed a survey for working pediatricians and another one for parents or caregivers of children aged 14 years and younger. The survey’s questions were designed to assess provider and parental opinions about the difculty faced by parents providing medical treatment, specifc questions on medication errors, and on a possible intervention program aimed at preventing pediatric medication errors. Pediatrician and parent responses to matching questions in both surveys were compared.
Results The surveys were administered in Spain from 2019 to 2021. In total, 182 pediatricians and 194 families took part. Most pediatricians (62.6%) and families (79.3%) considered that managing medical treatment was not among the main difculties faced by parents in caring for their children. While 79.1% of pediatricians thought that parents consulted the internet to resolve doubts regarding the health of their children, most families (81.1%) said they con sulted healthcare professionals. Lack of knowledge among parents and caregivers was one of the causes of medication errors most frequently mentioned by both pediatricians and parents. Most pediatricians (95.1%) said they would recommend a program designed to prevent errors at home.
Conclusions Pediatricians and families think that medical treatment is not among the main difculties faced by parents in caring for their children. Most pediatricians said they would recommend a medication error reporting and learning system designed for families of their patients to prevent medication errors that might occur in the home environment.”
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