Questionnaire survey on pharmacists’ roles among non- and health care professionals in medium-sized cities in Japan

Autor: Fukuko Horio, Tokunori Ikeda, Yanosuke Kouzaki, Tomoo Hirahara, Kengo Masa, Sawana Narita, Yusuke Tomita, Shu Tsuruzoe, Akihiko Fujisawa, Yuki Akinaga, Yoko Ashizuka, Yuki Inoue, Ayaka Unten, Katsutoshi Okamura, Yuiko Takechi, Yasuhiro Takenouchi, Fuka Tanaka, Chiharu Masuda, Yusuke Sugimura, Yuji Uchida
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32777-0
Popis: Abstract Although the scope of pharmacists’ work has expanded in Japan, people’s perception of this is unclear. To contribute to medical care together with non- and health care professionals, clarifying the perceptions of these groups is important to best utilize pharmacist professionals. We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire survey among non-health care professionals (n = 487) and nurses (n = 151), medical doctors (n = 133), and pharmacists (n = 204) regarding the work of pharmacists. The questionnaire comprised 56 items in four categories associated with the roles of pharmacists. For each questionnaire item, we performed logistic regression analysis to compare pharmacists’ opinions with those of other professionals and non-health care professionals. Opinions were similar between pharmacists and nurses or medical doctors regarding “collecting patient information” and “providing drug information to patients.” However, there were differences in perceptions regarding “medical collaboration” (nurses; 8/23 items, physicians; 11/23 items) and “community medicine” (nurses; 9/15 items, physicians; 11/15 items), and pharmacists themselves perceived greater roles related to health care collaboration and community health care. Perceptions of non-health care professionals were poorer than those of pharmacists in all categories (47/56 items). These results suggest that pharmacists must actively communicate to help others understand their specialty and build trusting relationships to improve patient care.
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