Pharmacists in primary care Determinants of the care-providing function of Dutch community pharmacists in primary care

Muijrers, Paul E. M.; Knottnerus, J. André; Sijbrandij, Jildou; Janknegt, R.; Grol, Richard

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“…One such factor is the attitude towards collaboration, as it may influence the degree to which GPs and pharmacists collaborate (4). The attitudes of pharmacists were found to be significantly correlated with care-providing functions (13). Another factor is perceptions of the role of community pharmacists (14).…”

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Collaboration between pharmacists and general practitioners in the health care system in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Hashemian¹,

Emadi²,

Roohi³

2016

East Mediterr Health J

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Collaboration between pharmacists and general practitioners (GPs) has been shown to enhance patient care and outcomes. The aim of the present study was to investigate the collaborative working relationship between pharmacists and GPs in terms of their attitudes, role perceptions, experience with collaborative practice, preferred method of communication, areas of current and further collaboration, and perceived barriers to interprofessional collaboration in a sample of the Iranian population. We distributed 318 questionnaires to community pharmacists and GPs in Tehran. Both groups had a positive attitude towards collaboration; however, about half the respondents reported only occasional collaborative practice. Both groups preferred communication by telephone or face-toface communication by fax or letter. Few current areas of collaboration were identified; however, an area favoured by both groups was "decision-making for patients' pharmacotherapy". The two groups expressed concern about possible fragmentation of patient care with the involvement of multiple health care providers, and perceived lack of face-to-face communication as a possible barrier to collaboration. Les deux groupes étaient favorables à la collaboration, mais près de la moitié des participants ont rapporté n'entretenir des relations de collaboration que sur une base occasionnelle. Les deux groupes ont déclaré préférer une communication par téléphone ou en face à face que par fax ou courrier. Peu de domaines faisant l'objet d'une collaboration actuelle ont été identifiés. Cependant, les deux groupes avaient pour domaine de prédilection « la prise de décision concernant la pharmacothérapie des patients ». Les deux groupes se sont dit préoccupés par une possible fragmentation des soins dispensés aux patients du fait de l'apparition de multiples prestataires de soins de santé, et percevaient le manque de communication en face à face comme une barrière potentielle à la collaboration. ‫اإلسالمية‬

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Collaboration between pharmacists and general practitioners in the health care system in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Hashemian¹,

Emadi²,

Roohi³

2016

East Mediterr Health J

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“…None of the characteristics which were related to the pharmacy's care providing function in previous studies [12,19] or of the other factors we investigated was related to providing EAFD. It is remarkable that being used to providing EAFD as reported by the pharmacist at the start of the study, did not influence the frequency of EAFD provided in this study.…”

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Implementation of patient education at first and second dispensing of statins in Dutch community pharmacies: the sequel of a cluster randomized trial

Gompel

Wensing

Smet

2011

BMC Health Serv Res

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BackgroundAs a result of the previous part of this trial, many patients with cardiovascular disease were expected to receive a statin for the first time. In order to provide these patients with comprehensive information on statins, as recommended by professional guidance, education at first and second dispensing of statins had to be implemented. This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of an intensive implementation program targeted at pharmacy project assistants on the frequency of providing education at first dispensing (EAFD) and education at second dispensing (EASD) of statins in community pharmacies.MethodsThe participating community pharmacies were clustered on the basis of local collaboration, were numbered by a research assistant and subsequently an independent statistician performed a block randomization, in which the cluster size (number of pharmacies in each cluster) was balanced. The pharmacies in the control group received a written manual on the implementation of EAFD and EASD; the pharmacies in the intervention group received intensive support for the implementation. The impact of the intensive implementation program on the implementation process and on the primary outcomes was examined in a random coefficient logistic regression model, which took into account that patients were grouped within pharmacy clusters.ResultsOf the 37 pharmacies in the intervention group, 17 pharmacies (50%) provided EAFD and 12 pharmacies (35.3%) provided EASD compared to 14 pharmacies (45.2%, P = 0.715) and 12 pharmacies (38.7%, P = 0.899), respectively, of the 34 pharmacies in the control group. In the intervention group a total of 72 of 469 new statin users (15.4%) received education and 49 of 393 patients with a second statin prescription (12.5%) compared to 78 of 402 new users (19.4%, P = 0.944) and 35 of 342 patients with a second prescription (10.2%, P = 0.579) in the control group.ConclusionThe intensive implementation program did not increase the frequency of providing EAFD and EASD of statins in community pharmacies.Trial Registrationclinicaltrials.gov NCT00509717

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“…Table 1 presents characteristics of participating pharmacies, which could influence the pharmacists' careproviding function. 13,14 Pharmacies in both the groups were comparable with regard to most characteristics, except for having registered for participation in the study because the pharmacist perceived pressure from the health insurance company. In the experimental group more pharmacists participated because of this reason than in the control group.…”

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Implementation of a pharmacist-led intervention to enhance statin prescribing for secondary prevention in primary care: a cluster randomized trial

Gompel

Wensing

Smet

2011

Eur J Prev Cardiolog

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Pharmacists in primary care Determinants of the care-providing function of Dutch community pharmacists in primary care

Abstract: Based on this survey, the development of programmes focused on optimal attitude, and cooperation between pharmacists and GPs is recommended.

Cited by 16 publications

References 11 publications

Collaboration between pharmacists and general practitioners in the health care system in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Collaboration between pharmacists and general practitioners in the health care system in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Implementation of patient education at first and second dispensing of statins in Dutch community pharmacies: the sequel of a cluster randomized trial

Implementation of a pharmacist-led intervention to enhance statin prescribing for secondary prevention in primary care: a cluster randomized trial

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