Comparison across 12 countries on knowledge, attitude, and behavior scores about medication errors in Intensive Care Units: an international study

– OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study sample and three multiple logistic regressions was to explore the degree of agreement of inten-were performed. sive care unit nurses working on a set of mediRESULTS: The international sample consists cation error preventive strategies and to exam-of 1383 nurses, of whom 478 (34.6%) were men ine possible predictors of nurses’ knowledge, and 900 (65.1%) were women and their mean age attitude and behavior. was 35.61 years with a range of 19-61. Descrip-MATERIALS AND METHODS: Observationtive statistics conducted on the international al, international, and cross-sectional study. Iran, sample show a medium to high degree of agree-Malta, Spain, Pakistan, Nepal, Qatar, Ecuador, ment among participants concerning some preAustralia, Finland, Italy, Egypt, and Jordan were ventive strategies of medication error. In ad-the countries included in this survey. To collect dition, the results of the present study show a data, the Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior in strong relationship between positive nurses’ at-Medication Errors questionnaire was used. A titudes and correct behaviors and/or adequate descriptive statistical analysis was performed knowledge, as well as between adequate knowl-for the socio-demographic characteristics of the edge and correct behaviors (p< 0.01).