Patients’ Perception of Medication Therapy Management in a Hospital Pharmacy Setting

Abstract

The perception of patients on Medication therapy management (MTM) in a hospital pharmacy setting was investigated. The objectives of study was the determination of the extent to which patients in the Outward Patient Department (OPD) had knowledge of MTM services rendered by pharmacists and their attitude towards MTM services as well as identifying the kind of MTM services rendered by hospital pharmacists to patients. The study employed the survey research design and used a self-developed questionnaire to elicit information from 150 respondents in two government hospitals in Delta State Nigeria. The data analysis employed the use of descriptive (percentages) and inferential (chi-square) statistics at a significant level of P<0.05. Results revealed that patients had limited awareness of the kind of care given by hospital pharmacists.Although patients benefited positively from MTM services, gender and age had no significant (P>0.05) influence on their attitude towards MTM services while educational qualification and disease state had a significant (P<0.05) interaction and influence. It identified drug therapy reviews and patient education on therapy as the kind of MTM services rendered to patients.Patients should be encouraged to seek more knowledge about the relevance of various health care providers in the health sector as this will help improve their attitude and response towards care provided by the various health care professionals.

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