Comprensibilidad de un prospecto de medicamento de venta libre
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12/2012
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Ministerio de Salud
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Revista Argentina de Salud Pública
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1853-810X
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1852-8724
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INTRODUCCIÓN: El prospecto que acompaña a los medicamentos de venta libre contiene información importante, que no siempre es comprendida correctamente. OBJETIVOS: Explorar en qué medida se comprende la información incluida en los prospectos de especialidades medicinales de venta libre con paracetamol como principio activo. MÉTODOS: Se realizó un estudio cualitativo, con entrevistas semiestructuradas a 20 adultos a cargo de niños usuarios del medicamento. Se llevó a cabo con un equipo multidisciplinario: dos médicas, una psicóloga, una socióloga y una lingüista. Se utilizó el prospecto de un medicamento con paracetamol destinado a niños mayores de cuatro años. Se analizó cada respuesta como variable dicotómica (sí/no), de acuerdo con la comprensión de la información. Se identificaron las características discursivas de los prospectos y, a partir de ellas, se evaluaron los datos de las entrevistas. RESULTADOS: Ninguno de los entrevistados comprendió la posología, mientras que un 30% tuvo dificultades para entender las contraindicaciones. CONCLUSIONES: Es necesario seguir realizando estudios de comprensibilidad para identificar las dificultades que tienen los usuarios de medicamentos de venta libre para entender los prospectos.
INTRODUCTION: Over-the-counter medicine leaflets include important information, which is not always understood by users. OBJECTIVES: To explore the level of understanding of information stated in over-the-counter medicine leaflets, containing paracetamol as active ingredient. METHODS: A qualitative study was conducted, with semi-structured interviews to 20 adults in charge of children using the medicine. The multidisciplinary team was composed by two physicians, one psychologist, one sociologist and one linguist. It used a leaflet of a medicine containing paracetamol for children older than four years. The study analyzed every response as a yes/no variable according to information comprehension. The leaflet speech features were identified, so as to evaluate the data collected by the interviews. RESULTS: None of the interviewed people understood the dosage, while 30% of them had difficulties regarding contraindications. CONCLUSIONS: It is necessary to perform further comprehensibility studies to identify the difficulties faced by over-the-counter medicine users while reading the leaflets.
INTRODUCTION: Over-the-counter medicine leaflets include important information, which is not always understood by users. OBJECTIVES: To explore the level of understanding of information stated in over-the-counter medicine leaflets, containing paracetamol as active ingredient. METHODS: A qualitative study was conducted, with semi-structured interviews to 20 adults in charge of children using the medicine. The multidisciplinary team was composed by two physicians, one psychologist, one sociologist and one linguist. It used a leaflet of a medicine containing paracetamol for children older than four years. The study analyzed every response as a yes/no variable according to information comprehension. The leaflet speech features were identified, so as to evaluate the data collected by the interviews. RESULTS: None of the interviewed people understood the dosage, while 30% of them had difficulties regarding contraindications. CONCLUSIONS: It is necessary to perform further comprehensibility studies to identify the difficulties faced by over-the-counter medicine users while reading the leaflets.
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