An exploration of the self-perceived nutrition competencies of pharmacists

Kelly, Dervla; Chawke, Jacqueline; Keane, Megan; Conway, Helen L; Douglas, Pauline; Griffin, Anne

doi:10.1016/j.rcsop.2022.100203

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“…It is nevertheless, concerning that some pharmacists believe they lack the knowledge required to counsel patients on nutrition. This is consistent with the findings of Kelly and colleagues (2022), 15 who discovered that many pharmacists thought their nutrition knowledge was inadequate and that they lacked confidence in making dietary recommendations to patients. According to some studies, pharmacists offer nutritional guidance less frequently.…”

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confidence: 90%

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Evaluating the competency of community pharmacists in identifying and managing malnourished patients: A cross sectional survey

Suleiman,

Abdulwase,

Tukur

et al. 2023

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

“… 7 Two studies conducted in the United States also reported that while nearly half of pharmacists considered their knowledge of dietary supplements (DS) to be somewhat adequate or average, only a small percentage were very satisfied. 15 , 16 …”

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confidence: 99%

Evaluating the competency of community pharmacists in identifying and managing malnourished patients: A cross sectional survey

Suleiman,

Abdulwase,

Tukur

et al. 2023

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy

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“…The need to record information to support follow-up was identified, but lack of time was cited as the main reason for not doing so, alongside feeling that structured follow-up was not necessary because of the pharmacy's insertion in a small community/neighborhood. Lack of time is many times cited as a barrier to the provision of any structured pharmacy service, such as patient follow-up [26,27], rooted in high workloads and inadequate pharmacy workflow [28,29], and not surprisingly it is also mentioned as an impediment for nutrition care services [17].…”

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“…In the case of cancer patients seeking ONS, pharmacists' choice was to immediately refer them to a physician, conveying a feeling of insecurity in counseling this type of patient. This insecurity and lack of confidence in the indication of an ONS can be partly justified both by patients' perceptions that the pharmacist's role should be limited only to guidance regarding the use of the medication, and the lack of training and education on nutritional care subjects [17,18], reinforcing their aversion to risk and the need for validation [30,31].…”

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“…These consultations have the potential to contribute to the implementation of health interventions with proven effectiveness, namely in the areas of maternal health, weight control, cholesterol, glycemia and blood pressure control. Community pharmacists have the possibility to implement strategies for prevention, health promotion and patient monitoring, namely in the area of malnutrition [17,18]. Through counseling, pharmacists can raise awareness for the importance of using ONS in tackling malnutrition and provide all the necessary information about its proper use, specifically side effects, posology, safety, interactions, precautions, preservation and storage conditions [19].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Pharmacists’ Perceptions on Nutritional Counseling of Oral Nutritional Supplements in the Community Pharmacy: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

2023

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Malnutrition has important health impacts, especially in the elderly. Oral nutritional supplements (ONS) are effective strategies to help balance the nutritional needs of malnourished persons. Multiple ONS are available at community pharmacies, enabling pharmacists to have the possibility to implement strategies for prevention and monitoring of malnourished patients. The aim of this study was to characterize the experience of community pharmacists with the counseling and follow-up of users of ONS. A sample of 19 pharmacists from 19 different community pharmacies were interviewed. Apart from dispensing ONS to support patients that are preparing for diagnostic tests, the most frequently mentioned clinical condition for ONS counseling was malnutrition and dysphagia. When pharmacists consider dispensing ONS, three themes emerge: patient care, related to counselling tailored ONS to each patient’s needs; interprofessional collaboration, with a special focus in the collaboration with registered dietitians; and training and education on ONS, looking to improve their knowledge and skills in ONS counselling and follow-up. Future studies exploring new forms of interaction between pharmacists and dietitians in this context should be developed, aiming to determine the workflow of an interdisciplinary service addressing the needs of community dwelling malnourished patients.

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Determinants of pharmacists' confidence to participate in antimicrobial stewardship: A confirmatory factor analysis

Weier,

Patel,

Fazal‐E‐Hasan

et al. 2024

Brit J Clinical Pharma

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AimPharmacists are essential members of hospital antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) teams. A lack of self‐perceived confidence can limit pharmacists' involvement and contributions. Pharmacists working in AMS have reported a lack of confidence. There is currently a lack of validated measures to assess pharmacists' self‐perceived confidence when working in AMS and contributors to this confidence. This study aimed to identify variables contributing to pharmacist self‐perceived confidence and validate an AMS hospital pharmacist survey tool using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).MethodsResponses from a survey of Australian and French hospital pharmacists were used to undertake CFA and path analysis on factors related to pharmacists' self‐perceived confidence. It was hypothesized that pharmacists' self‐perceived confidence would be impacted by time working in AMS, perceived importance of AMS programmes, perceived barriers to participating in AMS and current participation.ResultsCFA demonstrated a good model fit between the factors. Items included in the model loaded well to their respective factors with acceptable reliability. Path analysis demonstrated that time working in AMS had a significant impact on pharmacists' self‐perceived confidence, while perceived barriers had a negatively significant relationship. Pharmacy participation in AMS and perceived importance of AMS programmes had a non‐significant impact.ConclusionFindings demonstrated that the survey tool showed good validity and identified factors that can impact pharmacists' self‐perceived confidence when working in hospital AMS programmes. Having a validated survey tool can identify factors that can reduce pharmacists' self‐perceived confidence. Strategies can then be developed to address these factors and subsequently improve pharmacists' self‐perceived confidence.

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An exploration of the self-perceived nutrition competencies of pharmacists

Cited by 5 publications

References 43 publications

Evaluating the competency of community pharmacists in identifying and managing malnourished patients: A cross sectional survey

Evaluating the competency of community pharmacists in identifying and managing malnourished patients: A cross sectional survey

Pharmacists’ Perceptions on Nutritional Counseling of Oral Nutritional Supplements in the Community Pharmacy: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

Determinants of pharmacists' confidence to participate in antimicrobial stewardship: A confirmatory factor analysis

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