Home 
Bratislava Medical Journal 2020 Bratislava Medical Journal Vol.121, No.11, p.771–774,2020
Bratislava Medical Journal 2020 Bratislava Medical Journal Vol.121, No.11, p.771–774,2020
Journal info
|
||||
Select Journal
Journals
Bratislava Medical Journal 2024 Ahead of print 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Endocrine Regulations General Physiology and Biophysics Neoplasma Acta Virologica Studia Psychologica Cardiology Letters Psychológia a patopsych. dieťaťa Kovove Materialy-Metallic Materials Slovenská hudbaWebshop Cart
Your Cart is currently empty.
Info: Your browser does not accept cookies. To put products into your cart and purchase them you need to enable cookies.
Bratislava Medical Journal Vol.121, No.11, p.771–774,2020 |
||
| Title: Risk perception of NSAIDs in South Dakota in comparison with Slovakia and Greece | ||
| Author: Z. Varga, J. M. Haiar, M. Oberoi, A. Thorp, P. Petrasko, A. Kremer, V. Kristova, M. Kriska, T. Stys, A. Stys | ||
| Abstract: AIM: Adverse effects (ADRs) of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) represent a public health problem. To decrease the negative effect on the population, an improvement of risk awareness is crucial. We aimed to evaluate the risk perception and the use of NSAIDs in South Dakota in comparison with Slovakia and Greece. METHOD: A structured questionnaire evaluating NSAID use in 185 patients in a hospital in South Dakota. RESULTS: 95.7 % of respondents reported the use of analgesics. On 1-10 visual analogue scale, perceived risk of NSAIDs was 4.27±2.46, similar to Greece (4.36±2.41, p=0.360), but significantly higher than in Slovakia (3.8±1.9, p=0.038). Only 12.4 % were familiar with gastrointestinal ADRs and only 1.1 % were aware of cardiovascular risk. Although 57.8 % were informed about ADRs by their doctor or pharmacist, only 33.0 % were informed spontaneously, without actively asking. Providers in South Dakota were informing patients spontaneously more often than in Slovakia (15.9 %, p≤0.001) and on par with Greece (36.3 %, p=0.631). CONCLUSIONS: Public awareness about NSAID risk is dangerously low. Only a third of providers are informing patients about possible risks spontaneously (Tab. 6, Ref. 15) |
||
| Keywords: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, risk perception, adverse effects, cardiovascular risk, gastrointestinal risk | ||
| Published online: 09-Nov-2020 | ||
| Year: 2020, Volume: 121, Issue: 11 | Page From: 771, Page To: 774 | |
| doi:10.4149/BLL_2020_125 |
||
|
|
 download file |
|