Evaluation of the first pharmacist-administered vaccinations in Western Australia: a mixed-methods study
| Autor: | Petra Czarniak, Richard Parsons, H. Laetitia Hattingh, T Fei Sim, Shamala Ayadurai, Alistair Vickery |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Evidence-based practice health care facilities manpower and services education Pharmacist Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Services Pharmacists 030226 pharmacology & pharmacy Health Services Accessibility 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing health services administration Influenza Human medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Health policy health care economics and organizations Service (business) business.industry Immunization Programs Public health Research Vaccination Health services research General Medicine Western Australia Influenza Vaccines Family medicine Health Services Research business |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Open |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| Popis: | Objectives This study evaluated the uptake of Western Australian (WA) pharmacist vaccination services, the profiles of consumers being vaccinated and the facilitators and challenges experienced by pharmacy staff in the preparation, implementation and delivery of services. Design Mixed-methods methodology with both quantitative and qualitative data through surveys, pharmacy computer records and immuniser pharmacist interviews. Setting Community pharmacies in WA that provided pharmacist vaccination services between March and October 2015. Participants Immuniser pharmacists from 86 pharmacies completed baseline surveys and 78 completed exit surveys; computer records from 57 pharmacies; 25 immuniser pharmacists were interviewed. Main outcome measures Pharmacy and immuniser pharmacist profiles; pharmacist vaccination services provided and consumer profiles who accessed services. Results 15 621 influenza vaccinations were administered by immuniser pharmacists at 76 WA community pharmacies between March and October 2015. There were no major adverse events, and |
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