Patients' ideas about medicines: a qualitative study in a general practice population

• Published in: British journal of general practice Vol. 44; no. 387; pp. 465 - 468
• Main Author: Britten, N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.10.1994
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Attitude to Health; Drug Therapy - psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Patient Compliance; Self Administration

Little attention has been paid to patients' ideas about medicines and such ideas might well have relevance for understanding non-adherence to medication. This qualitative study set out to describe the ideas about medicines and the self-reported adherence to medication of a general practice popu...