scholarly journals AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF MARKETING-MIX IMPACT ON SUPPLY CHANNELS USED BY COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ENGAGED IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-24
Author(s):  
THEOPHILUS EHIDIAMEN OAMEN ◽  
OAMEN SOPHIA OMORENUWA
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Marketing Mix ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Impact Scale ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
The Impact

Objective: The main objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of marketing-mix concepts on the purchasing engagements of community pharmacists with supply channels in low and middle-income settings. Secondly, to use an Impact scale to measure the dominant marketing-mix factors that influence procurement decision-making practices. Methods: A descriptive study that used self-administered questionnaires, distributed to community pharmacists from March to May 2021 in Southwestern, Nigeria. A mixed-method sampling technique was adopted. Ethical approval was given by the Ministry of health (HPRS/381/371). Study outcomes were compared against measures of the Impact scale. Descriptive and Inferential statistics were used to test the study hypotheses using SPSS-25. Significance was set at p<0.05 Results: The response rate was 79.6% representing 398 community pharmacists. Age of community pharmacists had significant association with price-sensitivity (p<0.01). Community pharmacists with more employees tended to be price-sensitive (p=0.003). Promotion variable had the highest influence (Mean score=2.73, SD=0.43, Impact-level=moderate), followed by Price (Mean score=2.65, SD=0.34, Impact-level=moderate), Place (Mean score=2.61, SD=0.51, Impact-level=moderate), Perception (Mean score=2.48, SD=0.42, Impact-level=low), and the least impactful was Product (Mean score=2.46, SD=0.41, Impact level=low). The study revealed an overall low-to-moderate involvement (Mean score=2.59, SD=0.42) and influence of marketing-mix on the level of engagement of community pharmacists with supply channels. Conclusion: Findings suggest a shift of focus away from product-based considerations. Therefore, the study recommends a more balanced decision approach using an Impact rating scale. Improved focus on key priorities that can positively impact quality pharmaceutical care to the patient is advocated.

scholarly journals Maintenance Performance of Prison Facilities in Southwestern Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-34
Author(s):  
O. O. Ajayi ◽  
H. Koleoso ◽  
M. Ajayi ◽  
O. Faremi
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Prison Staff ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The One ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Maintenance Performance

Maintenance performance measurement aims to assess and improve the value created after maintenance efforts, as it determines the impact of maintenance on the performance of a system or facility and its business process. As objects of maintenance, prison facilities ought to provide a safe and decent environment for prison staff and prisoners to work and live in, as well as for all others who interact with the facilities. This study evaluates the satisfaction ratings of maintenance performance on prison facilities in Southwestern, Nigeria. A survey approach was adopted to collect data from the relevant Nigerian prison staff population of 2,187 prison workers, excluding staff in the maintenance unit within a specific period. Stratified sampling technique was used to generate a sample of 1,094, which is representative of the entire population across the prisons. Three hundred and eighty (35%) out of the one thousand and ninety-four copies of the questionnaire were completed and returned. Data collected were analysed using the SPSS package. The study found that prison staff showed satisfaction with the level of cleanliness in the prison environment, quality of water and control of ventilation employing a window, as well as partial satisfaction with the twenty-nine other criterion assessed. Overall, the study indicated partial satisfaction for performance on prison facilities and established a significant agreement among prison staff regarding the perception of the performance of prison facilities. The research, therefore, suggests continuous evaluation of maintained prison facilities to ascertain their condition and performance levels. Keywords: Maintenance Performance Criteria; Prison Facilities; Prison Staff; Satisfaction Ratings

scholarly journals Pharmacists' Roles and Factors Affecting Patient Care in Korea

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica J. Hwang ◽  
Henry N. Young
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Impact

Objectives: This study was conducted to explore Korean community pharmacists' perceptions of their roles in providing care to patients after the implementation of the Separation of Prescribing and Dispensing Act (SPD Act) and to investigate pharmacists' perceptions about factors that impact their patient care. Methods: Eight community pharmacists participated in semi-structured, face-to-face, in-depth interviews in Korea. A snowball sampling technique was used to obtain participants. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Interviews were analyzed using a summative content analysis procedure. Key findings: Participants' perceptions of their roles centered on dispensing prescriptions, educating and counseling patients, and helping patients with OTC products. Participants perceived time constraints due to prescription volume and patient expectations as factors influencing their provision of patient care. Conclusion: This study suggests that the SPD Act was successful in changing pharmacists' roles in the Korean health care system. None of the participants perceived their role to include prescribing, while all of the participants indicated that their primary role was to dispense medications. Future research should examine the pervasiveness of the themes identified in this study across Korean community pharmacy practice in order to generalize the impact of the SPD Act.   Type: Original Research

scholarly journals 340 The Impact of Medicine Reconciliation by a Clinical Pharmacist Compared to Standard care for Elective Orthopaedic Admissions

