ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2021
Medication Adherence and the Role of Pictograms in Medication Counselling of Chronic Patients: a Review.
Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Reducing the anxiety of patients undergoing an oral biopsy by means of graphic novels: an open-label randomized clinical trial.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2023Trial
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- Integrated HIV and TB Services for the Management of Coinfection in West Africa: A Scoping Review of Strategies, Outcomes, Barriers and Enablers.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Graphic Novel for Patients Affected by Pancreatic Lesions Undergoing Endoscopic Ultrasound with Fine Needle Biopsy: A Pilot Randomized Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Community Pharmacists' Perspectives on Antibiotic Misuse and Antimicrobial Resistance in Cyprus: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A qualitative study to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders regarding pharmaceutical pictograms in Pakistan.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2026Article
- Through the Pharmacist's Lens: A Qualitative Study of Antibiotic Misuse and Antimicrobial Resistance in Brazilian Communities.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Developing a male-specific counselling curriculum for HIV treatment in Malawi.Gates open research · 2025Article
- Editorial: The role of validated tools, including pictorial aids, to support medication adherence and counselling.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- A Systematic Review of Controlled Trials: Can Patient Adherence to Antibiotics Be Improved Through Pharmaceutical Communication-Based Interventions?Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- A qualitative study on diverse experiences of medication safety among foreign-born persons living in Sweden.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Specific Medication Literacy in Older Adults with Asthma.The journal for nurse practitioners : JNP · 2024Article
- The impact of a graphic novel on anxiety and stress in patients undergoing endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle biopsy for pancreatic lesions: a pilot study protocol.Frontiers in gastroenterology (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Comprehension of prescription orders with and without pictograms: tool validation and comparative assessment among a sample of participants from a developing country.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Using Animated Videos to Promote the Accessibility and Understandability of Package Leaflets: Retrospective Observational Study Evaluating the First Year of Implementation.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Observational
- Fear of Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation: Translating a Cancer Fear Model to the Atrial Fibrillation Patient Experience.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Review
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10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Pharmaceutical care requires a patient-centered approach, focusing on the ability of patients to understand drug-related information and follow the instructions delivered by pharmacists as well as other health-care providers included in the circle of care. With the goal of ensuring the prescribed use of medications, called medication adherence, health-care providers have to consider many risk factors such as geography (culture), social economic status, age, and low literacy that may predispose patients to non-adherence, and considerations have to be made for chronic patients living with life-long disease states. The aim of this review is to provide a balanced and comprehensive review outlining a number of different medication counselling and education approaches that have been used to try to improve medication adherence and health outcomes with the use of clear and concise graphic illustrations-called pictograms. By highlighting the current landscape of the general use and efficacy of pharmaceutical pictograms to aid in the knowledge and recall of drug-related information, as well as outlining specific medication adherence outcomes with pharmaceutical pictograms in chronic patients, the current review describes the need for health-care providers to move beyond the traditional didactic methods of oral and verbal communication with patients regarding medication-taking behavior.
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