Hassan Y, Abd Aziz N, Sarriff A, Darwis Y, Ibrahim P
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelatan.
Hosp Pharm. 1994 Jan;29(1):48-50, 53.
Patients may not comply with antibiotic instructions because they do not understand them. The aim of this study was to assess outpatients' ability to comprehend their antibiotic prescription labels. Two hundred and five subjects on oral antibiotic regimens from an outpatient clinic and pharmacy of a district hospital were selected in this survey. All patients were interviewed by trained clinical pharmacy students. They were asked to read the labels and then how they would take their antibiotics. The results show that 119 (58.1%) patients could interpret the label. Forty-nine (23.9%) patients knew the name of antibiotics and interpreted the directions of use correctly. One hundred sixteen (56.6%) subjects were able to recall the auxiliary information. However, only 44 (21.4%) patients were able to comprehend complete antibiotic instruction. This study demonstrates that a significant proportion of patients could not interpret the labeling instruction. The comprehension level of patients was low and significantly associated (P < 0.05) with the ability of patient to read the label contents. These observations illustrate the need for physicians and pharmacists to provide antibiotic instructions and review these instructions with the patient.
患者可能不遵守抗生素使用说明，因为他们不理解这些说明。本研究的目的是评估门诊患者理解其抗生素处方标签的能力。在本次调查中，从一家地区医院的门诊诊所和药房选取了205名接受口服抗生素治疗的受试者。所有患者均由经过培训的临床药学专业学生进行访谈。他们被要求阅读标签，然后说明他们将如何服用抗生素。结果显示，119名（58.1%）患者能够解读标签。49名（23.9%）患者知道抗生素的名称并正确解读了使用说明。116名（56.6%）受试者能够回忆起辅助信息。然而，只有44名（21.4%）患者能够理解完整的抗生素使用说明。本研究表明，相当一部分患者无法解读标签说明。患者的理解水平较低，且与患者阅读标签内容的能力显著相关（P<0.05）。这些观察结果表明，医生和药剂师需要提供抗生素使用说明，并与患者一起审核这些说明。
