Association between health literacy and medication comprehension; attitudes toward reporting adverse events in adults using over-the-counter medicines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-medication using over-the-counter (OTC) medicines is one of the effective self-care measures in dealing with daily health problems. Health literacy (HL) is critical to ensuring the appropriate use of OTC medicines. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between HL and comprehension of medication package inserts among adults who use OTC medicines.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire and interviews at 14 drugstores in the Kanto region in Japan from January to February 2020. The study participants were adults aged 20 years or older who purchased OTC medicines. HL was measured using the 14-item HL scale for Japanese adults (Japanese version of HLS-14), and comprehension of medication package inse

SUBMITTER: Masumoto S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10351140 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature