Illustrated medication instructions as a strategy to improve medication management among Latinos: A qualitative analysis

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 187-197

  Mohan, Arun V ^a,b   Riley, M Brian ^b   Boyington, Dane R ^b   Kripalani, Sunil ^b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PictureRx LLC   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; communication; culture; health education; medication; patient satisfaction; qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TENNESSEE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873036644     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312440300     Document Type: Article

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