Thisara Perera|Priyanga Ranasinghe|Udeshika Perera|Sherin Perera|Madura Adikari|Saroj Jayasinghe|Godwin Constantine
Knowledge of prescribed medication information among patients with limited English proficiency in Sri Lanka
University of Colombo|University of Colombo|University of Colombo|University of Colombo|University of Colombo|University of Colombo|University of Colombo
abstract background patients knowledge prescribed medications play key role long term management cardiac diseases determining outcome present study evaluates knowledge prescribed medication among cardiac patients aim identify factors influencing knowledge methods descriptivecrosssectional study conducted among 200 adult patients attending clinics cardiology unit national hospital sri lanka knowledge assessment focused four different sections drug name dose frequency indication total score 60 calculated giving component following weighted scores drug name 20 indication 20 drug dose 10 frequency 10 binary logistic regression analysis evaluate factors associated good knowledge total score 40 performed results among 200 participants 565 n 113 males mean age 597 82 years majority n 170 850 older 50 years age sinhala primary language 915 n 183 participants english primary language two study participants 10 eighty four percent participants educated secondary education 25 n 5 formal education overall knowledge total score60 prescribed medications among study population poor score 20 46 adequate score 2140 365 good score 40 175 results binary logistic regression analysis indicates secondary or153 tertiary levels or279 education selfreported perception illness moderate or123 severe or170 educated doctor reported patients or169 significantly increased odds good knowledge drugs majority patients unable read understand information written english doctors contributed towards educating drug information 330 patients conclusion resourcepoor setting patients limited english proficiency lower level education misperception illness severity resulted reduced knowledge prescribed medications furthermore educated doctor significantly improved knowledge however doctors contribution present deliver quality health information patients unsatisfactory level