Establishing trustworthiness and authenticity in qualitative pharmacy research

Amin, Mohamed Ezzat Khamis; Nørgaard, Lotte Stig; Cavaco, Afonso; Witry, Matthew J.; Hillman, Lisa; Cernasev, Alina; Desselle, Shane P.

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.02.005

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“…This means we did not rely on the HBM to come with the themes, but we construct the themes and subthemes from the common trends emerging from the participant comments. Finally, to enhance the credibility and trustworthiness of the findings, peer checking/debriefing was performed two times to validate the qualitative analysis 20 …”

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Exploring the acceptance of COVID‐19 vaccine among healthcare workers and general population using health belief model

Al-Metwali

Al‐Jumaili

Alalag

et al. 2021

Evaluation Clinical Practice

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Rationale, aims and objectives Little is known about hesitancy to receive the COVID‐19 vaccines. The objectives of this study were (1) to assess the perceptions of healthcare workers (HCWs) and the general population regarding the COVID‐19 vaccines, (2) to evaluate factors influencing the acceptance of vaccination using the health belief model (HBM), and (3) to qualitatively explore the suggested intervention strategies to promote the vaccination. Methods This was a cross‐sectional study based on electronic survey data that was collected in Iraq during December first‐19th, 2020. The electronic survey was designed using Qualtrics. HBM was followed to develop the survey items. A regression analysis was used to identify factors influencing people accepting vaccination. Thematic analysis for participant comments to an open‐ended question. Results A total of 1680 completed surveys were received. The mean age of 31.2 ± 9.9 years, 53.0% were female and 47.0% were male. The largest group was HCWs (45.7%), followed by general population (37.5%) and health college students (16.8%). Our findings expressed some hesitancy to receive the COVID‐19 vaccine with the acceptance rate of 61.7%. The HCWs perceived significantly higher susceptibility and severity of the COVID‐19 infection compared to the general population. The HCWs were significantly more likely than the general population to receive COVID‐19 vaccine. Concerns with proper storage was the biggest barrier to vaccine receipt. The regression analysis indicated eight factors that were significantly associated with the willingness to receive COVID‐19 vaccine: Preventive measures, perceived benefit, perceived barriers, cue to action, subjective norm, supportive of vaccination in general and having received a flu vaccine before. Conclusions Awareness campaign can focus on enhancing the vaccine perceived benefit, debunking misconceptions, and increasing the disease perceived severity. Additionally, the public health leaders need to minimize the perceived barriers by providing the vaccines and appeasing people concerns about their storage, effectiveness, and adverse events.

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“…Finally, to enhance the credibility and trustworthiness of the findings, peer checking/debriefing was performed two times to validate the qualitative analysis. 20…”

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confidence: 99%

Exploring the acceptance of COVID‐19 vaccine among healthcare workers and general population using health belief model

Al-Metwali

Al‐Jumaili

Alalag

et al. 2021

Evaluation Clinical Practice

124

105

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“…This article used the Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ) guidelines [70], and Amin et al's guidelines [71].…”

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“…Rather than specific strategies of establishing rigor in this study [125], the following were used to interrogate researcher/participant bias and establish reflexivity [71]: field notes, researcher journaling, regular debrief meetings with academic supervisors and informal discussions with pharmacist peers about study findings. These were used over a period of 15 months after the study was held.…”

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Considerations of Australian community pharmacists in the provision and implementation of cognitive pharmacy services: a qualitative study

