Communication About Medications in Chronic Illness
Communication About Medications in Chronic Illness
There were 1,401 physician respondents to the 2009 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey. Overall, the majority of physician respondents (855) were male (61%), and ages 35–64 (76%) (Table 1). There were 2,635 respondents for the 2008 International Health Policy Survey of Sicker Adults. Of these, 1,344 (51%) were female, and the largest age group was between 35–65+ years old (Table 1). In total, 74.2% of participants identified that they had a chronic illness. The data identified that of the 7,675 participants taking medications, 5,764 were taking 1–5 medications (75.1%), 1,399 were taking 6–10 medications (18.2%) and 512 were taking more than 10 medications (6.7%).
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There were 1,401 physician respondents to the 2009 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey. Overall, the majority of physician respondents (855) were male (61%), and ages 35–64 (76%) (Table 1). There were 2,635 respondents for the 2008 International Health Policy Survey of Sicker Adults. Of these, 1,344 (51%) were female, and the largest age group was between 35–65+ years old (Table 1). In total, 74.2% of participants identified that they had a chronic illness. The data identified that of the 7,675 participants taking medications, 5,764 were taking 1–5 medications (75.1%), 1,399 were taking 6–10 medications (18.2%) and 512 were taking more than 10 medications (6.7%).
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