Number answering yes (percent) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Scenario 1 (n = 73) | Scenario 2 (n = 32) | ||
Counselling before patient demanded information | Asked questions | 51 (69.9) | 31 (96.9) |
Provided information | 28 (38.4) | 3 (9.4) | |
Counselling after patient demanded information | Asked questions | 36 (49.3) | 17 (56.7) |
Provided information | 20 (27.4) | 17 (53.1) | |
Questions asked | Asked for prescription | 11 (15.1) | 3 (9.4) |
Asked who the medicine was for | 46 (63.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Asked whether the patient had taken this medicine before | 4 (5.5) | 15 (46.9) | |
Asked if other medicines were currently being taken | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Asked if allergic to any medicine | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
Asked if there were any questions or concerns about this medicine | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Information provided | Name of the medicine | 38 (52.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Dose | 47 (64.4) | 16 (50.0) | |
How to take the medication (e.g., before or after meals) | 24 (32.9) | 25 (78.1) | |
Duration of use | 6 (8.2) | 5 (15.6) | |
Possible adverse drug reactions, warnings, and precautions | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Identified drug-drug, drug-disease, drug allergy, or side effects from the scenario | 20 (27.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
Was a choice of products offered? | 23 (31.5) | 6 (18.8) | |
Was any written information offered? | 0 (0.0) | 5 (15.6) | |
Time for the simulation (in seconds) | Mean | 110.0 | 73.4 |
SD | 54.8 | 35.4 | |
SEM | 6.4 | 6.3 | |
Minimum | 40.0 | 30 | |
Maximum | 320 | 165 |