Community pharmacists’ attitudes relating to patients’ use of health products in Japan

Asahina, Yasuko; Hori, Satoko; Sawada, Yasufumi

doi:10.1007/s11096-012-9640-4

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“…Other studies also reported a consistent finding that a lack of confidence among pharmacists in discussing on the safety issue of DS is pervasive owing to poor knowledge. 19,21,22,35,40,41 There has been a positive and significant association between KAP of DS which is consistent with the finding of other studies. 18,28…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

<p>Community Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Professional Practice Behaviors Towards Dietary Supplements: Results from Multi-Center Survey in Ethiopia</p>

Emiru¹,

Belay²,

Bizuneh³

et al. 2019

NDS

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Background: The utilization of dietary supplement (DS) is dramatically increasing across the globe, but knowledge of the community pharmacists regarding these products has not been well studied. As to the best of the authors' knowledge, there is no previous study explored community pharmacists knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards DS in Ethiopia context. Hence, this study was undertaken to assess KAP of the community pharmacist about DS. Methods: A cross-sectional multi-center survey of community pharmacists in different cities of Ethiopia was conducted over a period of five months from January to May 2019. The survey evaluated demographic information and KAP of participants related to DS. A stratified random sample of registered pharmacy practitioners all over the country was chosen to respond to the survey. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed. The result was considered significant if P < 0.05. Results: Of the 672 surveys distributed, 608 pharmacists accepted to participate in the study with a response rate of 90.47% and only 600 met the inclusion criteria for further evaluation. Of pharmacists surveyed, 66.7% had adequate knowledge while 53.7% of the pharmacists were within a positive attitude range and lower proportion (41.2%) of pharmacists were found within the good practice range about DS. Age, education level, experience, and position in community pharmacies were significantly associated with KAP. Significant positive linear correlations between knowledge-attitude (r =0.471, p < 0.001), knowledgepractice (r = 0.546, p < 0.001), and attitude-practice (r = 0.741, p < 0.001) were also found. Conclusion: The finding of this survey suggested that the majority of pharmacists had poor professional practice towards DS in spite of having adequate knowledge and a positive attitude regarding DS. Emphasis should be given to teaching/training community pharmacists how to critically evaluate the use, efficacy, and safety of common DS.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

<p>Community Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Professional Practice Behaviors Towards Dietary Supplements: Results from Multi-Center Survey in Ethiopia</p>

Emiru¹,

Belay²,

Bizuneh³

et al. 2019

NDS

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“…Thirdly, although a significant proportion of respondents reported that they had received training about TM products, the findings indicated that pharmacists' knowledge about TM products was generally inadequate, which is similar to the findings in other studies [ 36 , 38 ]. It is also worth notice that studies have found that pharmacists' knowledge of herbal products also varied widely from product to product [ 43 ].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

Community Pharmacists’ Perceptions about Pharmaceutical Care of Traditional Medicine Products: A Questionnaire‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study in Guangzhou, China

Chen

Ung

et al. 2016

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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This study aimed to investigate community pharmacists' perceived responsibility, practice behaviors, knowledge, perceived barriers, and improvement measures towards provision of pharmaceutical care in relation to traditional medicine (TM) products in Guangzhou, China. A self-completion questionnaire was used to survey licensed pharmacists working at community pharmacies. This study found that the community pharmacists in Guangzhou, China, were involved in the provision of TM products during their daily practice but only provided pharmaceutical care in this area with a passive attitude. Extrinsic barriers such as lack of scientific evidence for the safety and efficacy of TM products and unclear definition of their roles and responsibilities were highlighted while intrinsic factors such as insufficient TM knowledge were identified.

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“…Finding of current study was stable in comparison to that of other studies where respondents reported that the most common barriers that limit discussing the use of dietary supplements, vitamin supplements, and herbal medicine with their patients were unavailability of reliable resources, absence of quality information, and/or lack to retrieve it. [11123]…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[2021] Possible explanations for insufficient counseling on DS by pharmacists as indicated by many studies include insufficient education and knowledge of DS, inauspicious attitude toward DS, an inadequate evidence base on DS in the literature, and paucity of time devoted to patient counseling. [20212223]…”

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Community Pharmacist’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Vitamin Supplements in Al-Khobar Region, Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Ghosn¹,

Addison

Ali

2019

J Pharm Bioall Sci

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Aims and Objectives:To foster a podium for assessing and evaluating knowledge, attitudes, and professional practices of Saudi community pharmacists in counseling patients regarding the safe usage of dietary supplements.Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between January 2017 and April 2017. Collection of data was carried out by using a set of 44 semi-structured self-administrated questionnaires. Study was conducted among community pharmacies in Al-Khobar Region, Saudi Arabia, with target sample of 250 pharmacists.Results:A total of 102 pharmacists contributed in this study. The mean average score of the participants in subjective assessment of knowledge was 62.45%. Half of the participants (51.96%) achieved good and excellent score in objective assessment regarding knowledge of vitamin, 66.67% of the respondents thought that pharmacists should be knowledgeable regarding vitamin supplements, and 81.37% declared that they inform the patients about possible adverse effects by the use of dietary supplements.Conclusion:The study revealed a positive attitude of community pharmacists in Al-Khobar Region on their role in patients’ counseling about the safe usage of vitamins as dietary supplements. However, their level of knowledge about vitamin supplements needs to be improved to meet consumer’s needs regarding usage of dietary supplements.

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Community pharmacists’ attitudes relating to patients’ use of health products in Japan

Cited by 14 publications

References 33 publications

<p>Community Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Professional Practice Behaviors Towards Dietary Supplements: Results from Multi-Center Survey in Ethiopia</p>

<p>Community Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Professional Practice Behaviors Towards Dietary Supplements: Results from Multi-Center Survey in Ethiopia</p>

Community Pharmacists’ Perceptions about Pharmaceutical Care of Traditional Medicine Products: A Questionnaire‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study in Guangzhou, China

Community Pharmacist’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Vitamin Supplements in Al-Khobar Region, Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

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