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. iii17-iii65
Author(s):  
Yvonne Connell ◽  
Sadhbh Ní Cheallaigh ◽  
Charles O'Connell ◽  
Stephen Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Standard Care ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Governmental Agencies ◽  
Communication Difficulties ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
Paired Control ◽  
Classification Tool ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Medicine reconciliation is defined as ‘The process of creating and maintaining the most accurate list possible of all medications a person is taking’. Medicine reconciliation (MR) is supported by various Irish governmental agencies such as the HSE, HIQA, PSI and the State Claims Agency. In addition, Irish GPs and community pharmacists are strongly in favour of expanding the role of hospital pharmacists in MR at all transitions in care. The aim of this study are to establish the appropriateness of the current MR service in elective surgical admissions in a Dublin based hospital. Methods This was a prospective interventional study that included 200 consecutive patients who met the inclusion criteria. The study was conducted between May and June 2018. All patients in the study received standard care in the control arm, followed by enhanced care in the interventional arm with errors noted and rectified after each process, this design allowed patients under standard care to act as a paired control group. Sub group analysis was performed on the following: (1) those >/= 65 years, (2) female patients, and (3) patients with a BMI > 30kg/m2. Ethical approval was obtained for this project. Results MR was found to detect a statistically significant number of errors compared to standard care (p=0.039). In the sub-group analysis, those >65 years (p=0.0237) or female (p=0.001), were at statistically higher risk of experiencing a MR error, verses obese patients (p=0.389). The Cornish classification tool was used to assess severity of the MR errors; while 37.5% of patients experienced at least one MR error, only between 1.5% - 3.5% of errors were classified as Class 3 errors. Conclusion A full medicine reconciliation service could be of benefit to targeted patients including those aged over 65 years or female, experiencing polypharmacy, or those with communication difficulties.

scholarly journals Conventional Ginger Candy on Premenstural Syndrome among Adolescent Girls

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
G. Bhuvaneswari ◽  
S. Gnanamalar ◽  
M. Jeevarathinam ◽  
S.Gayathri Devi
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Family Doctor ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Daily Diet ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Premenstrual Disorder ◽  
The Impact

Background: Premenstrual condition is one of the most well-known issues in ladies at their regenerative age. Premenstrual disorder is a condition that influences the feelings, wellbeing, and conduct during specific days of the feminine cycle before her menses. Almost 80% of ladies report at least one manifestation that doesn't generously influence every day functioning, as per the American Family Doctor. In this aspect the current examination was led with the expection to decide the impact of regular ginger candy on premenstrual disorder among young ladies. Methods: Quasi experimental research design was adopted with 60 samples who met the inclusion criteria. Samples were selected by e purposive sampling technique. Pre-test was conducted by using Numerical pain rating scale and HRQoL scale Questionnaire data was collected. Conventional ginger candy was administered to adolescent girls with routine daily diet. Posttest was conducted after 8 weeks with the same tool. Data were analyzed using SPSS. The Results: The study findings revealed that the severity of Premenstrual pain was reduced compared to before the intervention. HRQoL also improve routine Conventional ginger candy supplementation was effective in reducing the Premenstrual syndrome at the level of p>0.001 in the after the post test. Conclusion: Conventional ginger candy supplementation is cost effective and easily available, thereby finding can relieve premenstrual pain and associated symptoms, and improve the quality of life among adolescent girls.

scholarly journals ROLE OF EDUCATION IN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: A CASE OF RURAL PUNJAB, PAKISTA

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manan Aslam, Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Ahsin Ayub
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
The Impact

