Differences in the Pattern of Non-Recreational Sharing of Prescription Analgesics among Patients in Rural and Urban Areas
Introduction: This study aimed to analyze differences in sharing of prescription analgesics between rural and urban populations. Methods: We surveyed 1000 participants in outpatient family medicine settings in Croatia. We used a 35-item questionnaire to analyze patients’ characteristics, pain intens...
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| author | Filipa Markotic Mario Curkovic Tanja Pekez-Pavlisko Davorka Vrdoljak Zeljko Vojvodic Dinka Jurisic Marijana Puljiz Martina Novinscak Karmela Bonassin Snjezana Permozer Hajdarovic Marion Tomicic Ines Diminic-Lisica Sonja Fabris Ivsic Danijel Nejasmic Ivana Miosic Ivana Novak Livia Puljak |
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| description | Introduction: This study aimed to analyze differences in sharing of prescription analgesics between rural and urban populations. Methods: We surveyed 1000 participants in outpatient family medicine settings in Croatia. We used a 35-item questionnaire to analyze patients’ characteristics, pain intensity, prescription analgesic sharing behavior, and perception of risks regarding sharing prescription medications. Results: Prescription analgesic sharing was significantly more frequent in the rural (64%) than in the urban population 55% (<i>p</i> = 0.01). Participants from rural areas more commonly asked for verbal or written information than those from urban areas when taking others’ prescription analgesics (<i>p</i> < 0.001) or giving such analgesics (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Participants from rural areas more commonly informed their physician about such behavior compared to those from urban areas (<i>p</i> < 0.01), and they were significantly more often asked about such behavior by their physician (p < 0.01). Perceptions about risks associated with sharing prescription medication were similar between rural and urban populations. Conclusions: There are systematic differences in the frequency of prescription analgesics and associated behaviors between patients in family medicine who live in rural and urban areas. Patients from rural areas were more prone to share prescription analgesics. Future studies should examine reasons for differences in sharing prescription analgesics between rural and urban areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b3b8ac3bb1d472ab6bd46e910c310fe2023-11-21T18:36:16ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322021-05-019554110.3390/healthcare9050541Differences in the Pattern of Non-Recreational Sharing of Prescription Analgesics among Patients in Rural and Urban AreasFilipa Markotic0Mario Curkovic1Tanja Pekez-Pavlisko2Davorka Vrdoljak3Zeljko Vojvodic4Dinka Jurisic5Marijana Puljiz6Martina Novinscak7Karmela Bonassin8Snjezana Permozer Hajdarovic9Marion Tomicic10Ines Diminic-Lisica11Sonja Fabris Ivsic12Danijel Nejasmic13Ivana Miosic14Ivana Novak15Livia Puljak16Department for Assessment of Safety and Efficacy, Croatian Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, CroatiaDepartment of Family Medicine, Health Centre Kutina, 44320 Kutina, CroatiaDepartment of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, CroatiaDepartment of Family Medicine, Health Centre Osijek, 31204 Bijelo Brdo, CroatiaDepartment of Family Medicine, Health Centre Sisak, 44272 Lekenik, CroatiaDepartment of Family Medicine, Health Centre Imotski, 21262 Kamenmost, CroatiaDepartment of Family Medicine, Health Centre Cakovec, 40000 Cakovec, CroatiaDepartment of Family Medicine, Istrian Health Centre, 52341 Zminj, CroatiaDepartment of Family Medicine, Health Centre Cakovec, 40329 Kotoriba, CroatiaDepartment of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, CroatiaDepartment of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, 51221 Kostrena, CroatiaDepartment of Family Medicine, Istrian Health Centre, 52341 Zminj, CroatiaDepartment of Physics, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, CroatiaCenter for Evidence-Based Medicine and Health Care, Catholic University of Croatia, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaCenter for Evidence-Based Medicine and Health Care, Catholic University of Croatia, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaCenter for Evidence-Based Medicine and Health Care, Catholic University of Croatia, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaIntroduction: This study aimed to analyze differences in sharing of prescription analgesics between rural and urban populations. Methods: We surveyed 1000 participants in outpatient family medicine settings in Croatia. We used a 35-item questionnaire to analyze patients’ characteristics, pain intensity, prescription analgesic sharing behavior, and perception of risks regarding sharing prescription medications. Results: Prescription analgesic sharing was significantly more frequent in the rural (64%) than in the urban population 55% (<i>p</i> = 0.01). Participants from rural areas more commonly asked for verbal or written information than those from urban areas when taking others’ prescription analgesics (<i>p</i> < 0.001) or giving such analgesics (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Participants from rural areas more commonly informed their physician about such behavior compared to those from urban areas (<i>p</i> < 0.01), and they were significantly more often asked about such behavior by their physician (p < 0.01). Perceptions about risks associated with sharing prescription medication were similar between rural and urban populations. Conclusions: There are systematic differences in the frequency of prescription analgesics and associated behaviors between patients in family medicine who live in rural and urban areas. Patients from rural areas were more prone to share prescription analgesics. Future studies should examine reasons for differences in sharing prescription analgesics between rural and urban areas.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/5/541prescription analgesicsharinglendingborrowingruralurban |
| spellingShingle | Filipa Markotic Mario Curkovic Tanja Pekez-Pavlisko Davorka Vrdoljak Zeljko Vojvodic Dinka Jurisic Marijana Puljiz Martina Novinscak Karmela Bonassin Snjezana Permozer Hajdarovic Marion Tomicic Ines Diminic-Lisica Sonja Fabris Ivsic Danijel Nejasmic Ivana Miosic Ivana Novak Livia Puljak Differences in the Pattern of Non-Recreational Sharing of Prescription Analgesics among Patients in Rural and Urban Areas Healthcare prescription analgesic sharing lending borrowing rural urban |
| title | Differences in the Pattern of Non-Recreational Sharing of Prescription Analgesics among Patients in Rural and Urban Areas |
| title_full | Differences in the Pattern of Non-Recreational Sharing of Prescription Analgesics among Patients in Rural and Urban Areas |
| title_fullStr | Differences in the Pattern of Non-Recreational Sharing of Prescription Analgesics among Patients in Rural and Urban Areas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differences in the Pattern of Non-Recreational Sharing of Prescription Analgesics among Patients in Rural and Urban Areas |
| title_short | Differences in the Pattern of Non-Recreational Sharing of Prescription Analgesics among Patients in Rural and Urban Areas |
| title_sort | differences in the pattern of non recreational sharing of prescription analgesics among patients in rural and urban areas |
| topic | prescription analgesic sharing lending borrowing rural urban |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/5/541 |
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