Submission Rates of Medication Notebooks in Insurance Pharmacies / 医薬品情報学
Japanese Journal of Drug Informatics
;
: 201-205, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-376570
ABSTRACT
<b>Objective:
</b>To reveal the current use of medication notebooks in clinical practice and the differences in submission rates of medication notebooks among patients with different sociodemographic and medical characteristics.<br><b>Methods:
</b>We conducted a survey of the submission rates by studying the medication history, from June 19, 2014, to July 3, 2014.<br><b>Results:
</b>The overall submission rate of returning patients was 57.1% and the submission rate of patients who visit a single medical institution was significantly lower than patients who visit more than two (55.4% vs. 67.7%, <i>p</i><0.001). Multivariate logistic regression also indicated significant differences between the single and multiple medical institution visit group (adjusted OR=2.74 [95% CI 1.93-3.89], <i>p</i><0.001). Submission rates for patients in their 20, 30, and 50 s who visit a single medical institution were lower than 40%.<br><b>Conclusions:
</b>To improve the usefulness of the community pharmacy and increase the submission rate, we need to increase awareness of the importance of medication notebooks among patients who visit a single medical institution. Additionally, future studies need to focus on factors such as age-related issues that might affect submission rates.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
English
Journal:
Japanese Journal of Drug Informatics
Year:
2015
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