[Validation of a questionnaire to assess patient knowledge of their medicines].

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Patient knowledge of their medicines is closely associated to a better rational use of drugs, thus achieving better health outcomes from their use. The objective of this study is to design and validate a questionnaire to assess the level of knowledge patients have about their medicines.

Design

(A) Questionnaire: Literature review, some qualitative techniques (expert panel, brainstorming, Delphi method) and some pilot studies. (B) Questionnaire validation.

Setting

A community pharmacy in the city of Malaga.

Participants

Patients attending the selected pharmacy, asking for at least one medicine.

Main measurements

The discriminant capacity of the items was assessed. Content and construct validity were analysed using the Spearman's Rho coefficient

SUBMITTER: Garcia Delgado P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7022045 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature