Measurement of patients' knowledge of their medication in community pharmacies in Portugal

Rubio, Joaquín Salmerón; García-Delgado, Pilar; Iglésias-Ferreira, Paula; Mateus-Santos, Henrique; Martínez-Mart́inez, Fernando

doi:10.1590/1413-81232014201.20952013

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“…Multiple studies have demonstrated patients’ poor knowledge of their dispensed medicines [ 6 , 7 ]. A study conducted in Portugal demonstrated that eight out of 10 patients did not know anything about the medicines prescribed for them [ 8 ]. In a similar context, studies from the African continent and in particular Ghana and rural Gambia highlight the importance of patient knowledge of medicines as an antecedent to adherence to medication regimes.…”

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Factors affecting patients’ knowledge about dispensed medicines: A Qualitative study of healthcare professionals and patients in Pakistan

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BackgroundPatients’ knowledge about their prescribed medicines is one of the most important antecedents of successful therapy. Poor knowledge about medicines can lead to serious consequences such as non-adherence and misunderstanding of the significance of adverse events. The objective of this study is to understand the factors that are responsible for a patients’ lack of knowledge regarding their medicines, by taking the perspective of the patient as well as that of healthcare professionals. Much of the work in this area has been undertaken in the setting of developed or semi-developed countries, and there is a scarcity of information from developing nations such as Pakistan.MethodsThis was a large qualitative study set in the hospital outpatient environment in a teaching hospital in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Data were collected from dialogue with patients (n = 19) and healthcare providers (n = 16) i.e., doctors and dispensers (where a dispenser is a person who merely dispenses medicines; i.e. is not a pharmacist) through in-depth semi-structured interviews. Patients having limited knowledge about their dispensed medicines were assessed using a checklist. The healthcare providers were recruited through a convenience sampling strategy, based on their availability and willingness to participate in the study. Based on the objectives of the study, a pilot tested interview protocol was developed, and used to conduct the interviews. The sample size was controlled by using saturation point criteria. All interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. The data were analyzed to draw conclusions using inductive thematic content analysis.ResultsThe analysis of data yielded 31 categories (patients = 19, healthcare professionals = 12), 10 subthemes and three themes. The major themes were healthcare professional-related factors, patient-related factors and system-related factors. The health professional related subthemes included: behaviour and attitude and professional liabilities and liaison. The patient related subthemes included: eagerness of the patients and lack of understanding and misconception. The system-related factors included: patients with special needs, perceived role of the pharmacist, prescription and medicines, and staff workload.ConclusionHealthcare professional related, patient related and system related factors have a significant influence on patients’ knowledge about dispensed medicines. The non-professional behaviour of doctors, increased staff workload, inadequate time and attention provided by healthcare professionals to patients, illiteracy of patients, lack of specialized labelling on medicines for illiterate patients and absence of pharmacists at the hospital, were the major concerns identified in this study. The study points to a need for appropriate patient education and counselling with regards medicines, improved coordination between hospital staff, and provision of some basic system-related facilities which are pivotal for enhancing patients’ knowledge and adherence to their tr...

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Factors affecting patients’ knowledge about dispensed medicines: A Qualitative study of healthcare professionals and patients in Pakistan

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“…Previous work has reported that medication lists produced in the ED are not accurate 10 . In this study, information from 25% of the study group on their medicines was either unavailable or limited.…”

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To gain an insight into patients medications and their experience of self-reported adverse drug reactions. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in the Emergency Department of a teaching hospital in the Midlands, United Kingdom from February to March, 2012.The study included patients aged 16 or over and currently on treatment with one or more medications. All patients were questioned on their medication history, indications for their medicines and experience of any adverse drug reactions with their medicines. Results: Of the 341 patients assessed, data from 85 patients was not complete and therefore was not included in the analysis. 256 (75%) of patients were included in the study. 103(40%) patients reported using over the counter medications, mainly paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. 52 (20%) of the patients did not know the reason for taking their medications and 116 (45%) patients were unaware of the adverse effects of their medications. 79 adverse drug reactions were recorded in 62 (24%) patients with 17 patients suffering from multiple reactions. Lack of prior knowledge about potential ADRs (R 2 0.025, p = 0.002) was found to be an independent predictor of adverse drug reaction reporting. Conclusions: Information from 25% of the patients about their medicines was unavailable which highlights some of the challenges in obtaining accurate medication history. Provision of effective communication to patients about their medications can help in obtaining an accurate medication history that may lead to a reduction in the occurrence of preventable adverse drug reactions.

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“…The finding of use of medications during a unique situation like pediatric or geriatrics or pregnancy and breastfeeding and practice exercises or jobs is not adequate due to same previous reason. [5,7] Those results could not compare with them; most of the studies did not discuss these issues. Further studies about patients and drug-related problems in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are highly recommended.…”

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“…Several studies investigated the patient's medication knowledge including drug-related problems among them. [5][6][7][8] Also, all the studies discussed a specific group of medications. There is no study discussed drug-related knowledge with patients.…”

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Patient’s Knowledge of Medications Misadventure Information in Saudi Arabia

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Objective: To explore the Patient's Knowledge of Medications Misadventure Information in Saudi Arabia. Methods: It is a 4-months cross-sectional survey of patient and Drug-related problem information in Saudi Arabia. The survey consisted of two-part, demographic data and second part forty-nine questions divided into four domains. It included domain 1: necessary information about patient medication, domain 2: patient information about the drug-related problem, domain 3: patient information about drug-related cost and domain 4: patient perception of medications. Midline Plus health information and DailyMed elements information from National Institute of Health United State of America used. The 5-point Likert response scale system was used. The survey was distributed through social media and at 500-bed pediatrics and maternity hospital in Asir region, at ambulatory care pharmacy. The authors did the patients interview with

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Measurement of patients' knowledge of their medication in community pharmacies in Portugal

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