Jun 1, 2020 · In this review, we have assessed studies designed to evaluate the effect of pictogram-based interventions on patient adherence to medications. From a sizeable and diverse evidence base, various uses of pictograms and different measures of …

Sep 24, 2021 · Pictograms can overcome the communication barriers along with counselling and provide the simplest as well as the necessary information for enhancing the patient–provider interaction. Pictograms can convey health information through customized illustrations of the intended drugs or diseases.

The pictogram interventions differed with respect to complexity, intervention length, and the measured adherence outcome. Ten studies (58.8 %) reported a statistically significant effect, of the pictogram intervention in question, on patient adherence to medication therapies.

The pictogram interventions differed with respect to complexity, intervention length, and the measured adherence outcome. Ten studies (58.8 %) reported a statistically significant effect, of the pictogram intervention in question, on patient adherence to medication therapies.

Aug 18, 2021 · Sletvold et al. (2020) concluded that studies assessing the value of pharmaceutical pictograms must establish best practices in the design and use of pictograms to ensure we can isolate the independent effects of pictograms on medication adherence (Sletvold et …

Jun 1, 2018 · Early patient involvement can lead to pictograms that are uniformly valued. An iterative design process involving end users from the target group increases the chance of successful pictogram outcomes. The final evaluation of pictogram interventions should include patient end-users.

healthcare settings should consider 1) educating patients about pictograms; 2) providing patients with pictorial cues; 3) measuring free recall with “true” method; 4) assessing patient’s reading, education level, and prior knowledge of pictograms; 5) using text and pictograms; 6) and having special consider-ations for the elderly. Key Words:

Dec 1, 2019 · Ten studies (58.8 %) reported a statistically significant effect, of the pictogram intervention in question, on patient adherence to medication therapies. Of these, 80 % involved populations at...

Sep 2, 2024 · All the included studies show similar outcomes which said that pictograms had a positive impact on improving patient adherence to their respective medication and helped in decreasing dosing error. Factors such as age, gender, literacy level have a …

Sep 24, 2021 · Objective: To assess the impact of font-enlarged and pictogram-incorporated labels used for long-term medications on patients' adherence, comprehension and preferences.