Johnston M, Clarke A, Mundy K, Cromarty E, Ridout K
Age Ageing. 1986 Sep;15(5):304-6. doi: 10.1093/ageing/15.5.304.
Provision of adequate information is well established as an important determinant of patient compliance with taking medication. Elderly patients, who constitute a large proportion of patients discharged from hospital on medication, may be particularly at risk of unintentional noncompliance due to inadequate or forgotten information. This study demonstrates that counselling provided to the elderly by a clinical pharmacist significantly improved knowledge about medication and, therefore, the opportunity for compliance at home.
提供充分信息已被确认为患者服药依从性的一个重要决定因素。老年患者在出院时仍需服药的患者中占很大比例，由于信息不足或遗忘，他们可能特别容易出现无意的不依从情况。这项研究表明，临床药剂师为老年人提供的咨询显著提高了他们对药物的了解，从而增加了在家中依从服药的可能性。
