Intentions to "Reuse" Medication in the Future Modelled and Measured Using the Theory of Planned Behavior.

ABSTRACT: A range of pro-environmental behaviors are recognized, promoted, and investigated, but urgent action is also needed to tackle the direct and indirect environmental impact of medication waste. One solution is to reissue medicines, returned unused to pharmacies (i.e., reuse medicines). Yet, if medicines reuse is to be formally introduced in the UK, it is imperative also to understand people's willingness to take part in such a scheme and importantly, the underpinning drivers. This study aimed to develop, validate, and evaluate a Theory of Planned Behavior model aimed at predicting medicines reuse behavioral intentions. The behavior of interest, medicines reuse, was defined according to its Target, Action, Context, and Time. Then themes from an existing qualitative study were used in order to

SUBMITTER: Alhamad H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7712992 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature