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dc.contributor.authorWalquist, Mari Johannessen
dc.contributor.authorSvendsen, Kristian
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Beate Hennie
dc.contributor.authorBergmo, Trine Strand
dc.contributor.authorEggen, Anne Elise
dc.contributor.authorHalvorsen, Kjell H.
dc.contributor.authorSmåbrekke, Lars
dc.contributor.authorRingberg, Unni
dc.contributor.authorLehnbom, Elin
dc.contributor.authorWaaseth, Marit
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-08T08:10:45Z
dc.date.available2022-12-08T08:10:45Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-25
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To determine the prevalence and associated factors of self-reported medication information needs among medication users in a general population aged 40 years and above – The Tromsø Study.<p> <p>Methods: Cross-sectional study of medication users (n=10,231) among participants in the Tromsø Study, a descriptive analysis of questionnaire data and multivariable logistic regression (n=9,194). Results: Sixteen percent of medication users expressed a need for more information about own medications. Overall, medication users agreed to a higher degree to have received information from the GP compared to the pharmacy. Concerned medication users and those disagreeing to have received information about side effects had the highest odds for needing more information (OR 5.07, 95% CI 4.43–5.81) and (OR 2.21, 95% CI 1.83–2.68), respectively. Medication users who used heart medications (e.g., nitroglycerin, antiarrhythmics, anticoagulants) (OR 1.71, 95% CI 1.46–2.01), medication for hypothyroidism (OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.13–1.64) or had moderately health anxiety had expressed need for medication information. Whereas medication users with lower education, those that never used internet to search for health advice, and medication users who disagreed to have received information about reason for-use were associated with lower odds (OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.62–0.91), (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.74–0.98) and (OR 0.68, 95% CI 0.53–0.88), respectively. <p>Conclusion: This study demonstrated that there is need for more information about own medications in a general population aged 40 years and above and shed light on several characteristics of medication users with expressed information need which is important when tailoring the right information to the right person.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWalquist, Svendsen, Garcia, Bergmo, Eggen, Halvorsen, Småbrekke, Ringberg, Lehnbom, Waaseth. Self-reported medication information needs among medication users in a general population aged 40 years and above – the Tromsø study. BMC Public Health. 2022;22en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2085234
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-022-14573-z
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/27730
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.relation.journalBMC Public Health
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleSelf-reported medication information needs among medication users in a general population aged 40 years and above – the Tromsø studyen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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