Key Factors of Sustainable Behavior with Unused Medicines
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37886/ruo.2023.007Keywords:
pharmacy, households, management, waste drugs, handling, sustainable developmentAbstract
Research question: What are the key factors influencing the sustainable management of unused medicines?
Purpose: The purpose of the research was to carry out a systematic review of existing empirical research on the factors that influence the sustainable management of unused medicines in households.
Method: We performed a review of domestic and foreign empirical research. We reviewed the databases ProQuest, Semantic scholar, Google scholar, Springer Link and Pubmed.
Results: We found that the authors of research on the sustainable handling of medicines most often highlighted personal circumstances (knowledge, awareness, convenience of recycling) as key factors influencing the intention to handle. Financial and health aspects of sustainable behavior are also important. Behavior intention is the most proximal predictor of behavior. Among the studied scientific works, we found that the authors did not cover all the factors that would influence sustainable behavior in any empirical research. The dominant research methods for obtaining data were surveying via questionnaires and conducting interviews, while descriptive statistics were used for data analysis.
Organization: By presenting various factors in the field of sustainable management, the most important challenges regarding education, awareness, and control over the sustainable management of unused medicines are highlighted. Based on this, stakeholders in these processes have the opportunity to study the sustainable management of unused medicines and identify potential opportunities for improvement.
Society: The rational use of medicines is essential to ensure the safety of medicines in the community. Individuals need information and new knowledge on how to sustainably handle unused medicines. Awareness of the negative effects of misuse of unused medicines is increasing, and all drug users can contribute to the sustainable management of unused medicines.
Originality: The research showed a lack of research in Slovenia that would investigate the sustainable management of unused medicines in connection with socio-psychological models.
Limitations/Further Research: The literature review was limited to five publicly available databases. Based on the identified research proposals or perceived gaps, a quantitative research of factors for the sustainable handling of medicines would contribute to new knowledge in this field.
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