The study investigated the impact of major factors influencing the women education in district Faisalabad. The multi-stage sampling technique was used to collect the data. The Faisalabad district was selected for this purpose. The tehsils of Faisalabad district were Faisalabad, ChakJhumra, Jaranwala, Summandri and Tandianwala. The data was collected in three phases. In first phase tehsil Faisalabad was selected and in second phase the tehsil Faisalabad was categorized into three segments based on the income distribution, the first segment represented the low-income class of the society and the second category represents the middle-class areas and the later represents the higher income group families. While in the third phase, the two areas from each class were selected for data collection using random sampling technique. The 40 respondents were selected from each class i.e. lower income, middle income and higher income. The total sample size was consisted of 120 respondents. The comprehensive questionnaire carried the information including social and economic conditions of the household was designed data collection. The data was analyzed using statistical packages for social sciences SPSS. The study inferred that the women education was influenced by the rising poverty, family income and social barriers. Finally, the study recommended that government should take steps in reducing poverty by establishing departments that raises the employment rate for women so that peoples don’t neglect the major portion of social capital the females.   

scholarly journals Assessment of an Educational Intervention on the Perception of Adolescent Girls towards Menstrual Hygiene in Ogun State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 109-118
Author(s):  
Ugochinyere Chinasa Ekeanyanwu
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Ogun State

In low and middle-income countries, menstruation is impeded by several misconceptions, taboos and shrouded in secrecy. This serves as a major challenge to proper Education regarding menstrual hygiene and has blocked the access of adolescent girls to the right kind of information, thereby influencing a negative outcome associated with harmful behaviours. The objective of the study was to investigate the assessment of an educational intervention on the perception of adolescent girls towards menstrual hygiene in Ogun state, Nigeria. The study utilized a quasi-experimental design. One hundred and twenty (120) in-school adolescent girls were selected through a multistage sampling technique from four (4) secondary schools within four (4) local government areas in Ogun State, Nigeria. A validated 23-items questionnaire measured on a 69-point rating scale with a Cronbach Alpha scores 0.79 was used for data collection. The mean ±SD age and age at menarche of adolescent girls was 14.92±1.82; 12.73±1.38. The majority of respondents had low scores of perceptions. The educational intervention had an effective change in the level of perception of adolescent schoolgirls between baseline and the 6th-week follow-up, indicating a mean difference of 26.70 (p<0.01) for the peer-led, 26.54(p<0.01) parent-led, 20.16(p<0.01) parent and peer-led and a decrease in mean in the control group (-0.17; p=0.866). The peer-led educational approach had a better impact on adolescent girls’ perception compared to other educational approaches. Hence, this is an indication that peer-education strategies should be utilized for further interventions and in reaching out to adolescents.

scholarly journals Impact of Leadership Styles of Principals on Teacher Educants: A Study of Colleges of Education in Northern Ghana

2020 ◽  
pp. 61-68
Author(s):  
Iddrisu Sulemana ◽  
Zakaria Shanunu ◽  
Alhassan Imoro Nuhu
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Colleges Of Education ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
The Impact

The study examined the impact of leadership styles of Principals of Colleges of Education in Northern Ghana. A descriptive survey research design was used together with a convenient sampling technique. Using a structured questionnaire, data were gathered from (one hundred) 100 Teacher educants and Principals from the Colleges of education in Northern Ghana. The Likert rating scale was adopted to indicate the extent of agreement or disagreement. The findings indicated that the majority of the respondents agreed their principals have a good relationship with teacher educants. The personality traits exhibited by the Principals in the Colleges of education in Northern Ghana varied and each of the leadership styles exhibited exerted positive but insignificant effect on teacher educants performance. It is being recommended that to promote teacher educants satisfaction at the workplace, principals must create a congenial climate in their respective colleges to ensure that teacher educants can share and freely express their opinions. Pre-service and in-service training programmes must be organized periodically leading to improved performance

scholarly journals Fatigue in Parkinson’s disease: Brazilian validation of the modified fatigue impact scale

