ArticleEuropean journal of clinical pharmacology2014
Factors associated with time consumption when answering drug-related queries to Scandinavian drug information centres: a multi-centre study.
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- Clinical-Pharmacological Drug Information Center of Hannover Medical School: Update From a Tertiary Care University Hospital (2022-2024).Pharmacology research & perspectives · 2026Article
- Clinical pharmacology consultations and their implementation in clinical decision making.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2026Article
- Analysis of queries to a Swedish drug information centre identifies scientific knowledge gaps.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Factors Determining Quality of Drug Information by Hospital Pharmacies-Results from Five-Year Annual Quality Assessment.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Clinical-pharmacological drug information center of Hannover Medical School: experiences and analysis from a tertiary care university hospital.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The perceived development needs for medicines information services in university hospital pharmacies: A mixed methods study.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2022Article
- Assessing the quality of drug information provided by hospital pharmacies using a fictitious enquiry and simulated real-life conditions.European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice · 2021Article
- Use of References in Responses from Scandinavian Drug Information Centres.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
- Quality assessment of structure and language elements of written responses given by seven Scandinavian drug information centres.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeThere is little research-based documentation on the services provided by drug information centres (DICs). The aim of this multi-centre study was to explore for the first time the factors associated with time consumption when answering drug-related queries at eight different but comparable DICs.
methodsDuring an 8-week period, staff members at eight Scandinavian DICs recorded the number of minutes during which they responded to queries. Mixed model linear regression analyses were used to explore the factors associated with time consumption when answering queries.
resultsThe mean time consumption per query was 178 min (range 4-2540 min). The mean time consumed per query increased by 28 (95 % confidence interval (CI) 23 to 33, p < 0.001) min higher for queries for which there was a lack of documentation and 139 (95 % CI 74 to 203, p < 0.001) min higher when conflicting information was present in the literature. Staff members with less than 1 year of experience consumed a mean of 91 more minutes (95 % CI 32 to 150, p = 0.003) per query than staff members with more than 2 years of experience.
conclusionsThis study demonstrates the large variation in time consumed answering queries posed to Scandinavian DICs. The results highlight the need for highly competent staff members and easy access to drug information sources. Further studies are required to explore the association between time consumption and response quality.
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