General practitioners' risk literacy and real-world prescribing of potentially hazardous drugs: a cross-sectional study.

Odette WegwarthTammy C HoffmannAlex J Walker Claudia D SpiesHelge A Giese

Published in: BMJ quality & safety (2024)

The observed association between GPs with higher risk literacy and the prescription of fewer hazardous drugs suggests the importance of risk literacy in enhancing patient safety and quality of care.

Keyphrases

patient safety
quality improvement
health information
healthcare
primary care
physical activity
risk factors
chronic pain
drug induced
adverse drug