ArticlePloS one2019
Development and evaluation of user-tested Thai patient information leaflets for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Effect on patients' knowledge.
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- The Effectiveness and Value of Written Medicine Information Across Asia and Africa: Systematic Review.Drug safety · 2021Pooled it
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- Co-design to increase implementation of insomnia guidelines in primary care.Patient education and counseling · 2022Article
- Assessment of the Quality of Saudi Patient Information Leaflets (PILs) Based on the Accuracy of Physical Description and Frequency of Solid Dosage Forms.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Thai Patients' Drug Safety Knowledge and Perceptions Relating to Different Forms of Written Medicine Information: A Comparative Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Article
- Development and psychometric validation for evaluating written medicine information in Thailand: The Consumer Information Rating Form.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Provision and Need for Medicine Information in Asia and Africa: A Scoping Review of the Literature.Drug safety · 2021Article
- Patients' Experiences and Perspectives of Receiving Written Medicine Information About Medicines: A Qualitative Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2021Article
- Evaluation of Patient's Knowledge of Atorvastatin Information in Patient Information Leaflets: A Pre-Post Intervention Study in Thailand.Patient preference and adherence · 2021Article
- Evaluation of the community pharmacists' performance in the screening of non-steroidal anti-inflmmatory drugs risks in Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2020Article
- Survey of healthcare professionals' practices, expectations, and attitudes towards provision of patient information leaflets in Thailand.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2020Article
- Development of consumer information leaflets for deprescribing in older hospital inpatients: a mixed-methods study.BMJ open · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionThai patients do not routinely receive patient information leaflets (PILs) with medicines, so awareness of safety issues is low. This study aimed: i) to develop Thai PILs for NSAIDs and subject these to user-testing, and ii) to assess the potential value of PILs from the patient perspective and effect on patient knowledge.
methodsFour PILs for NSAIDs were developed and subjected to multiple rounds of user-testing by the general public. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to orthopaedic out-patients prescribed one of these NSAIDs, assessing knowledge before and after providing a PIL. The follow-up questionnaire also sought use of and views on the PILs using a visual analogue scale (VAS).
results1,240 baseline questionnaires were completed; only 13.5% of patients had good knowledge. 688 patients returned follow-up questionnaires (55.5%), of whom75% had good knowledge. In patients completing both questionnaires, mean knowledge score increased from 6.22±1.40 to 8.42±1.41 (p<0.001). Patients with high educational levels had high baseline scores (OR = 2.728) and showed greatest improvement in knowledge (OR = 5.628). 90% (625) of follow-up respondents indicated they read all information in the PILs. All also agreed that these PILs should distributed to all patients taking NSAIDs. The median VAS score for usefulness was 9.3 (IQR 8.6-10.0).
conclusionsUser-testing of PILs was feasible in a Thai population and enabled the development of acceptable and desirable PILs. PILs could improve patients' knowledge about their medicine, particularly among those with higher educational level. User-tested PILS could meet the need for more written medicine information.
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