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ENGLISH SUMMARY
Objective: To study beliefs held by the general public in Iceland about
medicines.
Methods: The Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire was used to
explore Icelanders' beliefs about medicines. A sample of 1500 Icelandic
citizens, aged 18-75, obtained from the Social Science Research Insti-
tute was given The Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire.
Results: The response rate was 61.6%. Most Icelanders have positive
beliefs about their medication as well as general trust. Those who suffer
from chronic diseases are more positive towards medicines than others
and less inclined to view them as excessively used and harmful. Higher
level of education predicts more positive beliefs towards medication -
and vice versa. Gender and age do not seem to affect such beliefs.
Conclusion: Gaining a better understanding of people´s beliefs about
medicines and what determines these beliefs can be of considerable
value in the search for ways to improve therapy and adherence, espe-
cially for those suffering from chronic diseases. Promoting education
for the general public about medicines might result in less mis-
understanding among patients and subsequently better grounded
beliefs and more adequate therapeutic adherence.
Icelanders' beliefs about medicines. Use of BMQ
Hlíf Vilhelmsdóttir1,2, Magnús Jóhannsson2
1Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland. 2Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik,
Iceland.
Key words: beliefs, medicines, Icelanders, BMQ, survey.
Correspondence: Hlíf Vilhelmsdóttir, hlif84@gmail.com