How Easy Is It To Extend the Health Promotion Role of Community Pharmacists?

1995 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-274
Author(s):  
Margaret Whitehead
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Community Pharmacists

scholarly journals Patients’ perception of role of pharmacists in health promotion

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
I Kazaryan ◽  
A Amirkhanyan ◽  
A Sevikyan ◽  
L Vardanyan ◽  
M Melikyan
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Diet And Physical Activity

Abstract Background Perceptions of patients is very important for accepting new role pharmacists play. The objective of this work was to study opinion of patients about role of community pharmacists in health promotion in Armenia. Methods Visitors (N = 2066) of community pharmacies in Yerevan were interviewed according to previously designed questionnaire. Results Some respondents suppose that pharmacists already provide advices on diet and physical activity for preventing obesity (32.1%), advices on healthy lifestyle for preventing cardiovascular diseases and cancer (30.9%), in promoting healthy lifestyle for preventing chronic diseases (27.5%). The number of patients who thinks that pharmacists are involved in providing advices on smoking cessation (38.1%) is significantly higher than the number of those who believe that pharmacists participate in campaigns on smoking cessation (27.1%) (p < 0,001). Part of respondents wish that community pharmacists would be involved in providing advices on smoking cessation (55.9%), advices for preventing obesity (57.7%), cardiovascular diseases and cancer (57.2%), promoting healthy lifestyle for preventing chronic diseases (51.5%). Conclusions Most of patients are interested that community pharmacists would be involved in implementing activity in the area of health promotion. The number of patients who wish pharmacist would be involved in health promotion is higher than the number of those who suppose that pharmacists already have such functions. Key messages Patients are interested in receiving advices related to health from community pharmacists. It is important to improve education of pharmacists in the area of health promotion.

Cancer health promotion in Ghana: A survey of community pharmacists’ perception and barriers

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1361-1368
Author(s):  
Kofi B Mensah ◽  
Frasia Oosthuizen ◽  
Varsha Bangalee
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
Cross Sectional

Available data indicate that cancer has emerged as an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Ghana. Globally, one of the interventions aimed at disease prevention is through health promotion. To our knowledge, there are no published reports examining the practices of community pharmacists towards cancer health promotion in Ghana. This study was set to examine the perception and perceived barriers of community pharmacists in the provision of cancer health promotion services in Ghana. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using electronic questionnaire to assess the perception and perceived barriers of Ghanaian community pharmacists towards provision of cancer health promotion. Key findings The majority of community pharmacists (77.30%) believe that cancer health promotion is an important part of their daily practice. The survey participants were more likely to have a positive perception of the role of the pharmacist if they were older, male, Christian, or had completed the PharmD program ( p < 0.05 for all parameters). Lack of cancer educational materials (69%) was the major perceived barrier in providing cancer health promotion services. Conclusion Ghanaian community pharmacists recognise to play an important role in the provision of cancer health promotion service.

Physical activity promotion in primary health care in Slovenia

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Graduate Nurses ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The Family ◽  
Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease

In Slovenia, the role of general practitioners in counselling physical activity for prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well recognized. The role of general practitioners in advising healthy lifestyle for individuals who are at risk of developing CVD is formally defined in the National Program for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, which has been running since 2001. Part of the program is counselling on healthy lifestyle including physical activity, performed in all health centres across the country. First a screening and medical examination is performed. In case of higher risk for CVD (>20%) the physician should give advice on the particular risk factor and direct patients to health-education centres, where they can participate in healthy lifestyle workshops lead by health professionals. Physicians and other health professionals who are involved in the implementation of prevention activities within the program need knowledge and skills that are crucial for successful counselling on healthy lifestyle. The educational program “basic education in health promotion and prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases in primary health care/family medicine” consists of two parts. The first part of the training is open to all health professionals working within the program. The second part is intended for health professionals working in health-education workshops. In the last few years a new family practice model has been introduced and disseminated. Some duties of the family physician, including health promotion and counselling, are being transferred to graduate nurses who become part of the family practice team. This new division of work undoubtedly brings many advantages, both in terms of the work organization, and of high-quality patient care. Nevertheless preventive action cannot be fully passed on to graduate nurses. Careful planning and education are needed to ensure a comprehensive approach in healthy life style counselling.

Role of Nutraceuticals in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: A Review in the Indian Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-145
Author(s):  
Sheena Chhabra ◽  
Apurva Bakshi ◽  
Ravineet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Immense Potential ◽  
Specific Health

Nutraceuticals have been around for quite some time. As the nomenclature suggests, they are placed somewhere between food (nutra-) and medicine (-ceuticals) in terms of their impact on human health. Researches have focused on the impact of various types of nutraceuticals on health, their efficacy in health promotion and disease prevention, and often on suitable uses of certain categories of nutraceuticals for specific health issues. However, we are still far from utilizing the immense potential of nutraceuticals for benefiting human health in a substantial manner. We review the available scholarly literature regarding the role of nutraceuticals in health promotion, their efficacy in disease prevention and the perception of nutraceuticals' health benefits by consumers. Thereafter we analyze the need for regulation of nutraceuticals and various provisions regarding the same.

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