Open AccessKnowledge Assessment During the Medication Process Use by Older Patients on Clinical Routine: A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Margarida EspíritoSanto,
Tânia Nascimento,
Ezequiel Pinto,
M. Dulce Estêvão
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
turkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.241
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2148-6247
pISSN - 1304-530X
DOI - 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2022.85054
Subject(s) - medicine , health literacy , affect (linguistics) , medication adherence , family medicine , physical therapy , health care , psychology , communication , economics , economic growth
The consumption of medicines has been increasing over the last decades. The lack of medication knowledge (MK) may affect the process of medication use and, consequently, may lead to negative health outcomes. This study carried out a pilot study using a new tool to assess MK in older patients in a daily clinical practice.