Recently, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has made efforts toward the strengthening of dissemination of appropriate drug and safety information through information service for healthcare professionals. Furthermore, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) enforced webpages regarding drug safety information tools, such as PMDA "MediNavi". In European Medicines Agency (EMA), d...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the medication knowledge achieved by conventional verbal education and the influence of drug information leaflets in patients with epilepsy. Drug compliance and sources of information of the patients were also examined. Fifty-one adults in an epilepsy outpatient clinic participated this survey. These patients were asked to complete a questionnaire and to spe...

OBJECTIVES Low literacy is highly prevalent among UK adults. This study assessed functional health literacy among family planning clinic clients and whether this was associated with sexual health knowledge and behaviours. It also assessed the readability of patient leaflets. METHODS 505 female family planning clinic attendees aged 16-35 years were interviewed about their sexual behaviour and ...

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore patients’ preferences for forms patient education material, including leaflets, podcasts, and videos; that is, determine what information, besides provided verbally by healthcare personnel, do patients prefer following visits hospital? Methods: a mixed-methods study, using survey design with primarily quantitative items but qualitative component. A dist...

BACKGROUND Obtaining separate informed consent for blood transfusion is mandatory in some countries. Although patients should be informed about risks and benefits of transfusion, studies suggest this does not happen routinely in the UK and the patient perspective is lacking in the current literature. AIM To explore provision of information and the consent process for patients receiving blood ...

BACKGROUND Printed education materials are often used to augment healthcare professional's verbal information to consumers so it serves as an important component of symptom management. They also enhance the teaching process and can be used by consumers as a home reference. OBJECTIVE This study was aimed to interpret consumers' perception on Consumer Medical Information Leaflets (CMILs) on obe...