1988
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1988.tb04405.x
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Adherence and Medication Instructions Review and Recommendations

Abstract: Prescription medication nonadherence among the elderly is a serious medical problem. Nonadherence is primarily caused by poor communication between health professionals and elderly patients. More specifically, nonadherence often reflects the inability of patients to understand and remember their medication instructions. Therefore, adherence can be increased by designing instructions that enable elders to easily construct a clear and simple mental model of how to take their medication. Inexpensive microcomputer… Show more

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“…More explicit language instructing patients when to take the medicine using time periods were better understood compared to instructions that more vaguely stated the number of times per day or hourly intervals. This finding is supported by prior research demonstrating that older adults have greater difficulty interpreting medication instructions that do not explicitly detail how and when to take a prescribed medicine [13][14][15] .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 69%
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“…More explicit language instructing patients when to take the medicine using time periods were better understood compared to instructions that more vaguely stated the number of times per day or hourly intervals. This finding is supported by prior research demonstrating that older adults have greater difficulty interpreting medication instructions that do not explicitly detail how and when to take a prescribed medicine [13][14][15] .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 69%
“…There is little evidence supporting best practices for writing prescription medication dosage instructions to promote patients' understanding of use. Data from our previous study and earlier cognitive factors research suggest that less complex and more explicit dosage instructions might improve patient understanding 4,7,[11][12][13][14][15] . The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the use of more explicit language to describe the dose and frequency of prescribed drugs could improve comprehension, especially among patients with limited literacy.…”
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“…Assim, embora os medicamentos contribuam de forma significativa para o tratamento de doenças prevalentes nos idosos, as reações adversas também ocorrem mais comumente e estão implicadas na ordem de 10 a 31% das admissões agudas em geriatria (Atkin & Shenfield, 1995;Lamy, 1990;Nolan & O'Malley, 1988). A não adesão ao tratamento que, segundo Morrow et al (1988) e Kessler (1992), foi da ordem de 40 a 55% nos Estados Unidos, nessa faixa etária, expõe o paciente a um maior risco de hospitalizações e morbidade.…”
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“…Este número, inferior aos dados da literatura, provavelmente deve-se ao No estudo atual observamos que, em seis casos, o colírio instilado não atingiu a superfície ocular e os pacientes não se deram conta desse fato. Este acontecimento, embora surpreendente, já foi constatado por outros autores e pode estar associado à redução da capacidade cognitiva de certos pacientes mais idosos (9,18) . Deve-se ressaltar que, em um caso dos seis acima citados, a instilação foi realizada por outra pessoa, demonstrando possí-vel inabilidade para uma ação aparentemente tão simples.…”
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