Utjecaj socioekonomskog statusa na korištenje bezreceptnih lijekova te lijekova koji se izdaju na recept u liječenju boli

professional thesis

• Title (english): The impact of socioeconomic status on the use of over-the-counter and prescription drugs in the treatment of pain
• Author: Dina Vrhovac Mujkić
• Mentor: Miroslav Mastilica (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2018-05-14, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Public Health and Health Care; Public Health

Abstract

Potrošnja analgetika i nesteroidnih antireumatika u Hrvatskoj raste iz godine u godinu. To bi mogao
biti ozbiljan javnozdravstveni problem s obzirom da postoji povećana opasnost od interakcije lijekova
te kardiovaskularnih i gastrointestinalnih nuspojava. Unatoč sve većoj potrošnji lijekova protiv boli, u
Hrvatskoj nije provedeno detaljnije istraživanje o čimbenicima koji na to utječu. Cilj ovog istraživanja
je ispitati potrošnju OTC (over-the-counter) lijekova i lijekova na recept za... More liječenje boli te utvrditi da
li je korištenje tih lijekova povezano sa socioekonomskim statusom.
Anketa je provedena na prigodnom uzorku od 202 ispitanika. Na upitnik je odgovorilo 170 ispitanika,
a njih 32 su odbili anketiranje (stopa odaziva bila je 84,2%). U istraživanje su uključeni svi ispitanici
stariji od 26 godina koji su u prosincu 2015. godine došli kupiti ili podići na recept lijekove protiv boli
u jednu od pet ljekarni Vaše zdravlje u Zagrebu i okolici. Za obradu dobivenih rezultata koristio se SPSS
statistički program.
Rezultati ovog istraživanja pokazali su da lijekove protiv boli u većoj mjeri kupuju mlađi ljudi višeg
socioekonomskog statusa, dok analgetike na recept uglavnom koriste stariji ljudi nižeg stupnja
obrazovanja, umirovljenici i domaćice, ljudi nižih prosječnih prihoda i nižeg samoprocijenjenog
materijalnog stanja. U većem broju su se kupovali lijekovi protiv boli nego što su bili propisani na
recept, a od ispitanika koji su kupovali lijekove protiv boli 30% su također imali i propisane analgetike.
Potrebna je bolja edukacija stanovništva o pravilnom korištenju lijekova protiv boli bilo kroz
individualno savjetovanje u ljekarni ili putem javnozdravstvenih akcija te bi u fokusu trebale biti
skupine višeg socioekonomskog statusa koji češće kupuju analgetike na svoju ruku i imaju veći rizik od
interakcija i nuspojava. Less

Abstract (english)

The use of analgesics and NSAIDs (Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) is increasing every year. This
could be a serious public health issue because there is a higher risk of drug interactions and
cardiovascular and gastrointestinal side effects. Despite the increasing use of painkillers, no detailed
research into the factors affecting it has been conducted in Croatia so far. The aim of this study is to
examine the consumption of OTC (Over-the-Counter) and prescription drugs to... More treat pain and to
determine whether the use of these drugs is associated with socioeconomic status.
The survey was conducted on a sample of 202 respondents. 170 respondents answered the
questionnaire, and 32 rejected the survey (the response rate was 84.2 %). The study included all
respondents older than 26, who came to buy pain medication over-the-counter or on prescription, in
December 2015, in one of five pharmacies “Ljekarne Vaše zdravlje” in Zagreb and its surroundings.
The SPSS statistical program was used to process the results obtained.
The results of this study have shown that younger people with higher socioeconomic status are
increasingly buying painkillers, while prescriptive analgesics are mostly used by older people of lower
education, retired persons and housewives, people with lower average income and lower selfassessed
material status. More painkillers were purchased over-the-counter than on prescription, and
30 % of those who bought the painkillers also had prescriptions for analgesics.
It is necessary to provide better education about the proper use of pain medication either through
individual counseling in pharmacies or through public health actions, with the focus on groups of
higher socioeconomic status that are more likely to buy analgesics on their own and therefore run a
higher risk of interactions and side effects. Less

• Keywords: socioekonomski status; bezreceptni lijekovi; lijekovi na recept; liječenje boli
• Keywords (english): socioeconomic status; over-the-counter medications; prescription drugs; pain treatment
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:958361
• Study programme: Title: Leadership and management of health services; Study programme type: university; Study level: postgraduate specialist; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra menadžmenta u zdravstvu (sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra menadžmenta u zdravstvu)
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• Created on: 2021-05-10 12:15:53