Provision of travel medicine advice through community pharmacies: assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices of pharmacists in Malaysia

Taha, Nur Akmar; See, Yee Lian

doi:10.1111/ijpp.12256

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“…Indeed, a striking finding depicted that less than a quarter of participants seemed knowledgeable about the seven more frequent infectious diseases related to travel, with a total mean score of knowledge of 2.9. The finding that respondents had a lack of knowledge is in accordance with previous reports, which have shown that community pharmacists have a knowledge gap and low confidence in providing this type of care [15,23]. This fact emphasizes the importance that pharmacists should be informed since their level of awareness should primarily be improved.…”

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“…Several investigations on the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of the general population and physicians regarding travel medicine have been conducted in different countries [4][5][6], and, to date, there is also research on the involvement of community pharmacists in this field [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. This is of utmost importance in order to provide important information for planning training interventions targeted towards these professionals to positively affect travelers' health.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards Infectious Diseases Related to Travel of Community Pharmacists in Italy

Polla

Pelullo

Napolitano

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Pharmacists should be educated about travel medicine, since they could influence their own choices and those of the individuals they encounter. This study aims to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards infectious diseases related to travel among community pharmacists in Italy. The data was collected from September 2018 to September 2019 using semi-structured telephone interviews. Only 1.8% answered correctly to all seven questions regarding the infectious diseases related to travel. Community pharmacists who had heard about travel medicine and those who had received information were more likely to have good knowledge. More than two-thirds of the respondents believed that it is important to provide information to the public about travel medicine. Pharmacists who worked a higher number of hours per week, were more knowledgeable about the more frequent infectious diseases related to travel, believed that travel medicine was a pharmacist competency, believed that they could give advice to the public, and had received information from scientific journals and educational activities were more likely to have this positive attitude. More than two-thirds often/always informed the public about the importance of having travel health center counseling. Pharmacists who had heard about travel medicine and those who believed that they could give advice to the public were more likely to inform. Interventions are needed to improve knowledge in order that community pharmacists can play an active role in counseling the public.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards Infectious Diseases Related to Travel of Community Pharmacists in Italy

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Pelullo

Napolitano

et al. 2020

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“…The included studies are presented in Additional file 1, which shows pharmacists' awareness, perceptions, or attitudes toward various extended pharmacy services and drive-thru service at community setting including: extended role services [35], pharmaceutical care services [36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44], over-the-counter pharmaceutical services [45,46], health promotion and health education [47], public health activities [48,49], value-added services [50], minor aliment services [51], medication reconciliation [52], professional services [53,54], services for people with mental disorders [55][56][57], lifestyle assistance services for people with cardiovascular diseases [58], anticoagulation management services [59], services for geriatrics [60], osteoporosis assessment screening [61], back pain management services [62], Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Services [63], emergency contraception services [64], clinical services [65], intermediate care services [66,67], interactions with general practitioners [68], oral health services [69,70] [71,72], travel medicine services [73], smoking cessation counselling [74,<...…”

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Attitudes, awareness, and perceptions of general public and pharmacists toward the extended community pharmacy services and drive-thru pharmacy services: a systematic review

Ababneh

Ong

Mahmoud

et al. 2023

J of Pharm Policy and Pract

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Background Several extended and newly added pharmacy services were evaluated in different countries. This review aims to provide a summary of studies on attitudes, awareness, or perceptions toward various extended and drive-thru pharmacy services at community settings among pharmacists and the general public. Methods To find qualitative and descriptive quantitative studies, that reported on the attitudes, awareness, or perceptions of the general public and pharmacists toward the practice of any extended community pharmacy service and drive-thru pharmacy services in a community setting and conducted from March 2012 to March 2022. Researchers used databases such as Embase, Medline PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Science Direct. The reviewers extracted data independently using the PRISMA checklist. Results There were 55 studies found according to the inclusion criteria. Various extended pharmacy services (EPS) and drive-thru pharmacy services were noted in the community setting. Pharmaceutical care services and healthcare promotion services were the noticeable performed extended services. There were positive perceptions and attitudes toward extended and drive-thru pharmacy services among pharmacists and the public. However, some factors, such as lack of time and shortage of staff, affect the practice of those services. Conclusion Understanding the major concerns toward the provision of extended and drive-thru community pharmacy services and improving pharmacists’ skills through more training programs to provide such services efficiently. In the future, more reviews for EPS practice barriers are recommended to faceup all concerns and find standardized guidelines by stakeholders and organizations for efficient EPS practices.

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“…To satisfy the demands of public health, pharmacists are seeking to increase their power inside the healthcare system. As an example, some pharmacists are starting to advise patients on travel medicine and monitor blood pressure readings in an outpatient setting [67,69]. Additionally, the most beneficial service offered by neighborhood pharmacists is counseling [83].…”

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Emerging Roles of Community Pharmacist in Public Health: A Review on ASIA

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N.³

et al. 2022

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This study's aim was to conduct a comprehensive review of previously published research publications related to the emerging roles of community pharmacists in public health in Asia. It aims to analyze the new roles that community pharmacists are being called upon to fill in Asian regions in public health with also a focus on maximizing the full capacity of pharmacist skills and development to public health, a continuing advocate, and first-line empowerment of providing pharmacy information queries. The written works of this study utilized a systematic search of existing literature, including articles reporting on the emerging roles of community pharmacists in public health, using the following databases: Cochrane, Google Scholar, Science Direct, PubMed/Medline, and Research Gate. Hand searching relevant articles on the research topic were employed to help ensure the confinement of all necessary existing literature/articles. The intervention or services types are classified based on the following: smoking cessation services, weight management services, alcohol reduction services, chronic disease management, drug misuse prevention and management services, and immunization and vaccination services; each comprises different major processes aiming to improve an individual's health status providing ways upon validation that are crucial for the betterment of public healthcare. In accordance with the studies, community pharmacist-led public-health programs markedly strengthened the efficiency, steadfastness, and cost-effectiveness of the allocation of public health resources whilst still optimizing the health of clients and patients, specifically whenever it arrives at assessing prospective issues and individuals who seek specialized care. Notwithstanding such, community pharmacy operations still necessitate modification to satisfy the evolving demands of consumers of modern medications. Training must attempt to boost pharmacists' confidence in supplying these services if community pharmacies are to elevate the public health services they serve. A proactive approach to the delivery of public health care by confident, well-trained pharmacists should have a favorable impact on client attitudes and health.

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Provision of travel medicine advice through community pharmacies: assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices of pharmacists in Malaysia

Cited by 8 publications

References 17 publications

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards Infectious Diseases Related to Travel of Community Pharmacists in Italy

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards Infectious Diseases Related to Travel of Community Pharmacists in Italy

Attitudes, awareness, and perceptions of general public and pharmacists toward the extended community pharmacy services and drive-thru pharmacy services: a systematic review

Emerging Roles of Community Pharmacist in Public Health: A Review on ASIA

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