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| Title |
Conhecimento dos pacientes sobre medicamentos prescritos por odontólogos no sul do Brasil
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.1590/1413-81232015212.17732014 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ana Paula Dresch, Tânia Alves Amador, Isabela Heineck |
| Abstract |
This study sought to establish the degree of patients' knowledge regarding medication prescribed by public dental services in Porto Alegre and verify the frequency of verbal prescription by dentists and individual sources of information on medication. It involved a cross-sectional study conducted in two emergency services using a structured questionnaire applied after dental consultation. Of the 286 respondents, 164 (57%) were female, with an average age of 35 and mean family income of 3.5 minimum salaries. It was revealed that 10% of the patients received a verbal prescription and, of the 258 who were questioned regarding knowledge of medication from written prescriptions, 86% knew the name of the medication, 85% knew the dosage frequency, 66% knew the therapeutic indication and 65% the correct dosage. Only 20% and 9%, respectively, were aware of contra-indications and side effects. Based on the scoring system used, 55% of the patients displayed fair knowledge, 34% insufficient awareness and 11% good knowledge of the treatment. The main source of information about medication was the leaflet (40.7%). Most patients revealed a satisfactory level of knowledge about the core information regarding the treatment, but would have difficulty deciding precisely what to do in the event of complications. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 15 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 8 | 53% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 20% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 7% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 7 | 47% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 February 2016.
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#22,759,452
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Outputs from Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
#1,775
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#347,814
of 406,424 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
#30
of 45 outputs
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