Health Professions Students and Faculty Perceptions of Poisoning Severity

NCT02553070 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRB201500799
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Inaccurate perceptions of the severity of an exposure may result in unnecessary visits to the Emergency Department or Health Care Facility which can result in crowding of Emergency Departments, unnecessary utilization of valuable health care resources, unnecessary treatments, and or mistakes / errors resulting in harm to the patient. Inaccurate perceptions about the severity of an exposure can result in delays in proper evaluation and treatment resulting in harm or in some cases death of the patient.

Conditions

Poisoning

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Survey will be used for perceptions of poisoning severity

  Pharmacy students will be asked to participate in a short (5-7 minutes) survey that contains 21-short cases involving an exposure to a pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical agent. The survey will consist of two answers, either "Hospital" or "Home". The data will be complied using the percentage of correct answers on the poisoning severity.

  Day 1

Study Arms (1)

Pharmacy Students

Participants will be asked to indicate their perception of poisoning severity by answering a short survey.

Other: Survey

Interventions

Survey OTHER

Pharmacy students will be asked to participate in a short (5-7 minutes) survey (see below) that contains 21-short cases involving an exposure to a pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical agent. All cases involve children less than 19 years of age. Participants will be asked to indicate their year in pharmacy school (1st or 2nd) and their gender (female/male).

Pharmacy Students

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Pharmacy students in their 1st or 2nd year of pharmacy school.

You may qualify if:

• All pharmacy students who agree to participate

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Florida: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Florida College of Pharmacy

Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Poisoning

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Sven A Normann, PharmD

  University of Florida

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 16, 2015
• First Posted: September 17, 2015
• Study Start: September 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2015
• Study Completion: November 1, 2015
• Last Updated: November 13, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-11

Locations

US (1)