A Survey of Patients’ Opinions and Preferences on the Use of E-Prescriptions in Poland
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Aim of the Study
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Research Tools
2.2. Study Setting
2.3. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of Study Group
3.2. Knowledge and Use of E-Prescription
3.3. Prescription Preferences
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sex | Frequency | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 345 | 75.7 | |
Male | 111 | 24.3 | |
Overall | 456 | 100 | |
Age | |||
<30 years old | 191 | 41.9 | |
31–50 years old | 148 | 32.5 | |
51–70 years old | 90 | 19.7 | |
>70 years old | 27 | 5.9 | |
Overall | 456 | 100 | |
Education | |||
Primary | 5 | 1.1 | |
Vocational | 16 | 3.5 | |
Secondary | 126 | 27.6 | |
Higher | 309 | 67.8 | |
Overall | 456 | 100 | |
Place of residence | |||
Village | 73 | 16 | |
Small town (<20,000 residents) | 37 | 8.1 | |
Medium-sized town (20–100 thousand residents) | 59 | 12.9 | |
Large city (>100 thousand residents) | 287 | 62.9 | |
Overall | 456 | 100 | |
Chronic diseases | |||
Yes | 219 | 48 | |
No | 237 | 52 | |
Overall | 456 | 100 | |
Do you know what e-prescription is? | |||
Yes | 448 | 48 | |
No | 8 | 1.8 | |
Overall | 456 | 100 | |
Have you filled an e-prescription in the pharmacy in the last six months? | |||
Yes | 401 | 89.5 | |
No | 47 | 10.5 | |
Overall | 448 | 100 | |
Do you use Online Patient Account? | |||
Yes | 226 | 49.6 | |
No | 230 | 50.4 | |
Overall | 456 | 100 |
How Often in the Last 6 Months Have You Filled a Prescription for Someone Else | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Never | Once-Twice | 3–4 Times | 5–6 Times | >6 Times | Overall | Pearson’s Chi-Squared (N = 456) | |||||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | Value | df | p | |
Age | 32.175 | 12 | 0.001 | ||||||||||||
<30 years old | 89 | 46.6% | 70 | 36.6% | 20 | 10.5% | 5 | 2.6% | 7 | 3.7% | 191 | 41.9% | |||
31–50 years old | 42 | 28.4% | 62 | 41.9% | 25 | 16.9% | 8 | 5.4% | 11 | 7.4% | 148 | 32.5% | |||
51–70 years old | 37 | 41.1% | 26 | 28.9% | 14 | 15.6% | 5 | 5.6% | 8 | 8.9% | 90 | 19.7% | |||
>70 years old | 20 | 74.1% | 3 | 11.1% | 1 | 3.7% | 1 | 3.7% | 2 | 7.4% | 27 | 5.9% | |||
Overall | 188 | 41.2% | 161 | 35.3% | 60 | 13.2% | 19 | 4.2% | 28 | 6.1% | 456 | 100% | |||
Value | df | p | |||||||||||||
Place of Residence | 27.152 | 12 | 0.007 | ||||||||||||
village | 18 | 24.7% | 27 | 37.0% | 11 | 15.1% | 9 | 12.3% | 8 | 11.0% | 73 | 16% | |||
small town (<20,000 residents) | 14 | 37.8% | 13 | 35.1% | 7 | 18.9% | 2 | 5.4% | 1 | 2.7% | 37 | 8.1% | |||
medium size town (20,000–100,000 residents) | 24 | 40.7% | 21 | 35.6% | 9 | 15.3% | 2 | 3.4% | 3 | 5.1% | 59 | 12.9% | |||
large city (>100,000 residents) | 132 | 46.0% | 100 | 34.8% | 33 | 11.5% | 6 | 2.1% | 16 | 5.6% | 287 | 63% | |||
Overall | 188 | 41.2% | 161 | 35.3% | 60 | 13.2% | 19 | 4.2% | 28 | 6.1% | 456 | 100% |
When You Fill Prescriptions for Another Person, for Whom Are the Drugs Prescribed? | Number of Respondents |
---|---|
I don’t fill such prescriptions | 105 |
Friends/Acquaintances/Neighbors | 18 |
Siblings | 7 |
Parents | 158 |
Extended family | 7 |
Grandparents | 28 |
Child | 83 |
Partner/Spouse | 169 |
Arguments Justyying the Preference | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Advantages of Electronic Prescriptions | ||
E-prescriptions are more convenient | 124 | 28.8 |
No risk of losing or damaging prescriptions | 70 | 16.2 |
No need for a doctor’s visit | 43 | 10.0 |
I always have it with me | 30 | 7.0 |
It is environmentally friendly, greener | 30 | 7.0 |
Easier access to electronic prescriptions | 23 | 5.3 |
