Variables | Strongly disagree n (%) | Disagree n (%) | Neutral n (%) | Agree n (%) | Strongly agree n (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
I always ask elderly patients for their ages | 4 (3.7) | 15 (13.8) | 33 (30.3) | 38 (34.9) | 19 (17.4) |
I always ask patients especially elderly patients for their medical history | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 2 (1.8) | 56 (53.2) | 47 (43.1) |
Patients' age is always a key factor for me when dispensing medications especially elderly patients | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.8) | 18 (16.5) | 42 (38.5) | 46 (42.2) |
I always look for drug interactions especially drug-disease interactions when recommending and dispensing medications to elderly patients | 1(0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | 57 (52.3) | 49 (45.0) |
I regularly refer to other resources like BNF, Emdex when providing care to patients especially elderly patients | 1 (0.9) | 5 (4.6) | 11 (10.1) | 47 (43.1) | 45 (41.3) |
I have confidence in the care I provide for elderly patients | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 55 (50.5) | 51 (46.8) |
Knowledge of Beers’ criteria | |||||
Good practice (≥ 80%) | 82 | 75.2 | |||
Poor practice (< 80%) | 27 | 24.8 |