KMID : 0370220200640040299
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Yakhak Hoeji 2020 Volume.64 No. 4 p.299 ~ p.306
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Community Pharmacists¡¯ Medication Counseling and Perceptions of Private Counseling Areas
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Lee Hae-Yoon
Han Hye-Seong Sohn Hyun-Soon
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Abstract
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Community pharmacists often need to communicate with private information during the medication counselingprocess with patients. This study aimed to survey current status of medication counseling and pharmacists¡¯ perception onprivate counseling area in community pharmacies. 29-items questionnaire was used. Pharmacists working in communitypharmacies were enrolled during May to June 2018. Descriptive statistical analysis were conducted using Microsoft Excelprogram. Of 118 respondents, 80.5% were older than 40, 11.9% were 6-year educated pharmacists, and 65.2% worked insmall sized pharmacies less than 2 working pharmacists. 74.6% spent less than 3 minutes per prescription for medicationcounseling. 49.2% perceived their counseling is insufficient with major reasons of patients¡¯ non-preference of detailedmedication guidance and lack of pharmacist time. 96.6% provided medication counseling at open general counter, while3.4% at general counter divided into partition and none at private counseling area. 61.9% experienced difficulties incounseling due to concerns about the leakage of patient's privacy. 51.7% agreed to necessity of private counseling areasuch as opaque partition for ensuring patient¡¯s privacy. 57.6% agreed to set up a private counseling area in the future. Considering increased pharmacist role for caring patients in community and higher pharmacists¡¯ perceptions on necessityof private counseling area, practical efforts to upgrade pharmacy¡¯s space structure are expected.
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KEYWORD
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community pharmacy , medication counseling , private counseling area , privacy
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