Patients' perceptions of conflicting information on chronic medications: a prospective survey in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The number of patients with chronic diseases and subsequent visits to various healthcare professionals has been rising over the past decades, exposing patients to potential risks of receiving conflicting medication information. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of conflicting information on medications perceived by chronic patients in Switzerland and to understand its impact on patients' medication self-management and navigation in the healthcare system.

Participants

This cross-sectional study included adult patients taking at least one prescribed medication for at least 6 months, who had visited at least two physicians in the past 3 months.

Main outcome measures

Data on patients' perceptions of conflicting information were collected in person th

SUBMITTER: Santos B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9639071 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature