"Tell me so I know you understand": Pharmacists' verification of patients' comprehension of antiretroviral dosage instructions in a cross-cultural context

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-213

  Watermeyer, Jennifer ^a   Penn, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antiretrovirals; Conversation Analysis; Cross cultural; Patient counseling; Pharmacist

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 63149166719     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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