Wongtaweepkij Kamonphat, Krska Janet, Pongwecharak Juraporn, Jarernsiripornkul Narumol
Division of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Medway School of Pharmacy, Universities of Greenwich and Kent, Kent, UK.
Patient Prefer Adherence. 2020 Jun 30;14:1073-1082. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S257454. eCollection 2020.
Written and electronic medicine information are important for improving patient knowledge and safe use of medicines. Written medicine information in Thailand is mostly in the form of printed package inserts (PIs), designed for health professionals, with few medicines having patient information leaflets (PILs). The aim of this study was to determine practices, needs and expectations of Thai general public about written and electronic medicine information and attitudes towards PILs.
Cross-sectional survey, using self-completed questionnaires, was distributed directly to members of the general public in a large city, during January to March 2019. It explored experiences of using information, expectations, needs and attitudes, the latter measured using a 10-item scale. Differences between sub-groups were assessed, applying the Bonferroni correction to determine statistical significance.
Of the total 851 questionnaires distributed, 550 were returned (64.2%). The majority of respondents (88%) had received PIs, but only a quarter (26.2%) had received PILs. Most respondents (78.5%) had seen medicine information in online form. High educational level and income increased the likelihood of receiving PILs and electronic information. The majority of respondents (88.5%) perceived PILs as useful, but 70% considered they would still need information about medicines from health professionals. Indication, drug name and precautions were the most frequently read information in PIs and perceived as needed in PILs. Three-quarters of respondents would read electronic information if it were available, with more who had received a PIL having previously searched for such information compared to those who had not. All respondents had positive overall attitudes towards PILs.
Experiences of receiving PILs and electronic medicine information in Thailand are relatively limited. However, the general public considered PILs as a useful source of medicine information. Electronic medicine information was desired and should be developed to be an additional source of information for consumers.
书面和电子药品信息对于提高患者用药知识及安全用药至关重要。泰国的书面药品信息大多以印刷的药品说明书（PIs）形式呈现，这些说明书是为医疗专业人员设计的，只有少数药品配有患者信息单页（PILs）。本研究的目的是确定泰国普通民众对书面和电子药品信息的使用习惯、需求和期望，以及他们对患者信息单页的态度。
2019年1月至3月期间，采用自行填写问卷的横断面调查方法，直接向大城市的普通民众发放问卷。该调查探讨了信息使用体验、期望、需求和态度，态度通过一个包含10个条目的量表进行测量。应用Bonferroni校正评估亚组之间的差异，以确定统计学意义。
在总共发放的851份问卷中，回收了550份（64.2%）。大多数受访者（88%）收到过药品说明书，但只有四分之一（26.2%）收到过患者信息单页。大多数受访者（78.5%）看过在线形式的药品信息。高学历和高收入人群收到患者信息单页和电子信息的可能性更高。大多数受访者（88.5%）认为患者信息单页有用，但70%的人认为他们仍然需要从医疗专业人员那里获取药品信息。适应症、药品名称和注意事项是药品说明书中最常阅读的信息，也是患者信息单页中被认为需要的信息。四分之三的受访者表示如果有电子信息就会阅读，与未收到患者信息单页的受访者相比，收到过患者信息单页的受访者中曾搜索过此类信息的人更多。所有受访者对患者信息单页总体态度积极。
泰国民众收到患者信息单页和电子药品信息的经历相对有限。然而，普通民众认为患者信息单页是有用的药品信息来源。电子药品信息受到期望，应发展成为消费者的额外信息来源。