No prescription illegibility problem | 22 | 5.1 |
Ease of dispensation | 22 | 5.1 |
Easier to buy medication for another person | 15 | 3.5 |
Each drug can be purchased at a different pharmacy | 12 | 2.8 |
Ability to purchase only some of the prescribed drugs | 10 | 2.3 |
I have the ability to control my prescribed medications on my OPA | 8 | 1.9 |
Getting used to having all documents on my phone | 5 | 1.2 |
Reduced risk of prescription errors | 4 | 0.9 |
Ability to prescribe a year’s worth of therapy | 3 | 0.7 |
Easier protection of sensitive data | 3 | 0.7 |
I have the ability to order prescription medications over the phone and pick them up without a queue | 2 | 0.5 |
Electronic prescriptions are progress | 2 | 0.5 |
Reduced risk of prescription forgery | 1 | 0.2 |
After dispensation, I still have the dosage information printout | 1 | 0.2 |
E-prescriptions have longer expiration and dispensation times | 1 | 0.2 |
Overall | 431 | 100 |
Advantages of paper prescriptions | ||
Easier to view the list of prescribed drugs | 13 | 35 |
Having control over prescribed medications | 6 | 16 |
E-prescriptions are a challenge for older people | 5 | 14 |
Habit | 4 | 11 |
Ease of dispensation | 3 | 8 |
No need to give your PESEL number while buying the medications | 3 | 8 |
It is easier to buy medicines on behalf of another person (no need to provide the PESEL number) | 1 | 3 |
Unlike an e-prescription, knowing how long your prescription is valid | 1 | 3 |
Problem with remembering the pharmacy where the e-prescription was started | 1 | 3 |
Overall | 37 | 100 |
Statements about E-Precriptions | Strongly Disagree | Rather Disagree | No Opinion | Rather Agree | Strongly Agree |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
I think that e-prescriptions increase my autonomy during the therapy | 7% | 10.5% | 36.4% | 18.4% | 27.60% |
With e-prescriptions I have a greater control over the prescribed drugs | 11.20% | 18.20% | 25.70% | 20.0% | 25.0% |
I think that e-prescriptions are eco-friendly | 2.2% | 3.3% | 7.9% | 19.5% | 67.1% |
I think that e-prescriptions enhance the access to drugs | 11.6% | 16.7% | 30% | 16.4% | 25.2% |
With e-prescriptions it is easier to buy drugs for another person | 7.9% | 9% | 21.1% | 19.1% | 43% |
I have concerns over my privacy when using e-prescriptions | 35.5% | 26.1% | 17.8% | 10.7% | 9.9% |
Form of Receiving Prescriptions | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
SMS | 254 | 55.7% |
information printout with barcode | 87 | 19.2% |
paper-based prescription | 40 | 8.8% |
23 | 5% | |
prescription code given verbally during an online consultation | 19 | 4.2% |
prescription code given verbally during an in-person visit | 8 | 1.8% |
paper with the prescription code | 7 | 1.5% |
mCitizen app | 6 | 1.3% |
Online Patient Account | 5 | 1.1% |
unclassifiable responses | 7 | 1.5% |
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Wrzosek, N.; Zimmermann, A.; Balwicki, Ł. A Survey of Patients’ Opinions and Preferences on the Use of E-Prescriptions in Poland. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 9769. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189769
Wrzosek N, Zimmermann A, Balwicki Ł. A Survey of Patients’ Opinions and Preferences on the Use of E-Prescriptions in Poland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(18):9769. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189769
Chicago/Turabian StyleWrzosek, Natalia, Agnieszka Zimmermann, and Łukasz Balwicki. 2021. "A Survey of Patients’ Opinions and Preferences on the Use of E-Prescriptions in Poland" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 18: 9769. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189769