Pharmacists’ Attitudes and Perceived Barriers about Community Pharmacy-Based Cardiovascular Risk Screening Services
Background: Community pharmacies are considered as ideal settings to provide cardiovascular risk screening (CRS). However, little is known about pharmacists’ views on providing such services in developing countries including Iran. In the present study, we evaluated the pharmacists’ attitudes and per...
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| author | Zahra Jahangard-Rafsanjani Amir Sarayani Mohammadreza Javadi Molouk Hadjibabaie Arash Rashidian Alireza Ahmadvand Kheirollah Gholami |
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| description | Background: Community pharmacies are considered as ideal settings to provide cardiovascular risk screening (CRS). However, little is known about pharmacists’ views on providing such services in developing countries including Iran. In the present study, we evaluated the pharmacists’ attitudes and perceived barriers to providing CRS services.
Methods: In a cross-sectional study, a questionnaire in three sections was developed by the investigators (attitudes, perceived barriers, and demographics). Five likert items (5 points bipolar scale) were designed to evaluate pharmacists’ attitudes about their professional role in providing CRS services in community pharmacies. Seven likert items were designed to assess the pharmacists’ perceived importance of possible barriers to providing the services. The study tool was distributed among a convenient sample of 500 pharmacists, who had participated in a national continuing education event.
Results: The response rate was 44% and descriptive statistics and Chi squared test were used to analyze data. Results showed that 70.4% participants had an overall positive attitude to providing CRS services. Pharmacists who were pharmacy owner and pharmacist-in-charge simultaneously were more positive about providing CRS services. Lack of regulatory policy and compensation mechanism, limited physical space in pharmacy and time limitation were reported to be the most important barriers to providing CRS services (> 50% rated as highly important). Low human resource and time limitation were significantly associated with negative attitudes (P: 0.02 and 0.001, respectively).
Conclusion: The Iranian pharmacists’ attitudes seem to be positive about providing CRS services; however, their perceived barriers should be addressed prior to CRS service implementation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dab5b8276a6948d08742329435cf2ddc2022-12-22T00:56:34ZengResearch Center for Rational Use of Drugs (RCRUD)Journal of Pharmaceutical Care2322-46302322-45092015-10-012463Pharmacists’ Attitudes and Perceived Barriers about Community Pharmacy-Based Cardiovascular Risk Screening ServicesZahra Jahangard-Rafsanjani0Amir Sarayani1Mohammadreza Javadi2Molouk Hadjibabaie3Arash Rashidian4Alireza Ahmadvand5Kheirollah Gholami6Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Background: Community pharmacies are considered as ideal settings to provide cardiovascular risk screening (CRS). However, little is known about pharmacists’ views on providing such services in developing countries including Iran. In the present study, we evaluated the pharmacists’ attitudes and perceived barriers to providing CRS services. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, a questionnaire in three sections was developed by the investigators (attitudes, perceived barriers, and demographics). Five likert items (5 points bipolar scale) were designed to evaluate pharmacists’ attitudes about their professional role in providing CRS services in community pharmacies. Seven likert items were designed to assess the pharmacists’ perceived importance of possible barriers to providing the services. The study tool was distributed among a convenient sample of 500 pharmacists, who had participated in a national continuing education event. Results: The response rate was 44% and descriptive statistics and Chi squared test were used to analyze data. Results showed that 70.4% participants had an overall positive attitude to providing CRS services. Pharmacists who were pharmacy owner and pharmacist-in-charge simultaneously were more positive about providing CRS services. Lack of regulatory policy and compensation mechanism, limited physical space in pharmacy and time limitation were reported to be the most important barriers to providing CRS services (> 50% rated as highly important). Low human resource and time limitation were significantly associated with negative attitudes (P: 0.02 and 0.001, respectively). Conclusion: The Iranian pharmacists’ attitudes seem to be positive about providing CRS services; however, their perceived barriers should be addressed prior to CRS service implementation.https://jpc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jpc/article/view/63PharmacistCommunity Pharmacy ServicesCardiovascular DiseasesObesityHypertensionDiabetes Mellitus |
| spellingShingle | Zahra Jahangard-Rafsanjani Amir Sarayani Mohammadreza Javadi Molouk Hadjibabaie Arash Rashidian Alireza Ahmadvand Kheirollah Gholami Pharmacists’ Attitudes and Perceived Barriers about Community Pharmacy-Based Cardiovascular Risk Screening Services Journal of Pharmaceutical Care Pharmacist Community Pharmacy Services Cardiovascular Diseases Obesity Hypertension Diabetes Mellitus |
| title | Pharmacists’ Attitudes and Perceived Barriers about Community Pharmacy-Based Cardiovascular Risk Screening Services |
| title_full | Pharmacists’ Attitudes and Perceived Barriers about Community Pharmacy-Based Cardiovascular Risk Screening Services |
| title_fullStr | Pharmacists’ Attitudes and Perceived Barriers about Community Pharmacy-Based Cardiovascular Risk Screening Services |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pharmacists’ Attitudes and Perceived Barriers about Community Pharmacy-Based Cardiovascular Risk Screening Services |
| title_short | Pharmacists’ Attitudes and Perceived Barriers about Community Pharmacy-Based Cardiovascular Risk Screening Services |
| title_sort | pharmacists attitudes and perceived barriers about community pharmacy based cardiovascular risk screening services |
| topic | Pharmacist Community Pharmacy Services Cardiovascular Diseases Obesity Hypertension Diabetes Mellitus |
| url | https://jpc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jpc/article/view/63 |
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