EFFECT OF PICTOGRAM-BASED INSTRUCTIONS ON THE LEBANESE POPULATION COMPREHENSION OF MEDICATION ORDERS
- In: What’s new in practice? Part 1 on Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 10:10-10:20
- At: AbuDhabi (United Arab Emirates) (2019)
- Type: Presentation
- By: MOURAD, Nisreen (Lebanese International University, School of Pharmacy, Lebanon)
- Co-author(s): Nisreen Ahmad Mourad: School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Bekaa, Lebanon
Mohamad Rahal: School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Bekaa, Lebanon
Samar Younes: School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Bekaa, Lebanon - Abstract:
Background
Medication errors can often occur due to the patient’s inability to comprehend written or verbal medication orders.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2018 and February 2019. First, 5 pictograms were developed illustrating selected medication orders, then Lebanese population from the Bekaa region
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