Yong

Hor

Bajorek

2021

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background Australian federally-funded cognitive pharmacy services (CPS) (e.g. medication management and reconciliation services) have not been translated into practice consistently. These health services are purportedly accessible across all Australian community pharmacies, yet are not delivered as often as pharmacists would like. There are international indicators that pharmacists lack the complete behavioural control required to prioritise CPS, despite their desire to deliver them. This requires local investigation. Objective To explore Australian pharmacists’ perspectives [1] as CPS providers on the micro level, and [2] on associated meso and macro level CPS implementation issues. Methods Registered Australian community pharmacists were recruited via professional organisations and snowball sampling. Data were collected via an online demographic survey and semi-structured interviews until data saturation was reached. Interview transcripts were de-identified then verified by participants. Content analysis was performed to identify provider perspectives on the micro level. Framework analysis using RE-AIM was used to explore meso and macro implementation issues. Results Twenty-three participants across Australia gave perspectives on CPS provision. At the micro level, pharmacists did not agree on a single definition of CPS. However, they reported complexity in interactional work and patient considerations, and individual pharmacist factors that affected them when deciding whether to provide CPS. There was an overall deficiency in pharmacy workplace resources reported to be available for implementation and innovation. Use of an implementation evaluation framework suggested CPS implementation is lacking sufficient structural support, whilst reach into target population, service consistency and maintenance for CPS were not specifically considered by pharmacists. Conclusions This analysis of pharmacist CPS perspectives suggests slow uptake may be due to a lack of evidence-based, focused, multi-level implementation strategies that take ongoing pharmacist role transition into account. Sustained change may require external change management and implementation support, engagement of frontline clinicians in research, and the development of appropriate pharmacist practice models to support community pharmacists in their CPS roles. Trial registration This study was not a clinical intervention trial. It was approved by the University of Technology Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee (UTS HREC 19–3417) on the 26th of April 2019.

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“…54 55 The 'thick description' of the fieldwork context included descriptions of the setting, subjects, quotes, and other data around interpretation and synthesis to facilitate transferability to other contexts. 56 No patient and public involvement was conducted to inform the research design, conduct, reporting or dissemination.…”

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Patient and public perception and experience of community pharmacy services post-discharge in the UK: a rapid review and qualitative study

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ObjectivesTo investigate the perception and experience of patients and the public (PP) about community pharmacy (CP) services and other primary care services after hospital discharge back home.Design and settingA rapid review and qualitative study exploring PP perceptions of primary care, focusing on CP services in the UK.MethodsA mixed-methods approach was adopted including a rapid review undertaken between 24 April and 8 May 2019 across four databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and CINAHL). Semistructured interviews were then conducted investigating for shifts in current PP perception, but also nuanced opinion pertaining to CP services. A convenience sampling technique was used through two online PP groups for recruitment. Thematic framework analysis was applied to interview transcripts.ParticipantsAny consenting adults ≥18 years old were invited regardless of their medical condition, and whether they had used post-discharge services or not.ResultsTwenty-five studies met the inclusion criteria. Patients were generally supportive and satisfied with primary care services. However, some barriers to the use of these services included: resource limitations; poor communication between healthcare providers or between patient and healthcare providers; and patients’ lack of awareness of available services. From the 11 interviewees, there was a lack of awareness of CP post-discharge services. Nevertheless, there was general appreciation of the benefit of CP services to patients, professionals and wider healthcare system. Potential barriers to uptake and use included: accessibility, resource availability, lack of awareness, and privacy and confidentiality issues related to information-sharing. Several participants felt the uptake of such services should be improved.ConclusionThere was alignment between the review and qualitative study about high patient acceptance, appreciation and satisfaction with primary care services post-discharge. Barriers to the use of CP post-discharge services identified from interviews resonated with the existing literature; this is despite developments in pharmacy practice in recent times towards clinical and public health services.

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Establishing trustworthiness and authenticity in qualitative pharmacy research

Cited by 138 publications

References 43 publications

Exploring the acceptance of COVID‐19 vaccine among healthcare workers and general population using health belief model

Exploring the acceptance of COVID‐19 vaccine among healthcare workers and general population using health belief model

Considerations of Australian community pharmacists in the provision and implementation of cognitive pharmacy services: a qualitative study

Patient and public perception and experience of community pharmacy services post-discharge in the UK: a rapid review and qualitative study

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