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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medicines 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) hospital, and identify the barriers and enablers to meeting these needs.

Methods

A descriptive exploratory approach using semi-structured interviews was used to understand the needs and preferences of patients for information about their regular medicines and the barriers and facilitat

SUBMITTER: Chan AHY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7722322 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature