A New Tool for an Awareness Plan Concerning Critical Issues, Needs and Attitudes of Citizens on the Use of Medicines

This article describes a pilot study to test the adequacy of a newly developed tool for an awareness plan on the importance of properly using pharmaceuticals. The new tool consists of face-to-face interviews with adult citizens on their approach to the use of medicines and of the following data anal...

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Autores principales:	Barbara Pittau, Piergiorgio Palla, Francesca Pettinau, Antonio Mastino
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	medicines communication citizens attitudes software application awareness plan Medicine R
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/6aeb4d3762854e33b17c8f51ea3c7333
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6aeb4d3762854e33b17c8f51ea3c73332021-11-25T17:43:34ZA New Tool for an Awareness Plan Concerning Critical Issues, Needs and Attitudes of Citizens on the Use of Medicines10.3390/healthcare91114092227-9032https://doaj.org/article/6aeb4d3762854e33b17c8f51ea3c73332021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1409https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9032This article describes a pilot study to test the adequacy of a newly developed tool for an awareness plan on the importance of properly using pharmaceuticals. The new tool consists of face-to-face interviews with adult citizens on their approach to the use of medicines and of the following data analysis with a dedicated software application. The pilot study was carried out in a sample area of Sardinia, in Italy. The data from the interviews collected anonymously and analysed in aggregate actually emphasised the critical issues and needs in the use of pharmaceuticals in the sample area involved, also encouraging communication among different actors. The pilot study revealed that the designed tool could represent a novel strategy to stimulate interchanges of information on the proper use of pharmaceuticals with a potential impact on people’s health.Barbara PittauPiergiorgio PallaFrancesca PettinauAntonio MastinoMDPI AGarticlemedicinescommunicationcitizensattitudessoftware applicationawareness planMedicineRENHealthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1409, p 1409 (2021)
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description	This article describes a pilot study to test the adequacy of a newly developed tool for an awareness plan on the importance of properly using pharmaceuticals. The new tool consists of face-to-face interviews with adult citizens on their approach to the use of medicines and of the following data analysis with a dedicated software application. The pilot study was carried out in a sample area of Sardinia, in Italy. The data from the interviews collected anonymously and analysed in aggregate actually emphasised the critical issues and needs in the use of pharmaceuticals in the sample area involved, also encouraging communication among different actors. The pilot study revealed that the designed tool could represent a novel strategy to stimulate interchanges of information on the proper use of pharmaceuticals with a potential impact on people’s health.
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title	A New Tool for an Awareness Plan Concerning Critical Issues, Needs and Attitudes of Citizens on the Use of Medicines
title_short	A New Tool for an Awareness Plan Concerning Critical Issues, Needs and Attitudes of Citizens on the Use of Medicines
title_full	A New Tool for an Awareness Plan Concerning Critical Issues, Needs and Attitudes of Citizens on the Use of Medicines
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A New Tool for an Awareness Plan Concerning Critical Issues, Needs and Attitudes of Citizens on the Use of Medicines

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