Open AccessCommunity pharmacists’ attitudes towards patient leaflets: Exploring perceptions underlying an electronic local production of tailored written information
Author(s) -
Catarina Vitor,
Afonso Cavaco
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
aims public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2327-8994
DOI - 10.3934/publichealth.2018.2.189
Subject(s) - production (economics) , perception , community pharmacy , psychology , pharmacy , medicine , medical education , knowledge management , family medicine , computer science , economics , neuroscience , macroeconomics
Low health literacy in Portugal, revealed by limited patients' knowledge of their medication, may be improved by written information that is individually tailored for each patient. Tailored content can be produced through computer software and delivered by community pharmacies to patients.