Understanding the meaning of medications for patients: The medication experience

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-91

  Shoemaker, Sarah J ^a   Ramalho De Oliveira, Djenane ^b  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Medication experience; Medication management; Patient centered care; Patients; Pharmaceutical care; Pharmacy services; Qualitative research; United States

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LORAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHENOMENOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENTS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36448932715     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-007-9148-5     Document Type: Article

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