Investigating the effectiveness of a patient-centred dispensing label on comprehension of medication dosing instructions

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Medication Error; Public Health - Health service research; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000083897
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Adam La Caze

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2020-03-13
• Study Start: 2021-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 8 February 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 121

Inclusion Criteria

Participants waiting for prescription filling or a medical appointment were recruited from the waiting area of a pharmacy department in a 929-bed tertiary hospital in Brisbane, Australia.

Exclusion Criteria

Refusal to provide written informed consent to participate.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Comprehension of labels, measured using total number of weekly medicines correctly assigned on grid sheet specifically designed for this study.[Immediately following the intervention.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
il[Nil]