What information do patients want about their medicines? An exploration of the perspectives of general medicine inpatients.

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What information do patients want about their medicines? An exploration of the perspectives of general medicine inpatients.

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BackgroundMedicines are one of the most common healthcare interventions, yet evidence shows patients often do not receive the information they want about their medicines. This affects their adherence and healthcare engagement. There is limited research exploring what information patients want about their medicines, from whom and in what format. The aim of this study was to determine the medicines information needs of patients admitted to the general medical service of a large New Zealand (NZ)...

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Journal article

Date created

2020-12-08

Creator

Chan, Amy Hai Yan / Aspden, Trudi / Brackley, Kim / Ashmore-Price, Hannah / Honey, Michelle

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/61644

Related subjects

Humans / Pharmaceutical Preparations / Communication / Adolescent / Adult / Inpatients / Hospitals / New Zealand / Health services / Hospital / Information needs / Literacy / Medicine / Patient preferences / Pharmacy / Clinical Research / 7.1 Individual care needs / 8.1 Organisation and delivery of services / 8 Health and social care services research / 7 Management of diseases and conditions / 7.3 Management and decision making / Generic health relevance / 3 Good Health and Well Being / Science & Technology / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Health Care Sciences & Services / NEW-ZEALAND / NEEDS / 0807 Library and Information Studies / 1110 Nursing / 1117 Public Health and Health Services

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