Effect of Online Provision of Knowledge on Parent’ Knowledge on Dosing Tools and Administration of Pediatric Liquid Medications
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Objectives: To evaluate the knowledge on dosing devices and administration of pediatric oral liquid in parent before and after online provision of related knowledge. Method: This randomized controlled trial in parent with 18 years old or over who took care of children younger than 7 years old. The experimental group received graphical online information on dosing devices and administration of oral liquid once a week for 3 weeks via LINE application. Both experimental group and control group completed an online knowledge assessment before the study and the 4th week of the study. Results: There were 141 participants with 70 in control group and 71 subjects in experimental group. Baselines characteristics were not significantly different between groups. At the end of the study, the posttest score of knowledge in the experimental group was significantly higher than pretest score (6.02+2.06 and 8.91+1.20 out of full score of 10, respectively; P<0.05). After intervention, knowledge score in the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group (8.91+1.20 and 6.47+1.98, respectively; P<0.05). Mean knowledge on selection of devices, unit of volume, and volume reading in the experimental group were significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). Those with education at high school or diploma level and college level had a higher level of knowledge than those with education at primary school level (P<0.05). The experimental group had a mean score of satisfaction toward online provision of knowledge at 4.38+0.62 out of the full score of 5. Conclusion: Online provision of knowledge significantly enhanced knowledge on dosing devices and administration of oral liquid among parent. It should be regarded as one of the channels that a pharmacist could provide counseling to parent. Education level of parent affected their understanding of advices.
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ผลการวิจัยและความคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในบทความถือเป็นความคิดเห็นและอยู่ในความรับผิดชอบของผู้นิพนธ์ มิใช่ความเห็นหรือความรับผิดชอบของกองบรรณาธิการ หรือคณะเภสัชศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ ทั้งนี้ไม่รวมความผิดพลาดอันเกิดจากการพิมพ์ บทความที่ได้รับการเผยแพร่โดยวารสารเภสัชกรรมไทยถือเป็นสิทธิ์ของวารสารฯ
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