scholarly journals Nurses' Perception Towards the Benefits of Pharmaceutical Care Services in Tertiary Health Care Settings Pakistan: A Qualitative Insight

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. A755
Author(s):  
R. Kousar ◽  
G. Murtaza ◽  
S. Azhar ◽  
S.A. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Health Care Settings ◽  
Care Services

scholarly journals Pharmaceutical care in Brazil’s primary health care

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (suppl.2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Sodré Araújo ◽  
Ediná Alves Costa ◽  
Augusto Afonso Guerra Junior ◽  
Francisco de Assis Acurcio ◽  
Ione Aquemi Guibu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Health Team ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the activities of clinical nature developed by pharmacists in basic health units and their participation in educational activities aiming at health promotion. METHODS: This article is part of the Pesquisa Nacional sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos – Serviços, 2015 (PNAUM – National Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Rational Use of Medicines – Services, 2015), a cross-sectional and exploratory study, of evaluative nature, consisting of a survey of information in a representative sample of cities, stratified by the Brazilian regions that constitute domains of study, and a subsample of primary health care services. The interviewed pharmacists (n=285) were responsible for the delivery of medicines and were interviewed in person with the use of a script. The characterization of the activities of clinical nature was based on information from pharmacists who declared to perform them, and on participation in educational activities aiming at health promotion, according to information from all pharmacists. The results are presented in frequency and their 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: From the interviewed subjects, 21.3% said they perform activities of clinical nature. Of these, more than 80% considered them very important; the majority does not dispose of specific places to perform them, which hinders privacy and confidentiality in these activities. The main denominations were “pharmaceutical guidance” and “pharmaceutical care.” The registration of activities is mainly made in the users’ medical records, computerized system, and in a specific document filed at the pharmacy, impairing the circulation of information among professionals. Most pharmacists performed these activities mainly along with physicians and nurses; 24.7% rarely participated in meetings with the health team, and 19.7% have never participated. CONCLUSIONS: Activities of clinical nature performed by pharmacists in Brazil are still incipient. The difficulties found point out to the professionals’ improvisation and effort. The small participation in educational activities of health promotion indicates little integration of pharmacists with the health team and of pharmaceutical services with other health actions

Notes From the Field: Availability of Satellite Pharmacies and Pharmacy Service Units in Nigerian Hospitals—Implications for Pharmaceutical Care

2020 ◽  
pp. 016327872093417
Author(s):  
Ene Daniel-Ebune ◽  
Abubakar Ibrahim Jatau ◽  
Sai’du Lawal Burji ◽  
Mustapha Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Pharmacy Service ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Hospital Pharmacies

The optimal provision of pharmaceutical care services requires an adequate number of pharmacists, satellite pharmacies and service units at healthcare facilities. We examined the availability of these requirements at Nigerian hospitals using the 2016 nationwide inspection reports of hospital pharmacies conducted by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria. Records of 254 hospitals inspected were retrieved, of which 171 (67.3%) were public. The total number of pharmacists across facilities was 753. The most common satellite pharmacy units recorded were antiretroviral 80 (31.5%) and emergency departments 48 (18.8%). The most common service units were drug revolving funds 176 (69.3%) and drug information 112 (44.1%) units. These findings suggest the availability of pharmacists, satellite pharmacies and service units are inadequate for the optimal delivery of pharmaceutical care services at healthcare facilities in Nigeria. Therefore, there is a need for interventions to improve the provision of pharmaceutical care services at health care facilities in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Personal mobile medical pharmaceutical electronic card of a customer (patient) as a tool for optimizing medical and pharmaceutical service for the population

2012 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 322-323
Author(s):  
I A Kirschina ◽  
A V Soloninina ◽  
A D Katkova ◽  
M L Spiridonov
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Empirical Modelling ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Rational Organization ◽  
Patient’S History

Aim. To create a united informational space for members of the health care system and to optimize the pharmaceutical and medical services by improving the use of digital technologies. Methods. Theoretical and empirical modelling. Results. Proposed was the project entitled «Personal mobile medical and pharmaceutical electronic patient card» that makes it possible to combine all the aspects of pharmaceutical patient’s history and some medical information into a united informational database with the aim of rational organization of the personalized choice of drugs for each individual patients at any stage of delivering medical or pharmaceutical care. On the example of patients with diabetes, especially those in need of constant medical and pharmaceutical supervision, it was shown that the proposed project is an important component of optimizing the pharmaceutical activity, which makes it possible to enhance the quality, speed and efficiency of medical and/or pharmaceutical care. Conclusion. Practical application of the proposed project will make it possible to unify the system of delivering pharmaceutical care, provide access to patient information, and improve the quality of individual health care services for people affected by socially significant diseases.

scholarly journals Assessing the acceptability of community pharmacy based pharmaceutical care services in Karachi

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Amir
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Health Care Environment ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Care Services

Provision of pharmaceutical care services in community pharmacies is a new trend in pharmacy practice worldwide. Published literature from developed countries is available showing benefits of pharmaceutical care services provided in community pharmacies. However, relatively little published literature is available from developing countries in which unique market environments are encountered. This study was conducted to assess the acceptability of community pharmacy based pharmaceutical care services in Karachi. Pharmaceutical care services were developed and offered to pharmacy customers for a period of two months. Acceptability was evaluated with respect to enrollment of participants in the program, discontinuation, and complaints registered. The findings provide a better understanding of pharmaceutical care marketing strategies and are discussed within the context of the health care environment in Karachi.   Type: Idea Paper

