Singh Jaswinder, Singh Narinder, Kumar Rahat, Bhandari Vikram, Kaur Navpreet, Dureja Sheveta
Department of Pharmacology, SGRD IMSAR, Amritsar, India.
Int J Appl Basic Med Res. 2013 Jan;3(1):48-51. doi: 10.4103/2229-516X.112240.
Communication skills play an important role in establishing doctor-patient relationship is widely recognized throughout the world. The information passed on to the patients affects the treatment outcomes.
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the level of awareness among OPD patients about prescribed drugs.
A total of two hundred sixty four patients having a valid prescription from a doctor practicing in allopathic system, visiting 4 different chemist shops in a North Indian city were enrolled in the study. All the enrolled patients were given a preformed questionnaire to be answered on the spot.
It was found that though a considerable number of patients were aware about the therapeutic effects of the drugs and the manner of administration of the medicines; they lacked information regarding the side effects, warnings and the information their doctor may require at the next consultation.
The study highlighted the fact that doctors need to spend more time with the patients to make them active participants in the drug therapy.
沟通技巧在建立医患关系中起着重要作用,这在全世界都得到广泛认可。传递给患者的信息会影响治疗结果。
本研究旨在评估门诊患者对处方药的认知水平。
共有264名持有全科医生有效处方、前往印度北部一座城市的4家不同药店购药的患者参与了本研究。所有入选患者均被给予一份预先设计好的问卷,要求当场作答。
发现尽管相当一部分患者了解药物的治疗效果和用药方式,但他们缺乏关于副作用、注意事项以及下次就诊时医生可能需要的信息。
该研究突出了这样一个事实,即医生需要花更多时间与患者交流,以使他们成为药物治疗的积极参与者。