Nurses should be better informed of compliance rates among travellers prescribed with antimalarials, a specialist has said.Travel health nurses rarely learn whether patients complete their treatment, according to a survey conducted at a malaria study day.
One nurse surveyed said it would be beneficial to monitor how well patients fare, and learn from cases where treatment has been stopped.
Furthermore, two-thirds of nurses said they were unlikely to hear if a patient caught malaria on their travels.
Travel health specialist Jane Chiodini said: “More needs to be done to ensure that nurses have an accurate picture of compliance among travellers. It would help inform us to advise which antimalarial would best suit the individuals thus offering the greatest protection against this disease.”
The information could also help nurses provide more effective education on the importance of completing the course, she added.
The survey was conducted by GlaxoSmithKlein and organised by RCN and the British Travel Health Association.
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