Abdulmalik Alkatheri|Abdulkareem Albekairy
Does the patients? educational level and previous counseling affect their medication knowledge?
direct involvement clinical pharmacists patient care everevolving role pharmacy profession studies demonstrated discharge counseling performed clinical pharmacist improves patients knowledge medications aim article evaluate effect patients educational level previous counseling medication knowledge among patients visiting king abdulaziz medical city tertiary care centerthe effect education level previous counseling medication knowledge assessed 90 patients inpatient outpatient settings king abdul aziz medical city 5week period using questionnaire contains items assess patients medication knowledge pharmacists performance counselingthe average age participants 529 176 years participants education level significantly associated gender however significantly associated age p 005 higher educational level found positively affect aspects medication knowledge assessed study p 005 358569 noneducated patients showed good excellent recognition medications knowledge indications knowledge dosage schedule compared 762905 educated participants furthermore 136 381 700 noneducated group high school group high school education group respectively demonstrated good excellent knowledge medications side effects previous counseling also positively linked medication knowledge p 005 878976 patients received previous counseling showed good excellent recognition medications knowledge indications better knowledge dosage schedule compared 372432 finally 529 patients received previous counseling showed good excellent knowledge medication side effects compared 125 notthe education level patient previous counseling positively linked medication knowledge knowledge medications side effects proved difficult task participants study requiring highest level education improved previous counseling