KMID : 0941820150250020094
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Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 2015 Volume.25 No. 2 p.94 ~ p.101
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Pharmacists¡¯ Perceptions of Barriers to Providing Appropriate Pharmaceutical Services in Community Phar
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Sohn Hyun-Soon
Kim Seong-Ok Joo Kyung-Mi Park Hye-Kyung Han Eun-A Ahn Hyung-Tae Choi Sang-Eun
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Abstract
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Background: In order to achieve the goals of community pharmacy practice, its legal, labour-related, and economic barriers need to be identified. This study examined pharmacists¡¯ perceptions of constraints on providing optimal pharmacy services in order to identify underlying factors and analyse the associations between barriers and pharmaceutical services in community pharmacies.
Methods: A survey targeting pharmacy owners was conducted from May to June 2012 using a structured questionnaire including nine pharmaceutical service items. According to the service provision level, we classified pharmacists as inactive (fewer than 5 items among the listed 9 service items) and active providers (5 or more items). Principal component analysis was used to group significant factors for barriers into four thematic components. Associations between the participants¡¯ demographics and pharmacy characteristics and the services provided were explored by logistic regression analyses.
Results: Participants were 402 pharmacists. Over 60% provided disease management services for hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidaemia. Variables that affected pharmaceutical services included the lack of separate areas for patient counselling (OR: 2.12, 95% CI: 1.18-3.80), and clinical knowledge and information-related barriers (OR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.36-0.97).
Conclusion: Strategies for improving clinical knowledge and providing expeditious information are necessary in order to improve community pharmacy services.
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KEYWORD
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community pharmacis, pharmaceutical service, perception, barriers, clinical knowledge
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