ABSTRACT

Poorly understood and low retention of verbal form of medication information by the patients could lead poor health outcomes and non-adherence. Hence, using pictograms in a combination with writing and simple explanation may greatly improve the patients’ understanding regarding their prescribed medication and enhanced compliance. This systematic review was conducted to examine potential interpretation and understanding of pharmaceutical pictograms by participants. A search of articles was conducted using several key terms on various databases, followed by manual sorting of the references of those articles that included. The research identified 39 studies, after screening only 13 studies that fulfilled the criteria were selected. This study showed that some existing pictograms were difficult to interpret but prior explanation could increase the understanding of these pictograms. However, before implementing in practice, further development and evaluation of study design with required intervention needed compulsorily. Keywords: Pictograms, compliance, interpretation, explanation, articles
Publication date: 1/1/21

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.1.5295