From: Frail elderly patients’ experiences of information on medication. A qualitative study
Meaning unit | Code | Subcategory | Category | Main category |
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I trust the doctor, that these are the right medicines for me | Confidence in the doctor, despite lack of information about side effects | Confidence in the medications and in the physician | Trust/confidence | Comfortable with information |
The ordination you get from a doctor, I think you should stick to it and if it doesn´t help, you should call the doctor to get the green light. You shouldn´t medicate yourself. | You should adhere to the doctor´s ordination and not change it yourself | Compliance | ||
I am very satisfied, since I don´t miss any information, about anything, what kind of pill it is or why I get it and if she changes the dose she tells me why. | Very satisfied with the complete information from the doctor. Receives information when changes are performed and why. | Satisfactory information | Satisfaction with information | |
.such as when I am called for an appointment with my doctor, then he isn´t at the ward but in the consulting room where we sit in peace and quiet and talk. | Information in peace and quiet during the next visit is appreciated | Timing of information | ||
-Have you got any information about possible adverse effects of these medicines? | *No information about possible adverse effects. Had to read about it herself. | Reading package leaflets | Taking control | |
-No, I have read about it on the leaflets. And I have read there what they are good for. | *Read about indications on the leaflet |