0577/2009 - CONHECIMENTO DOS PACIENTES SOBRE OS MEDICAMENTOS PRESCRITOS APÓS CONSULTA MÉDICA E DISPENSAÇÃO PATIENT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DRUGS PRESCRIBED AFTER PRESCRIPTION AND DISPENSING
As orientações sobre medicamentos fornecidas aos pacientes são fundamentais para o sucesso do tratamento, uma vez que a ausência delas é uma das principais causas do uso incorreto dos medicamentos. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar o conhecimento dos pacientes sobre seu tratamento medicamentoso, após consulta médica e dispensação, realizadas na unidade básica de saúde do município de Grão Pará, em Santa Catarina. Foram entrevistados 111 indivíduos, 70 após a consulta médica e 41 após a dispensação dos medicamentos. O nível de conhecimento foi verificado mediante perguntas relativas ao nome do medicamento, indicação, dose, frequência de uso, duração do tratamento, efeitos adversos e precauções. Após a consulta médica, 28,5% foram classificados com nível bom de conhecimento; 17,1%, regular; e 64,4%, insuficiente. Após a dispensação, 4,9% dos pacientes foram classificados com bom nível de conhecimento; 87,8%, regular; e 7,3%, insuficiente. A maioria dos entrevistados não possui bom nível de informação para a administração de medicamentos. Os resultados encontrados após a dispensação foram melhores que os resultados encontrados após a consulta médica, o que sugere a importância do farmacêutico na orientação dos pacientes para a correta utilização dos medicamentos. Palavras-chave: Medicamentos. Estudos de utilização de medicamentos. Conhecimento. Uso racional de medicamentos.
Abstract:
Information provided to patients about medication is important for the success of their treatment, as the lack of this information is one of the main reasons patients fail to take medicines as prescribed. The aim of this study was to verify patient’s knowledge about prescribed drugs distributed in the Grão Pará (Santa Catarina) basic unit of health after medical consultations. One hundred and eleven patients were interviewed, seventy after medical consultation and forty-one after drugs were distributed. Patients knowledge was tested by asking questions about the name, usage, dosage, length of treatment, side effects, and precautions. After medical consultation 28.5% of patients were classified as having a good level of knowledge, 17.1% regular and 64.4% insufficient. After drugs were distributed 4.9% of patients were classified as having a good level of knowledge, 87.8% regular and 7.3% insufficient. The majority of those interviewed did not have good knowledge about the use of the prescribed drugs. Results after drugs were distributed were better in comparison to results after medical consultation, suggesting the importance of the pharmacist in guiding patients about the correct use of drugs. Keywords: Drugs. Drug utilization studies. Knowledge. Rational use of drugs.
PATIENT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DRUGS PRESCRIBED AFTER PRESCRIPTION AND DISPENSING
Resumo (abstract):
Information provided to patients about medication is important for the success of their treatment, as the lack of this information is one of the main reasons patients fail to take medicines as prescribed. The aim of this study was to verify patient’s knowledge about prescribed drugs distributed in the Grão Pará (Santa Catarina) basic unit of health after medical consultations. One hundred and eleven patients were interviewed, seventy after medical consultation and forty-one after drugs were distributed. Patients knowledge was tested by asking questions about the name, usage, dosage, length of treatment, side effects, and precautions. After medical consultation 28.5% of patients were classified as having a good level of knowledge, 17.1% regular and 64.4% insufficient. After drugs were distributed 4.9% of patients were classified as having a good level of knowledge, 87.8% regular and 7.3% insufficient. The majority of those interviewed did not have good knowledge about the use of the prescribed drugs. Results after drugs were distributed were better in comparison to results after medical consultation, suggesting the importance of the pharmacist in guiding patients about the correct use of drugs. Keywords: Drugs. Drug utilization studies. Knowledge. Rational use of drugs.
Blatt, C.R.. CONHECIMENTO DOS PACIENTES SOBRE OS MEDICAMENTOS PRESCRITOS APÓS CONSULTA MÉDICA E DISPENSAÇÃO. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2009/set). [Citado em 24/12/2024].
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