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KMID : 0941820020120020076
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Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
2002 Volume.12 No. 2 p.76 ~ p.84
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Evaluation of Pharmacists Medication Teaching Service for Hospitalized Cancer Patients
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신문희
오정미/정경주/최승기/신현택
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patient education provided by the pharmacist for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in the hospital. One time patient medication teaching including verbal instruction and written materials were provided by a pharmacist for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy on the first or second day of hospitalization. After providing medication teaching by a pharmacist a written survey was performed in order to measure the patient’’s satisfaction with the medication teaching and to evaluate the effectiveness of the patient medication teaching. This one-time patient medication teaching by a pharmacist was provided for 44 solid and hematological cancer patients (23 male, 21 female). The results of 27 written surveys completed by the cancer patients revealed that almost all cancer patients (96.3%) felt that medication teaching is a must in order to understand and accept the chemotherapy by cancer patients. In addition, almost all patients (92.6%) stated that they were extremely satisfied with the medication teaching provided by the pharmacist. The levels of understandings on the chemotherapy.
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