SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online

 
vol.9 número4Prescripción de medicamentos psicoactivos en pacientes atendidos por el SUS en Manhuaçu - MG (Brasil)Alfabetismo en salud en el entorno de la farmacia: definiendo el alfabetismo en farmacoterapia índice de autoresíndice de materiabúsqueda de artículos
Home Pagelista alfabética de revistas  

Servicios Personalizados

Revista

Articulo

Indicadores

Links relacionados

  • En proceso de indezaciónCitado por Google
  • No hay articulos similaresSimilares en SciELO
  • En proceso de indezaciónSimilares en Google

Compartir


Pharmacy Practice (Granada)

versión On-line ISSN 1886-3655versión impresa ISSN 1885-642X

Resumen

MACDONALD, T.; MACDONALD, D.; CROOKS, B.  y  COLLICOTT, C.. What do children with cancer know about their medications?. Pharmacy Pract (Granada) [online]. 2011, vol.9, n.4, pp.207-212. ISSN 1886-3655.

Objectives: To explore the health literacy of children diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) through their knowledge of their medications. Methods: Within the Basic Interpretive approach to qualitative research, semi-structured interviews were conducted with children from ages 6 to18 years (n=16) between May and September 2009 to determine their knowledge of medication properties, medication habits and medication teaching. REB approval was obtained. Results: The younger children (mean age 7.5 years) correctly answered, on average, 51% of the questions on colour, 26% of the questions on name, 25% of the questions on frequency, and 8% of the questions on the purposes of their medications. The older children (mean age 16 years) scored at least 35% higher for each characteristic. All of the younger children reported that physicians consistently directed medication education to parents only, and that the younger children were rarely present during these sessions. 13 of the 16 children stated that they want to learn more about and be more involved in education sessions addressing their medications. Conclusion: Children with ALL at the IWK Health Centre do not have a good knowledge of their medications, however most children expressed that they want to know more about their medications.

Palabras clave : Health Literacy; Health Knowledge; Attitudes; Practice; Neoplasms; Child; Adolescent; Canada.

        · resumen en Español     · texto en Inglés     · Inglés ( pdf )

 

Creative Commons License Todo el contenido de esta revista, excepto dónde está identificado, está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons