Background The ability of patients to understand pharmacotherapy information is critical to
the successful use of medications. One of the risk factors that may predispose the patient to …

Pharmaceutical care requires a patient-centered approach, focusing on the ability of patients
to understand drug-related information and follow the instructions delivered by pharmacists …

Research describing the design, evaluation or use of pictograms for various health-related
applications is receiving increasing attention in the literature. However, recent reviews of this …

Highlights•Participative involvement of end users is rare in pharmaceutical pictogram
design.•Pictogram success varies considerably between groups with different …

Objective To assess the understanding and cultural acceptability of the United States
Pharmacopeia Dispensing Information (USP-DI) in a group of elderly Brazilians. Methods …

Abstract Background and Objectives In Singapore, primarily English-language prescription
medication labels challenge elderly Singaporeans, many of whom are unable to read …

Introduction Pain is both difficult to see and to articulate and this is challenging for both
patients and clinicians. The aim of this study was to develop and test pictograms to describe …

The use of pictograms to communicate health information to people with language barriers
or limited health literacy may improve patient understanding and increase the efficiency of …

Signs, or semiotic resources, 1 pervade our environment even if we do not sometimes notice
(some, most, or even all of) them. The proliferation of signs in today's consumerist society …

Background Communication between patients and healthcare workers (HCWs) may on
occasion be challenged by disparities in cultural background, age and educational level …