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Are attitudes towards medication adherence associated with medication adherence behaviours among patients with psychosis? A systematic review and meta analysis [PDF]

, 2013
Background Studies have shown patient attitudes to be an important predictor for health related behaviours including medication adherence. It is less clear whether patient attitudes are also associated with medication adherence among patients with ...
McCabe, R., McCabe, R, Richardson, M, Priebe, S, Priebe, S., Richardson, M.   +5 more
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A cross-sectional survey: knowledge, attitudes, and practices of self-medication in medical and pharmacy students

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Self-Medication is common practice worldwide in both developed and developing countries. Self-Medication is referred as self consumption of medication without consulting a physician for either diagnosis or treatment. This study aimed to assess
Razan Khalid Alduraibi, Waleed Mohammad Altowayan   +1 more
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Self Medication.

Hall's journal of health
Self-medication allows individuals to treat minor health issues without a medical prescription, facilitated by the availability of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines (May, L., Schaefer, M., & Tamburro, C., 2023). This practice requires healthcare professionals, particularly pharmacists, to play a key role in ensuring the safe and rational use of ...
Mota, Inês, Mendes, Isabel, Almeida, João, Pires, Maria Francisca, Pires, Tânia C.S.P., Nascimento, Luís   +5 more
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Prevalence of Self-medication among MBBS students of a Medical College in Kathmandu

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2020
Introduction: Self-medication refers to self-prescription which includes diagnosing and treating one’s own illness and prescribing for one’s self. Though appropriate self-medication relieves acute symptoms, is time saving and economical, it should not be
Anjan Khadka, Kumud Kumar Kafle
doaj   +1 more source

Self-Medication Patterns during a Pandemic: A Qualitative Study on Romanian Mothers’ Beliefs toward Self-Treatment of Their Children

, 2022
Self-medication represents a significant healthcare and health policy issue worldwide, both in developed and underdeveloped countries. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic is considered a relevant context that could subtly trigger self-medication behavior ...
Alina Duduciuc, Duduciuc, Alina, Elena Tătăranu, Tătăranu, Elena, Doina Anca Pleșca, Pleșca, Doina Anca, Petruța Tarciuc, Ion, Laura Mihaela, Herdea, Valeria, Diaconescu, Smaranda, Gimiga, Nicoleta, Valeria Herdea, Laura Mihaela Ion, Smaranda Diaconescu, Nicoleta Gimiga, Tarciuc, Petruța   +15 more
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Children and teacher's perceptions of ADHD and medication [PDF]

, 2009
A detailed review of the literature revealed that children report mixed views towards ADHD and medication. They are also reported to experience a lack of control over their symptoms and in turn, report a reliance on medication to control behaviours ...
Bradley, Jess
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Granulation Methods and the Mechanisms for Improving Hardness of Loxoprofen Sodium Hydrate-Containing Tablets

Pharmaceutics
Objectives: We investigated the compression mechanisms for loxoprofen sodium (LXP), which is known to occur as a dihydrate, and identified parameters that influence the tablet hardness of LXP tablets prepared by the wet granulation method.
Aya Kuwata, Agata Ishikawa, Tetsuo Ono, Etsuo Yonemochi   +3 more
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Prevalence of self-medication practices and its associated factors in Urban Puducherry, India

Perspectives in Clinical Research, 2014
Background and Objectives: Self medication is an important concern for health authorities at global level. This study was aimed to find the prevalence of self medication for allopathic drugs and associated factors among households of urban community ...
Kalaiselvi Selvaraj, Ganesh Kumar S, Archana Ramalingam   +2 more
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The AdHOC study of older adults' adherence to medication in 11 countries [PDF]

, 2005
Objective: Authors investigated, cross-nationally, the factors, including demographic, psychiatric ( including cognitive), physical, and behavioral, determining whether older people take their prescribed medication.
Cooper, Claudia, Katona, Cornelius, Cordula Wagner, Daniela Fialova, Wagner, C., Cornelius Katona, Wagner, Cordula, Livingston, G., Carpenter, G. Iain, Gill Livingston, Cooper, C., Katona, C., Fialova, Daniela, Carpenter, I., Schroll, M., Iain Carpenter, Claudia Cooper, Marianne Schroll, Livingston, Gill, Schroll, Marianne, Fialova, D.   +20 more
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source