ABSTRACT
Avaliar a influência da transmissão oral e escrita de informação sobre medicamentos antirretrovirais na geração de conhecimentos nos seus usuários e na retenção dessa informação pelos mesmos. Método: Na primeira fase, 18 indivíduos portadores de HIV/AIDS atendidos em um hospital de referência analisaram três folhetos informativos sobre medicamentos e escolheram o melhor. Na segunda fase, foram formados três grupos de 47 pessoas entre portadores de HIV/AIDS que recebem medicamentos antirretrovirais no mesmo hospital. O primeiro grupo, considerado o grupo controle (grupo C), recebeu seu medicamento na farmácia de forma usual, sem qualquer informação adicional; o segundo grupo (grupo F) recebeu o folheto com informações sobre o medicamento em uso, que deveria ser lido naquele momento; o terceiro grupo (grupo O) recebeu, de forma oral, as mesmas informações detalhadas no folheto. Todos responderam um questionário que avaliava seus conhecimentos sobre o medicamento. Resultados: As respostas do grupo O tiveram maior índice de concordância com a informação que lhes foi repassada quanto à ação do medicamento no organismo (78,7%), a duração do tratamento (83%), ao procedimento ao perder uma dose (91,5%) e quanto ao armazenamento (95,7%). Conclusão: A transmissão de informação, seja de forma oral ou escrita, gera conhecimento e as instruções e informações quando transmitidas oralmente, de modo detalhado e numa linguagem adequada, são mais facilmente compreendidas e assimiladas. Constata-se também que, no grupo estudado, a informação oral resultou mais efetiva de imediato do que a escrita.
To assess the influence of oral and written transmission of information on antiretroviral drugs in knowledge generation in their users and in the retention of information by them. Method: In the first phase, 18 individuals with HIV/AIDS treated at a referral hospital analyzed three brochures containing information on antiretroviral drugs and chose the best. In the second phase, three groups of 47 individuals with HIV/AIDS who received antiretroviral drugs in the same hospital were formed. The first group, considered the control group (group C) received their medication at the pharmacy as usual, without any additional information; the second group (group F) received a brochure with information about the drug in use, which should be read at that moment; and the third group (group O) received orally, the same information detailed in the brochure. All answered a questionnaire that assessed their knowledge on the referred drug. Results: The responses of group ?O? had a higher level of agreement with the information they received regarding action of the drug in the body (78.7%), duration of treatment (83%), procedure when missing a dose (91.5%) and storage (95.7%). Conclusion: The transmission of information, whether oral or written, generates knowledge and the instructions and information when orally transmitted, in a detailed manner and in appropriate language, are more easily understood and assimilated. It appears also that, in the studied group, oral information resulted more immediately effective than written one.
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Humans , Male , Female , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome , Anti-HIV Agents , HIV , Medication AdherenceABSTRACT
Lack of information on antiretroviral drugs or the misunderstanding of available information can facilitate incorrect use of such drugs. This can result in non-adherence to the prescribed regimen, leading to a great possibility of a therapeutic failure. The aim of this study was to know which information HIV/AIDS patients, who receive their medicines at the pharmacy of a reference hospital in the northeast Brazil, have on the drugs they use, the source of this information and whether there is a need for additional information. A total of 195 HIV/AIDS patients, who were using either zidovudina + lamivudina 300+150mg (AZT+3TC), efavirenz 600mg (EFZ) or lopinavir/ritonavir 133.33/33mg (LPV/r), were interviewed. The mean age was 41 years (SD = 9.55) and 70.8 percent were males. Of the total, 55.4 percent didn't know the effect of the drug in the organism; 35.9 percent were unaware of the necessity of taking antiretroviral drugs for the rest of their lives; only 14.4 percent knew how to proceed when a dosage was missed; 22.1 percent said they could die and the same number of individuals believed in aggravation of the disease in case of treatment interruption. The majority, 68.2 percent, considered it very necessary to receive drug information. The results show that there is an apparent lack of general information among users of antiretroviral drugs, and at the same time a need for it. It is necessary that all professionals involved in the health care of the patients agree that an efficient supply of information on prescribed drugs is an ethical component of the treatment that favors and fosters its adherence.