Interest of dental professionals and students in a mobile app for calculating dosages of medicines for use in pediatric dentistry
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35699/2178-1990.2024.48577Keywords:
Pediatric dentistry, Pharmacology, Mobile application, InventionsAbstract
Aim: This study aimed to assess the interest of dental students, clinicians and professors in a mobile app for calculating dosages of medicines for use in Pediatric Dentistry.
Methods: The cross-sectional survey involved a random sample of undergraduate and postgraduate pediatric dental students, clinical pediatric dentists and professors. Initially, participants watched a video about an early version of the app. They then answered a questionnaire about their clinical experience, calculation routine, and interest in the app. Descriptive analyses were carried out.
Results: Of the 41 participants (20 students, 10 clinicians and 11 professors), 87.8% recognized the need to adjust doses of medicines used in pediatric dentistry, but only 56.1% felt confident in doing so. Almost a fifth of participants (19.5%) admitted errors in prescribing medicines for pediatric dental patients. After seeing the app’s functionalities, 92.7% considered it relevant, and 87.8% were interested in the full version.
Conclusion: The app is deemed relevant, necessary, and of significant interest to the target audience, indicating potential for investment and full development.
Downloads
References
Menon LU, Xavier AM, Shaikh SA, Sunny SM. Medication errors: common pitfalls and recommendations in pediatric dentistry practice. J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2021;45:291-7.
Batchelor HK, Marriott JF. Paediatric pharmacokinetics: key considerations. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2015;79:395-404.
Golhen K, Buettcher M, Kost J, Huwyler J, Pfister M. Meeting challenges of pediatric drug delivery: the potential of orally fast disintegrating tablets for infants and children. Pharmaceutics. 2023;15(4):1033.
Carmo ED, Amadei SU, Pereira AC, Silveira VAS, Rosa LEB, Rocha RF. Drugs prescription in pediatric dentistry. Rev Odontol UNESP. 2009;38:256-62.
D’Errico S, Zanon M, Radaelli D, Padovano M, Santurro A, Scopetti M, et al. Medication errors in pediatrics: proposals to improve the quality and safety of care through clinical risk management. Front Med. 2022;8:814100.
6 Conn R, Kearney O, Tully MP, Shields MD, Dornan T. What causes prescribing errors in children? Scoping review. BMJ Open. 2019;9:e028680.
Albert D, Barracks SZ, Bruzelius E, Ward A. Impact of a web-based intervention on maternal caries transmission and prevention knowledge, and oral health attitudes. Matern Child Health J. 2014;18:1765-71.
Grundy QH, Wang Z, Bero LA. Challenges in assessing mobile health app quality: a systematic review of prevalent and innovative methods. Am J Prev Med. 2016;51:1051-9.
Grundy Q, Held F, Bero L. A social network analysis of the financial links backing health and fitness apps. Am J Public Health. 2017;107:1783-8.
Luxton DD, McCann RA, Bush NE, Mishkind MC, Reger GM. mHealth for mental health: integrating smartphone technology in behavioral healthcare. Prof Psychol Res Pr. 2011;46(6):505.
Chang AY, Ghose S, Littman-Quinn R, Anolik RB, Kyer A, Mazhani L, et al. Use of mobile learning by resident physicians in Botswana. Telemed e-Health. 2012;18:11-3.
Boruff JT, Storie D. Mobile devices in medicine: a survey of how medical students, residents, and faculty use smartphones and other mobile devices to find information [Internet]. J Med Libr Assoc. 2014;102:22-30.
Malta M, Cardoso LO, Bastos FI, Magnanini MM, Silva CM. STROBE initiative: guidelines on reporting observational studies. Rev Saude Publica. 2010;44(3):559-65.
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). Brasil/Minas Gerais/Belo Horizonte. 2017 [acesso em 2023 out 18]. Disponível em: https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/belo-horizonte/panorama.
Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil. 2013 [acesso em 2023 out 18]. Disponível em: http://www.atlasbrasil.org.br/acervo/atlas
Ries E. A startup enxuta. Rio de Janeiro: Sextante, 2019 [acesso em 2023 out 18]. Disponível em: https://sextante.com.br/livros/a-startup-enxuta/
Underwood B, Birdsall J, Kay E. The use of a mobile app to motivate evidence-based oral hygiene behaviour. Br Dent J. 2015;219:e2-e2.
Santos ML, Cruz RF, Peixoto IG, Machado AP, Maia FLA. Mobile application for rational antimicrobial prescription by last year medical students. J Health Inform. 2020;12:17-23.
Marelli L, Lievevrouw E, Van Hoyweghen I. Fit for purpose? The GDPR and the governance of European digital health. Policy Stud. 2020;41:447-67.
Jasti D, Pratap K, Kalyan VS, Sandhya MP, Bhargava AS, Kairy D, et al. Exploring routine use of telemedicine through a case study in rehabilitation. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2014;35(5-6):337-44.
Oliveira TR, Costa FMR. Desenvolvimento de aplicativo móvel de referência sobre vacinação no Brasil. J Health Inform. 2012;4:1.
Shiferaw F, Zolfo M. The role of information communication technology (ICT) towards universal health coverage: the first steps of a telemedicine project in Ethiopia. Global Health Action. 2012;5.
Brasil. Ministério da Saúde. Portaria GM/MS nº 2,095, de 24 de setembro de 2013. Aprova protocolos básicos de segurança do paciente. Anexo 3: Protocolo de segurança na prescrição, uso e administração de medicamentos. [acesso em 2023 out 18]. Disponível em: https://bvsms.saude.gov.br/bvs/saudelegis/gm/2013/prt2095_24_09_2013.html
Morimoto T, Gandhi TK, Seger AC, Hsieh TC, Bates DW. Adverse drug events and medication errors: detection and classification methods. Qual Saf Health Care. 2004;13:306-14.
Dimri S, Tiwari P, Basu S, Parmar VR. Drug use pattern in children at a teaching hospital. Indian Pediatr. 2009;46:165-7.
World Health Organization. Promoting safety of medicines for children. 2019. [acesso em 2023 out 18]. Disponível em: https://www.who.int/medicines/publications/essentialmedicines/Promotion_safe_med_childrens.pdf
Mehta S, Gogtay NJ. From the pen to the patient: minimising medication errors. J. Postgrad. Med. 2005;51(1):3.
Kessler JZ. Medication errors. Fred, LY. Manual for pharmacy technicians, 3th ed. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists: Bathesda, 2013;1:325-55.
Zhang C, Fan L, Chai Z, Yu C, Song J. Smartphone and medical application use among dentists in China. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2020;20:213.
Karthikeyan M, Balasubramanian T, Khaleel MI, Sahl M, Rashifa P. A systematic review on medication errors. Int J Drug Dev Res. 2015;7:009-011.
Van Harten WH, Manen JV. The occurrence of medication errors and the occurrence of risk factors for medication errors in state hospitals in Ghana: patient’s safety improvement in focus. J Health. Manag. 2009;1-74.
Marin HF. Sistemas de informação em saúde: considerações gerais. J Health Inform. 2010;2:20-4.
Grundy QA. Review of the quality and impact of mobile health apps. Ann Rev Public Health. 2022;43:117-34.
Brown III W, Yen PY, Rojas M, Schnall R. Assessment of the Health IT Usability Evaluation Model (Health-ITUEM) for evaluating mobile health (mHealth) technology. J Biomed Inform. 2013;46:1080-7.
Back DA, Behringer F, Haberstroh N, Ehlers JP, Sostmann K, Peters H. Learning management system and e-learning tools: an experience of medical students’ usage and expectations. Int J Med Edu. 2016;7:267-73.
Azizi SM, Khatony A. Investigating factors affecting on medical sciences students’ intention to adopt mobile learning. BMC Med Edu. 2019;19:381.
