Community pharmacists and communication in the time of COVID-19: Applying the health belief model

Carico, Ron; Sheppard, Jordan; Thomas, Caroline

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.03.017

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“…In Taiwan, the government, in their national response had to allow all hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies to have access to a patients' travel history in order to curb the spread of the deadly infection [14]. Community pharmacists can reinforce mitigation behaviours by applying the health belief model (HBM) [15]. This commentary provides an overview of the HBM and offers suggestions on how community pharmacists can use it as a guide to patient communication in these uncertain contexts [15].…”

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Community pharmacists’ knowledge and preparedness to participate in the fight against Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Zambia

Hangoma

Mudenda

Mwenechanya

et al. 2020

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Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has severely strained healthcare systems globally. Community pharmacists remain vital health professionals with unique roles in responding to symptoms, supplying medicines, and providing health promotion in the communities where they serve. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of knowledge and preparedness of community pharmacists in Zambia as frontline workers in curbing COVID-19. Method: This descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among 300 registered community pharmacists in Zambia. A self-administered online questionnaire was used to collect the data. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 23. Results: From a total of 393 community pharmacists, 300 participated in the study indicating a response rate of 76.3%. 97% of the pharmacists knew the common signs and symptoms of COVID-19, 83% knew the national guidelines for screening criteria, and 93% were aware that a suspected case of COVID-19 presenting to the community pharmacy needed to be alerted to the national response team. Only 59% knew they needed to self-isolate and self-report should they experience symptoms of COVID-19. 85% stated that personal protective equipment was inadequate in the pharmacies they operated from. 60% of the pharmacists were prepared to participate in the frontline fight against COVID-19. Conclusion: Community pharmacists in Zambia are knowledgeable about COVID-19 signs and symptoms, including the technical guidelines on the screening and detection of suspected cases. Community pharmacists are prepared to participate in the frontline fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia. Keywords: Community Pharmacy, Community Pharmacists, Coronavirus disease 2019, Frontline workers, Pandemic, Preparedness, Zambia

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Community pharmacists’ knowledge and preparedness to participate in the fight against Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Zambia

Hangoma

Mudenda

Mwenechanya

et al. 2020

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“…The pharmacy-related needs of pandemic patients have similarities with the traditional patient population, but with different emphasis [61]. For example, when providing consulting services to patients, instead of focusing on medications as usual, their queries relate primarily to the knowledge of medical prevention and basic details on COVID-19, such as mask selection and standard COVID-19 signs and symptoms, symptomatic treatment options, breathing difficulties or cough management in comorbid situations, reinforcing behaviors that limit the spread of the pandemic, including social distancing and remaining in the home whenever possible through phone calls/video conferencing [62,63]. Earlier, Student pharmacists served as an effective education resource for patients regarding the H1N1 pandemic [64].…”

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Prospect of Tele-Pharmacists in COVID-19 Pandemic Situation in Bangladesh

2020

J B & Bio Engine;

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Telemedicine and telehealth technologies are especially effective during epidemic outbreaks, when health authorities recommend implementing social distance systems. Currently, coronavirus COVID-19 has affected 210 countries around the world, killed more than 240,000 and infected more than 3.4 million, according to worldometer, 03 May, 2020. Home-care is especially important in these situations because hospitals are not seemingly safe during pandemic outbreaks. Also, the chance to get out of the home during the lockdown period is limited. Telephone-based measures improve efficiency by linking appropriate information and feedback. It can also help provide education at distance on various health issues and topics. In addition to increasing access to healthcare, telemedicine is a fruitful and proactive way to provide a variety of benefits to patients seeking healthcare; diagnose and monitor critical and chronic health conditions; improve healthcare quality and reduce costs. The article reveals scope of pharmacy professionals in telemedicine sector during epidemic outbreaks.

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“…Epidemiological research explored the association between coronavirus and meteorological indicators but the findings were not clear (Wu et al 2020). Coronaviruses named due to their spherical and pleomorphic outer fringe resembling crown ("corona" in Latin) belongs to the family of enveloped Ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses (Burrell et al 2016). The novel coronavirus accountable for the current outbreak is called 2019-nCOV while the disease is called as COVID-19 (Carico et al 2020).…”

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Role of knowledge, behavior, norms, and e-guidelines in controlling the spread of COVID-19: evidence from Pakistan

Raza

Ali

Hussain

2020

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The COVID-19 pandemic is straining public health systems and the global economy, triggering unprecedented measures by governments around the globe. The adoption of a preventive measure is required to control the spread. This research explores the impact of influencing factors like COVID-19 knowledge, behavioral control, moral and subject norms, preventive e-guidelines by the government, and environmental factors on the intention to prevent COVID-19 and risk aversion. A cross-sectional study was performed of 310 respondents about different COVID-19 related influencing factors in Pakistan. The partial least squarestructural equation modeling was applied to estimate the path coefficient. Moral and subject norms (0.359) had a comparatively higher path coefficient. Other influencing factors/drivers were preventive e-guideline by the government (0.215) followed by COVID-19 knowledge (0.197), and behavioral control (0.121). The intention to prevent COVID-19 showed a positive and significant impact (0.705) on risk aversion. The indirect analysis also confirmed that the positive influence of moral and subject norms, COVID-19 knowledge, preventive e-guideline by the government, and behavioral control on risk aversion. However, the path coefficient of environmental factors was negative but insignificant, which implies than environmental factors do not influence the intention to prevent COVID-19. It is suggested to provide clear guidelines using print, social, electronic media. It is also suggested to provide e-guidelines in local languages. The COVID-19 knowledge about its transmission, symptoms, and precautions is also useful. It is suggested to include the causes, symptoms, and precaution of viral diseases in the educational syllabus. The government should ensure the availability of preventive medical items like surgical masks and sanitizers to meet the demand of the public.

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Community pharmacists and communication in the time of COVID-19: Applying the health belief model

Cited by 184 publications

References 7 publications

Community pharmacists’ knowledge and preparedness to participate in the fight against Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Zambia

Community pharmacists’ knowledge and preparedness to participate in the fight against Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Zambia

Prospect of Tele-Pharmacists in COVID-19 Pandemic Situation in Bangladesh

Role of knowledge, behavior, norms, and e-guidelines in controlling the spread of COVID-19: evidence from Pakistan

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