Title |
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2013
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd008416.pub2 |
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Authors |
Sabina Ciciriello, Renea V Johnston, Richard H Osborne, Ian Wicks, Tanya deKroo, Rosemary Clerehan, Clare O'Neill, Rachelle Buchbinder |
Abstract |
Health consumers increasingly want access to accurate, evidence-based information about their medications. Currently, education about medications (that is, information that is designed to achieve health or illness related learning) is provided predominantly via spoken communication between the health provider and consumer, sometimes supplemented with written materials. There is evidence, however, that current educational methods are not meeting consumer needs. Multimedia educational programs offer many potential advantages over traditional forms of education delivery. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 4 | 21% |
Spain | 2 | 11% |
Greece | 2 | 11% |
South Africa | 1 | 5% |
Comoros | 1 | 5% |
India | 1 | 5% |
Colombia | 1 | 5% |
Canada | 1 | 5% |
Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
Other | 2 | 11% |
Unknown | 3 | 16% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 13 | 68% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 26% |
Scientists | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 6 | 1% |
United States | 3 | <1% |
Germany | 2 | <1% |
Spain | 2 | <1% |
South Africa | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Peru | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 441 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 73 | 16% |
Researcher | 56 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 56 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 47 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 27 | 6% |
Other | 88 | 19% |
Unknown | 110 | 24% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 151 | 33% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 63 | 14% |
Psychology | 28 | 6% |
Social Sciences | 17 | 4% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 14 | 3% |
Other | 54 | 12% |
Unknown | 130 | 28% |