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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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اقرأ أكثر حفظ في قائمتي
  • معلومة اضافية
    • Contributors:
      Laws, M Barton
    • بيانات النشر:
      Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    • الموضوع:
      2023
    • Collection:
      University of Auckland Research Repository - ResearchSpace
    • الموضوع:
      United States
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Background Patients' 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. Methods This 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. Results The 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 ...
    • File Description:
      Electronic-eCollection; application/pdf
    • ISSN:
      1932-6203
    • Relation:
      PloS one; (2018). PLoS One, 13(6), e0197482-.; https://hdl.handle.net/2292/65308; 29856753 (pubmed); PONE-D-16-45966
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.1371/journal.pone.0197482
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    • الرقم المعرف:
      edsbas.C88B57CB