Development of a data collecting tool to explore the consuming patterns of Chinese and Western medicines in Hong Kong

Abstract

Chinese and Western medicines are both consumed by citizens in Hong Kong. Safe medication practice, however, whether or not it is conducted by Hong Kong citizens, remains unknown. A data collecting tool was developed to explore the consuming patterns of medicines adopted by Hong Kong citizens. It is hoped that by using this tool, baseline information about the ways in which Hong Kong citizens consume their medicines can be explored. It is also hoped that the information will contribute to the educational planning of community-based safe medication practice. The objectives of this paper were thus to report the development of this data collecting tool and to discuss the use of the tool for the promotion of community-based safe medication practice.

Views on traditional Chinese medicine amongst Chinese population: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies

“…We screened 2879 abstracts from electronic search, and 39 full texts were retrieved for further assessment. With the application of exclusion criteria, 14 papers were considered ineligible . Finally, 25 studies from electronic searches were included.…”

“…With the application of exclusion criteria, 14 papers were considered ineligible. [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] Finally, 25 studies from electronic searches were included. Three relevant studies were also found via the library search.…”