Evidence-Based Pharmacy Practice?

Chant, C. A.

doi:10.4212/cjhp.v70i4.1673

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“…Several studies reported barriers to utilization of current best evidence in daily pharmacy practice, including high clinical workload, and lack of basic skills and knowledge of critical appraisal [ 4 , 6 , 27 ]. Involving community pharmacists in PBR can potentially help break barriers to the utilization of the current best evidence in everyday pharmacy practice [ 3 , 10 , 25 ].…”

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“…Current best evidence has been defined as “the best available external clinical evidence from clinically relevant research, often from basic sciences of medicine, but especially from patient centred clinical research” Current best evidence has been reported to overturn previously accepted measures in patient care such as diagnostic tests and treatments protocols and replaces them with the current safer and more efficacious options. The utilization of current best evidence in pharmacy practice, which is defined as the use of the best available evidence in clinical practice, is an essential component in the cycle of clinical interventions to improve the public’s health and help patients achieving their therapeutic goals [ 2 , 3 ]. In order to undergo clinically reasonable interventions and make practice decisions, pharmacists need to utilize the current scientific evidence from the literature [ 4 ].…”

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“…In order to undergo clinically reasonable interventions and make practice decisions, pharmacists need to utilize the current scientific evidence from the literature [ 4 ]. Although pharmacists’ utilization of current best evidence in their daily practice is still underachieved, it is increasing worldwide [ 3 – 5 ]. In Jordan, despite the positive pharmacists’ attitude towards utilizing the current best evidence in pharmacy practice, there are personal and institutional barriers that led to low adoption of evidence-based pharmacy practice [ 6 ].…”

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Community pharmacists’ attitudes toward practice-based research and their perceived utilization of scientific evidence

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Background Enhancing the contribution of practicing pharmacists into scientific evidence via practice-based research (PBR) is crucial in maintaining high-quality clinical practice and healthcare delivery. Involving community pharmacists in PBR can potentially can also help break barriers to the utilization of the current best evidence in everyday pharmacy practice. The impact of pharmacists’ attitude towards PBR on their utilization of current best evidence in pharmacy practice is understudied. Objectives The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of community pharmacists’ attitudes toward PBR on their utilization of current best evidence, barriers for conducting PBR in clinical practice were also investigated. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 169 community pharmacists working across Jordan filled a questionnaire to assess their attitudes towards PBR, barriers to PBR, and their utilization of the current best evidence in clinical practice. Results Pharmacists in this study showed a positive attitude toward PBR (attitude mean score >3.5). A positive attitude towards PBR was associated with high utilization of the best current scientific evidence. We also investigated several barriers to PBR and their association with utilization those included; the lack of perceived benefits, lack of institutional support, and lack of self-engagements of community pharmacists to PBR. The lack of perceived benefit was found to be negatively associated with pharmacists’ utilization of the current best scientific evidence. Conclusion In this study, pharmacists’ utilization of current best evidence was found to be significantly impacted by their attitude toward PBR. The current study findings highlight the importance of supporting, promoting, and facilitating PBR among community pharmacists which can potentially enhance their utilization of the current best evidence in their everyday pharmacy practice.

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