Information needs and perceptions of medicines and illness : Implications on adherence behaviours

ISBN-13: 9783659811029 / Angielski

Filipa Alves da Costa; Catherine Duggan; Ian Bates

Opis

The book focuses on patients' perceptions about medicines and illness, and on information desires patients may feel when dealing with medicines. These concepts are explored in the context of different cultures and their consequences on adherence behaviours debated. A possible model of service delivery is proposed to improve the rational use of medicines. The content of this book is extremely useful for researchers as it provides an overview of research methods applied in health care, whilst also focusing on cross-cultural adaptation methods and validation of measurement scales. It provides historical and up-to-date information on the functioning of the health care system in the UK and in Portugal, while describing in greater detail the way pharmacy practice has evolved.

O autorze

Alves da Costa, Filipa
Filipa Costa, Associate Prof. Inst. Univ. Egas Moniz; Invited Prof. Faculty of Pharmacy (Univ. Lisbon); Researcher at National Cancer Registry. Catherine Duggan, CEO International Pharmaceutical Federation; Hon. Prof. Nottingham University. Ian Bates, Prof. of Pharmacy Education; Head of Educational Development UCL, School of Pharmacy, London.