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OBJECTIVE:To examine consumers' confidence in their own, and also in other people's, over-the-counter (OTC) skills and to describe their attitude towards the availability of OTC painkillers. Moreover we examined the association between confidence in OTC skills and attitudes. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey. Mixed methods (postal and electronic) self-administered questionnaire. PARTICIPANTS:Members of the Dutch Health Care Consumer Panel. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Consumers' confidence in their own, and in other people's, OTC skills was examined. Confidence was measured by three questions regarding obtaining information on, choosing and using OTC medication. Consumers' attitudes towards availability were assessed using six safety profiles, by asking which channel consumers prefer for each profile. RESULTS:The response rate was 68% (n=972). Consumers feel confident about their own OTC skills (mean 3.74; 95% CI 3.69 to 3.79, on a 5-point Likert scale), but have less confidence in OTC skills of others (mean 2.92; 95% CI 2.88 to 2.96). Consumers are conservative in their attitudes towards the availability of OTC painkillers. Most consumers prefer painkillers to be available exclusively in pharmacies (41-71% per profile indicated pharmacy only). Moreover, there is an association between confidence in OTC skills and attitudes (p=0.005; β=-0.114). Consumers who are more confident about their own OTC skills prefer OTC painkillers to be more generally available. CONCLUSIONS:Consumers feel confident about their own OTC skills. However, they would prefer painkillers with safety profiles resembling those currently available OTC, to be available as OTC in pharmacies exclusively. Consumers' confidence in the OTC skills of others is more consistent with their attitudes towards availability of OTC painkillers. Until consumers themselves realise that they are also one of the others, they may overestimate their own OTC skills, which may entail health risks.
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BMJ Openjournal_title
BMJ openauthors
Brabers AE,Van Dijk L,Bouvy ML,De Jong JDdoi
10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003455subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-09-25 00:00:00pages
e003455issue
9issn
2044-6055pii
bmjopen-2013-003455journal_volume
3pub_type
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