An Assessment of Pharmacists' Caring Ability

Fjortoft, Nancy; Zgarrick, David P.

doi:10.1331/154434503322226220

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“…Pharmacists who were close to patients and those who provided clinical care obtained scores significantly higher than pharmacists involved only in drug management and distribution. (13) In the present study, nurses' responses were significantly associated with the dimension Courage (p<0.001), which is understood by Mayeroff as "being the caregiver's ability to face the unknown -the person to be cared for". Ability to face the unknown requires believing in the growth of the other and his/her own.…”

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“…(9) This original version was applied to 537 subjects, being evaluated for total Cronbach's alpha (0.84) and the Knowledge (0.79), Courage (0.75), and Patience (0.71) dimensions. (9) The absence of adapted and validated instruments in Brazilian Portuguese to measure the caregivers' self-perception of care ability, the care concept adopted by the author, (10) and the international publications on CAI use to measure the care ability of caregivers and other professionals in the health area (6,(11)(12)(13)(14) motivated the interest in its translation and cross-cultural adaptation.…”

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Adaptação transcultural do Caring Ability Inventory para a língua portuguesa

2016

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Objective: Describe the cross-cultural adaptation of the Caring Ability Inventory (CAI) and its validation in Portuguese. Methods: Methodological study developed in two stages, cross-cultural adaptation, analysis of its reliability (reproducibility and internal consistency), and validity (content and construct). The sample comprised 148 informal caregivers of cancer patients and 64 nurses from a public health service. Results: In the cross-cultural adaptation of the instrument, a satisfactory content validity was observed. After the pretest, the response scale was changed from seven to five points. The intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.76 and Cronbach's alpha 0.78. Factorial analysis showed that the instrument items did not remain grouped in the original structure. However, they showed a similar internal consistency. Conclusion: The Brazilian Portuguese version of CAI was shown to be reliable and valid, but new researches are needed to study the variations observed in the factorial distribution between the tool dimensions. ResumoObjetivo: Descrever a adaptação transcultural e validação para a língua portuguesa do Caring Ability Inventory (CAI). Métodos: Estudo metodológico desenvolvido em duas etapas, adaptação transcultural e análise da confiabilidade (reprodutibilidade e consistência interna) e validade (conteúdo e construto). A amostra foi composta por 148 cuidadores informais de pacientes com câncer e 64 enfermeiros de um serviço público de saúde. Resultados: Na adaptação transcultural do instrumento observou-se validade de conteúdo satisfatória. Após o pré-teste, alterou-se a escala de resposta de sete para cinco pontos. O coeficiente de correlação intraclasse foi de 0,76 e o Alpha de Cronbach de 0,78. A análise fatorial demonstrou que os itens do instrumento não se mantiveram agrupados na estrutura original, porém, mostraram consistência interna semelhante. Conclusão: A versão do CAI em língua portuguesa mostrou-se confiável e válida, porém novas pesquisas são necessárias para estudar as variações observadas na distribuição fatorial entre as dimensões do instrumento.

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Adaptação transcultural do Caring Ability Inventory para a língua portuguesa

2016

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“…The notion of caring can be communicated via understanding the patient's concerns 9 and "understanding implies empathizing with a patient and focusing on individual patient characteristics in a non-judgmental way." 19 Taking the patient's concerns into consideration leads to the building of a trusting relationship. Moreover, there is indication that highly empathic healthcare practitioners have more satisfied patients than practitioners with lower empathic attitudes and behaviors.…”

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Assessing Pharmacy Student Self-Reported Empathic Tendencies

Lonie¹,

Alemam²,

Dhing³

et al. 2005

Am J Pharm Educ

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Objectives. The objective of this study was to analyze pharmacy students' self-reported empathy scores before and after empathy training. Methods. In a communication skills course, the La Monica Empathy Profile (LEP) was administered to a convenience sample of fourth-year pharmacy students before and after they received empathy education. Outcome measures in this study were changes in any of the 5 LEP modes of empathy. A control group was not used. Results. Of the 92 students in the course, 83 (90.2%) completed the study. A significant increase in the LEP dimension of "perceiving feelings and listening" (p = 0.019), as well as "respect of self and others" (p = 0.006) was observed. There was a significant decrease in the dimension of "openness, honesty and flexibility" (p = 0.002). Conclusions. There may be an association between empathy training and changes in pharmacy students' self-reported empathic attitudes and behaviors.

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“…25,26 The profession has been encouraged to adopt specific caring behaviors and integrate them into routine practice. 27 However, inherent personality traits need to be enhanced through appropriate academic learning and professional socialization.…”

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Patient-oriented Personality Traits of First-year Pharmacy Students

Cordina

Lauri

2010

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To determine, using the Gordon Personal Profile-Inventory (GPP-I), if the personality traits of first-year pharmacy students match the traits required for patient-centered practice. Methods. The GPP-I, which measures the personality traits of ascendency, responsibility, emotional stability, sociability, cautiousness, original thinking, personal relations, and vigor, was administered to incoming pharmacy students at the beginning of their first semester. Results. The pharmacy school had attracted students with strong traits of original thinking, followed by personal relations, and vigor. The students, however, were limited in emotional stability and ascendency. Conclusion. The pharmacy profession needs to be more proactive in projecting the desired image and communicate its increasingly challenging and patient-oriented practice to attract individuals whose personalities are conducive to current practice models.

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An Assessment of Pharmacists' Caring Ability

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Adaptação transcultural do Caring Ability Inventory para a língua portuguesa

Adaptação transcultural do Caring Ability Inventory para a língua portuguesa

Assessing Pharmacy Student Self-Reported Empathic Tendencies

Patient-oriented Personality Traits of First-year Pharmacy Students

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