Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes towards Biosimilar Medicines as Part of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice-International Pilot Study within the Project Biosimilars Nurses Guide Version 2.0.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The increasing availability of biosimilars can increase patient access to these drugs and reduce the economic burden. Nurses play a key role in the education, administration, pharmacovigilance and management of the side effects of biosimilars. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes of nurses towards biosimilar drugs in different countries.

Methods

An international cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2021 to February 2022. The survey was carried out using Computer-Assisted Web Interview (CAWI), sent by the CAWI panel via the website.

Results

The results showed that nurses with a greater level of education felt most knowledgeable about biosimilars (χ² = 105.813, df = 2, p < 0.001). One-third of nur

SUBMITTER: Friganovic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9408045 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature