| Autor: |
Kwong Si Zheng, Kwan Yu Heng, Benjamin Seng, Helena Hor Mei Ling, Joanne Yeh Chang |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2011 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Archives of Pharmacy Practice, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 11-15 (2011) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2045-080X |
| Popis: |
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the attitudes ofpatients in Singapore suffering from chronic disorders towardsself-management of their disease.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study wasconducted using a questionnaire administered by 2nd yearPharmacy students. Patients with at least one of theseconditions (hypertension, diabetes and/orhypercholesterolemia) in the outpatient pharmacy of a tertiaryhospital were interviewed. Data collected was analysed usingnon-parametric statistics (Chi-square and Spearman’s rho) toassess the association between demographic variables andpatient self-management habits.Results: A total of 211 surveys were collected. More than 50%of patients did not seek further knowledge of their medicalcondition (52.1%). Most of them also could not remembernames of the medications (55.5%). This was largely due to acombination of English illiteracy (26%) and difficultmedication names (25%). Only 18% of patients possessedcompetent self-management habits. An association wasdemonstrated between competent self-management habits andincome (p |
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