Journal article
Chronically ill adults' educational needs on self-medication
Applied nursing research, Vol.21(2), pp.54-59
05/2008
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/106638
PMID: 18457743
Abstract
The present study, which was conducted in Jordan, examined chronically ill adults' educational needs concerning the self-administration of medications. The study utilized a cross-sectional design. Five hundred adults were recruited from primary health centers. Chronically ill adults needed education on medication benefits, odds ratio (OR)= 4.23, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) = (3.07-5.81), p = .00; side effects, OR = 2.25, 95% CI = (1.48-4.28), p = .00; and management of side effects, OR = 2.20, 95% CI = (1.35-4.10), p = .00. Nurses, physicians, and pharmacists need to collaborate to ensure that patients receive adequate education on their prescribed medications.
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- Title
- Chronically ill adults' educational needs on self-medication
- Creators
- Kawkab Shishani - Department of Community Health Nursing, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan. shishani@gmail.com
- Publication Details
- Applied nursing research, Vol.21(2), pp.54-59
- Academic Unit
- Nursing, College of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900546713801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article