Javier Plaza Zamora|Isabel Legáz|Eduardo Osuna|María D. Pérez-Cárceles
Age and education as factors associated with medication literacy: a community pharmacy perspective
Universidad de Murcia|Universidad de Murcia|Universidad de Murcia
aging implies higher prevalence chronic pathologies corresponding increase medication correct adherence use medication prerequisites reducing risks disease progression comorbidity mortality medication literacy ml specific ability safely access understand information available concerning medication act accordingly currently specific instruments ascertain extent ml general population aim work analyse ml large cohort pharmacy customersa total 400 community pharmacy clients analyzed assess level ml documental numeracy validated medlitrxse toolthe results showed total 400 community pharmacy clients 136 34 adequate degree ml rest clients n 264 66 adjudged ability statistically significant differences found different age groups terms ml p 0001 0312 95 ci 01950499 5165 65year age groups lower frequency adequate ml 235 71 respectively rest age groups statistically significant increase adequate ml observed academic level clients increased p 0001 15403 95 ci 810929257 multivariate logistic regression confirmed influence variables mlan inadequate ml level found community pharmacy clients age 51 also primary nonformal studies data add knowledge ml pharmacists health professionals adopt new strategies prevent least reduce errors taking medicines thus avoiding undesirable effects misuse