Assessment of impact of medication counseling on patients’ medication knowledge and compliance in an outpatient clinic in South India
| Autor: | S. Ponnusankar, Bhojraj Suresh, Nunjundiah Anandamoorthy, Mallayasamy Surulivelrajan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Counseling Male Program evaluation Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Outpatient Clinics Hospital MEDLINE India Hospitals Private law.invention Drug Therapy Patient Education as Topic Randomized controlled trial law Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Outpatient clinic Statistical analysis Developing Countries Pill count business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged Clinical trial Physical therapy Educational Status Patient Compliance Female business Usual care group Follow-Up Studies Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Patient Education and Counseling. 54:55-60 |
| ISSN: | 0738-3991 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0738-3991(03)00193-9 |
| Popis: | The primary aim of this study was to assess the impact of patient medication counseling by comparing the levels of patient's medication knowledge and adherence achieved by medication counseling in an outpatient clinic. Ninety patients were randomized in the ratio of 1:2 into either counseled or usual care group. Their medication knowledge was assessed by a questionnaire and adherence was assessed by pill count method and self-assessment by the patients. Their medication knowledge was assessed at baseline and during their subsequent appointments. The average medication knowledge score of the counseled group versus usual care group was 13.82+/-1.8064 and 11.78+/-3.5037. Compliance score of the patients during their follow-up period was 92.29+/-4.5 and 84.71+/-11.80 for the counseled and control group, respectively. Statistical analysis of medication knowledge was carried out and all the demographic characters and number of medication were individually correlated with medication knowledge score and the difference observed was statistically significant. Compliance score of the patients was 92.29+/-4.5 and 84.71+/-11.8 % for the counseled and usual care group, respectively. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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