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Perceptions of prescription warning labels within an underserved population / Percepción de las etiquetas de advertencias de los medicamentos en una población marginada
Shiyanbola, Olayinka O; Meyer, Brittney A; Locke, Michelle R; Wettergreen, Sara.
Afiliação
  • Shiyanbola, Olayinka O; University of Wisconsin-Madison. Division of Social and Administrative Sciences. Madison. United States
  • Meyer, Brittney A; South Dakota State University. Department of Pharmacy Practice. Brookings. United States
  • Locke, Michelle R; Health Service Alaska Native Medical Center. Indian Health Service. United States Public. Anchorage. United States
  • Wettergreen, Sara; South Dakota State University. Department of Pharmacy Practice. Brookings. United States
Pharm. pract. (Granada, Internet) ; 12(1): 0-0, ene.-mar. 2014. tab
Artigo em Inglês | IBECS | ID: ibc-121064
Biblioteca responsável: ES1.1
Localização: BNCS
ABSTRACT

Objective:

To understand whether underserved populations attend to prescription warning label (PWL) instructions, examine the importance of PWL instructions to participants and describe the challenges associated with interpreting the information on PWLs.

Methods:

Adults from an underserved population (racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with low income, older adults) who had a history of prescription medication use and were able to understand English took part in semi-structured interviews. Participants were presented with eight different prescription bottles with an attached PWL. Participants were asked, "If this prescription was yours, what information would you need to know about the medicine?" The number of participants who attended to the warning labels was noted. Other questions assessed the importance of PWLs, the challenges with understanding PWLs, and ways a pharmacist could help participant understanding of the PWL.

Results:

There were 103 participants. The mean age was 50.25 years (SD=18.05). Majority attended to the PWL. Participants not currently taking medications and who had limited health literacy were likely to overlook the warning labels. Majority rated the warning instructions to be extremely important (n=86, 83.5 %), wanted the pharmacist to help them understand PWLs by counseling them on the information on the label (n=63, 61.2%), and thought the graphics made the label information easy to understand.

Conclusions:

PWLs are an important method of communicating medication information, as long as they are easily comprehensible to patients. In addition to placing PWLs on prescription bottles, health care providers need to counsel underserved populations on medication warnings, especially individuals with limited health literacy who are not currently using a prescription medication (AU)
RESUMEN

Objetivo:

Entender si las poblaciones marginadas prestan atención a indicaciones de las etiquetas de advertencia de los medicamentos (PWL), examinar la importancia de las indicaciones de las PWL para los participantes y describir los riesgos asociados a la interpretación de la información de las PWL.

Métodos:

Adultos de una población marginada (minorías raciales y étnicas, individuos de ingresos bajos, y ancianos) que tenían histórico de uso de medicamentos y eran capaces de entender inglés, tomaron parte en unas entrevistas semi-estructuradas. Se presentó a los participantes 8 frascos de medicamentos con un PWL anexado. Se preguntó a los participantes "Si este medicamento fuese suyo, ¿qué información necesitarías conocer sobre el medicamento?" Se registró el número de participantes que obedecía las etiquetas de advertencia. Otras preguntas evaluaban la importancia de las PWL, los riesgos de entender las PWL, y los modos en que un farmacéutico podría ayudar al participante a entender las PWL.

Resultados:

Hubo 103 participantes. La media de edad fue de 50,25 años (DE=18,05). La mayoría obedeció las PWL. Los participantes que no usaban actualmente medicamentos y que tenían una literacía en salud más limitada tenían mayor probabilidad de saltarse las etiquetas de advertencia. La mayoría consideró que las instrucciones de avisos era extremamente importantes(n=86; 83,5%), quería que el farmacéutico le ayudase a entender las PWL aconsejándoles sobre las etiquetas de advertencias /n=63; 61,2%) y pensaba que los dibujos hacían que la información de la etiqueta fuese más fácil de entender.

Conclusiones:

Las PWL son un método importante de comunicar información médica, ya que son fáciles de comprender por los pacientes. Además de colocar las PWL sobre los frascos de medicamentos, los profesionales de la salud deben aconsejar a las poblaciones marginadas sobre las etiquetas de advertencia, especialmente a los individuos con literacía en salud limitada y que no toman actualmente medicamentos (AU)
Assuntos
Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados nacionais / Espanha Base de dados: IBECS Assunto principal: Compreensão / Rotulagem de Medicamentos Tipo de estudo: Pesquisa qualitativa Limite: Humanos Idioma: Inglês Revista: Pharm. pract. (Granada, Internet) Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Artigo Instituição/País de afiliação: Health Service Alaska Native Medical Center/United States / South Dakota State University/United States / University of Wisconsin-Madison/United States
Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados nacionais / Espanha Base de dados: IBECS Assunto principal: Compreensão / Rotulagem de Medicamentos Tipo de estudo: Pesquisa qualitativa Limite: Humanos Idioma: Inglês Revista: Pharm. pract. (Granada, Internet) Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Artigo Instituição/País de afiliação: Health Service Alaska Native Medical Center/United States / South Dakota State University/United States / University of Wisconsin-Madison/United States
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