What's in a label? An exploratory study of patient-centered drug instructions

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 777-782

  Sahm, Laura J ^a,c   Wolf, M S ^b   Curtis, L M ^b   Behan, R ^a   Brennan, M ^a   Gallwey, H ^a   Mc Carthy, S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Communication; Drugs; Health literacy; Patient centred care; Pharmaceutical care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; IRELAND; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CENTERED LABEL INSTRUCTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG LABELING; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84864287074     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-011-1169-2     Document Type: Article

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