Kim Hamrosi|Rebecca Dickinson|Peter Knapp|David K. Raynor|Ines Krass|Julie Sowter|Parisa Aslani
It's for your benefit: exploring patients' opinions about the inclusion of textual and numerical benefit information in medicine leaflets
University of Sydney|University of Leeds|University of York|University of Leeds|University of Sydney|University of Leeds|University of Sydney
explore consumers beliefs preferences benefit information medicine leaflets examine understanding reaction treatment benefitsfortyfive participants recruited eight focus groups run concurrently australia 23 participants four groups uk 22 participants four groups participants provided amended leaflets based medicine clopidogrel containing textual numerical benefit information presented using numbers needed treat nnt topic guide explored use leaflets preferences opinions used direct discussion focus group discussions recorded transcribed verbatim content analysed using adapted crosscase study analysisthe consensus inclusion benefit information positive factor many participants felt textual benefit information offered incentive take medicine although australian participants concerns included benefit information could create anxiety presentation numerical benefit information provoked strong feelings disbelief shock participants surprised people would benefit participants struggled understand interpret nnt others found difficult comprehend magnitude benefit information instead operating initial often crude assumptions data meant countries provision numerical benefit information appeared shake participants faith drug treatments participants concerned might affect lessinformed patient however uk participants stated adherence treatment also reinforced doctors adviceparticipants wanted receive information benefits medicines however may misinterpret numerical information provided