title: [Analysis of the Cochrane review: Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over-the-counter medications. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013;4:CD008416].
abstract: Understanding of the relevant information is especially important in the area of drug treatment, to guarantee an appropriate and rational use of medications by patients. The relevant information must be delivered in a way that patients understand all aspects of the treatment regimen they are taking. In this systematic review the authors analyzed a set of studies on the effectiveness of multimedia educational interventions about medications (prescribed or not) in patients of all ages, concluding that the aforementioned interventions are more effective than usual care (non-standardized education provided by health professionals as part of usual clinical care) or no education.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos de Medicina Baseada na Evidência. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa. & Centro Colaborador Português da Rede Cochrane Iberoamericana. Lisboa. Portugal. avc@fm.ul.pt.
authors.forename: António
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaz Carneiro
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos de Medicina Baseada na Evidência. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa. & Centro Colaborador Português da Rede Cochrane Iberoamericana. Lisboa. & Unidade de Farmacologia Clínica. Instituto de Medicina Molecular. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa. & Laboratório de Farmacologia Clínica e Terapêutica. Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa. Portugal.
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D019212:Multimedia; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic
chemical_list: D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D055553:Prescription Drugs