Development and validation of a questionnaire for the assessment of the knowledge, management and reporting ADR in paediatrics by healthcare teams (QUESA-P)

What is it about?

A significant number of pediatric patients is affected by adverse drug reaction (ADR). To identify, know how to manage the ADR and notify it is very important in clinical care to obtain better outcome and prevent iatrogenic events. We did not find any tool in Portuguese or any other language that evaluates the knowledge and ability of professionals in paediatric pharmacotherapy to identify, manage, and report ADRs.We aimed to develop and validate an instrument for assessing healthcare teams’ knowledge about adverse drug reactions in Pediatrics.

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