Çocuğu Serviste Yatarak Tedavi Gören Ebeveynlerin Akılcı İlaç Kullanımı Konusundaki Tutumlarının Değerlendirilmesi

Objective: This descriptive study was conducted to evaluate the attitudes of parents of children receiving inpatient treatment in a pediatric ward regarding rational drug use. Materials and Methods: The study included 348 mothers of children hospitalized in the pediatric ward of a state hospital. Data collection was performed using the “Child-Parent Demographic Information Form” and the “Parental Attitude Scale for Rational Drug Use”. The data obtained were analyzed using IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program version 25.0. Results: The average age of the children was found to be 5.75±5.10 years, with 43.1% of them being female. The average age of the mothers was 34.00±7.70 years, with 20.1% being employed and 35.6% having completed high school. The average score of mothers on the Rational Drug Use Attitude Scale was 130.89±13.28 for the correct and conscious use subscale, 32.51±13.12 for the effective and safe use subscale, and the overall average score was 163.41±0.99. Conclusion: The study revealed that various factors such as the child’s age, mother’s age, father’s age, number of children, mother’s education level, the practice of requesting medications to have at home, and the use of over-the-counter drugs influenced the scores on the Rational Drug Use Attitude Scale. Keywords: Mother, Rational drug use, Child, Parent, Attitude.