Pharmaceutical services and health promotion: how far have we gone and how are we faring? Scientific output in pharmaceutical studies

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the scientific output on health promotion within the pharmaceutical field and its relation with the development of pharmaceutical services within health systems. A comprehensive review of published scientific articles from the Medline and Lilacs databases was carried out. The review comprised articles published until December 2011, and used combinations of the terms 'health promotion' or 'health education' and 'pharmacy', 'pharmacist' or 'pharmaceutical'. The articles were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total of 170 full texts and 87 indexed abstracts were analyzed, evidencing that most described actions of health promotion in community pharmacies and other services. Following the Ottawa Charter, most of the studies dealt with new guidance of the service and the supply of pharmaceutical information and services. It was concluded that there is a lack of theoretical background on health promotion in the pharmaceutical field to sustain the professional education and practice required by the health system and the population.Uniterms: Health promotion. Health education. Pharmaceutical care/scientific production. Pharmacists/ professional practice. Pharmacy.O objetivo do estudo foi investigar a produção científica sobre o desenvolvimento teórico e prático da promoção da saúde na farmácia e sua relação com o desenvolvimento da área e dos serviços farmacêuticos. A revisão integrativa de artigos científicos foi realizada a partir das bases de dados Medline e Lilacs. Ela compreendeu os artigos publicados até dezembro de 2011, através da combinação dos termos 'promoção da saúde ou educação em saúde' e 'farmácia, farmacêutico ou farmacêutica'. Critérios de inclusão e exclusão definiram a seleção dos textos. Ao todo, 170 artigos e 87 resumos foram analisados, sendo a maioria identificada como trabalhos teóricos que relatam atividades descritas como de promoção da saúde em farmácias comunitárias ou outros serviços. Confrontando com o referencial da Carta de Ottawa, a maioria dos estudos revelou ter como campo de investigação principal alguma proposição de reorientação dos serviços de saúde e oferta de informações e práticas farmacêuticas. Conclui-se que há uma carência de embasamento teórico sobre promoção da saúde na área farmacêutica para sustentar a formação e prática profissional, conforme exigido pelo sistema de saúde e pela população.Unitermos: Promoção da saúde. Educação em saúde. Atenção farmacêutica/produção científica. Farmacêuticos/prática profissional. Farmácia.

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