Pharmaceutical Literacy and Quality of Life in Spanish Population.

Condition(s) studied

Study summary

The goal of this study is to learn about the knowledge and abilities that patients have regarding their own medication and to see if that's related to their quality of life.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Are patients abilities and knowledge about their medications sufficient to ensure a safe and efective use?
* Are those knowledge and abilities related to the patient's quality of life? How?

Patients already taking at least one medication will answer questions about their abilities and knowledge towards medication and their quality of life related to their health state.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Recognising and Addressing Limited Pharmaceutical Literacy (RALPH) interview guide score — Through study completion, an average of 1 year.
  A quantitative score will be obtained after an interview using the RALPH guide for community pharmacy. Only correct answered questions will add a point to the score. The values obtained stand between 0 and 10, and a higher score means a better outcome.
• EQ-5D-5L index score — Through study completion, an average of 1 year.
  A health state index score will be calculated from individual health profiles using the Spanish value set (Roudijk B, Ludwig K, Devlin N, Roudijk B, Ludwig K, Devlin N. EQ-5D-5L Value Set Summaries. Value Sets for EQ-5D-5L. 2022;55-212.) where the values stand between -0.166 and 1, and a higher score means a better outcome.

Trial sites (1)

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