Evaluation of a Medication Education Program for Elderly Hospital In-Patients

Shen, Qing; Karr, Margaret; Ko, Anita; Chan, Daniel Kam Yin; Khan, Rosaline; Duvall, Dale

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.03.015

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“…The sample size varied from 60 [30] to 3718 individuals [28]. One study had a general focus on medication adherence [23], while other studies focused on increasing awareness and knowledge of the public in regards to specific medications; chronic users of benzodiazepines [24], use of antibiotics [27] [28] and antiretroviral therapy (ART) [20].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…One study focused on impact of an education program on safe use of medications, studying patients with one regular medication [30]. Three studies [25] [26] [21] focused on general application of knowledge on the awareness of participant's medication as well as the associated risks of the medication and the need to seek information from professionals.…”

Section: Study Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In three of the studies the interventions were conducted in a community pharmacy, [21] [23] [29], two in a clinic [20] [24], another two in a community university [25] [26] and one was undertaken in a hospital [30]. The remaining studies used a sample of the general public for their campaign.…”

Section: Study Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In in Shen et al 's (2006) [30] study, medication details were taught to the participants over three days, one hour each day, their knowledge was recorded prior to the course using face-to-face interviews, and after the course following a home visit after being discharged from the hospital, by a registered nurse. [27] study, involved a pharmacists conducting a 10 minute dialogue session with participants to complete a pre-campaign questionnaire, which was followed by a verbal education using cards that contained key information in regards to appropriate use of antibiotics.…”

Section: Face-to-face Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Free mugs, and pens [20] Health statistically significant increase, in awareness of the public in regards to medication adherence [23], medication knowledge of the patients [30], improved knowledge of antibiotics in regards to missing doses, not completing a treatment, using leftover medications and excessive use of antibiotics, which can lead to increased resistance [27]. Individuals taking apart in educational games [21] and educational intervention [25] [26] were substantially more likely to seek advice from pharmacists [21] and significant increase in medication knowledge was observed [25] [26].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Public Health Campaigns and Medicine Use Awareness: A Systematic Literature Review

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This study investigates the medicine awareness, which can be defined as the increase in knowledge and understanding of the general public on appropriate medicine use. Objective: To identify the characteristics of Public Health campaigns that focus on medicine use and/or medicine awareness. Study Design: Systematic review focusing on pre-and post-campaign surveys. Methods: Electronic databases: PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Knowledge, Scopus, Global Health, and Google Scholar were searched. Articles within the last 10 years, with a focus on adults over the age of 18 were used to report findings. Results: A total of 4336 studies were reviewed after which eight were identified, which focused on medicines use and/or awareness. Most campaigns emphasized the knowledge and understanding of patients on the importance of appropriate medicine use and drew a comparison from pre-to post-campaign results. A limited number of Public Health campaigns demonstrated an increase in the level of medicines use awareness of patients. Various tools were used to portray the message across in the campaigns. These included, video, written information, face to face approaches, as well as educational games. Four studies demonstrated a statistically significant increase, in awareness of the public in regards to medication. However, the remaining studies were not successful in portraying a significant impact. Conclusion: Most campaigns demonstrated a limited increase in level of medicine use awareness in their post-campaign surveys. The results support the need for a comprehensive Public Health campaign that focuses on medicine use.

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