Table 3 Distribution of pre and post-test responses to attitude-based questions on MedRec among study participants
Variable | Category | Pre Test N = 360 | Post Test N = 346 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Q1: Do you believe that it is your responsibility to conduct medication reconciliation? | Yes | 272 | 75.6% | 291 | 84.1% |
No | 38 | 10.6% | 32 | 9.2% | |
Don’t know | 50 | 13.9% | 23 | 6.6% | |
Q2: Do you experience any barriers that might discourage you from implementing medication reconciliation services? | Yes | 127 | 35.4% | 129 | 37.3% |
No | 176 | 49.0% | 186 | 53.8% | |
Don’t know | 56 | 15.6% | 31 | 9.0% | |
Q3: Do you have good communication pertaining to medication reconciliation with other healthcare providers at your hospital? | Yes | 266 | 73.9% | 277 | 80.1% |
No | 44 | 12.2% | 50 | 14.5% | |
Don’t know | 50 | 13.9% | 19 | 5.5% | |
Q4: Do you face any barriers in communicating with your patients about their medications? | Yes | 160 | 44.6% | 146 | 42.2% |
No | 177 | 49.3% | 187 | 54.0% | |
Don’t know | 22 | 6.1% | 13 | 3.8% | |
Q5: Would you like to have a standardized process for medication reconciliation at your hospital? | Yes | 313 | 86.9% | 325 | 93.9% |
No | 11 | 3.1% | 4 | 1.2% | |
Don’t know | 36 | 10.0% | 17 | 4.9% | |
Q6: Are you comfortable in adding medications to a patient’s medication list during medication reconciliation? | Yes | 239 | 66.4% | 273 | 78.9% |
No | 59 | 16.4% | 43 | 12.4% | |
Don’t know | 62 | 17.2% | 30 | 8.7% | |
Q7: Are you comfortable in removing medications from a patient’s medication list during medication reconciliation? | Yes | 196 | 54.4% | 225 | 65.0% |
No | 92 | 25.6% | 80 | 23.1% | |
Don’t know | 72 | 20.0% | 41 | 11.8% | |
Q8: Do you think that the medication history and reconciliation process provide reliable information? | Yes | 305 | 85.0% | 320 | 92.5% |
No | 18 | 5.0% | 4 | 1.2% | |
Don’t know | 36 | 10.0% | 22 | 6.4% | |
Q9: Do you think that the medication history and reconciliation process leads to better medication orders being written? | Yes | 311 | 86.4% | 329 | 95.1% |
No | 13 | 3.6% | 4 | 1.2% | |
Don’t know | 36 | 10.0% | 13 | 3.8% | |
Q10: Do you think you would benefit from additional training on medication reconciliation? | Yes | 293 | 81.8% | 323 | 93.4% |
No | 24 | 6.7% | 11 | 3.2% | |
Don’t know | 41 | 11.5% | 12 | 3.5% | |