2020 ◽  
Vol 78 (8) ◽  
pp. 473-480
Author(s):  
Josiane LOPES ◽  
Hayslenne Andressa Gonçalves de Oliveira ARAÚJO ◽  
Suhaila Mahmoud SMAILI
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Geriatric Depression Scale ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Impact Scale ◽  
Fatigue Impact Scale ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Background: The instruments that measure the impact of fatigue on physical, cognitive and psychosocial aspects has yet to be validated in Brazilian population with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt and assess the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS-PD/BR). Methods: Ninety PD individuals were recruited. The adaptation of the MFIS-PD was performed by translation and back translation methodology. Psychometric analysis was applied in order to perform the administration of the socio-clinical questionnaire, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS Part I-IV), Hoehn-Yahr disability scale (HY), hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), fatigue severity scale (FSS), Parkinson Fatigue Scale (PFS-16), and MFIS-PD/BR with retest of the MFIS-PD/BR after 7 days. Results: The adaptation phase kept the same items of original MFIS-PD. The Cronbach’s alpha for the MFIS-PD/BR was 0.878 when all responses items were scored. The test-retest intraclass correlation coefficients was above 0.80 (p<0.01) for the MFIS-PD/BR score, which was moderately correlated with the HADS, GDS, MDS-UPDRS score total and non-motor experiences of daily living, FSS and PFS-16. It was revealed the MFIS-PD/BR>29 points as cut-off point to indicate fatigued subjects with accuracy of 0.835 (p<0.001). Conclusions: The MFIS-PD/BR is valid and reproducible to use in assessing the fatigue symptom in Brazilian PD subjects.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PEMBERIAN KOMPRES JAHE TERHADAP INTENSITAS NYERI GOUT ARTRITIS PADA LANSIA DI PSTW BUDI SEJAHTERA KALIMANTAN SELATAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Senna Qobita Dwi Putri ◽  
Devi Rahmayanti ◽  
Noor Diani
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Numeric Rating Scale ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Probability Sampling ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Numeric Rating

ABSTRAKGout artritis merupakan penyakit peradangan pada persendian dimana dampak yang di timbulkan berupa nyeri. Berdasarkan data Riskesdas tahun 2013, Kalimantan Selatan menempati urutan ke 17 penderita Gout artritis sebesar 9.5 %. Tujuan Penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian kompres jahe terhadap intensitas nyeri gout artritis pada lansia di PSTW Budi Sejahtera Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian Quasy Eksperimental dengan dua kelompok Pretes-postest yang terbagi kelompok perlakuan pemberian kompres jahe dan kelompok kontrol pemberian kompres hangat. Teknik Sampling menggunakan Probability Sampling dan jumlah sampel sebanyak 32 orang lansia. Instrument yang digunakan adalah Kompres jahe, Kompres hangat, dan Lembar Observasi Skala nyeri Numerik. Hasil Penelitian Menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh pemberian kompres jahe (P-value = 0,00), Sehingga dapat disimpulkan H0 ditolak, dimana terdapat pengaruh pemberian kompres jahe terhadap intensitas nyeri gout artritis pada lansia di PSTW Budi Sejahtera Kalimantan Selatan.Kata-kata kunci: kompres jahe, intensitas nyeri, lansia.ABSTRACKGout artritis is a inflammatory disease where the impact caused form in the of pain. Based of information from the Riskesdas in 2013, south Kalimantan Ranks seventh gout arthritis sufferers 9.5%. the purpose of this study is to know the effect of ginger compress on the intensity of gout arthritis pain in elderly in PSTW Budi Sejahtera South Kalimantan. This research is an Quasy Eksperimental two goup pretest-postest The study was divided into treatment group of ginger compress and control group of warm compress. The sampling technique using probability sampling and sample 32 the number of older people. The instruments used were in the form of ginger compress, warm compress, and observational numeric rating scale. The results showed is a effect of ginger compress (P-value = 0,00), so it could be concluded that H0 was rejected, where there is effect of ginger compress on the intensity of gout arthritis pain in elderly in PSTW Budi Sejahtera South Kalimantan.Keywords : ginger compress, pain intensity, elderly

scholarly journals Tingkat Kepuasan Pasien Terhadap Pelayanan Kefarmasian di Apotek Kabupaten Rembang

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
Sally Astya Utami ◽  
Zakky Cholisoh
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pharmaceutical Service ◽  
The Impact

Government regulations regulate pharmaceutical care standards at pharmacies to ensure the quality of pharmaceutical care to patient. The impact of not implementing a good pharmaceutical service activity is that medication errors can occur in the pharmaceutical service process. The study aimed to determine if there is any correlation between customer satisfaction and the application of the standards of pharmaceutical care in Rembang. This is a cross sectional survey research with purposive sampling technique. Data was obtained by distributing questionnaires filled by community pharmacists and patients attending community pharmacies. The study was conducted at 4 (four) community pharmacies in Rembang. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation. Questionnaires were filled by 4 pharmacists’ measuring aspects of facilities, infrastructure and services. The level of satisfaction of 94 community pharmacies’ patients were measured in 5 dimensions i.e. reliability, assurance, tangibles, empathy and responsiveness. The quality of pharmaceutical care scoring and patients’ satisfaction showed no relationship p (95%; 2 tailed) = 0.503.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document