Design and ergonomics of package inserts of drugs in Brazil: a reality in construction


Autoria(s): Leite da Silva, Charles Ricardo; Soares, Marcelo Marcio
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

20/05/2014

20/05/2014

01/01/2012

Resumo

This research deals with the design of leaflets of medicines, evidencing the problems resulting from the lack of Brazilian normalization to promote the use of the graphical representation of instructional texts warnings. It approaches studies related to the effectiveness and efficiency of information systems, highlighting the semiotics and the cultural and informational ergonomics. The analysis of the context uses as method, an analytical study on selected warnings of thirty leaflets of medicines, followed by interviews lead with the public managers involved with the regulation of the pharmaceutical companies, and two experiments with users performed in city of Recife, in State of Pernambuco: one aiming at to identify how they interact with the leaflets of medicines, and the second one testing their understanding concerning standardized illustrations in the United States and the South Africa. The results show the need for improvements in presentation and graphic representation of leaflets of medicines, powering them to the role of communication, to ensure the consumption of medicine safely by its users. The conclusion congregates parameters and recommendations for the graphic representation of warnings in leaflets of medicines in Brazil.

Formato

2068-2071

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/WOR-2012-0432-2068

Work-a Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation. Amsterdam: IOS Press, v. 41, p. 2068-2071, 2012.

1051-9815

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/39963

10.3233/WOR-2012-0432-2068

WOS:000306361802033

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

IOS Press

Relação

Work-a Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation

Direitos

closedAccess

Palavras-Chave #medicines #ergonomics #visual representation #cultural ergonomics #public health
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article