Attitudes and Perceptions of Healthcare Providers towards Clinical Pharmacy Services at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al-Arifi, MN; Alghamdi, Bushra M.; Alsaadi, Muna; Idris, AE; Wajid, Syed; Said, Randa; Babelghaith, SD

doi:10.4314/tjpr.v14i5.23

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“…In a study by N Al-Arifi et al 15 70% of participants reported about the role of clinical pharmacist in patient counseling with similar results in post-intervention phase of our study.In a study by Sivadasan et al 16 nearly 78% of them were knowledgeable about ADR's with similar results in post intervention phase of our study. But in a study by Hanafi et al 17 and Chenchu et al 18 2% and 41% had reported different sort of ADR's respectively where as 46% reported in our study during post intervention phase.…”

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Perscipience of Nurses Towards Pharm D: Pre and Post Interventional Educational Study

Boban¹,

FebithaAboobacker²,

Hussain³

et al. 2017

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To explore the perception of nurses about the roles and responsibilities of Pharm D's and Clinical Pharmacists, a study on perception of nurses was conducted in a tertiary care hospital of Northern Kerala, India. A total of 50 nurses from various nursing stations were selected for the study for duration of one year. A knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire was prepared pertaining the perception of nurses towards Pharm D's was administered to nurses' as pre and post-intervention phases. The intervention provided was education regarding the roles, responsibilities and activities of a Pharm D's in a hospital. Nurses pleasantly invited us after educating and explaining them about roles, responsibilities and activities of Pharm D's. In assessing knowledge, 15.5% and 67.5% were knowledgeable about the Pharm D course in pre and post-intervention phases respectively. The attitude of nurses towards Pharm D was found to be 40.8% in pre-intervention and 55.4% in post-intervention phases. Practice domain showed an evidence of 34.4% pre-intervention and 60.8% post-intervention with significant results. The overall study results pointed out the essentiality of Pharm D's/clinical pharmacist in pharma care services.

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Perscipience of Nurses Towards Pharm D: Pre and Post Interventional Educational Study

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Hussain³

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“…We incorporated minor modifications (with the permission of the authors). [10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Based on the literature of similar studies with the same research questions in the Gulf region and worldwide, the questionnaire was created in four domains in addition to participant's demographics:…”

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Perceptions and expectations of health care providers towards clinical pharmacy services at a tertiary cancer centre in Qatar

Omar

Elazzazy

Abdallah

et al. 2019

J Oncol Pharm Pract

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Background Clinical pharmacy services started in 2009 at the National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Qatar. Clinical pharmacy services was established to provide comprehensive prescription of drug management and support, and consulting services to build clinically efficient and cost-effective pharmacy program. Aim To determine perceptions and expectations of healthcare providers toward the clinical pharmacy services at the National Center for Cancer Care and Research. Methods A cross-sectional survey of healthcare providers was conducted from January to May 2018. A self-administered electronic/paper survey containing four domains assessing healthcare providers’ perceptions and expectations towards clinical pharmacy services, perceived barriers to clinical pharmacist role and suggested area for improvement was sent to 375 healthcare providers including physicians, operational pharmacists, nurses and dietitians. Results The response rate was 112/375. Most of the healthcare providers (74%) perceived the increasing interest in clinical pharmacy services. Also, they expected (1) providing consultations regarding appropriate medication choices (82%); (2) providing information about medication availability and shortages (82%); (3) assisting in the prescribing of cost-effective drugs by providing pharmacogenomics information routinely (75%) and (4) Participating actively in research activities (74%). Overall, healthcare providers have a high level of trust in the clinical pharmacists’ abilities ( P < 0.01). Nurses were less appreciative ( P < 0.002) of the positive role of clinical pharmacists in direct patient care as compared to both physicians and pharmacists (64.2%, 90% and 95.7%, respectively). Conclusion This study revealed a positive attitude towards the role of clinical pharmacists by healthcare providers at National Center for Cancer Care and Research. However, there is an area of improvement by empowering with privilege and staffing, elevating the awareness and expansion in the ambulatory care settings.

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“…e main activities performed by a clinical pharmacist include, among others, interviewing patients about their medical conditions, formulating medication histories, providing recommendations for drug selection, and follow-up of drug therapy outcomes [4,8]. Besides, the pharmacists should collaborate with other health care practitioners to foster quality of health care [8,9].…”

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“…Several studies have been also conducted to assess health care providers' perception towards clinical pharmacy services. In Saudi Arabia, about 92.4% of the health care providers highlighted the importance of clinical pharmacists in the health care team [9]. In the United Arab Emirates, 74% of the respondent health professionals appreciated the role of clinical pharmacists in minimizing medication error and improving patient treatment outcomes [14].…”

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Attitudes, Opportunities, and Challenges for Clinical Pharmacy Services in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia: Health Care Providers’ Perspective

Hambisa

Abie

Nureye

et al. 2020

Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Background. Clinical pharmacy is a branch of health sciences that focuses more on the patient than on drug product-oriented services to optimize drug therapy. This study aimed to assess attitudes, opportunities, and challenges for clinical pharmacy services from the health care providers’ perspective in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among physicians, nurses, pharmacy professionals, and public health officers working in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital. A total of 119 health care providers participated in the study, and data were collected using a pretested self-administered questionnaire. The study tool was designed based on the instruments used in the previously conducted studies. Collected data were coded, entered, and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, version 21). Furthermore, the descriptive and inferential statistics were performed. Results. Out of 119 health care providers included in the study, 59.66% of them were nurses. The majority of the health care providers (85.71%) had a positive attitude towards clinical pharmacy services. Most of the study participants mentioned that acceptance of clinical pharmacy services among health care providers as a major opportunity to clinical pharmacy services in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital. The major challenges described for the clinical pharmacy services include lack of support from hospital management, absence of clearly defined roles and responsibilities for the clinical pharmacists, and shortage of pharmacy workforce and staff turnover. Conclusion. Proper strategies should be in place to improve clinical pharmacy services and promote pharmacists’ role in providing patient care.

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Attitudes and Perceptions of Healthcare Providers towards Clinical Pharmacy Services at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abstract: (67.4, 74.3 and 72.3 %, respectively

Cited by 17 publications

References 9 publications

Perscipience of Nurses Towards Pharm D: Pre and Post Interventional Educational Study

Perscipience of Nurses Towards Pharm D: Pre and Post Interventional Educational Study

Perceptions and expectations of health care providers towards clinical pharmacy services at a tertiary cancer centre in Qatar

Attitudes, Opportunities, and Challenges for Clinical Pharmacy Services in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia: Health Care Providers’ Perspective

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