title: [Medicine information for patients with a major depression at hospital discharge].
abstract: This article provides an overview of several parts of a doctoral thesis on medicine information for patients with a major depression at hospital discharge. A review of the international literature showed that medicine information can increase knowledge and adherence. Inpatients would like to receive more information on the medicines prescribed. The GIPPOZ-study showed positive results on a few economic outcomes when a differentiated approach in providing information on antidepressants was applied. Follow-up calls of participants of the GIPPOZ-study yielded interesting qualitative findings on problems and perspective after discharge from hospital. The hospital pharmacists stressed the individual approach of patients during the GIPPOZ-study. Practice and health policy suggestions were formulated. Health care professionals should provide more information to patients on their medicines. Policy makers should guarantee a structure so that health care professionals can fulfill their role as provider of medication information.
authors.affiliation: Onderzoekscentrum voor Farmaceutische Zorg en Farmaco-economie, Faculteit Farmaceutische, Wetenschappen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ON2. franciska.desplenter@pharm.kuleuven.be
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Desplenter
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laekeman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simoens
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001530:Belgium; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010595:Pharmacists; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013689:Telephone
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents