The Development of a Support System for Herbal Medicine Prescription in Multidisciplinary Healthcare Teams, Roi Et Province

Abstract

Purposes :  This study aimed to investigate the current situation and problems, develop, and evaluate a support system for herbal medicine prescription in multidisciplinary healthcare teams in Roi Et Province.

Study design : Research and Development.

Materials and Methods : This research approach focuses on the study and development of a support system for herbal medicine prescriptions based on the HOSxP system for multidisciplinary healthcare teams in Roi Et Province. The System Development Life Cycle was used, dividing into 3 phases. Phase 1: Situational analysis and problem identification through interviews and focus group discussions with 10 medical personnel, analyzed by content analysis. Phase 2: System development, the original group of data was provided by conducting two rounds of testing and improvement. Each round used    in-depth interviews and analyzed data using content analysis. Phase 3: System evaluation from 50 medical personnel by used questionnaire and descriptive statistical analysis.

Main findings : The developed support system effectively integrated comprehensive herbal medicine data with key decision support functions, including recommendations on indications, dosage, precautions, and alerts for drug interactions and adverse reactions. The system's performance was rated high (Mean = 4.18, SD. = 0.617), and overall user satisfaction was also high (Mean = 4.32, SD. = 0.493). Additionally, the utilization of herbal medicines increased significantly by 3.10%.

Conclusion and recommendations : The developed system effectively supports herbal medicine prescriptions among multidisciplinary healthcare teams. Expanding the implementation at the provincial level is therefore appropriate and practically feasible. As a result, the use of herbal medicines were increased, and the system received highly positive feedback from multidisciplinary teams.