Willingness and readiness to test for COVID‐19; A qualitative exploration of community pharmacists

Mukattash, Tareq L.; Jarab, Anan S.; Farha, Rana Abu; Nusair, Mohammad B.; Mukattash, Ibrahim L.; Obaidat, Rana; Khdour, Maher; Basheti, Iman A.

doi:10.1111/ijcp.13620

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“…Nowadays, the world is facing a predatory pandemic infection caused by the COVID‐19 requiring a concerted effort by healthcare professionals and public health experts to contain the rate of infection and the havoc it wreaks. Pharmacists, as essential health service providers, are important in the management and control of COVID‐19 16,26,27 . Hearteningly, the results of this survey indicated that pharmacists in the Arab‐speaking countries in the MENA region have a good awareness about the COVID‐19 and acknowledge the different roles they can play during these times.…”

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Pharmacists’ awareness of COVID‐19 and perceptions of their roles, barriers, and roles of policymakers: Exploring the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

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Background The coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) was declared in January 2020 as a public health emergency of international concern. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) suffered from several pandemics previously. Pharmacists have vital roles to play to prevent the spread of this virus. Objectives To assess the COVID‐19 awareness amongst pharmacists from Arabic‐speaking countries located in the MENA region, and to assess their perspectives of their role, barriers, and roles of the educational institutions/pharmaceutical associations. Methods An online survey was conducted to run a descriptive cross‐sectional study in Jordan from 12th to 22nd April 2020. The questionnaire was validated (face validity) and put on Facebook and directed for pharmacists only (clarified in the introduction of the questionnaire). Assessment of pharmacists’ awareness (20 questions) about pandemics and COVID‐19, their perceived roles and barriers, and roles of the educational institutions (eg, universities) and pharmaceutical associations (eg, Pharmacists Syndicate) was performed. Data were analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS). Results Study participants (n = 2589) had a mean age of 29.3 (8.2) years and 1329 (51.5%) were females. Most of the participants were from Egypt (n = 819, 40.8%), followed by Jordan, Algeria, and Syria. Regarding the sources of information about coronavirus management, 60.8% of participants got their information from social media. Fear of contracting the coronavirus while performing their duties was reported by the majority of pharmacists as the main barrier to delivering their roles (82.3%). The majority of pharmacists identified positive roles for the pharmaceutical institutions (74.8%) and pharmaceutical associations (63.6%). Conclusion Pharmacists from the MENA countries believe they got enough education previously about pandemics, and the majority follow the latest coronavirus updates from social media. Fear was reported as the major barrier that requires resolution by the policymakers. Certain gaps in the awareness about COVID‐19 were identified.

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Pharmacists’ awareness of COVID‐19 and perceptions of their roles, barriers, and roles of policymakers: Exploring the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

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“…The test format needs to be compatible with large scale production, which in the case of COVID19 was possible for tests that were supported on pre existing platforms 43 . Any test that was developed rapidly but was not applicable on an existing instrument had a sub stantial disadvantage to reach the market 44 . Possible exceptions are tests that are presented in a platform agnostic layout and that can be combined with any type of instrument already available to laboratory based diagnosticians 45 .…”

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Considerations for diagnostic COVID-19 tests

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During the early phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, design, development, validation, verification and implementation of diagnostic tests were actively addressed by a large number of diagnostic test manufacturers. Hundreds of molecular tests and immunoassays were rapidly developed, albeit many still await clinical validation and formal approval. In this Review, we summarize the crucial role of diagnostic tests during the first global wave of COVID-19. We explore the technical and implementation problems encountered during this early phase in the pandemic, and try to define future directions for the progressive and better use of (syndromic) diagnostics during a possible resurgence of COVID-19 in future global waves or regional outbreaks. Continuous global improvement in diagnostic test preparedness is essential for more rapid detection of patients, possibly at the point of care, and for optimized prevention and treatment, in both industrialized countries and low-resource settings.

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“…The confinement context defined how to involve the participants in the study, facilitating the best suitable way for them to respond to the questions and offering the possibility to do it by email, telephone, and WhatsApp. Non-face-to-face technologies have been used in the COVID-19 context to develop qualitative research in different fields of knowledge, such as clinical psychology or medicine [52,53]. The dialogue between researchers and social workers underlined this process to agree about when to develop the semi-structured interview.…”

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Social Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Responding to Urgent Social Needs

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Social work during the COVID-19 crisis has faced one of the most challenging times to cover urgent social needs in an uncertain scenario. This study analyzes the immediate responses in social work to vulnerable groups in the first 15 days of the pandemic in Barcelona, one of the most affected areas worldwide by COVID-19. The sample for this qualitative study includes 23 semi-structured interviews with social workers from different fields of intervention, from general approaches (primary care) to specific ones (health, ageing, homeless, and justice). The data analysis followed the communicative methodology, including transformative and exclusionary dimensions, and the analytical categories focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social services users, the organizational responses of social workers, and the impact of the interventions to cover urgent social needs of attendees. The interventions have been accompanied by an improvement in communication channels with vulnerable groups, ensuring an understanding of the situation of families and individuals, and covering the most urgent social needs. The study shows the key role of social workers from diverse social attention tools and their contribution to the sustainability of social services with a long-term impact.

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Willingness and readiness to test for COVID‐19; A qualitative exploration of community pharmacists

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Pharmacists’ awareness of COVID‐19 and perceptions of their roles, barriers, and roles of policymakers: Exploring the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Pharmacists’ awareness of COVID‐19 and perceptions of their roles, barriers, and roles of policymakers: Exploring the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Considerations for diagnostic COVID-19 tests

Social Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Responding to Urgent Social Needs

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