A New Tool for an Awareness Plan Concerning Critical Issues, Needs and Attitudes of Citizens on the Use of Medicines

This article describes a pilot study to test the adequacy of a newly developed tool for an awareness plan on the importance of properly using pharmaceuticals. The new tool consists of face-to-face interviews with adult citizens on their approach to the use of medicines and of the following data anal...

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Published inHealthcare (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 11; p. 1409
Main Authors Pittau, Barbara, Palla, Piergiorgio, Pettinau, Francesca, Mastino, Antonio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 20.10.2021
MDPI
Subjects
attitudes
awareness plan
citizens
communication
Generic drugs
Health facilities
Informatics
Integrated approach
Interviews
medicines
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacists
Professional relationships
Professionals
Software
software application
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Summary:This article describes a pilot study to test the adequacy of a newly developed tool for an awareness plan on the importance of properly using pharmaceuticals. The new tool consists of face-to-face interviews with adult citizens on their approach to the use of medicines and of the following data analysis with a dedicated software application. The pilot study was carried out in a sample area of Sardinia, in Italy. The data from the interviews collected anonymously and analysed in aggregate actually emphasised the critical issues and needs in the use of pharmaceuticals in the sample area involved, also encouraging communication among different actors. The pilot study revealed that the designed tool could represent a novel strategy to stimulate interchanges of information on the proper use of pharmaceuticals with a potential impact on people’s health.
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ISSN:2227-9032
2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare9111409