Problem behaviours and psychotropic medication use in intellectual disability: a multinational cross-sectional survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. I. Perry ◽  
S. E. Cooray ◽  
J. Mendis ◽  
K. Purandare ◽  
A. Wijeratne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Psychotropic Medication ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Problem Behaviours

scholarly journals Psychotropic medication use among nursing home residents in Austria: a cross-sectional study

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Mann ◽  
Sascha Köpke ◽  
Burkhard Haastert ◽  
Kaisu Pitkälä ◽  
Gabriele Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Psychotropic Medication ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Factors Associated With Psychotropic Medication Use in Individuals in Brazilian Primary Health Care Units: A Descriptive, Cross-Sectional Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 38-45
Author(s):  
Paulo Celso Prado Telles Filho ◽  
Tatiana Longo Borges ◽  
Assis do Carmo Pereira ◽  
Kelly Graziani Giacchero Vedana ◽  
Rebecca O. Shasanmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Psychotropic Medication ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Primary Health

scholarly journals Experiences of psychotropic medication use and decision-making for adults with intellectual disability: a multistakeholder qualitative study in the UK

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. e032861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rory Sheehan ◽  
Angela Hassiotis ◽  
André Strydom ◽  
Nicola Morant
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Psychotropic Medication ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Family Carers ◽  
Joint Decisions ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Medication Decisions

ObjectivesUnderstanding patient and carer perspectives is essential to improving the quality of medication prescribing. This study aimed to explore experiences of psychotropic medication use among people with intellectual disability (ID) and their carers, with a focus on how medication decisions are made.DesignThematic analysis of data collected in individual semistructured interviews.Participants and settingFourteen adults with ID, 12 family carers and 12 paid carers were recruited from specialist psychiatry services, community groups, care providers and training organisations in the UK.ResultsPeople with ID reported being highly compliant with psychotropic medication, based on a largely unquestioned view of medication as important and necessary, and belief in the authority of the psychiatrist. Though they sometimes experienced medication negatively, they were generally not aware of their right to be involved in medication decisions. Paid and family carers reported undertaking a number of medication-related activities. Their ‘front-line’ status and longevity of relationships meant that carers felt they possessed important forms of knowledge relevant to medication decisions. Both groups of carers valued decision-making in which they felt they had a voice and a genuine role. While some in each group described making joint decisions about medication with psychiatrists, lack of involvement was often described. This took three forms in participants’ accounts: being uninformed of important facts, insufficiently included in discussions and lacking influence to shape decisions. Participants described efforts to democratise the decision-making process by gathering information, acting to disrupt perceived power asymmetries and attempting to prove their credibility as valid decision-making partners.ConclusionsStakeholder involvement is a key element of medication optimisation that is not always experienced in decisions about psychotropic medication for people with ID. Forms of shared decision-making could be developed to promote collaboration and offer people with ID and their carers greater involvement in medication decisions.

Knowledge about Medicine Use in Pregnancy: A National Study among Pharmacy Students in Jordan

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esra’ Taybeh ◽  
Rawan Kokash ◽  
Ahmad Talhouni ◽  
Mervat Alsous
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
National Study ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Undergraduate Study ◽  
Pharmacy Curriculum ◽  
In Pregnancy

Background: Knowledge of medication use during pregnancy presents a concern to pharmacists upon graduation since they will be responsible for drug related inquiries and counselling pregnant women about their medications. The present study aimed to assess undergraduate senior pharmacy students’ knowledge about medication use during pregnancy in Jordan. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Jordanian universities. A total of 409 senior pharmacy students participated in the study. Results: The results found that the majority of the students (60.6%) did not have enough instruction on medications during pregnancy through their undergraduate study. Overall, only 2.5% of the participating students were considered to have good knowledge about medicine use during pregnancy and accordingly the majority (52.6%) were not confident to recommend medicines for pregnant women in the future. In view of that, participating students suggested the addition of an obligatory course to the current curriculum. Students in public universities, Pharm.D. students, and those in their sixth year of study were more knowledgeable than others (P > 0.05). Conclusion: It was concluded that pharmacy students have low knowledge regarding medication use in pregnancy. The results call for a reassessment of the current pharmacy curriculum.

scholarly journals Pharmacotherapy Literacy and Parental Practice in Use of Over-the-Counter Pediatric Medicines

Medicina ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dušanka Krajnović ◽  
Stana Ubavić ◽  
Nataša Bogavac-Stanojević
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Common Information ◽  
Parental Practice

Background and objectives: Pharmaceutical literacy skills of parents are crucial for appropriate and safe medication use in pre-school children (ages 1–7 years). A recent study on pharmacotherapy literacy from Serbia showed that one in five parents have difficulty understanding common information about the use of medicines. Because antipyretics are considered to be the most frequently used group of over-the-counter (OTC) medications during the pre-school period, we aimed to: (i) examine parental practice and expectations in antipyretic medication use, and (ii) analyze associations of parental practice and expectations related to socio-economic status and pharmacotherapy literacy. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional survey using a self- report validated specific instrument was conducted with the parents of pre-school children in kindergartens in Belgrade, Serbia. Pharmacotherapy literacy refers to the knowledge and personal skills needed to meet the complex demands of medicine use in both healthcare and non-healthcare settings. A comprehensive literature review, expert-focus group consultation, and pre-testing were employed in 4-item multiple-choice test development to explore practice and expectations related to the use of OTC pediatric antipyretic medicines. Results: The final analytical cohort was comprised of 813 participants, the majority (63.3%) chose a medicine based on a physician’s suggestion and only 15.4% of parents reported they would follow the advice of a pharmacist. More than a half of parents (54.1%) would need advice about antipyretic medicine from a pharmacist, firstly in a simpler language. Parents satisfied with the information given by a pharmacist had higher pharmacotherapy literacy, compared to parents with lower levels (OR–0.718, 95%CI (0.597–0.865), p < 0.001). Men had a higher expectation of pharmacists to explain medicine use in a simpler language (OR–1.630, 95%CI (1.063–2.501), p = 0.025), as well as parents with three or more children (OR–2.527, 95%CI (1.43–4.459), p = 0.001). Parents with higher knowledge about medicine use were less likely to ask for simpler information (OR–0,707; 95%CI (0,583–0,856), p < 0,001). Conclusions: Our main finding is that practice in antipyretic OTC medicine use was associated with levels of parental pharmacotherapy literacy. The expectations of pharmacists were higher among parents with lower levels of pharmacotherapy literacy, who expected more information in a simpler and more precise language. This study highlighted the need for pharmacists to identify risks in parental practice and to provide information about medicines to parents of pre-school children in a simpler and more appropriate way.

Medication use by CAM users and non-users: a Swiss cross-sectional survey

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 172-173
Author(s):  
Simões-Wüst Ana Paula ◽  
Rist Lukas ◽  
Dettling Marcel
Keyword(s):  
Medication Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional
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