Suzuka University of Medical Science, 3500-3 Minami-tamagaki, Suzuka, Mie, 513-8670, Japan.
Department of Information and Computer Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan.
Patient Educ Couns. 2020 Aug;103(8):1574-1580. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.02.037. Epub 2020 Feb 28.
The study identifies appropriate risk expressions by healthcare professionals in communicating the risks of driving-impairing medicine to patients, gauging changed patient behavior, preventing traffic accidents due to drugs, and improving drug adherence.
An online questionnaire survey was conducted on participants' perception of driving-related risks, and risk awareness, as well as reports of healthcare professionals' expressions and warning messages regarding driving-impairing drugs.
Approximately 80 % of participants were aware of the effects of pharmaceutical drugs on driving ability, and 50 % responded that they had received an explanation from their respective health professionals. As reported by participants, although healthcare professionals typically used more indirect expressions, direct warning messages were associated with high-risk awareness.
The content of the explanatory sentences and debriefing influenced risk perception among participants. Direct expressions were more desirable for appropriate risk perception by participants. Providing information from healthcare professional about the degree of risks and patients' determining their influence on driving behavior based on risk perception was necessary to clarify the predictors of driving behavior.
Health professionals should be aware that their warning messages could have a significant impact on patients' risk perception and driving behavior.
本研究旨在通过医疗专业人员向患者传达致驾驶障碍药物的风险，衡量患者行为的变化，预防因药物引起的交通事故，并提高药物依从性，确定合适的风险表达方式。
通过在线问卷调查参与者对与驾驶相关的风险、风险意识的看法，以及医疗专业人员关于致驾驶障碍药物的表达方式和警示信息的报告。
约 80%的参与者意识到药物对驾驶能力的影响，50%的参与者表示他们从各自的医疗保健专业人员那里得到了解释。报告显示，尽管医疗专业人员通常使用更间接的表达方式，但直接的警示信息与高风险意识相关。
解释性句子和汇报内容影响了参与者的风险感知。对于参与者的适当风险感知，直接的表达更为可取。医疗保健专业人员应向患者提供有关风险程度的信息，并根据风险感知让患者决定其对驾驶行为的影响，以明确驾驶行为的预测因素。
医疗保健专业人员应意识到他们的警示信息可能对患者的风险感知和驾驶行为产生重大影响。
