DETERMINATION of RATIONAL DRUG USE SITUATIONS of PATIENTS ATTENDING to the SECONDARY HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION
İKİNCİ BASAMAK SAĞLIK KURUMUNA BAŞVURAN HASTALARIN AKILCI İLAÇ KULLANIM DURUMLARININ BELİRLENMESİ

Author : Yaşar GÖKALP -- Nurperihan TOSUN - Mustafa TOSUN
Number of pages : 370-385

Abstract

This study was conducted in order to determine the rational use of medicines of the patients who applied to secondary health care institutions. Cross-sectional and descriptive research was conducted with 166 people who applied to the secondary health care institution. The questionnaire was used as a data collection tool and the data were collected by the researcher himself by taking the verbal approvals of the participants. Data were evaluated by taking descriptive statistics in SPSS 21 Program. When the socia-demographic characteristics of the participants were examined, %58,4 of them were in the age group of 18-30, %56,6 were woman, %62,7 were undergraduate. %39,8 of the individuals participating in this stduy state that they keep the remaining medications as need after a treatment. %36,7 of the participants gave the answer to the physician in case you wanted to use the medicines you had at home again. Participants in our study were not found to have the exact rational drup use attitudes.

Keywords

Drug, Health, Rational Drug Use

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