Evaluation of Current Community Pharmacist Practice in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study from Patients' Perspective (PART I).

IF 0.8 Q4 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-27 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI:10.4103/jrpp.jrpp_12_23
Abdulmajeed Bajuayfir, Mohammad Alhazmi, Omar Alshareef, Ahmed Rawas, Sumayyah Alsharif, Amal Almasoudi, Ejaz Cheema, Majid Ali
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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the current practice of community pharmacists from patients' and pharmacists' perspectives in Saudi Arabia. This paper presents the patients' perspective.

Methods: A self-administered cross-sectional survey was developed to collect responses from patients in Saudi Arabia from February to April 2021. The questionnaire comprised several statements related to the best practice in community pharmacy. Patients' responses to each statement were scored using a 5-point Likert scale. Higher scores represented the greater extent to which the pharmacists perform the best practice in a community pharmacy setting and vice versa.

Findings: The data of 233 participants were included in the analysis. The majority of the participants were female (67%) and Saudi nationals (96%). The minimum mean score was related to the statement: pharmacist discusses with you about herbal medications or vitamin supplements. The maximum mean score was related to the statement: Pharmacist explains to you about the dose of medications and when to take them. Participants who were <20 years old had a significantly highest mean score, whereas those above 40 years old had the least mean score, P = 0.001. Participants from the Eastern region had a significantly highest mean score, compared to South region participants who had the least mean score, P = 0.009.

Conclusion: A gap in the current practice and the best practice of community pharmacists was found. The policymakers can utilize these findings to provide targeted professional development opportunities for the practicing community pharmacists to improve the overall service and care for the patients.

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研究目的本研究旨在从患者和药剂师的角度评估沙特阿拉伯社区药剂师的现行做法。本文将从患者的角度进行阐述:2021 年 2 月至 4 月期间,在沙特阿拉伯开展了一项自填式横断面调查,以收集患者的答复。问卷包括与社区药房最佳实践相关的几项陈述。患者对每项陈述的回答均采用 5 点李克特量表进行评分。得分越高,表示药剂师在社区药房环境中执行最佳实践的程度越高,反之亦然:共有 233 名参与者的数据被纳入分析。大部分参与者为女性(67%)和沙特国民(96%)。最低平均得分与以下陈述有关:药剂师与您讨论草药或维生素补充剂。最高平均分与以下陈述有关:药剂师向您解释药物的剂量和服用时间。P = 0.001。东部地区参与者的平均得分明显最高,而南部地区参与者的平均得分最低,P = 0.009:发现社区药剂师目前的实践与最佳实践之间存在差距。政策制定者可利用这些研究结果,为执业社区药剂师提供有针对性的专业发展机会,以改善对患者的整体服务和护理。
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期刊介绍: The main focus of the journal will be on evidence-based drug-related medical researches (with clinical pharmacists’ intervention or documentation), particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean region. However, a wide range of closely related issues will be also covered. These will include clinical studies in the field of pharmaceutical care, reporting adverse drug reactions and human medical toxicology, pharmaco-epidemiology and toxico-epidemiology (poisoning epidemiology), social aspects of pharmacy practice, pharmacy education and economic evaluations of treatment protocols (e.g. cost-effectiveness studies). Local reports of medication utilization studies at hospital or pharmacy levels will only be considered for peer-review process only if they have a new and useful message for the international pharmacy practice professionals and readers.
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