Ridout S, Waters W E, George C F
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1986 Jun;21(6):701-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1986.tb05236.x.
A 1 in 200 sample of the Southampton electorate was sent a postal questionnaire in January, 1984. Of the 740 adults surveyed, 443 (59.9%) returned completed questionnaires. One hundred and eighty-eight (42.4%) of those replying had been prescribed a medicine within the previous month. Two hundred and seventy-five respondents (62%) felt that not enough was explained about medicines by doctors or pharmacists. Consistent with this, was the fact that 37% were unaware of safe methods of disposal of leftover medicines. In addition, 112 of 154 (72.7%) people currently taking a prescribed medicine knew of no side-effects which could result from this. Eighty-three per cent of respondents thought an information leaflet would be helpful. Of nine items which previous authors had suggested should be included, seven were thought to be important by more than 75% of those replying. Although 54% of people wanted detailed information, 43% stated a preference for short, summarized points. We conclude that most patients need to have more information about prescribed medicines and they would welcome written leaflets. However, further work is necessary to determine the best format for such leaflets.
1984年1月，南安普敦选民样本中的二百分之一收到了一份邮政调查问卷。在接受调查的740名成年人中，443人（59.9%）返回了填好的问卷。其中，188人（42.4%）在过去一个月内曾被开了药。275名受访者（62%）认为医生或药剂师对药物的解释不够充分。与此一致的是，37%的人不知道处理剩余药物的安全方法。此外，在目前正在服用处方药的154人中，有112人（72.7%）不知道可能由此产生的副作用。83%的受访者认为信息传单会有帮助。在前人建议应包含的九个项目中，超过75%的受访者认为其中七个项目很重要。虽然54%的人想要详细信息，但43%的人表示更喜欢简短的总结要点。我们得出结论，大多数患者需要更多关于处方药的信息，他们会欢迎书面传单。然而，有必要进一步开展工作以确定此类传单的最佳形式。
