Naomi Hyoguchi|Daisuke Kobayashi|Takeshi Kubota|Takao Saruta
Effects on Deaf Patients of Medication Education by Pharmacists
Kyushu University|Kyushu University|Kyushu University|Kyushu University
deaf people often experience difficulty understanding medication information provided pharmacists due communication barriers held medication education lectures deaf hard hearing hh individuals examined extent deaf participants understood medicationrelated information well attitude medication used two questionnaires compare results deaf participants hh hearing participants found lecture deaf participants understanding medication use lower hh hearing participants deaf participants knowledge increased lecture improve level exhibited hh participants however deaf participants felt confident using medication despite low comprehension levels conclusion adjusting medication information provided pharmacists according recipients reading level could help improve deaf patients knowledge however measures might increase deaf patients comprehension levels sufficiently