Qualitative Methods in Pharmacy Research

Gallego, Gisselle; Nørgaard, Lotte Stig

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“…Qualitative research methods have increasingly been used to understand and explore pharmacy practice. 9 A qualitative content analysis was designed for this study, as it allows for interpretation and evaluation of possible meanings based on the context of the text. 10 Reporting of this qualitative study followed the recommendations in the relevant sections of the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research.…”

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A Twitter analysis of World Pharmacists Day 2020 images: Sending the wrong messages

2021

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Background: Pharmacists are often depicted as dispensers of medication as opposed to health professionals who provide patient care. Our objective was to identify how pharmacists’ roles were portrayed in images on Twitter for World Pharmacists Day (WPD) 2020. Methods: A qualitative content analysis was undertaken to evaluate the images of pharmacists on WPD. Tweets were included that had a photo or image, used 1 of 5 WPD hashtags and were posted between September 24 and 26, 2020. Thematic analysis was performed independently by 2 investigators. Tweets were categorized into 5 groups: 1) drug distribution roles, 2) patient care roles, 3) no described roles, 4) not professional/unprofessional roles and 5) not relevant. Subgroup analysis was performed for the users who posted the tweets. Results: Of the 970 tweets analyzed, only 11% of the overall tweets portrayed the patient care roles of pharmacists, whereas 51% portrayed drug distribution roles and 29% did not describe any particular roles of pharmacists. These proportions were similar between subgroups of tweeters. Discussion: WPD is intended to promote and advocate for the pharmacy profession. The results of our study show poor messaging of pharmacists’ roles and reflect a missed opportunity to showcase the full scope of pharmacy practice. Conclusion: Based on the images tweeted on WPD 2020, the diversity of pharmacists’ practice as skilled health care practitioners was lost in a sea of tweets portraying pharmacists’ roles in drug distribution. We hope that pharmacists and pharmacy organizations will awaken to this self-induced problem for WPD 2021. Can Pharm J (Ott) 2021;154(5):xx-xx.

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A Twitter analysis of World Pharmacists Day 2020 images: Sending the wrong messages

2021

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“…However, few examples exist of pharmacy-practice-related qualitative studies conducted worldwide [ 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 ]. Qualitative research approach provides the opportunity for pharmacy-practice researchers to discover, understand, and explain the opinions and views of healthcare workers, consumers, and patients [ 31 ]. To the best of our knowledge, the use of qualitative research in assessing and understanding practice-related issues in Saudi Arabia has been limited [ 27 ].…”

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Generic Substitutions and Therapeutic Interchanges in Hospital Pharmacies: A Qualitative Study from Western Saudi Arabia

Alsufyani,

Alghoribi,

Bin Salman

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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Background: The aim of the present study was to understand hospital pharmacists’ views and practices regarding generic substitution and therapeutic interchange. Method: This was a qualitative study involving pharmacists from three Western Saudi governorates: Taif, Makkah, and Jeddah. It included respondents from the Ministry of Health (MoH), military and private hospitals. Pharmacists were selected using a convenient sampling technique and data were collected using a structured face-to-face interview. Results: Fifty-seven pharmacists agreed to participate in this study. In MoH and private hospitals, generic substitution is a pharmacist-initiated act, while therapeutic interchange requires physician approval. Medication unavailability, side effects, patient characteristics, outcomes, and economic status justified most substitution decisions. In military hospitals, both types of substitutions are controlled by an auto-switch policy and physicians should be informed. In all hospitals, there are policies regulating substitution. Medications eligible for interchange mentioned by pharmacists from different hospitals were comparable to some extent. Pharmacists from the private sector considered substitution a supportive economic measure for both hospitals and patients. Most pharmacists highlighted that patient convenience and physician approval are the most challenging situations in substitution practice. Conclusions: An enhanced understanding of substitution and knowledge about medications included in the hospital formulary will be valuable support to the implementation of substitution practice which responds to the patients’ needs to improve their outcomes.

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The relational dimensions of pharmaceutical care: Experience from caring for HIV-infected asylum seekers in Montréal

David

Robert²,

Wong

et al. 2020

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

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Qualitative Methods in Pharmacy Research

Cited by 4 publications

References 6 publications

A Twitter analysis of World Pharmacists Day 2020 images: Sending the wrong messages

A Twitter analysis of World Pharmacists Day 2020 images: Sending the wrong messages

Generic Substitutions and Therapeutic Interchanges in Hospital Pharmacies: A Qualitative Study from Western Saudi Arabia

The relational dimensions of pharmaceutical care: Experience from caring for HIV-infected asylum seekers in Montréal

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