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3695633

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-2-4
pubmed:abstractText
Drug information-seeking proclivities were examined using data from a telephone survey of 835 individuals who had obtained new outpatient prescriptions within the previous 4 weeks. Factor analytic and clustering techniques were used to segment patients based on the source and nature of drug information received in conjunction with the prescription. A four-cluster solution appeared to represent the most stable, distinct, yet homogeneous solution for the data. The groups were named "physician reliant" (40%), "pharmacist reliant" (19%), "questioners" (7%), and "uniformed" (34%). The four groups were compared for demographic, situational, and attitudinal differences. The physician-reliant group appeared most satisfied with the direct counseling of the doctor. Although this group may have sought additional information, the information appeared to reinforce the physician's directions. The pharmacist-reliant group often obtained prescriptions at independent pharmacies and tended not to rely on magazines or reference books for additional information. The questioners were often taking multiple medications. This group tended to seek out reference information from nonprofessional sources and reported several barriers to seeking information from professionals. The uninformed group was the oldest, tended to receive little information, and was more likely than the other groups to agree that one need not ask questions if one trusts the doctor. Different types of patient education programs were recommended as appropriate for each of the four groups. Motivational messages directed to the uninformed segment appeared to be the largest unmet need in patient-oriented prescription drug education.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0025-7079
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
953-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
A segmentational analysis of prescription drug information seeking.
pubmed:affiliation
Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD 20857.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.