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The pharmacists’ knowledge, attitude, and practice toward the application of radio‑frequency identification in Iranian pharmacies

Peivand Bastani1, Alireza Yusef2★, Parisa Dehghanian2, Maryam Radin Manesh3, Nasrin Shaarbafchi Zadeh4, Fatemeh Khademian5★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Health Human Resources Research Center.
  2. 2Department of Health Service Management, Student Research Committee, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz.
  3. 3Department of Health Economics, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran.
  4. 4Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan.
  5. 5Department of Health Information Management, Student Research Committee, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IRAN.

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Alireza Yusef

Department of Health Service Management, Student Research Committee, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz.

alirezayusefi67@gmail.com

Volume 8, Issue 1 · pp. 44–49 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.4103/jphi.JPHI_86_17

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ABSTRACT

Background: Health care is a vitally sensitive area, in which the smallest medication error may lead to patient’s loss that cannot be compensated. In this area, information technology is a useful tool for practical improvement of health‑care units such as hospital and community pharmacies. The aim of this study was to investigate the pharmacists’ knowledge, attitude, and practice in applying radio‑frequency identification (RFID). Methods:This is a cross‑sectional research carried out in 2016. Research population and sample included 196 pharmacists in Shiraz city, the largest metropolitan in the South of Iran. The data were collected using the researcher‑made questionnaire, and its validity and reliability were confirmed. Data were analyzed using descriptive indices and Pearson’s correlation in SPSS 23. Results:The results showed that the means of practice, knowledge, and attitude of the participants were 1.64 ± 0.5, 1.82 ± 0.61, and 3.62 ± 0.62 (out of 5), respectively, showing weak practice and knowledge but good attitude toward RFID technology. In addition, the majority of the pharmacists’ attitude toward applying RFID technology was evaluated as positive. There was a significant relationship between the items of pharmacists’ knowledge and attitude toward RFID technology (P = 0.03, r = 0.36). Conclusion: Considering the fact that the concept of technology was newly developed in health area, we concluded that the studied pharmacists were not familiar with RFID technology and its advantages and they doubted its application. Therefore, it is suggested that required instructions should be taken into consideration by health authorities for introducing and applying the technology.

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    Bastani, P., Yusef, A., Dehghanian, P., Manesh, M. R., Zadeh, N. S., & Khademian, F. (). The pharmacists’ knowledge, attitude, and practice toward the application of radio‑frequency identification in Iranian pharmacies. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation, 8(1), 44–49. https://doi.org/10.4103/jphi.JPHI_86_17