Residents' Knowledge regarding Recreational Drug Screening Immunoassays at a Swiss Hospital Group.

Bekka, Elias; Christen, Samuel E; Hermann, Laura; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K; Haschke, Manuel; Liakoni, Evangelia (2024). Residents' Knowledge regarding Recreational Drug Screening Immunoassays at a Swiss Hospital Group. International journal of analytical chemistry, 2024 Wiley 10.1155/2024/4400606

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INTRODUCTION

In case of suspected acute recreational drug toxicity, immunoassays are commonly used as diagnostic tools. Although easy to handle, understanding of their limitations is necessary for a correct interpretation of the results. The aim of this project was to investigate residents' knowledge regarding drug screening immunoassays at a Swiss hospital group.

METHODS

All residents of a large hospital group in Switzerland were invited by e-mail to participate in an anonymous survey. Following ten multiple choice questions on drug screening tests, the participants were also asked about their demographics, whether they used drug screening tests on a regular basis, and how confident they felt in their ability to interpret test results.

RESULTS

The ten knowledge questions were answered by 110 of the 1026 residents (11%). Among the 108 participants with available demographics, 90% were 25-35 years old, 63% were female, and 70% were at least in their 4th year of residency. The median score of correct answers was 4 out of 10 (range 0-7) and in 50% of the questions, the correct answer was the most frequently selected response. No significant differences in the knowledge scores were found based on the training, confidence level, or the frequency of drug tests used in daily work.

CONCLUSION

This survey revealed widespread knowledge gaps among residents regarding the interpretation of immunoassay-based drug test results. These findings can be used to implement educational measures on this topic and might provide a basis for targeted information on common pitfalls to be included in laboratory reports.

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