Healthcare workers' knowledge level regarding anaphylaxis and usage of epinephrine auto-injectors

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dc.authoridCanizci Erdemli, Pinar/0000-0002-6200-3173
dc.contributor.authorArga, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorTopal, Erdem
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Sila
dc.contributor.authorErdemli, Pinar Canizci
dc.contributor.authorBicakci, Kubra
dc.contributor.authorBakirtas, Arzu
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:10:08Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:10:08Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground. Inadequate practices in diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis in parallel with an increase in its prevalence may cause serious public health problems today. This is the first study aiming to assess the theoretical knowledge of professional and non-professional healthcare workers from different lines of the healthcare service chain about anaphylaxis management, and their practice approaches for epinephrine autoinjectors (EAIs) together. Methods. The study included 697 participants comprising physicians, dentists, pharmacists, and school staff. In face-to-face interviews, each participant was asked to fill out the questionnaire forms prepared for assessing their demographic characteristics, experience with a case of anaphylaxis and EAI and theoretical knowledge about the diagnosis and treatment of anaphylaxis, and to demonstrate how to use EAI in practice with trainer device. Results. The rates of 391 physicians, 98 dentists, 102 pharmacists and 105 school staff of knowing the diagnosis criteria of anaphylaxis were 47.6%, 31.6%, 31.1%, 19%, and knowing the first and life-saving treatment of anaphylaxis were 87.2%, 79.6%, 47.6%,15.2%, respectively. Predictors that affected physicians in knowing the first and life-saving treatment of anaphylaxis were having experience with EAIs [OR:5.5, (%95a1.330-23.351, p=0.015)1 and a case of anaphylaxis [OR:2.4, (%95CI:1.442-4.020, p=0.001)1, and knowing the administration route of epinephrine correctly [OR:1.9, (%95CI:1.191-3.314, 1,1008)]. 31.1% of the participants demonstrated the EAI usage correctly. The EAI usage steps with the most errors were Place the appropriate injection tip into outer thigh/Press the trigger so it 'clicks' and Turn the trigger to arrow direction (60.3% and 34.9%, respectively). Conclusions. Healthcare workers' knowledge level regarding anaphylaxis management and ability to use EAIs correctly are not adequate. That most errors were made in the same steps of EAI usage indicates that the industry should continue to strive for developing the ideal life-saving device.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.24953/turkjped.2021.03.004
dc.identifier.endpage383en_US
dc.identifier.issn0041-4301
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid34254482en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85109825226en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage372en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid508219en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.24953/turkjped.2021.03.004
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/508219
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/92601
dc.identifier.volume63en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000668350700004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTurkish J Pediatricsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Pediatricsen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectanaphylaxisen_US
dc.subjectepinephrine auto-injectorsen_US
dc.subjecthealthcare workersen_US
dc.subjectknowledgeen_US
dc.subjectmanagementen_US
dc.titleHealthcare workers' knowledge level regarding anaphylaxis and usage of epinephrine auto-injectorsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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