Early Symptoms of Patients With COVID-19 in Family Medicine Centers in South India: A Retrospective Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 263394472110534
Author(s):  
Sajitha M. F. Rahman ◽  
Ruby Angeline Pricilla ◽  
Arnab Biswas ◽  
Vinodhini Dharmasivam ◽  
Sunil Abraham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Family Medicine ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
South India ◽  
Health Care Settings ◽  
Early Symptoms ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health

Introduction: A recent Cochrane review on the diagnostic accuracy of initial signs and symptoms of COVID-19 reported on the lack of evidence from studies conducted in community-based health-care settings. Since a broad spectrum of patients present to primary health-care services, testing for patients with noninfluenza-like illness and atypical presentations is debatable. Hence, there is an urgent need for documenting the early presenting symptoms of COVID-19 among patients seeking medical care in primary health-care settings. Aim: In this study, we aim to document the early symptoms of patients with COVID-19 and the proportion of asymptomatic infection in family medicine centers in South India. Design: This is a retrospective study of the early symptoms of patients who tested positive between June and December 2020. The data and clinical notes of patients were retrieved from the hospital information system. Setting: This study was undertaken by the Department of Family Medicine (DFM) in a private not-for-profit academic institution in South India. The DFM provides primary and secondary health-care services to nearly 1,50,000 patients from the local urban communities. Results: A total of 330 patients were tested for COVID-19 and the study included 94 patients who tested positive. Around 37% participants were asymptomatic. The commonest symptom was fever (58.6%), followed by tiredness/myalgia (48.3%), loss of taste or smell or appetite (43.1%), and cough or cold (37.9%). Most participants (78.2%) were hospitalized and the rest (21.8%) were home-quarantined. Only 5 (5.7%) of them died due to COVID-19 infection. Conclusion: The results of the study reiterates the role of social distancing, self-isolation, proper masking, and greater vaccination coverage as significant public health interventions.

scholarly journals When Health Care is Displaced by State Interests: Building Dialogue Through Shared Findings

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-41
Author(s):  
Chris Sanders ◽  
Laura Bisaillon
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
State Health ◽  
Health Care Settings ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Qualitative Health Research ◽  
Health Care Practices ◽  
Care Systems

Health sociologists interested in how macro state influences affect micro health care practices have much to gain from meta-ethnography research. In this article, we bring together insights from two separate empirical studies on state health care services involving HIV/AIDS as a way to speak to larger issues about the organization and production of medical expertise and governance in health care systems. We use Noblit and Hare’s meta-ethnography approach to bring these studies into conversation and identify six shared “organizers” of health care encounters. The organizers illustrate how state health interests operate across institutional contexts and impact the work of providers in seemingly unrelated health care settings. On the basis of this synthesis, we conclude that state interests both structure and create conflict in health care settings. We believe this perspective offers the potential to advance the goals of health sociology and the field of qualitative health research in general.

scholarly journals The Antecedents and Consequences of Health Care Professional–Patient Online Interactions: Systematic Review

10.2196/13940 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. e13940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lili Shang ◽  
Meiyun Zuo ◽  
Dan Ma ◽  
Qinjun Yu
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Online Interaction ◽  
Health Care Settings ◽  
Online Interactions ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences

Background Online health care services effectively supplement traditional medical treatment. The development of online health care services depends on sustained interactions between health care professionals (HCPs) and patients. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the demands and gains of health care stakeholders in HCP-patient online interactions and determine an agenda for future work. Objective This study aims to present a systematic review of the antecedents and consequences of HCP-patient online interactions. It seeks to reach a better understanding of why HCPs and patients are willing to interact with each other online and what the consequences of HCP-patient online interactions are for health care stakeholders. Based on this, we intend to identify the gaps in existing studies and make recommendations for future research. Methods In accordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines, a systematic retrieval was carried out from the Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus electronic databases. The search results were confined to those papers published in English between January 1, 2000 and June 30, 2018. Selected studies were then evaluated for quality; studies that did not meet quality criteria were excluded from further analysis. Findings of the reviewed studies related to our research questions were extracted and synthesized through inductive thematic analysis. Results A total of 8440 records were found after the initial search, 28 papers of which were selected for analysis. Accessibility to HCPs, self-management, and unmet needs were the main triggers for patients to participate in online interaction. For HCPs, patient education, career needs, and self-promotion were the major reasons why they took the online approach. There were several aspects of the consequences of HCP-patient online interactions on health care stakeholders. Consequences for patients included patient empowerment, health promotion, and acquisition of uncertain answers. Consequences for HCPs included social and economic returns, lack of control over their role, and gaining more appointments. HCP-patient online interactions also improved communication efficiency in offline settings and helped managers of online health care settings get a better understanding of patients’ needs. Health care stakeholders have also encountered ethical and legal issues during online interaction. Conclusions Through a systematic review, we sought out the antecedents and consequences of HCP-patient online interactions to understand the triggers for HCPs and patients to participate and the consequences of participating. Potential future research topics are the influences on the chain of online interaction, specifications and principles of privacy design within online health care settings, and roles that sociodemographic and psychological characteristics play. Longitudinal studies and the adoption of text-mining method are worth encouraging. This paper is expected to contribute to the sustained progress of online health care settings.

Strategies for Providing Culturally Appropriate Pharmaceutical Care to the Hispanic Patient

2002 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 505-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Davidhizar ◽  
Ruth Shearer
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Hispanic Population ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Hispanic Patient ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Appropriate Care ◽  
Culturally Appropriate Care

As the American Hispanic population grows, the need for health care services for individuals who do not speak English is becoming increasingly apparent. Spanish-speaking persons encounter difficulties accessing health care. This article focusses on the special needs of the Spanish-speaking individual in the health care system and presents strategies for providing culturally appropriate care.

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