Survey implementation
Following recruitment, patients were asked by practiced researchers
(n=2) to answer the survey items found in the survey as the items were
read out by the researchers. A female pharmacist approached female
patients, and a male pharmacist approached male patients. Both
researchers practiced together well to unify the way they approached and
interviewed the patients. Patients were given the time needed to
complete the survey (10 to 15 minutes). Patients who completed the
survey observed the researcher as she/he inserted it in a sealed
envelope. Every envelope was given a number for participant privacy.
Data were coded and all completed surveys were kept in a locked cabinet
that was only accessed by the researcher. Following data entry, data
were kept in a computer with a password protection known only by the
researcher.
Following survey completion, data verification was done by the
researcher including age, medical condition/s, date of treatment
commencement, name of medication/s, dosage, therapeutic regimen and
reason of use from the computerized hospital data.