Self-administration of Medications Received from the Hospital among Diabetic Patients: A Case Study of One Sub-district in Namphong District, Khon Kaen
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Objective: To study self-medication in diabetic patients who received medicines from hospital. Methods: This study was qualitative research. The researcher collected the data by in-depth interview and non-participatory observation. There were 28 key informants consisting of 13 diabetic patients with controlled blood sugar and 15 with uncontrolled blood sugar. The data was examined by triangulation and analyzed by thematic analysis. The period of collecting data was about 6 months during 1 November 2018 – 31 May 2019. Results: Self-medication among diabetic patients receiving medicines from hospital was deviated from physicians’ instruction in terms of drugs taken, administration, and dosage. The modification of drug taking was the result of learning process through their personal experiences, leading to the balance point where they could live normally with diabetics. This process depended on perception of drugs and the disease, disease duration, symptoms, blood sugar, drug culture on perception of drug action, social and economic factors, and health care services. Conclusion: Self-medication experiences were important in drug use decision making among diabetic patients. This phenomenon was the discovery helpful for medical personnel to understand self-medication behaviors of patients, leading to diabetic care together with the care according to treatment guideline of diabetes in order to improve patient outcomes
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ผลการวิจัยและความคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในบทความถือเป็นความคิดเห็นและอยู่ในความรับผิดชอบของผู้นิพนธ์ มิใช่ความเห็นหรือความรับผิดชอบของกองบรรณาธิการ หรือคณะเภสัชศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ ทั้งนี้ไม่รวมความผิดพลาดอันเกิดจากการพิมพ์ บทความที่ได้รับการเผยแพร่โดยวารสารเภสัชกรรมไทยถือเป็นสิทธิ์ของวารสารฯ
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