Insights into disease and pharmacotherapy knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease among community pharmacists: a cross-sectional study

Al‐Taie, Anmar; Yılmaz, Zekiye; Dahmanv, Hasan; Yardımcı, Turay

doi:10.1080/03007995.2022.2129802

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“…A moderate level of dementia knowledge was determined among Vietnamese community pharmacists. Their average knowledge score was nearly equal to the results of studies conducted in the United Arab Emirates, 17 Turkey, and Northern Cyprus 18 but far lower than the results of studies in Spain 19 , Ohio ‐ the United States, 20 and the Maltese islands 21 . A family history of dementia and genes can be risk factors for developing dementia 26 .…”

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“…The third part consisted of 14 dementia knowledge questions (statements) developed via a literature review of many scientific articles in PubMed. [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] The answering options included "True", "False", and "Do not know". The last part was 19 attitude questions (items) from the Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ) (with 5-point Likert scale responses).…”

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“…21 A family history of dementia and genes can be risk factors for developing dementia. 26 In Spain, Turkey, and North Cyprus, a majority of community pharmacists (>80%) were aware of these two risk factors, 14,18,19 while in Vietnam, this figure was only 30.5%. More importantly, the knowledge of Vietnamese community pharmacists about the symptoms of dementia was inadequate.…”

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“…Lack of knowledge about early signs and symptoms of dementia among community pharmacists and health professionals was also found in previous studies. 18,27,28 Understanding dementia symptoms can detect this disease in the early phase, thereby increasing the possibility of preventing and slowing the development of dementia. 41 Age and pharmacy work experience in pharmacies had significantly positive associations with the dementia knowledge of Vietnamese community pharmacists.…”

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“…However, the number of studies on community pharmacists is negligible. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] This study was carried out to investigate Vietnamese community pharmacists' knowledge and attitudes towards dementia and associated factors. We hypothesized that sex, age, education level, work experience, residence, sources used to seek information on dementia, type of pharmacy, and the availability of medicines for dementia were factors associated with pharmacists' knowledge and attitudes towards dementia.…”

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Knowledge and attitudes of community pharmacists regarding dementia: A nationwide cross‐sectional study in Vietnam

Nguyen

Dinh

2023

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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ObjectiveTo investigate Vietnamese community pharmacists' knowledge and attitudes towards dementia.Methods1066 community pharmacists in eight provinces/centrally‐governed cities were recruited using a non‐probability convenience sampling technique. Their dementia knowledge was measured using a set of 14 questions developed through a literature review. The Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire was used to assess pharmacists' attitudes towards dementia. Cronbach's alpha was 0.88 for the overall questionnaire (0.70 for the knowledge part and 0.81 for the attitude part).ResultsParticipants were mostly female (74.2%), 20–39 years old (79.1%), and had work experience in pharmacies of less than 10 years (77.0%). Medicines for dementia were available in only 40 community pharmacies (3.8%), including galantamine (3.0%) and donepezil (0.8%). Pharmacists' average knowledge and attitude scores were 8.03 ± 2.61 and 64.81 ± 7.34, respectively. There were considerable differences in pharmacists' knowledge and attitudes between rural and urban areas and among eight provinces (p < 0.001). Higher knowledge and attitude scores were found among those with higher education levels and longer work experience (p < 0.001). Using reliable sources to seek information on dementia, such as books and scientific articles, also helped pharmacists to have better knowledge and more positive attitudes (p < 0.001). There was a positive relationship between knowledge and attitude scores (r = 0.326, p < 0.001).ConclusionCommunity pharmacists demonstrated moderate levels of knowledge and attitudes towards dementia. Their knowledge about the symptoms of dementia was inadequate. Educational interventions and training programs are urgently needed to enhance their dementia knowledge and attitudes.

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Knowledge and attitudes of community pharmacists regarding dementia: A nationwide cross‐sectional study in Vietnam

Nguyen

Dinh

2023

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Assessment of intention and hesitancy to receive a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine among community pharmacists using a vaccine hesitancy scale

Al‐Taie

Yılmaz

2023

J Public Health (Berl.)

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Assessment of primary health-care providers’ knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease in Turkey

Ayhan,

Özmen,

Ozturk

et al. 2024

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Purpose Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the primary cause of dementia in elderly people and needs extensive professional care. The aim of our study was to assess the level of knowledge among primary health-care providers, primarily Family Physicians (FPs) and community pharmacists (CPs), about AD and its treatment. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study using Google Forms sent by email or message to FPs and CPs in Istanbul in June–July 2023. Turkish modified the Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS) and Alzheimer’s Medicines Knowledge Level Questionnaire (AMKLQ) were used in this study. Findings A total of 63 FPs with a mean age of 35.3 ± 7.8 and 138 CPs with a mean age of 38.6 ± 12.6 enrolled in the study. There was no statistically significant difference between FPs and CPs in terms of total ADKS score (19.82 ± 2.30 vs 19.23 ± 3.08, p = 0.136), but there was a significant difference in terms of total AMKLQ score (4.31 ± 1.40 vs 3.81 ± 1.49, p = 0.020). Health-care providers with Alzheimer’s training had a higher total AMKLQ score (OR =1.08 CI 95% [1.03–1.14], p = 0.012). Originality/value FPs’ knowledge of AD is on par with that of CPs. Nevertheless, it has been observed that FPs have more proficiency in delivering accurate responses to the AMKLQ and ADKS inquiries, which encompass crucial details regarding the treatment of AD. The sole determinant of the highest mean AMKLQ score was found to be professional education. Collectively, these arguments emphasize the need for primary health-care practitioners to obtain comprehensive and ongoing education regarding AD and its treatment.

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Insights into disease and pharmacotherapy knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease among community pharmacists: a cross-sectional study

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Knowledge and attitudes of community pharmacists regarding dementia: A nationwide cross‐sectional study in Vietnam

Knowledge and attitudes of community pharmacists regarding dementia: A nationwide cross‐sectional study in Vietnam

Assessment of intention and hesitancy to receive a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine among community pharmacists using a vaccine hesitancy scale

Assessment of primary health-care providers’ knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease in Turkey

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