A5084686497- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Medical Research and Practices
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Social Media in Health Education
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Pharmacy and Medical Practices
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
University of Leeds
2014-2023
Luto Research (United Kingdom)
2008-2021
De Montfort University
2012
Age UK
2010
King's College School
2001
King's College London
2001
Leeds General Infirmary
1997
Seacroft Hospital
1992-1995
Killingbeck
1992
BC Cancer Agency
1990
Care home residents are at particular risk from medication errors, and our objective was to determine the prevalence potential harm of prescribing, monitoring, dispensing administration errors in UK care homes, identify their causes.A prospective study a random sample within purposive homes three areas. Errors were identified by patient interview, note review, observation practice examination dispensed items. Causes understood theoretically framed interviews with staff, doctors pharmacists....
Herbal products obtained over the counter are commonly used in Europe, North America and Australia. Although there is concern about a lack of information provided to consumers allow safe use these products, has been no published research confirm fears. In this study, we evaluated written with herbal UK advance European Union Directive issued April 2011 that tightened regulations for some including requirements provide safety information. Five were purchased from pharmacies, health food shops...
OBJECTIVE--To investigate whether a reminder chart improved patients9 compliance with their drug regimen after discharge from hospital. DESIGN--Patients were randomly allocated to one of four groups. Two groups received the chart: also routine counselling nurse and other structured pharmacist, which included an explanation chart. The two only counseling, either or pharmacist. Patients visited about 10 days later: they questioned regimen, was measured by tablet counting. SETTING--The pharmacy...
Objective To explore the barriers/facilitators to deprescribing in primary care England from perspectives of clinicians, patients living with frailty who reside at home, and their informal carers, drawing on Theoretical Domains Framework identify behavioural components associated process. Design Exploratory qualitative study. Setting General practice (primary care) England. Participants 9 aged 65+ attended a consultation reduce or stop medicine/s. 3 carers frailty. 14 clinicians including...
<h3>Abstract</h3> <b>Objective</b>: To determine whether a programme of self medication for inpatients improves compliance with treatment and knowledge their drugs after discharge from hospital. <b>Design</b>: Patients were prospectively recruited four wards: two acting as controls. Ten days the patients visited at home. They questioned about drugs, tablet count was undertaken. <b>Setting</b>: The pharmacy department medical wards an interest in elderly district general hospital, patients9...
The participant information sheet (PIS) provided to potential trial participants is a critical part of the process valid consent. However, there long-standing concern that these lengthy and complex documents are not fit-for-purpose. This has been supported recently through application performance-based approach testing improving readability called user testing. method now widely used improve patient medicine leaflets - determining whether people can find understand key facts. study applied...
Effective written consumer medicines information is essential to support safe and effective medicine taking, but the wording layout of currently provided materials do not meet patients' needs.To identify principles from wider discipline design for use by health professionals when developing or assessing drug patients.Six experts in nominated texts on best practice applicable information. A content analysis identified key that were tabulated bring out themes.Six met inclusion criteria,...
Experience-based co-design (EBCD) brings patients and staff together to services. It is normally conducted in one organization which initiates implements the process. We used traditional EBCD method with a number of adaptations as part larger research study British National Health Service.The primary aim was assess feasibility acceptability conducting research-initiated EBCD, enhance intervention development prior testing. As well embedding study, there were 3 further key adaptations: (a)...
Two experiments compared people's interpretation of verbal and numerical descriptions the risk medication side effects occurring. The descriptors were selected from those recommended for use by European Union (very common, uncommon, rare, very rare). Both used a controlled empirical methodology, in which nearly 500 members general population presented with fictitious (but realistic) scenario about visiting doctor being prescribed medication, together information medicine's their probability...
BACKGROUND Patients' ability to understand information about medication is crucial for safety and effectiveness. Rates of illiteracy worldwide indicate that written alone cannot meet many patients' needs. Medication pictograms are an alternative, but may be culturally sensitive. Previous testing has used large pictograms, which impractical conventional drug formats. OBJECTIVE To compare 2 sets instructions or warnings (from the US South Africa) understandability by adults in UK examine...