Self-medication promotes patient independence in rehabilitative setting.
Patients at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, receive instruction about their medication by pharmacists and may progress through three levels of teaching, including monitored self-medication. Pre- and posttests are administered to determine the effectiveness of the program and the percentage of patient improvement in recall as a result. Patients who completed the program demonstrated a significant improvement in scores in four out of five testing categories.
D006765:Hospitals, Convalescent; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012646:Self Administration / Q000523:psychology*; D014768:Virginia