Pharmaceutical Services in Primary Health Care: are pharmacists and users on the same page?

Luz, Tatiana Chama Borges; Costa, Maria Emília Silva de Souza; Portes, Daniela Santana; Santos, Lucas Barbi Costa e; Sousa, Samuel Rodrigues Almeida e; Luiza, Vera Lúcia

doi:10.1590/1413-81232017228.29642016

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“…This research and other published evidence indicate that smart cities enabling smart transportation by providing multimodal transportation with an emphasis on non-motorized and public transit modes have a promotive and positive impact on health and wellness. Smart city design considerations should address health-and wellness-related priorities and require establishing health-related public policies at the local levels by the city administrators to create healthy environments and surroundings and to establish service offerings aimed at promoting citizen empowerment and participation at the community level (Andrade et al 2017).…”

Section: Principle 8: Effect Of Smart Transportation On Public Healthmentioning

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The effects of New Urbanism on public health

Iravani

Rao

2019

Journal of Urban Design

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This paper investigates how the 10 New Urbanism principles produce outcomes that affect public health. The outcomes include: (1) higher usage of non-motorized and public transit modes, which results in more physical activity; (2) lower usage of private automobiles, which results in less air pollution; (3) safer streets, which results in fewer traffic accidents; and (4) complete community planning for residents, regardless of income, age or ideas, which results in better access to health resources. These results improve public health. This study also applies several walkability and connectivity indicators and suggests their use in cities to maximally accrue public-health benefits.

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Section: Principle 8: Effect Of Smart Transportation On Public Healthmentioning

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The effects of New Urbanism on public health

Iravani

Rao

2019

Journal of Urban Design

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“…Overall, management styles are usually guided by bureaucratic bias, jeopardizing the intended goals [ 6 ]. Several challenges persist, such as poor facilities’ infrastructure and organization [ 7 – 9 ], medicine shortages and stock-outs at PCP [ 10 , 11 ], and inadequacies in medicine storage and inventory control [ 12 ]. Additionally, a large number of patients do not know how to take their prescribed treatment properly [ 13 ].…”

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MedMinas project: design and use of mixed methods in the evaluation of pharmaceutical services in primary health care in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Luz

Tavares

Castro

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BMC Med Res Methodol

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Background The main purposes of primary care-based pharmaceutical services (PHCPS) in Brazil are to provide free access to medicines and pharmaceutical care to patients. Several obstacles hinder achieving their goals; thus, MedMinas Project aimed to evaluate the PHCPS, the supply system, and the use of medicines. This paper reflects on our experience designing, planning, and conducting the project, describing the issues yielded in the field and lessons learned. Methods This work consists of a mixed-methods study conducted in Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. We adopted the principles of Rapid Evaluation Methods, employing a multistage stratified sampling for the quantitative and a purposeful sampling for the qualitative components, respectively, and a documentary research. Data sources included individuals (patients and professionals), prescriptions, dispensed medicines, and policy documents collected between April and October 2019. The quantitative data described in this paper were analysed by descriptive statistics and the qualitative by Thematic Content Analysis. Results A total of 26 municipalities varying from 37,784 to 409,341 inhabitants were included. The field team spent, on average, 16 days in each location. We interviewed 1019 respondents, of which 127 were professionals and 892 patients. The participation rate varied from 92 to 100%, depending on the respondent subgroup. Most interviews lasted between 45 min and one hour. Fieldwork challenges included participants’ enrolment, field team, interview processes, and project budget. The participants provided positive feedback and five main themes emerged from the interview experience (self-awareness, sense of gratitude, research value, access to findings, and benefits of the research). Additionally, we collected copies of 1072 documents and 2070 pieces of data from prescriptions filled and medicines dispensed at the PCP. Conclusion We demonstrated the viability of conducting the MedMinas Project in an extensive geographic area within effective time frames that provided meaningful, high-quality data from multiple actors. The methods and lessons learned are valuable for researchers across various disciplines in similar urban settings in Brazil and other countries of low- and middle-income (LMIC).

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“…This aim of this initiative was to guide and inform patients about the use of medications. In 1994, the 47th World Health Assembly was already emphasizing that, among other tasks, pharmacists should provide the population with objective and documented information on medicines (3) .…”

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Perceptions of pharmaceutical services among elderly people on polymedication

2020

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Objectives: Describe the importance of guidelines provided during pharmaceutical consultation about compliance with medication therapy based on interviews with polymedicated elderly patients. Methods: A qualitative methodological study carried out during consultations with 40 elderly patients of both genders at the Health Care Center for Elderly Patients and Caregivers. The study used the technique of content analysis, applying a questionnaire with two open questions. Results: Two categories and eight subcategories emerged after the transcription of interviews and exhaustive reading of the data. The category “Pharmaceutical consultation as an education instrument for the self-care of polymedicated elderly patients” presented the highest frequency. The subcategory with the highest frequency was “Concern of elderly patients about self-care”. Final Considerations: In the case of polymedicated elderly patients, pharmaceutical consultation is an important education instrument which, through the provision of pharmaceutical guidelines, allows the minimization of concerns about pharmacotherapy, contributing to compliance and self-care.

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Pharmaceutical Services in Primary Health Care: are pharmacists and users on the same page?

Abstract: Pharmaceutical Services in Primary Health

Cited by 12 publications

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The effects of New Urbanism on public health

The effects of New Urbanism on public health

MedMinas project: design and use of mixed methods in the evaluation of pharmaceutical services in primary health care in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Perceptions of pharmaceutical services among elderly people on polymedication

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