Abstract
Introduction To identify and analyze factors that influence administration, recognition, and compliance of medicine among community residents in Jilin Province, China. Methods A survey was carried out among 2417 community residents in Jilin Province, China, to study their administration (CRA), recognition (CRR), and compliance (CRC) of medicine. Multivariate logistic regression analyses and chi-squared tests were performed to assess factors influencing CRA, CRR, and CRC. Results Logistic analyses showed that gender, educational level, and occupation were influencing factors on CRA; age, educational level, smoking status, and health condition were influencing factors on CRR; and gender, age, occupation, and health condition were influencing factors on CRC. Conclusions CRA, CRR, and CRC are associated with specific lifestyles and social economic statuses of community residents. Attention should be paid to influencing factors in order to facilitate community pharmaceutical care, promote the rational use of drugs, and ensure the safe use of medications. This study explores the type and extent of professional services provided through community pharmacies in Jilin Province, China, and provides evidence for optimizing the quality of community pharmacy services.
Highlights
To identify and analyze factors that influence administration, recognition, and compliance of medicine among community residents in Jilin Province, China
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines adverse drug reactions (ADRs) as “any response to a drug that is noxious and unintended and occurs at doses normally used in man for prophylaxis, diagnosis, or therapy of diseases” [1]
We found that age and smoking status were negatively associated with the occurrence of appropriate community residents’ recognition of medicines (CRR); these community residents did not generally understand the problems associated with drug use
Summary
To identify and analyze factors that influence administration, recognition, and compliance of medicine among community residents in Jilin Province, China. A survey was carried out among 2417 community residents in Jilin Province, China, to study their administration (CRA), recognition (CRR), and compliance (CRC) of medicine. Multivariate logistic regression analyses and chi-squared tests were performed to assess factors influencing CRA, CRR, and CRC. CRA, CRR, and CRC are associated with specific lifestyles and social economic statuses of community residents. ADRs are caused by a combination of patient-related, medication-related, and social-related factors [3]. As medication use is an effective way of providing basic medical and health services, rational administration of pharmacy services has become a critical factor influencing the quality of community health services
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