Automedicação em oftalmologia
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Resumo: | Purpose: To analyze the conditions, consequences and risks of self-medication in patients attended in ophthalmology emergency room at Hospital das Clínicas de Botucatu (UNESP). Methods: Sixty patients who had used any form of self-medication were studied according: age, sex, professional activity, mainly complain, visual acuity (best-corrected vision), who administrated the self-medication (friends/parents, pharmacy clerk, advertisement, or the person himself), sort of medication or product used (eyedrops/ointments/contact lenses), cost (R$), time expenditure to medical attention, ocular complications, risk of visual loss and final diagnose. Results: The majority of patients with self-medication were male (72%). The mean age was 40,9 years (7-77 years). Patients usually used eyedrops that they had at home and delayed 3 days to the first medical evaluation. The most frequently kind of topical eyedrop used was vasoconstrictor (17%). However, many patients even knew what kind of medication they had dropped in their eyes (21%). The great majority of the patients (68%) were exposed to the risk of visual loss. According to our results, self-medication may cause visual complications in 12% of patients, in which, 42% was related to the contact lenses fit without ophthalmologic assistance. Conclusion: The majory of the patients used medication that they had in home. The topical vasoconstrictor was the most frequently used drug, however, they did not know which medication were dropping in their eyes (21%). |
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Automedicação em oftalmologiaSelf-medication in ophthalmologyBlindnessOphthalmic solutionPreventionSelf medicationeye dropsvasoconstrictor agentadolescentadultagedblindnesscontact lenscontrolled studycosteye diseasefemalehumanmajor clinical studymaleointmentophthalmologyrisk factorschool childself medicationvisual impairmentPurpose: To analyze the conditions, consequences and risks of self-medication in patients attended in ophthalmology emergency room at Hospital das Clínicas de Botucatu (UNESP). Methods: Sixty patients who had used any form of self-medication were studied according: age, sex, professional activity, mainly complain, visual acuity (best-corrected vision), who administrated the self-medication (friends/parents, pharmacy clerk, advertisement, or the person himself), sort of medication or product used (eyedrops/ointments/contact lenses), cost (R$), time expenditure to medical attention, ocular complications, risk of visual loss and final diagnose. Results: The majority of patients with self-medication were male (72%). The mean age was 40,9 years (7-77 years). Patients usually used eyedrops that they had at home and delayed 3 days to the first medical evaluation. The most frequently kind of topical eyedrop used was vasoconstrictor (17%). However, many patients even knew what kind of medication they had dropped in their eyes (21%). The great majority of the patients (68%) were exposed to the risk of visual loss. According to our results, self-medication may cause visual complications in 12% of patients, in which, 42% was related to the contact lenses fit without ophthalmologic assistance. Conclusion: The majory of the patients used medication that they had in home. The topical vasoconstrictor was the most frequently used drug, however, they did not know which medication were dropping in their eyes (21%).Departamento de Oftalmologia, Otorrinolaringologia e Cabeça e Pescoço Faculdade de Medicina de BotucatuDepartamento de Bioestatística Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Botucatu (SP)Condomínio Portal de Itu, Alameda dos Jerivás, 166, CEP: 13301-635. Itu / SPDepartamento de Oftalmologia, Otorrinolaringologia e Cabeça e Pescoço Faculdade de Medicina de BotucatuDepartamento de Bioestatística Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Botucatu (SP)Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Condomínio Portal de ItuDe Espíndola, Rodrigo França [UNESP]Schellini, Silvana Artioli [UNESP]Padovani, Carlos Roberto [UNESP]2014-05-27T11:23:31Z2014-05-27T11:23:31Z2008-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article162-167application/pdfhttp://www.revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/262Medicina, v. 41, n. 2, p. 162-167, 2008.0076-6046http://hdl.handle.net/11449/703842-s2.0-552491031392-s2.0-55249103139.pdf94202491008354928727897080522289Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPporMedicina0,125info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-08-16T18:43:36Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/70384Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-16T18:43:36Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Automedicação em oftalmologia Self-medication in ophthalmology |
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Automedicação em oftalmologia |
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Automedicação em oftalmologia De Espíndola, Rodrigo França [UNESP] Blindness Ophthalmic solution Prevention Self medication eye drops vasoconstrictor agent adolescent adult aged blindness contact lens controlled study cost eye disease female human major clinical study male ointment ophthalmology risk factor school child self medication visual impairment |
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Automedicação em oftalmologia |
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Automedicação em oftalmologia |
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Automedicação em oftalmologia |
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Automedicação em oftalmologia |
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Automedicação em oftalmologia |
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De Espíndola, Rodrigo França [UNESP] |
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De Espíndola, Rodrigo França [UNESP] Schellini, Silvana Artioli [UNESP] Padovani, Carlos Roberto [UNESP] |
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Schellini, Silvana Artioli [UNESP] Padovani, Carlos Roberto [UNESP] |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Condomínio Portal de Itu |
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De Espíndola, Rodrigo França [UNESP] Schellini, Silvana Artioli [UNESP] Padovani, Carlos Roberto [UNESP] |
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Blindness Ophthalmic solution Prevention Self medication eye drops vasoconstrictor agent adolescent adult aged blindness contact lens controlled study cost eye disease female human major clinical study male ointment ophthalmology risk factor school child self medication visual impairment |
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Blindness Ophthalmic solution Prevention Self medication eye drops vasoconstrictor agent adolescent adult aged blindness contact lens controlled study cost eye disease female human major clinical study male ointment ophthalmology risk factor school child self medication visual impairment |
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Purpose: To analyze the conditions, consequences and risks of self-medication in patients attended in ophthalmology emergency room at Hospital das Clínicas de Botucatu (UNESP). Methods: Sixty patients who had used any form of self-medication were studied according: age, sex, professional activity, mainly complain, visual acuity (best-corrected vision), who administrated the self-medication (friends/parents, pharmacy clerk, advertisement, or the person himself), sort of medication or product used (eyedrops/ointments/contact lenses), cost (R$), time expenditure to medical attention, ocular complications, risk of visual loss and final diagnose. Results: The majority of patients with self-medication were male (72%). The mean age was 40,9 years (7-77 years). Patients usually used eyedrops that they had at home and delayed 3 days to the first medical evaluation. The most frequently kind of topical eyedrop used was vasoconstrictor (17%). However, many patients even knew what kind of medication they had dropped in their eyes (21%). The great majority of the patients (68%) were exposed to the risk of visual loss. According to our results, self-medication may cause visual complications in 12% of patients, in which, 42% was related to the contact lenses fit without ophthalmologic assistance. Conclusion: The majory of the patients used medication that they had in home. The topical vasoconstrictor was the most frequently used drug, however, they did not know which medication were dropping in their eyes (21%). |
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