Pharmacists’ contributions to the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients with type 2 diabetes in Kuwait

Al‐Taweel, Dalal; Awad, Abdelmoneim; Johnson, B. Julienne

doi:10.1007/s13410-013-0169-4

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“…This is consistent with other studies [17,23,24] in which it was reported that acceptance from physicians and patients were among the top 5 greatest barriers to providing pharmaceutical care. This might be due to a lack of awareness of the pharmacists' role in direct patient care among health care providers and the public.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…This might be due to the lack of local guidelines clarifying the accepted duties for pharmacists in wards or dispensaries, which may prevent pharmacists from participating in wider clinical roles in hospitals in Kuwait. Such guidelines and job descriptions are necessary for the improvement of pharmacy practice in Kuwait [17] . Hence, it is necessary to have a collaborative multilevel actions that could involve a broad stakeholder group to improve pharmaceutical care services provided to patients in Kuwait.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although globally the pharmacist's role has changed from dispensing to drug therapy management, the pharmacist's role in Kuwait is still largely limited to dispensing and pharmacy administration (e.g., stock management, medication orders, and record keeping) [17] . There is a lack of clear local guidelines clarifying patient-related pharmacists' activities.…”

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Pharmacists' Attitudes and Role in Diabetes Management in Kuwait

Al‐Haqan

Al‐Taweel²,

Awad³

et al. 2017

Med Princ Pract

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Objectives: The objectives of this study were to measure pharmacists' attitudes toward management of diabetes, identify current levels of pharmacy service provided to patients with diabetes, and identify barriers for further provision of diabetes-related services. Subjects and Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 198 pharmacists working in primary and secondary health care settings in one health region of Kuwait using a pretested self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, correlations, and comparative analysis were performed. Results: The response rate was 84.4% (n = 168). Respondents had overall positive attitudes toward management of diabetes. Pharmacists regularly provided their patients with counseling on the appropriate time to administer their medications; however, services related to hypoglycemia and management of comorbid diseases were rarely provided. A negative correlation was found between the positive overall diabetes-related attitudes and pharmacists' involvement in providing the following diabetes-related services: glucose monitoring (r = -0.25, p = 0.001), comorbid disease management (r = -0.243, p = 0.001), and healthy living choices (r = -0.237, p = 0.002). The perception that some physicians and patients have of pharmacists as dispensers only was identified as the most important barrier to providing diabetes-related services. Conclusion: Pharmacists have positive diabetes-related attitudes; however, they provide limited diabetes-related services to their patients. Barriers to provision of pharmacy services to patients with diabetes should be addressed to enable optimum patient care delivery.

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Pharmacists' Attitudes and Role in Diabetes Management in Kuwait

Al‐Haqan

Al‐Taweel²,

Awad³

et al. 2017

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“…This list was developed based on a literature review of previous studies regarding the barriers that can impede physician-pharmacist collaboration. 2 , 6 - 8 In addition, the final section included two open-ended questions to elicit participants’ views on other possible barriers to physician-pharmacist collaboration and to provide suggestions to improve the working relationship between physicians and pharmacists in Kuwait. Only advanced medical and pharmacy students who completed the last two years of their programs were requested to provide their opinions regarding the barriers to collaboration.…”

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“… 2 , 5 Therefore, an integral component for the implementation of this practice is good interprofessional relationship between pharmacists and physicians. 6 However, physicians’ negative attitudes have been among the challenges that faced pharmacists in their attempts to expand the scope of pharmacy practice. 7 Instead of viewing clinical decision-making as competitive, physicians and pharmacists must assume shared responsibility for decisions to achieve the best patient outcomes.…”

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Medical and pharmacy students’ attitudes towards physician-pharmacist collaboration in Kuwait

Katoue

Awad

Al-Jarallah

et al. 2017

Pharm Pract (Granada)

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Objective:To assess and compare the attitudes of medical and pharmacy students towards physician-pharmacist collaboration and explore their opinions about the barriers to collaborative practice in Kuwait.Methods:A cross-sectional survey of pharmacy and medical students (n=467) was conducted in Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Kuwait University. Data were collected via self-administered questionnaire from first-year pharmacy and medical students and students in the last two professional years of the pharmacy and medical programs. Descriptive and comparative analyses were performed using SPSS, version 22. Statistical significance was accepted at p<0.05.Results:The response rate was 82.4%. Respondents had overall positive attitudes towards physician-pharmacist collaboration. Pharmacy students expressed significantly more positive attitudes than medical students (p< 0.001). Medical students rated the three most significant barriers to collaboration to be: pharmacists’ separation from patient care areas (n=100, 70.0%), lack of pharmacists’ access to patients’ medical record (n=90, 63.0%) and physicians assuming total responsibility for clinical decision-making (n=87, 60.8%). Pharmacy students’ top three perceived barriers were: lack of pharmacists’ access to patients’ medical record (n=80, 84.2%), organizational obstacles (n=79, 83.2%), and pharmacists’ separation from patient care areas (n=77, 81.1%). Lack of interprofessional education was rated the fourth-largest barrier by both medical (n=79, 55.2%) and pharmacy (n=76, 80.0%) students.Conclusions:Medical and pharmacy students in Kuwait advocate physician-pharmacist collaborative practice, but both groups identified substantial barriers to implementation. Efforts are needed to enhance undergraduate/postgraduate training in interprofessional collaboration, and to overcome barriers to physician-pharmacist collaboration to advance a team approach to patient care.

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Transforming pharmacy practice in Kuwait

Al‐Haqan

Moreau

Alghanem

et al. 2023

Health Planning & Management

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In the last few decades, pharmacy services have expanded to fulfil the need for more complex health needs from population worldwide. Moving from ‘product‐centred’ to a ‘patient‐centred’ profession, pharmacists are required to master more professional competencies to deliver high quality pharmaceutical services to their patients and community. In Kuwait pharmacy practice has long been identified as a sector yet to be developed. With the announcement of the ‘new Kuwait vision 2035’ planning for pharmacy practice and workforce development and improvement has become imperative. Academic, professional, and regulatory bodies have collaborated to shape the future of pharmacy profession in the country. The approach described here reflects the initial steps for transforming and advancing the pharmacy profession in Kuwait.

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Pharmacists’ contributions to the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients with type 2 diabetes in Kuwait

Cited by 11 publications

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Pharmacists' Attitudes and Role in Diabetes Management in Kuwait

Pharmacists' Attitudes and Role in Diabetes Management in Kuwait

Medical and pharmacy students’ attitudes towards physician-pharmacist collaboration in Kuwait

Transforming pharmacy practice in Kuwait

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