OBJECTIVE: To assess the knowledge and attitude of healthcare professionals towards electronic prescribing system. METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan, from July to August, 2018, and comprised physicians, pharmacists and nurses working at the public-sector facility. Data was collected through structured interviews and the parameters were assessed by using a pre-validated questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS 22. RESULTS: Of the 303 healthcare professionals, 101(33.3%) each were physicians, pharmacists and nurses. The overall age range was 30-50 years. Physicians had the highest mean knowledge level 20.57±7.87 (p<0.05), while pharmacists had the highest mean attitude score 14.18±3.4 (p>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Physicians, pharmacists and nurses had appropriate knowledge of and attitude towards electronic prescribing system, but physicians had significantly more knowledge compared to the other HCPs.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the knowledge and attitude of healthcare professionals towards electronic prescribing system. METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan, from July to August, 2018, and comprised physicians, pharmacists and nurses working at the public-sector facility. Data was collected through structured interviews and the parameters were assessed by using a pre-validated questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS 22. RESULTS: Of the 303 healthcare professionals, 101(33.3%) each were physicians, pharmacists and nurses. The overall age range was 30-50 years. Physicians had the highest mean knowledge level 20.57±7.87 (p<0.05), while pharmacists had the highest mean attitude score 14.18±3.4 (p>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Physicians, pharmacists and nurses had appropriate knowledge of and attitude towards electronic prescribing system, but physicians had significantly more knowledge compared to the other HCPs.