Guessability of standard pharmaceutical pictograms in members of the Nigerian public [PDF]
Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2023 Background: Pharmaceutical pictograms are standardized images used to visually convey medication instructions. Very little is known about the ability of Africans to interpret these images.
Samirah N. Abdu-Aguye +3 more
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Pharmaceutical pictograms: User-centred redesign, selection and validation [PDF]
PEC Innovation, 2023 Objective: In an earlier study, several tested International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) pictograms did not achieve validity among older adults in Singapore.
Rahul Malhotra +8 more
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Patient satisfaction survey of the “Healthy Heart” pharmaceutical care service – evaluation of pharmacy labelling with pharmaceutical pictograms [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Introduction Low adherence is a major challenge in healthcare worldwide, being particularly dangerous for patients with chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and heart failure, where strict adherence is essential. Non-adherence is observed in
Piotr Merks +8 more
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Guessability of U.S. pharmaceutical pictograms in Iranian prospective users [PDF]
Pharmacy Practice, 2020 Objective: This study examined the gueassability of US pharmaceutical pictograms as well as associated demographic factors and cognitive design features among Iranian adults. Methods: A total of 400 participants requested to guess the meaning of 53 US
Mahnaz Saremi +2 more
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The Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Packaging Pictograms via Eye Tracking Technique [PDF]
INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2022 Background: Various visual tools are used to improve medication adherence in communication with the patient. Pharmaceutical pictograms are one such tool utilized within this communication process. Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the
Merve Memişoğlu, Yener Yener Girişken
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Recall of Pharmaceutical Pictograms by Older Adults. [PDF]
Can J Hosp Pharm, 2019 Background Low health literacy and high medication burden in the older adult population are contributing factors to the misunderstanding of medication instructions, leading to an increased risk of poor adherence and adverse events in this group of ...
Vaillancourt R +4 more
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Assessing the Understanding of Pharmaceutical Pictograms among Cultural Minorities: The Example of Hindu Individuals Communicating in European Portuguese [PDF]
Pharmacy, 2018 One of the sources of poor health outcomes is the lack of compliance with the prescribed treatment plans, often due to communication barriers between healthcare professionals and patients.
Lakhan Kanji, Sensen Xu, Afonso Cavaco
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Evaluation of pharmaceutical pictograms by older "turkers": A cross-sectional crowdsourced study. [PDF]
Res Social Adm Pharm, 2021 BACKGROUND Well-designed pharmaceutical pictograms may improve patients' understanding of medication instructions. However, the iterative participatory design process required to produce effective pictograms can be costly in terms of money, time, and ...
Lin SY +4 more
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A qualitative study to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders regarding pharmaceutical pictograms in Pakistan [PDF]
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and PracticeBackground: This qualitative study in Pakistan aims to gather perspectives from health regulators, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and healthcare professionals regarding the implementation of pharmaceutical pictograms.Methods: An exploratory qualitative ...
Kanza Arshad +3 more
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Pharmaceutical indication pictograms for low literacy viewers: Health literacy and comprehension
Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2023 Background: Poor comprehension of pharmaceutical pictograms used on medicine labels or leaflets can compromise understanding of medicine-taking information, potentially causing negative health outcomes.
Ros Dowse +3 more
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