Views of the Scottish general public on community pharmacy weight management services: international implications

Weidmann, Anita Elaine; Cunningham, Scott; Gray, Gwen; Hansford, Denise; Bermano, Giovanna; Stewart, Derek

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“…Other studies have investigated the general public's views on using specific pharmacy services for CVD screeing, 17 weight management 18 and advice on alcohol consumption. 20 Our results suggest that pharmacy public health services in general appear to be underutilized, which concurs with these findings.…”

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“…16 One small survey in Liverpool, England, which included the general public perceiving themselves as healthy, found they had little awareness of pharmacist's involvement in public health in general. 20 This is also true of findings from surveys which focus on specific services, 16,18 and is reflected in low use of pharmacy public health services. 15,18 Despite this, surveys do indicate potential acceptance of pharmacy public health services, among both pharmacy users 10 and the general public, 19,20 but no work to date has explored what factors influence this.…”

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“…A systematic review found that pharmacy consumers had a generally positive view of the community pharmacist as a public health service provider, however, most were rarely offered unsolicited public health services. 15 Surveys which have explored the views of the wider public have mostly focused on individual services, including CVD screening services, 16,17 weight management 18 and alcohol screening. 19 A national survey of public views in Australia found low awareness of pharmacy CVD screening services.…”

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General public's views on pharmacy public health services: current situation and opportunities in the future

Saramunee¹,

Krska²,

Mackridge³

et al. 2015

Public Health

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General public's views on pharmacy public health services: Current situation and opportunities in the future http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/1536/ Article LJMU has developed LJMU Research Online for users to access the research output of the University more effectively. Copyright © and Moral Rights for the papers on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. Users may download and/or print one copy of any article(s) in LJMU Research Online to facilitate their private study or for non-commercial research. You may not engage in further distribution of the material or use it for any profit-making activities or any commercial gain.The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of the record. Please see the repository URL above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription. Study design: Mixed-method studyMethods: A mixed methods study, involving a cross-sectional survey using multiple distribution methods followed by a focus group discussion (FGD) with a sample of survey respondents.Results: From 3,596 approachable individuals, 908 questionnaires were completed, (response rate 25.3%). Few respondents (2.1-12.7%) had experienced any of the seven pharmacy public health services. About 40% stated they would be willing to use health check services, fewer (9.3-26.3%) were willing to use advisory services. More females, frequent pharmacy users and those in good health were willing to use services in general (P<0.05). Smokers, overweight individuals and those with alcohol-related problems were most willing to use specific advisory services supporting their problems (P<0.05). FGD identified barriers to service use; for example, frequent staff changes, seeing pharmacist as medicines suppliers and concerns about competence for these services. Conclusion:The general public are receptive to pharmacy public health services.Pharmacists must consider barriers if uptake of services is to increase.

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General public's views on pharmacy public health services: current situation and opportunities in the future

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Krska²,

Mackridge³

et al. 2015

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“…Published evidence on both these issues is very limited, with no work having explored the best promotional techniques for pharmacy services and little looking at the characteristics of pharmacies which may affect their use. A Scottish survey indicated that recommendation by pharmacists would be likely to make people aware of weight management services in community pharmacy 9 , whilst an Australian study found convenient location, friendly staff and quality of service to be characteristics that attract people to use particular community pharmacies 10 .…”

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Public attitudes towards community pharmacy attributes and preferences for methods for promotion of public health services

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Objective: To identify attitudes towards pharmacy characteristics and promotional methods for selected pharmacy public health services (lifestyle advice and screening for cardiovascular risk factors) among different sectors of the general public. Study design:Cross-sectional survey, using a previously validated questionnaire.Methods: Three survey methods were used, across 15 areas of England, to maximise diversity: face-to-face, telephone and self-completion of paper questionnaires. Responses to closed questions regarding characteristics and promotion were quantified and differences among sub-groups explored by univariate and multivariate analysis. Results:In total, 2,661 responses were available for analysis: 2,047 face-to-face, 301 telephone and 313 paper. There were strong preferences for a pharmacy near to home or doctor's surgery and for long opening hours, particularly among employed people and nonwhites. Fifty percent preferred not to use a pharmacy in a supermarket, particularly older people, the retired, those of lower education and frequent pharmacy users. Personal recommendation by health professionals or family/friends was reported as most likely to encourage uptake of pharmacy public health services, with older people and males being less likely and frequent pharmacy users more likely perceive any promotional method as influential. Posters/leaflets were preferred over mass media methods, with fewer than 30% perceiving the latter as potentially influential. Conclusion:Pharmacists, pharmacy companies and service commissioners should use promotional methods favoured by potential users of pharmacy public health services and be aware of differences in attitudes when trying to reach specific population sub-groups. For personal recommendation to be successful good inter-professional working and a pro-active approach to existing customers are needed.

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“…Pharmacists are well acknowledged as appropriate personal to help people in managing their weight and promoting healthy lifestyle in the developed countries [9,10]. The idea of engaging community pharmacists and nutritionists in weight management services has been well-accepted by the community, as both can help to improve behavior and knowledge regarding obesity among obese patients [11][12][13]. Although community pharmacy weight management programs have been reported successful in weight management in many developed countries, still need for additional training and educational resources for pharmacy staff has been emphasized for effective pharmacy weight management services [14,15].…”

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Role of Community Pharmacist and Nutritionists in Obesity Management: A Literature Review

Malik

Kanwal

Hussain

2017

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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The idea of engaging community pharmacists and nutritionists in weight management services has been well accepted by the community, as both can help to improve behavior and knowledge regarding obesity among obese patients. The aim of this study is to summarize research findings from developed and developing countries as well as from Pakistan regarding role of community pharmacists and nutritionists in obesity management. A total of 38 studies were reviewed regarding trends in obesity management. The review concluded that the role of community pharmacists and nutritionists in obesity management is not well acknowledged in most of the developing countries including Pakistan. Limited data are available on a number of nutritionists and type of services provided by them for weight management in these countries. There is urgent need to identify the barriers and gaps to further enhance the effectiveness of obesity management. Beside this intervention studies involving multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals must be designed to control current obesity crisis worldwide.

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Views of the Scottish general public on community pharmacy weight management services: international implications

Cited by 30 publications

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General public's views on pharmacy public health services: current situation and opportunities in the future

General public's views on pharmacy public health services: current situation and opportunities in the future

Public attitudes towards community pharmacy attributes and preferences for methods for promotion of public health services

Role of Community Pharmacist and Nutritionists in Obesity Management: A Literature Review

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