| Different development of general beliefs about medicines during undergraduate studies in medicine, nursing and pharmacy. | |
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PMID: 19062234 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze differences in general beliefs about medicines between healthcare students and to see if health education was of importance to general beliefs about medicines. METHOD: The participants were students of medicine, pharmacy, pharmaceutical bioscience, dispensing pharmacy, nursing and economics (comparison group) at the University of Gothenburg. Data were collected twice in 2003 and 2005. A questionnaire was used comprising background questions and the general part of Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire. RESULTS: The questionnaire was completed by 460 of 642 (71.7%) first-year and 293 of 398 (73.6%) third-year students. Over 70% were women and two-thirds were under 25 years of age. Medical and pharmacy students saw medicines as less harmful than nursing students did. Stage of education was also important: third-year medical and pharmacy students saw medicines as more beneficial and less harmful than first-year students did. Experience of medicine use was relevant to general beliefs about medicines. CONCLUSION: Different beliefs exist between healthcare professions owing to different types and stages of education, which could result in different messages being given to the patient. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: It is important to educate future healthcare professionals about the potential effect of beliefs on communication. |
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Authors:
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Ann-Charlotte Mårdby; Ingemar Akerlind; Tove Hedenrud |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2008-12-04 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Patient education and counseling Volume: 75 ISSN: 0738-3991 ISO Abbreviation: Patient Educ Couns Publication Date: 2009 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-04-03 Completed Date: 2009-07-24 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8406280 Medline TA: Patient Educ Couns Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 283-9 Citation Subset: N |
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Dept. of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden. ann-charlotte.mardby@gu.se |
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Adult Attitude to Health* Cross-Sectional Studies Drug Therapy* Education, Medical, Undergraduate* Education, Nursing* Education, Pharmacy* Educational Status Female Humans Linear Models Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Professional-Patient Relations Sweden |
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